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 Mar., 1915 SOME PARK COUNTY, .COLORADO, BIRD NOTES 93 about 10,600 feet, and on the 29th one flew past me when ! was near the South Platte about half a mile above Alma. Circus hudsonius. Marsh Hawk. One seen from the train at Jefferson September 17, and again October 1; one was seen September J8 above timber- line on Mr. Silverheels; one seen near Fairplay and two or three near Alma. Buteo borealis calurus. Western Red-tailed Hawk. This seemed to be a common hawk in the region, at least when I was there. Coming down into the Park on the train September 17, several were seen flying about over the hayfields, mostly immature birds; more were seen on the 18th when going up Beaver Creek from Fairplay. While at Alma I saw one or two in Mosquito Gulch at 10,600 feet or more, and they were also seen on one or two other occasions. Aquila chrysaetos. Golden Eagle. One seen September 18, above timber- line on Mr. Silverheels. Falco sparverius sparverius. Sparrow Hawk. Seen at Fairplay; in Buck- skin Gulch, 2 miles above Alma, at nearly 11,000 feet; and one from the train at Como. lphyrapicus varius nuchalis. Red-naped Sapsucker. One seen Septem- ber 18, on Beaver Creek, 3 miles from Fairplay, at above 10,000 feet. Sphyrapicus thyroideus. Williamson Sapsucker. One collected Septem- ber 22 in Buckskin Gulch, near Alma, at 10,500 feet. Another was seen near Alma on the 23rd, and I thought I saw one in Mosquito Gulch on the 24th. Colaptes cafer collaris. Red-shafted Flicker. September 18 I saw five or six Flickers together in pine timber on Beaver Creek, about 3 miles from Fairplay, and single birds were seen later in the day, both farther up and lower down the creek. On the 22nd, in Buckskin Gulch about a mile up from Alma, I ran across quite a flock of the birds. They were feeding on the ground in an open park, and I flushed at least sixteen different birds, and think there were more. This was at about 10,400 feet. Seen also in Mosquito Gulch, where one was collected on the 25th. On the 26th two were seen on Buckskin Ridge at 11,000 feet, in mixed dead and green timber. These were the last I saw in the region. One was seen on the 17th at' Como. Pica pica hurlsonia. Magpie. A common species everywhere from the time I got into the South Park on the train, bur was not noted above 11,000 feet. Cyanocitta stelleri diademata. Long-crested Jay. Did not appear to be common, and only a few were seen, near Fairplay and near Alma, all below 10,400 feet. Perisoreus canadensis capitalis. Rocky Mountain Jay. Common in the mountains about Alma, and I saw some about every day while there, and also saw them September 18 in the timber on Silverheels, in fact noted them on that mountain in the very last stunted pines at timber-line. Corvus corax sinuatus. Raven. One seen flying high above timber-line on Mr. Lincoln, September 18. Probably not uncommon. Nucifraga columbiana. Clark Nutcracker. A few seen near Fairplay and Alma. Near the former place they were seen in a foxtail pine getting seeds from the cones. Sturnella neglecta. We.tern Meadowlark. The Meadowlark was not seen at Fairplay or Alma, but was often seen from the train in the hayfields. It was