Sept, 1915 SUMMER RESIDENT LAND BIRDS OF MONTEREY COUNTY 
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Aquila chrysaetos. Golden Eagle. Three birds were noted in the Jolon valley. 
Hal iaeetus leucocephal us leucocephalus. Southern Bald Eagle. This bird was 
noted on the winter trip near the mouth of the Little Sur River. A pair was seen 
perched cn a dead tree near the ocean. In the summer the bird was not seen; but Mr. 
Gamboa had killed one a few weeks before we got to the coast. There is no doubt that 
the bird breeds in this region. 
Oreortyx picta plumifera. Mountain Quail. Noted on the upper slopes of Santa 
Lucia Peak above 4000 feet, at the head of the Jolon valley, and in the coniferous for- 
ests near Cone Peak. It was not a common bird, but its loud whistling note was fre- 
quently heard. Several times the birds were seen very close by, remaining absolutely 
motionless while the observer approached to within twenty feet, when they would fly 
away with a great show of speed. 
Lophortyx californica californica. California Quail. A common bird in the Upper 
Sonoran zone in the Jolon valley and also on the slopes of Santa Lucia Peak where it 
was noted as high as 4000 feet. It was net seen on the coast side, though on the winter 
trip it was a common bird all over the coastal hills. It must occur in summer on the 
Fig. 65. Valley of upper San Antonio Creek, Monterey County, Califor- 
nia; home of the Yellow-billed Magpie and Phainopepla 
western side of the mountains, but our observations would indicate only in very small 
numbers. 
Columba fasciata fasciata. Band-tailed Pigeon. These birds were fairly common 
on the slopes of Santa Lucia Peak, where they were seen in small bands of about six 
birds each. Then on the western slopes of the coastal ranges in the groves of oaks and 
bay trees they were numerous, and nesting the first week of June. Throughout the red- 
wood zone they were occasionally seen, but always singly. They prefer the eastern side 
of the mountains evidently. 
Zenaidura macroura marginella. Western Mourning Dove. Fairly common in the 
Upper Sonoran in the Jolon valley, though not seen on the ocean side of the mountains. 
They were seen in the winter in the vicinity of the Sur River. 
Geococcyx californianus. Roadrunner. One of these interesting birds was noted 
near King City on the return trip. It was in the open valley of the Salinas River in the 
Lower Sonoran zone. Seen also near Carmel. 
Ceryle alcyon. Belted Kingfisher. This is a common bird on the smaller streams 
