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THE CONDOR 
Vol. XVIII 
Cinclus mexicanus unicolor. Dipper. Common resident on all the larger streams in 
the county. A specimen was secured on Short Beach Creek, near the ocean beach, on 
December 6, 1913. 
Salpinctes obsoletus obsoletus. Rock Wren. A specimen was collected by O. J. 
Murie on December 27, 1912. It was on some drift logs on the beach near Netarts. (See 
Condor, xv, 1913, p. 226.) 
Thryomanes bewicki calophonus. Seattle Wren. This wren is a common resident 
in open woods and brushy pasture land all over the county. 
Nannus hiemalis pacificus. Western Winter Wren. Ever present in the heavy for- 
ests, where the cheery song of the birds can be heard at all times of the year. During 
January, 1913, this species was found commonly feeding amongst the driftwood along 
the ocean beach. 
Sitta canadensis. Red-breasted Nuthatch. I found this species common in the 
dwarf lodgepole pine thickets on the Netarts sandspit during January and February, 
1915. They travel in flocks, usually in company with chickadees and kinglets. 
Penthestes atricapillus occidentalis. Oregon Chickadee. This species is common 
in the mixed woods about Tillamook and farther inland. It has not been found in the 
immediate vicinity of the coast line. 
Penthestes rufescens rufescens. Chestnut-backed Chickadee. This chickadee is 
one of the most common birds found in the heavy woods along the coast. Found in 
large flocks during the winter months. 
Chamaea fasciata phaea. Coast Wren-tit. This species frequents the immediate 
vicinity of the coast, and is never found far inland. The birds are very common on the 
hills fronting the ocean beach, where they live in the impenetrable tangle of salal, 
huckleberry, and salmon-berry bushes. 
Regulus satrapa olivaceus. Western Golden-crowned Kinglet. This is a very com- 
mon resident all over the timbered sections of the county. During the winter the birds 
congregate in large flocks, and feed mostly in spruce and pine woods. A nest was found 
in a large spruce tree on May 17, 1913, by watching the birds carrying nesting material 
to it. The nest was well hidden in the drooping twigs near the end of a large limb, 
about twenty feet from the trunk of the tree, and about twenty-two feet from the ground. 
On May 20, the nest contained one egg. The outer walls of the nest were made of green 
moss, closely matted together and interwoven with fine spruce twigs. The interior was 
lined with fine downy materials. 
Regulus calendula grinnelli. Sitka Kinglet. This kinglet is a common winter vis- 
itant, but unlike the Golden-crowned, feeds more in deciduous trees and shrubs, and does 
not congregate in flocks, although two or three are often found with flocks of chicka- 
dees, Golden-crowned Kinglets, and nuthatches. They were found common from Decem- 
ber to March, less common in April, and not seen during May or later in the summer. 
Hylocichla ustulata ustulata. Russet-backed Thrush. A specimen in fresh fall 
plumage was taken at Netarts on September 7, 1912. They were found common at Tilla- 
mook during May, 1913. Several were seen at Garibaldi on June 8, 1914. 
Hylocichla guttata guttata. Alaska Hermit Thrush. A very common winter resi- 
dent along the coast. They were found plentiful at Netarts during December, 1912. 
Several were taken near Cape Lookout during the first week of February, 1915. None 
have been seen between the months of April and September. 
Planesticus migratorius propinquus. Western Robin. Robins are plentiful all over 
the cultivated areas. During May, 1913, several nests were found near Tillamook. On 
May 17 the first young out of the nest were seen. On January 5, 1913, several were seen 
feeding in the fields near Netarts. On February 12, 1915, they were common near Ne- 
tarts and at Tillamook. 
Ixoreus naevius naevius. Varied Thrush. This species is a very common winter 
resident, and a few remain throughout the year. I saw several in the heavy timber back 
of Bar View beach on May 22, 1913, and several were heard singing near Garibaldi dur- 
ing the early morning of June 8, 1914. They were common at Netarts on September 
10, 1913, and again on April 16, 1914. 
Sialia mexicana occidentalis. Western Bluebird. A common summer resident, 
and a few are found during the winter. A pair was taken near Cape Lookout on Janu- 
ary 30, 1915. Several were seen in a burned over forest area near Netarts on April 12 
1914. 
Portland, Oregon, November 25 , 1915 . 
