ZIEBNER 1954 [unscripted] JOURNAL APR. (cont) (3) ( ) SEEN ON BEHIND OZU BEACH EARLY IN MONTH. ALAUDA AREVENISIS, CORVUS SP., HIRUNOO RUSTICA COMMON. TURDUS NAUMANNI, MOTACILLA GRANDIS, LANIUS BUCKHANNS SPODIOPSAR CINERACEA & HORCITES CANITANS FAIRLY COMMON. PASSER MONTANUS & CHLORIS SINICA COMMON. COCCOThRAUSTES COCCOTHRAUSTES SEEN OCCASIONALLY. ALAUDA AREVENISIS NESTING ON BASE ABOUT THE 15TH APR 15. TAMATSU KURI SPA, SHIMANE PREF - FECTURE, HONSHU, JAPAN. A.M - HILLS/VALLEY WEATHER - CLEAR, WARM. THIS SPA IS UNOWN FOR ITS HOT SPRINGS & GREEN, CLEAR & RED QUARTZ WHICH IS MADE INTO BUTTONS, BROOCHES RINGS, ETC. IT IS PART OF THE TERRITORY ONCE RULED BY OKUNI-NUSHI- NO-MIKOTO (THE HEAVENLY RULER OF THE BIG COUNTRY) - THE SEMIGOD OF MEDICINE OR RELATED FIELDS. THE SPA SITS A SHORT WAYS UP IN A SLOPE BETWEEN HILLS & IS BISECTED BY A STREAM LEADING THRU A COUPLE OF MILES OF CULTIVATED FIELDS TO THE LAND- LOCKED BAY TO THE WEST OF MIHO AIRB. MILVUS MIGRANS - COMMON (SPA-SHI-OA) BU TASTUR INOICUS - ONE ON TERRACED HILLSIDE UNIDENT. PHREASANT (LONGTAIL) (KI-JI) PHEASANT (AMAT-TSUBAME) APUS PAREIFICUS - A DOZEN OR MORE FLYING OVER DIROBATES SP? - ONE, TOO FAR AWAY TO IDENT. (KITSU-TSU-KI FIGURE - WOOD)