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January 10, 1942
2 - 2:45 P.M. Cloudy, cold, no wind, foggy parts.
Previous week has had snow and silver thaw (worst in history)
Arnold Way - 27th St.- Grant - Cemetery Hill- Across to Oak Creek Road-
Dairy Barn - and back to 26th and Monroe.
Robin--
English Sparrow
Rusty Song Sparrow
Northwestern Flicker
Golden-crowned Sparrow
American Pipit
Western Bluebird
Northwestern Red-breasted Sapsucker
Western Crow
Slender-billed Nuthatch
Alaska Hermit Thrush--At head of first hill on Cemetery Hill road --Very quiet in habit, but out in the open with a Audubon Warbler
Very whitish below with heavy triangle dots on chest.
Deeper brown above. White around eye as in Russet-back.
Seemed to be smaller however, not over 6 inches long.
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Oregon Chickadee
Seattle Wren
Bush Tit
Valley Quail
China Pheasant
Audubon Warbler
Cairuner Woodpecker
Fox Sparrow
Oregon Junco
Oregon Towhee
Brewer Blackbird
Western Meadowlark
Jan 26, 1942 3 AM - Rainy, overcast, windy.
Meadowlark singing. Killdeer, Robin (250), Eng. Sparrow, 4 Rigits.
+ 2 Mourning Doves (one of which appeared to be white above and below)
They were on a radio aerial wire on the Bennett House on 26th Street.
Could it have been an albino?
Feb 5, 1942 7:55 AM - Weather stormy, rainy etc. Cool about 45° F
Saw pair of Robins "join their stuff" on the lawn near Snell Hall for a period of about 2 min. Natural position was assumed for this. This is perhaps a very early season to be doing this.
February 7, 1942
1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Cemetery hill. Windy, cloudy (breaking)
Robin, 37
Rock Dove, 2
Meadowlark, 9
Killdeer, 63
Western Bluebird, 2
Brewer Blackbird, 2
Northwestern Flicker, 4
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Horned Owl, 2
26 species
Red-breasted Sapsucker
China Pheasant, 5
Audubon Warbler, 14
Rusty Song Sparrow, 9
Puget Sound Sparrow, 20
Oregon Junco, 28
Varied Thrush-only 1 I've seen this winter.
Coast Jay
Long-tailed Jay
Golden-crown Sparrow, 4
Seattle Wren
Oregon Towhee, 6
Crow, 6
English Sparrow, 15
Oregon Chickadee, 12
Winter Wren
Cedar Waxwing
248 individuals seen