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ily in the same box. The other nest was situated in a knot-hole in a living aspen 
tree. 
I am of the opinion that fledgelings were raised in but few of the one hun- 
dred and thirty nests exposed to snow and the Blue-fronted Jays ; while most of 
the sixteen nests that were placed in cavities of trees, stumps, or rocks, escaped 
destruction of contents. The robins were seemingly unmolested by jays. 
On leaving for Summit Station, July 9, I stopped for a few hours nest hunt- 
ing along the state road at a distance of six to eight miles above Cisco and here 
I saw two Clarke Nutcrackers, one Hammond Flycatcher, three California Pine 
Grosbeaks, and a Sierra Hermit Thrush. All four are species of birds not ob- 
served at Cisco. I failed to discover the nests of any of them, however. 
BIRDS OBSERVED IN THE SUMMER OF 1912 AMONG THE 
SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS 
By HOWARD WRIGHT and G. K. SNYDER 
WITH TWO PHOTOS BY THE AUTHOR 
O N JULY 1st, 1912, Mr. J. R. Maclintock, W. S. Wright, Emerson Roche 
and the writers left San Pedro, on a fifty-foot sloop, for a short trip 
among the islands which lie off this portion of the California coast. 
Our first stop was Santa Barbara Island, where we arrived early on the 
morning of JuL 2, after having been becalmed nearly all night. While approach- 
ing the island, we saw many flocks of Cassin Anklets, a fact which was hardly to 
be expected since Mr. George Willett found only a few pairs breeding here the 
year before. 
When the rattle of the anchor chain broke the stillness, a great flock of gulls 
arose and came clamoring toward the boat. They were very tame and came al- 
most to our hands to devour the scraps from our breakfast table. 
The day was .spent in looking about the island. We found the gulls breed- 
ing in four separate colonies, all of which contained young. A single set of two, 
which turned out to be addled, were the only eggs of this species found. On the 
northern slope of the island was a large colony of California Brown Pelicans. 
There were several hundred nests containing young in all stages of development. 
A single set of three addled eggs served to intensify the impression of general 
prosperity in the colony, which gave every indication of rapid increase in num- 
bers. 
On the northwestern promontory we noted an adult Bald Eagle accom- 
panied by a full-grown youngster. They circled about screaming loudly but 
seemingly having little fear of the intruders. A careful search of this territory 
failed to reveal any Cassin Auklet’s burrows, so we concluded that their nesting 
was still confined to the adjacent rock, where Mr. Willett found them in 1911. 
On the northeastern point of tlie island a single egg of the Xantus Mur- 
relet was found, at the end of a short burrow under a rock. No bird was on the 
nest and though the egg was apparently fresh it was cold when found. 
The second day at this island was spent in visiting a large colony of Brandt 
Cormorants. It was located near the water’s edge, on the northern side of the 
island opposite the detached rock which is about a hundred yards from shore. 
