The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-01

aid district OF scattering pines IN the
center Of tie country, reach an elevation
% go fee. whereas they are not 20 be
found ~ the SteEekn valley. which opens
westward from the head Of Lake Chelan
"a an attitude OF onIy go feet Again, Den
dFaica sudutoal aid SittA canadensss.
which are strictly sub-alplne forms.
range down 70 the waters edge at Graham
HarhoT midway on Lake Cheaia--w here /
SIS ne should look for them IN vain a.
twice the elevation on the hills at the foot
~ the lake.
Fourteen Months Near Lake Chesap.
~ residence Of fourteen months In this 1
county. June, 1886. 10 August 1895. with
headquarters at cheiau, "A small toHn AZ
the foot OF Lake ChcIan. gave me a fair
opportunity % study the bird life of the
region. and especially since my business
required me 70 travel over 2.oo0 miles on
horseback. 10 all parts except that exter-
ssve Indian reservation on the east side 20
the Okanosap river. In the summer OF 1886
sud again in iS'S tr!ps were made TO the
high ranges west % Lake Chelan, Wrights
peak latitude 1919 feeil heinz the obtec-
t.ee point or both occasions. SO that the
list 81 mountain birds Is fairly inclusive,
''GullS sometimes vls. the lake. but
the species were 10. learned. Il is al
most certain that many siragglers and
rar@r residents. notably Buteos and Limit
Is important as representing practically
The northern limit Of uppec sahoran forms
aud As being the southerumost debatable
ground between Pacific slope and Rocky
mountain ;rlnonials. How much il IS az
fected 10y Puget Sound saturated forms
Il f. AZ present Impossible To determine,
hut there IS here large field for the
study ot transition forms.
Mtld " Inter. eft the Region.
complete without mention of the charac-
ieristlealIy mild winter climate % this re
glou. This Ia. or course. effected hy the
influence of the Japan stream So that ne
temperature seldom falls - zero IN the
'a@er valleys. The warm winds are. more
ever deprived OF their sgperabundant
moisture bg the western mountains -
that they pass eastward warm ard dry.
Tll1 fac, tempts many birds 10 Writer
aasat Ehelsu. which In any ether loagi-
tuAe ~ Their rarge would have % pass
DUajTpds II miles further S3Ith Ia End IS
mF.6 a temperature. During the winter
of 3>9s-% I recorded forty species Of win
ter residents near Ctclar alone. Relow
! have recorded in Ihe main llst only the
resulss * personal observations. bat
few birds Rot positively identified. or
whose presence IS strongly suspected
seep1ed 20 make necessary the addition Of
a small hypothetical U.s."
The birds observed
Tins has Mr. pawsoa gwen rs = word
Picture from q hir3 students point OF
View, o. Hashngtoa's largest ana least
saown country. Tire Hiss he has pfenared
eaafafas many notes ~ the r.tt,,her -
specimens captured. dates and details Il
localities. The Est - given cotnnte:e.
though some Of the uaIes are here omitted
ar abbreviated:
T. AeeAmopharus er-id ntalis Western
grete The harsh c8u patc - she ta~e
sexes is ve~y different
: Columbus hoibae1. H7lhcs'ra rrehe.
4 faml1la~ hsra In every -ssh-Hned eana
: Columbus auyltns. Uarued srets.
Urina5or timber. f.oon. Every can-
siderable lake boasts 4 pair - these BIRDS
3 pv2i>anEs eFyttTori1y0C-o AZ. ri
can white ae33can- A specimen pS. served
~ Lakes da vaS secure~i from a fa,&
eaut Eve yRars ago
s Merzaaser amerscsrus- Ane- az
r,erxanser Breed Sparlusly On Lake che
ian.
. Nerxsaser senator. Red-hrcastei uasr~
e.snssr. Common the year re.tnd 2. ,the-
Ian They frequent ne widest Fiv~rs s@d
.ne.r ability 10 sheet she rapids wa.'s IN
6~r water IS amazing.
g. Aras ho,haS. Asiaf8
Aras americanus BaAfpats-
p Anas carolfaensts. t;veen-wingea
se8l
y Auas ryarc9ter&. Cinnamon teal
T. Cyirv1 martha cFarctscs. American
SCAMP Burk These ducks, N}th TIE four
fsl'pNs0r. YexelIar5y Winter "a cheiaa
T~ery ~rrnt} tsre nights o1 the lake. which
algy1a-: ncyer freHseS over, hut because
the wa:@y - tac lake Is 50 clear ard deer
ebay pass de~o early II ;he morainx 10
feed =, tac river Through tae day Y "a
nsa.eSted G'Fe river itself = swft ex-
eeat rs 8 few p'sc.s. and furnishes a'..e
vvEetxbie matter ana 10 shei}ish- This
<neS:ss sometimes Siocks with the Colleen
eve. ana nIagies regularly. Il winter, with
;Ae ncxt.