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July 29, 1941 Weather clear 4:30 to 6 A.M.
Pudding River, Union School and en route.
Towhee-- Several in bushes and underbrush
Mourning Dove--On telephone wires along road
Western Bluebird--Perched on telephone wires
Robin--
Vesper Sparrow--Along Union School road on fence post.
Pacific Nighthawk--
Willow Goldfinch--Lots of them in the orchards etc.
English Sparrow-
Brewer's Blackbird--Large flocks on wires near John Leeks
China Phasant--In hop field.
Little Flycatcher--Many in the woods and along the road
Chipping Sparrow--Large flock near High Boyle's
Flicker-- Everywhere
Russet-backed Thrush--Near swimming hole
Violet-green Swallow--Lots of them near Boyle's in flock on wires.
Bobwhite--Covey near Boyle's
Cliff Swallow--Near barn at Union School
Barn Swallow -With the Cliff Swallows
Rusty Song Sparrow--Along fence row
Oregon Chickadee--Near Union School
Seattle Wren--Near swimming hole
Cassin Vireo--In woods by pudding river
Slender-billed Nuthatch--Lots of them in woods at Pudding River.
Western Tanager--One pair at Pudding River.
Golden-crowned Kinglet--Roving thru trees along river
Mallard--hen--at swimming hole
Gairdner Woodpecker-- In oak tree along river
California purple Finch--In top of fir tree in woods.
Fox Sparrow--In woods near swimming hole
Streaked Horned Lark--Near Union School on fence post
Meadowlark--on telephone wire
Killdeer--flew over
Norther Red-breasted Sapsucker--3 or 4 of them in trees along Pudding River.
Stellar Jay--In brush back from the river.
Belted Kingfisher--At swimming hole
Rufous Hummingbird--
Lazuli Bunting--Feeding on thistles
Yellow Warbler--In walnut trees at home.
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Large salmon jumping for flies at 5:30 at swimming hole. Several times.
July 17, 1941 Woodburn Home
We had a heavy electrical storm last night and this morning there were 4 or 5
Lewis Woodpeckers on two different telephone poles in our yard. The smaller
birds would gang up on them, whenever they flew out from the poles on short
sallies.