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May 31. Noted in winter as a common bird in the Sur River country. Jenkins also 
noted the bird on the Little Sur and among the pines of the upper Big Creek in June. 
Carpodacus mexicanus frontalis. California Linnet. Noted all over the county, 
more numerous in the San Antonio valley than on the coast. 
Chondestes grammacus strigatus. Western Lark Sparrow. Seen sparingly along 
the coast on open hillsides and in rather brushy places but not in the forests. Eggs 
were taken on May 30 from a nest on the ground at the foot of a yellow pine near the 
summit at the head of Big Creek. 
Aimophila ruficeps ruficeps. Rufous-crowned Sparrow. Noted only at Jolon in a 
sage patch. Jenkins found it a common bird along the coast from Posts to Mt. Mars. 
Amphispiza belli. Bell Sparrow. Noted on dry hillsides at the head of San Antonio 
Creek, on the slopes of Santa Lucia Peak, and near Jolon, though not on the coastal side 
excepting in winter when it was a common bird in the Sur River country. 
Junco oreganus pinosus. Point Pinos Junco. A fairly common bird in the pine 
forests on both sides of the coastal mountains. Young birds out of the nest were seen 
Fig. 69. In the redwood belt close to the coast; home of Tawny Creeper, 
Coast Jay, and Monterey Hermit Thrush 
on May 23, and several sets of eggs were taken later in the season. Noted by Grinnell 
and Jenkins as a common bird in summer, and Pemberton and Anderson found it a num- 
erous bird in the winter in the Sur River district. 
Spizella passerina arizonae. Western Chipping Sparrow. Noted as a common bird 
in the pine forests along the coast, and several sets of eggs were taken. Jenkins also 
noted it in June on the upper Big Creek. 
Spizella atrogularis. Black-chinned Sparrow. Taken near the top of Santa Lucia 
Peak and not seen elsewhere. 
Zonotrichia leucophrys gambeli. Nuttall Sparrow. Noted as a very common bird 
near the coast, where it stays at the lower levels in the lupines and low brush. 
Melospiza melodia santaecrucis. Santa Cruz Song Sparrcw. Noted everywhere in 
favorable localities: along San Antonio Creek, at a small spring on the side of Santa 
Lucia Peak at an elevation of 3500 feet, and at the mouths of all the streams entering 
the ocean on the coast side. 
