The Distribution and Occurrence of the Birds of Jackson County, Oregon
GAZETTEER Geographical localities to which references are made in the species accounts are listed below. Names are followed by distances from a certain reference point, usually Medford or Ashland. Most of the localities are located on 15-minute quadrangles (scale 1:62500) published by the U.S. Geological Survey. Quadrangles with publica- tion dates covering Jackson County are: Tiller (1944), Abbott Butte (1944), Prospect (1956), Wimer (1954), Trail (1945), Butte Falls (1954), Rustler Peak (1955), Goldhill (1954), Medford (1954), Lake Creek (1954), Mount McLoughlin (1955), Ruch (1954), Talent (1954), Ashland (1954), and Hyatt Reservoir (1955). Spelling, nomenclature, and measurements conform to those appearing on the maps. Measure- ments in parentheses are from the metric scale. Numbers in brackets identify localities shown in Fig. 1. Agate Desert. Open shrub area 4 miles (6.4 km) north of Medford and west of White City [17], Agate Reservoir. A reservoir 8 miles (12.9 km) northeast of Medford; elevation, 1,500 feet (457 m) [22], Anderson Creek. A tributary of Bear Creek beginning 7 miles (11.3 km) south-southwest of Phoenix at 4,189 feet (1,276.8 m) elevation [41]. Applegate River. Locality in species accounts refers to an area near Ruch [46], Ashland. The southernmost city of Jackson County; elevation, 1,951 feet (594.6 m) [44], Baldy or Mount Baldy. A rounded mountain 3 miles (4.8 km) north- east of Phoenix in the western Cascade Mountains; elevation, 3,844 feet (1,171.6 m) [34], Bear Creek. Primary drainage of Bear Creek Valley (from near Ashland to the backwaters of Gold Ray Dam) [42], Big Butte Creek.
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