MacDonald Forest Arboretum - South End 46 February 15, 1941 Weather clear, warm, slight breeze, no clouds. Eldon and I took a 10 miles, roundtrip, hike over Cemetery Hill and on out and up to the top of the highest bald peak. Birds seen were: Robin Golden-crown Kinglet Killdeer Meadowlark Towhee Varied Thrush Pileated Woodpecker Rusty Song Sparrow White breasted Nuthatch Audubon Warbler Seattle Wren Common House Wren Western Redtail Hawk Junco China Pheasant Sparrow Hawk West. Bluebird Flicker Turkey Buzzard? Blackbird Also saw the first butterflies of the season: Two pairs of Tortoise varieties flying after each other A single specimen of Mourning Cloak that looked very fresh, as if it were just out of the cocoon. Quite a few of these little wood millers or wood moth that fly up off the ground We had a grand hike and spent some time in the deep forests looking at various types of fungus and looking for snail shells. Coral Fungus (Young) Morella A translucent type--Trema--- ----? Feb. 20, 1941 Saw 2 Violet-Green Swallows, while I was going to The Poultry Building Today. 47