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Vol. XVI 
Rdd-shafted FlickKr. Colaptes eater coilaris. Common resident. While 
most mimerons in winter, several cases of nesting- have been reported. Quite 
often individuals are seen about the lower Camin's, sometimes perchiiip- on build- 
liigs. ^ CCFfj 
Anna Hummingbird. Calypte anna. Connnon resident, likely to be seen 
on any part of the Campus. Of regular presence around the botanical garden and 
along the plantings of red geraniums and tobacco elsewhere. Nests have been 
found situated in live-oak trees on the lower Campus. 
Allen Hummingbird. Selaspliorus alleni. Common summer visitant. Ar- 
rives very early; first dates: February 25, 1904, February 13, 1906, i\tarch 14, 
T911, and February 24, 1913 (A. S. A.). The grove around the Greek Theatre 
is a favorite resort for both species of hummingbird. Nests have been found 
there, as also along the upper Strawberry Creek. ]\larch 15, 1913, a nest and 
two eggs was found within ten feet of this stream, located in a shrub two feet 
above the ground (H. C. B.). The adult males are most likely to be found high 
on the hillsides, at the upper edges of the tracts of chaparral. 
Say Phoebe. Sayornis sayus. Observed but rarely on the Campus and only 
as an early winter visitant. September 19 and 21, 1913. one stayed .-'round the 
foot-ball bleachers (J. G.). October 16, 1911, at early dusk, one was observed 
fiy-catching on the roof of the Fertilizer Control building (J. G.). November 
16, 1912, one was seen in an orchard on the hillside above Mosswood Road 
(A. S. A.). 
Black Phoebe. Sayornis nigricans. Resideir. in small numbers. Occurs 
singly or in pairs along the ravines (when these contain running streams), around 
the milk ranch up Strawberry Creek canyon, and occasionally on lawns and in 
gardens, especially where there are fountains. One bird in 1913 had a regular 
forage-beat between the Greek Theatre and Bacon. Hall. 
Olive-sided Flycatcher. Niittallornis borealis. A summer visitant, having 
been seen during the months of May to Augusr, inclusive. Earliest observed ar- 
rival, May I, 1913 (J. G.). During May and June the far-reaching, tiiree-syl- 
labled cry of this bird can be heard from almost every point on the Campus. But 
the birds themselves adhere closely to stations along the bases of the hills, usually 
in the pine and eucalyptus groves. The call is ger.erally given by the bird as it 
perches at the summit of a eucalyptus, or upon the bent-over tip-top of a cypress. 
The grove immediately around the Greek Theatre nas been the regular rendez- 
vous of a pair during each of the preceding five summers. Another pair is locat- 
ed near the Institution for the Deaf and Blind ; another has been seen near the 
Center Street entrance. No nests have been seen, but there is no doubt that 
broods are reared regularly in the vicinity. 
This is an occurrence of more than local interest ; for the Olive-sided Fly- 
catcher is a typically boreal bird, and, moreover, one that affects evergreen for- 
ests as a rule. Yosemite AMlley, for instance, exhibits the type of habitat pre- 
ferred by this species. Its appearance here within the past few years seems to be 
correlated with the growth of the planted groves, together with the presence of a 
cool summer climate. 
Western Wood PewEE. Myiochanes richardsoni richardsoiii. vSummer visi- 
tant, observed in varying numbers from year to year during the months from 
May to August, inclusive. Earliest recorded arrival. April 21, 1913 (A. S. A ). 
Nesting sites are selected along the alder-lined ravines, as well as among eucalyp- 
tus groves wherever these occur. One occupied nest was observed July 24, 1909 
(J. G.). It was located 25 feet from the ground on a bare horizontal <’ucalyptus 
