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 04 THE CONDOR Vol. XXI .Faico 8parverius sparverius. Sparrow Hawk. Noted frequently throughout the region. Pandion haliaetu. carolinen.i.. Osprey. Pair of bids seen daily at Clear Lake; also seen along Klamath River. Asio flamrneus. Short-cared Owl. Common breeding bird in Malheur mrshas. Three nests examined, as follows: One near Springer Ranch contained two young and five eggs May 13; two nests on Pelican Islands June 12 held, respectively, seven eggs, hatching, and four eggs, apparently slightly incubated. In several instances remains of small birds were found at nests. Bubo virginianus pallescens. Western Horned Owl. Generally common. Nest containing two eggs, apparently on point of hatching, noted in juniper tree near Clear Lake April 7. Birds seen at Fort Warner and in Diamond Valley. Heard once in late April at Malheur Lake. Remains of two birds killed during past winter seen at Springer Ranch. Speotyto cunicularla hypogaea. Burrowing Owl. Pather common in fields bor- dering Malheur Lake. Ceryle alcyon caurina. Western Belted Kingfisher. Rather rare at Clear Lake; also at Maiheur. 8phyrapicus thyroldeus. Williamson Sapsucker. Noted in woods bordering Chilo- quin Marsh. Colapres cafer collaris. Red-shafted Flicker. Fairly common throughout region. Asyndesmus lewlsh Lewis Woodpecker. Single bird appeared at Springer Panch May 11 and remained until May 14. Also seen in early September near Silver and Upper Klamath lakes. Choralelies virginianus henryi. Western Nighthawk. First seen at Malheur June 6; abundant during eclipse of sun, 4 p.m., June 8; common throughout rest of summoor. During daytime often noted sitting on fence posts along country roads. Selasphorus rufus. Rufous Hvmmlngbird. Selasphorus platycercus. Broad- tailed Hummingbird. Hummingbirds were noted occasionally throughout most of the re- gion covered, though not at Maiheur Lake. A male rufus was seen at Burns August 25. Platycercus was identified by Jewett at Adel, on Warner.Lake, August 29. None of the others seen was positively identified. Tyrannus tyrannus. Eastern Kingbird. First seen at Malheur, a pair May 5; com- mon shortly after that date. Nesting during latter part of June. One nest examined was in broken-out nose cavity of cow's skull hanging on barbed wire fence. The young in this nest were killed by hail July 9. /rannus verticalis. Western Kingbird. Common summer visitant to Harney Valley. Arrived about May 1; nesting by May 20. Sayornis sayus. Say Phoebe. Fairly common in summer, desting in usual situa- tions. Empidonax griseus. Gray Flycatcher. Fairly common summer visitant to the sage-brush country bordering Malheur Lake. First noticed May 18, and seen frequently from that time until August 4. After this date little attention was given to the particu- lar section inhabited by the species, conseqnently it was not further noted, though it probably remained in the region considerably later. Otocoris alpestris merrllli. Merrill Horned Lark. Rather common at both Clear and Malheur lakes and in suitable localities between these two points. Pica pica budsonia. Magpie. Common locally throughout the region. Nesting in willows along Blitzen and Silves rivers a short distance from lake. Several nests exam- ined contained newly hatched young May 12; some young out of nest by May 28. Cyanocitta stelleri frontalis. Blue-fronted Jay. Seen at various points in tim- bered country from Clear Lake northeast to Fort Warner. Aphelocoma californica Immanis. Long-tailed Jay. Common in brushy sections from Clear Lake northeast to Warner Valley. Perisoreus obscurus grlseus. Gray Jay.- Common at Bear Flat, twenty miles west of Silver Lake, evening of September 3. Corvus corax sinuatus. Raven. Common in hill and mountain sections. Nesting abundantly in bluffs in hills around Malheur Lake. Made regular trips to swamp to ob- tain eggs, upon which it subsists largely in summer.