Patelka 1947 Oct. 10 Loni E Wedderburn, 50 ft., Curry Co., Oregon. difference in population density may be due to the local absence of [[conspicuous]] groups of first-year birds. Steller jays are more common than scrub jays. Most areas with only a moderate number of good-sized conifers, not neces- sarily with island stands of several trees, will have a pair or a small group. Steller jays of course occur within and along the edges of dense stands, but in marginal habi- tat, they overlap in local distribution with scrub jays. Here, as in the Berkeley Hills, the species often associate with each other in loose flocks. Noted Carpodacus purpureus today. Also, both Russell each and I observed a finch-like bird several times during our small flock of stay here which we believe to have been Evening Grosbeak. Oct. 11 Left Wedderburn this morning about 7:30. Healed south toward Crescent City, stopping briefly at Brookings to see whether there might be an obvious area where scrub jays might be found easily. Some suitable habitat was seen, but no scrub jay was seen nor heard. Because I felt we should get started on our long trip ahead into western Nevada, I decided against spending any time there searching for jays. South of Smith River we took the cut-off to Route 199; along this cut-off we