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 Jan., 1914 SECOND LIST OF BIRDS OF THE BERKELEY CAMPUS 33 branch over the path between the women's tennis courts and the Hearst Gym- nasium. WES'ERN FIC^'CER. l*.mpidoamx diffioilis difficilis. Common ummer visitant. Arrivals have been noted as follows: March 28, 9o6 (A. S. A.); March 2I, x9II, and March 28, 1912 (J. G.); April , I9 3 (T. I. S.). Last for the season: September 24, 1908, and September I5, 1912 (J. G..'). Nests are lo- cated along shaded ravines and in the eucalyptus groves. In one case a brood was reared in a nest ensconced in a niche I8 feet above the ground in the side of an oak trunk near the Faculty Club. In another instance, the nest was built in a fern basket on a porch at 2243 College Avenue. This site was but five feet from a frequently used door, and it was only two feet from the porch-light which shone into the nest on frequent occasions in the evening without appearing to disturb the birds. On May I7 (I9O8) this nest held four eggs, and two youn: were successfully reared. In I9O9, the same site was chosen, but the nest was subse- quently deserted (A. S. A.). C^IIFORNI^ HORNE) L^Rr:. 0toootis alpestris aetia. A resident species in parts of the San Francisco Bay region, but detected on the ,Campus only once: a small company seen on the hillside near the Big C, April 3, 1912 (T. I. S.). Co^s' J^. IJyanooitta stelleri earbonaoea. Fairly common resident. Ordi- narily restricted closely to the dense growths of bay, live-oak and madrofia, up Strawberry and Woolsey canyons, and to the thick grove of planted evergreens around the Greek Theatre.. In cloudy or foggy weather the birds rove down over the lower Campus, occasionally even to the Center Street entrance. 'Phis is typically a bird of the thick woods in the humid coast belt of California. Around Berkeley, which is somewhat outside of its metropolis, its choice of local environ- ment emphasizes these predilections. C^LIFORNIA JAY. Aphelocoma califoraica californica. Abundant resident. A familiar and noisy forager all over the Campus. During the foot-ball season, the jays visit the bleachers regularly for scattered popcorn and peanuts. Acorns in their season constitute a preferred food-source, and many of these are buried by the jays, presumably for future use. Nests are constructed in oak-trees, some- times on the busiest parts of the Campus. One occupied nest. observed March 25, 191, was placed 25 feet above the ground in a centrally-situated foliage- mass directly over the sidewalk across the road south of the old Chemistry build- ing. PINYON JAY. Cyanocephalus cyanocephalus. Rare transient. On October 5, I9X , at 2 ?. ., a flock of fully 75 was watched flying south over the Campus. '['he chorus of characteristic calls first attracted attention; and this, together with the mode of flight and silhouette, rendered recognition perfectly satisfactory (H. S.S. and J. G.). WESTERN MEADOWLARK. Sturnella negleota. Abundant resident. on the grassy hill-tops. Also at times visits vacant lots in the city. Before close settle- ment of the lowlands, it abounded as a regular inhabitant throughout our region. BuLt. OCC ORIOL. I0terus bulloeki. Summer visitant in very small numbers. Dates of first seen: March 31, 19o4, April 6, 1911, April 13, 1912, and April 1o, 1913 (A. S.A.). A pair had a nest in 19o8 in a eucalyptus tree near the Zeta Psi fraternity house on College Avenue (A. S.A.). A full-grown juvenal was seen near the Faculty Club, July 3, 193 (H. C. B.). BREWER BLACKUlRD. Euphagus cyanocephalus. Common resident on the lower part of the Campus. A colony nests each year in the big pines near the