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Paul De Benedictis
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July 17 Cannon Beach, Oregon to Cape Perpetua, Ore.
and drove south to the first large rock which shows
from the highway (101). Stopped at the Oswald
West monument (Hunnat). Pigeon Guillemots, over
(Cobble Bv.) Cormorants, Western Gulls at ocean, or
rocks & in water. Over cliff many Violet-Green
Swallows flying, one Ringlid. Saw a hummer from
the car. Great Blue Heron at Wheeler. Stopped
at 3-Arch Rocks wildlife refuge. Thousands of
birds, but too far out to see clearly. Noted
definitely Western Gulls, Pigeon Guillemots, Pelagic
Cormorants, Common Murres (Double-Breasted)
Cormorants). Seaweed (10-6) dead, young Common
Murres washed up on beach. Common goldfinch
and White-Crowned Sparrow in back of beach on
grassy, bushy areas. Camp at Pt. Perpetua Rec. Area
(U.S. Forest Service.) Saw Brush Rabbit, Steller
Jays, Robins, Band-tail Pigeon. Set traps out
4 along creek below camp site & 1 in empty
adjacent camp (shunk cabbage). 2 along highway, ten
on loop. First 7 traps with 2 springs, 1 not touched,
one Peromyscus, next 2, 1 vole, 1 missing.
12 on Aighuws, [illegible], [illegible] (Jays took both.)
1 Peromyscus, 4 missing, 1 spring, of 10 on
road. Dawn Jays took one Peromyscus, forever
the vole. Saw what I could of the latter - Elvey shot 9
Steller Jays, Robins & Crows - only birds out this PM.
Heavy, wet forest here.