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along the beach near Cape Mears and over Netarts Bay. During the winter they secure 
an abundance of food on Netarts Bay by catching the wounded ducks left by hunters, 
and in the summer by making raids on the large colonies of sea birds on Three Arch 
Rocks, a few hundred yards off Cape Mears. 
Falco sparverius phalaena. Desert Sparrow Hawk. These little hawks are most 
common in the agricultural districts around Tillamook and along the Nehalem River. 
Specimens were secured in the fields above Netarts Bay during May, 1913. 
Aluco pratincola. Barn Owl. On September 11, 1912, I saw three live Barn Owls 
in a cage on a farm near Tillamook, that had been captured nearby when they left their 
nest in a large hollow fir stump, during the previous July. The man who had them told 
me he had killed three or four others when he captured the ones he had in captivity. 
This is the only record I know of the occurrence of this owl in Tillamook County. 
Strix occidentalis caurina. Northern Spotted Owl. One of these owls, a male bird, 
was shot April 12, 1914, in a dense spruce thicket in a deep canyon, about three hundred 
yards back from the ocean beach at Netarts. It came to within ten feet of me when I 
was squeaking to attract a pine squirrel. The owl when killed smelled strongly of 
skunk. It showed no signs of breeding. 
Otus asio kennicotti. Kennicott Screech Owl. On December 5, 1913, O. J. Murie 
caught one of these owls in a trap baited with the skinned bodies of some small birds, 
set close to the water along Fall Creek at Netarts. 
Bubo virginianus saturatus. Dusky Horned Owl. These owls are fairly common 
in the heavy forests of Tillamook County. During May, 1913, they were often heard 
hooting in the woods back of the hotel at Netarts. At Cape Lookout, during January, 
1915, I saw a pair of wings cut from one that had been killed when raiding the farmer’s 
chicken house. A specimen killed by S. G. Reed on Neahakanie Mountain, October 25, 
1914, is now in our collection. 
Ceryle alcyon. Belted Kingfisher. Common along the many streams in Tillamook 
County, and often seen along the wooded shores of the bays. A nest found in a bank 
along Tillamook River contained large young on May 25, 1913. This species has been 
recorded in November, December, and March, and is probably a regular resident. 
Dryobates villosus harrisi. Harris Woodpecker. This woodpecker is common at all 
times in the heavy wooded sections all over the county. 
Dryobates pubescens gairdneri. Gairdner Woodpecker. For some unaccountable 
reason this species seems to be uncommon in this section of the state. I have only one 
record, that of a male shot on December 5, 1913, from an alder tree on the camp ground 
at Netarts. 
Sphyrapicus ruber notkensis. Northern Red-breasted Sapsucker. The well-known 
marks made by this species on fruit trees can be seen in all old orchards in Tillamook 
Valley. It has not been found in the immediate vicinity of the ocean beach, but is com- 
mon enough inland. 
Phloeotomus pileatus abieticola. Northern Pileated Woodpecker. This large wood- 
pecker is not as common as would be expected in a country so well timbered. On May 
14, 1913, one was shot in the timber back of Netarts Bay. George Russell collected one 
about four miles south of Tillamook on March 28, 1914. I heard the species calling in 
the timber on Neahakanie Mountain on August 14, 1914. 
Colaptes cafer saturation Northwestern Flicker. The flickers found in this humid 
coast belt are referable to this form. They average slightly darker in coloration than 
those from Portland, and much darker than specimens from the Willamette Valley. This 
species is common over the entire region and is often found' feeding among the drift 
wood along the ocean beach. 
Chordeiles virginianus hesperis. Pacific Nighthawk. Between August 13 and 16, 
1914, several of these nighthawks were seen during the evenings flying about over the 
fields at Tillamook and Netarts. 
Chaetura vauxi. Vaux Swift. This swift is a very common summer resident in the 
valleys of Tillamook County. I found the birds common at Batterson on the Nehalem 
River on August 31, 1912; during May, 1913, and June, 1914, they were common near 
Tillamook. 
Selasphorus rufus. Rufus Hummingbird. The arrival of these hummingbirds in 
the spring is coincident with the blooming of the wild currant and salmon-berry bushes 
usually about the middle of March. On March 10, 1913, the first one of the season was 
