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Paul De Benedictis
1961
18 July Cape Perpetua, Oregon to Sunset Bay St Paul, OR
Spent morning collecting sea life. Got several new things
including an orange species 2 feet long. Western Gulls,
brown swallows. Stopped at Devil's Head State Park,
where there were many birds on the surf. Most
were surf scoters, but further out Western
Grikes, Western Gulls, Pigeon Guillemots (few),
Brandt Cormorants, one other duck, and along beach
rough-winged Swallow. Sea lion View. On Off's
Pelagic + [Double-Br] Cormorants, Western Gulls,
Pigeon Guillemots. Stopped at Charleston to see birds
on River. Western Gulls, Common Herons, Barn
Swallows along shore. Mud flats with sandpipers in the
distance. Cape Arago Light house. Immediately
found a Belted Kingfisher. White-Wing Scoters and
Western Grebes in water, a few cormorants. Few
Pigeon Guillemots (nesting) in water, on rocks.
Western gulls. On the grounds of the lighthouse
Barn Swallows, American Goldfinch, hummet, Robin,
[? Rufous] Hummer ?. At Sunset Bay Park, casual
birding produced Robins, Swainson Thrush, Wilson
Warbler (many), Crows, Goldfinch, humnet, Orange-Crowned
Wrenbler, [?] rufos hummers (?), Hermit Warbler (?), Song
Sparrow, Common nighthawk, Chesnut-backed Chickadee.
Empidomax Flycatcher, ? Pine Siskin. Set 5 traps
casually around the tent, Elvey set 2.
Area is very open Poplar-alder type forest
with undergrowth of shrub-cabbage, low forest)