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tains in the San Antonio Creek basin; and on the summit of Santa Lucia Peak a speci- 
men was taken in breeding condition. The bird is not common, but may be expected 
over most of the Transition zone. 
Dryobates pubescens turati. Willow Woodpecker. Noted on the lower slopes of 
Santa Lucia Peak during our summer trip. Pemberton and Anderson noted it as quite a 
common winter bird in the Big Sur district in December of 1903. Jenkins did not find it 
along the coast in summer, and it is probable that it remains only in the valley east of 
the big mountains to breed. 
Dryobates nuttalli. Nuttall Woodpecker. Noted only at Jolon in the Upper Sono- 
ran zone. Not a common bird. 
Melanerpes formicivorus bairdi. California Woodpecker. A very numerous bird 
from the oak flats in the Jolon and San Antonio regions to the deep redwood canyons 
near the coast. Noted by Jenkins as common everywhere. In December we found it 
very numerous in the Big Sur River district also. The bird likes to perch on the loftiest 
Fig. 66. Yellow Pines in the Transition Zone of Santa Lucia Peak 
twig of a dead redwood tree in the forested part of the ranges. During the summer 
months there is a terrible pest of large flies, and it is on these flies that this woodpecker 
feeds to a large extent when in the forested zone. 
Colaptes cafer collaris. Red-shafted Flicker. Common bird everywhere, from the 
tops of the ridges to the sea-shore and from the sea-shore to the interior valley. Also 
very common in December. 
Nuttallornis borealis. Olive-sided Flycatcher. Fairly common bird in the Transi- 
tion zone. Several were seen building nests, and one set of eggs was taken on May 31 in 
Big Creek. They prefer the yellow pine forests to the redwoods, and thus they may be 
found on the upper slopes. 
Myiochanes richardsoni richardsoni. Western Wood Pewee. Seen both along the 
coast in the redwood forests and in the interior valleys on San Antonio Creek. 
Empidonax difficilis difficilis. Western Flycatcher. Common bird in the redwood 
forests and also in the San Antonio Creek and Santa Lucia Peak regions. 
