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 Sept.,1915 SUMMER RRSID;NT LAND BIRDS O1 MONTLRE;Y COUNTY 199 the redwoods and pines of the coast slopes from Monterey south. In winter also a com- mon bird. Our summer and winter specimens agree with those taken by Jenkins in show- ing an intermediate stage between carbocea and lronta{s. Carrlger took a set of four eggs on May 26 from the limb of an oak tree overhanging the water. Certhia familiaris occidentalis. Tawny Creeper. A common bird In the redwood zone along the coast. Several nests were found, all conalnlng young birds, near the latter part of May. In winter thls bird is gregarious, and large flocks of them were seen on the Sur River in December. Vermivora celata lutescens. Lutescent Warbler. Noted occasionally in the red- wood belt. Dendrolca aestiva brewsteri. California Yellow Warbler. Not an uncommon bird in the willows along San Antonio Creek. Not noted on the coastal slopes. Dendroica audubonl auduboni. Audubon Warbler. It was rather a surprise to us to find this bird so numerous in summer. In winter it is a common enough bird almost verywhere, and a part of them evidently remain to breed In the redwood and pine for- ests along the coast In the yellow pines near the summit of the coastal slopes this bird was to be found every day. Several were ta]n with ovaries highly developed and two pairs were seen building their nests, but no eggs were taken. Dendroica nigeescens. Black-throated Gray Warbler. Noted commonly in the San Antonio Creek basin, on the summit of Santa Lucia Peak, and over the eastern slopes of the coastal range, but not in the redwoods. This bird prefers a dryer locality than the redwood belt. One was seen building a nest on May 21. Opoeonis tolmie|. Tolmle Warbler..One pair of these birds was seen on June 4 in the San Antonio Creek basin. The birds were feeding in some golden oaks on a hillside. It is probably an unusual summer resident. Icteeia virens Iongicauda. Long-tailed Chat. A fairly common bird in the willow thickets along the San Antonio Creek. Not noted on the coast. Wilsonia Pusilia cheyseola. Golden Plleolated Warbler. Recorded by Jenkins from the Little Sur River in June. Noted by our party only at Jolon where several were Seen in the willows of San Antonio Creek. Pieanna ludoviciana. Western Tanager. This is one of the typical Transition zone species, and was noted on the summit of Santa Lucia Peak and throughout the yellow pine forests of the coastal slopes. It was fairly numerous and associated with the Audu- bon Warblers. A pair was seen building a nest on May 31. Eupha]us cyanocephalus. Brewer Blackbird. Noted in the San Antonio Creek basin as a common species though not seen on the coast. Jenkins mentions it as occur- ring at a few points along the coast. Noted in winter in the Sur River canyon by Pem- berton and Anderson. Icteeus bullockl. Bullock Oriole. A fairly common bird on the oak flats about the head of the San Antonio Valley, where a set of eggs was taken on May 18. Not seen on the coast. Aelaius phoeniceus califoenicus. Bl-colored Red-wing. Seen in the grain fiel and along the stream in the San Antonio Valley. Sturnella nelecta. Western Mea. dowlark. Common resident from Monterey south to the Little Sur River where the forests begin. In the San Antonio Creek valley it was common in June. Not found in the forested part of the region. Dolichonyx oeyzivoeus. Bobolink. Geo. F. Brenlnger reported in THE CONDOle, vol. I, page 93, the taking of a Bobolink near Monterey on October 14, 1896. Spinus pinus pinus. Pine Siskin, Common bird on coastal slopes both winter and summer. Asteagalinus telstis sal|camans. Willow Goldfinch. Noted in the willows along the San Antonio Creek. Astra9alinus psalteia hespeeophllus. Green-backed Goldfinch. Noted commonly in the San Antonio valley and rarely on the coastal side. Jenkins found it all along the coast. Asl]s wece|. Lawrence Goldfinch. One bird seen on the Upper San An- tonio Creek on May 19. lrobably an uncommon bird. Cpodcs ppres c.Hfocs. California Purple Finch. Noted in the yellow pine forests on the upper slopes along the coast. A pair was seen building a nest on