Field notes, v665
Page 177
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Cemetery Hill and A very Park March 14, 1942 8 to 11 a.m. 40°F and with a strong north wind blowing. Sky fairly clear. English Sparrow Western Evening Grosbeak Robin Me.lowlark Flicker Oregon Towhee -- Lots of them in brush along Brook Lane Golden-crowned Kinglet --Several dozen of them working the buds and outer branches of the D. Fir on Cemetery hill. China Pheasant Oregon Junco Harlequin Luck -- 2 of them flushed off of Mary's River near swimming hole. Blue and white showed well in flight. Long-tailed Jay -- Several of them along brush and woods on Brook Lane Gairdner Woodpecker Varied Thrush-- One single in top of 60' D. Fir singing the same song or note that I first heard near Mt. Jeff 2 summers ago. Oregon Chickadee-- Flocked in with the G. C. Kinglets Song Sparrow -- Seattle Wren Slender-billed Nuthatch -- Learned one of its new calls that is a repeat note, but has the tonal quality of a Robin or Black-headed Grosbeak. Redbreasted Nuthatch. Audubon Warbler -- -- Saw a male with brillian (nearly gold) crown, throat, shoulder and rump patches. It had a repeat call I wasn't familiar with. Brewer Blackbird-- Just a few of them in small flocks. Ruby-crowned Kinglet-- With the Chickadees and G.C. Kinglets Green-backed Goldfinch -- First of the season. Singing in top of oak tree. I called closer to me by repeating its call notes. (Two types today) California Creeper -- 2 of them working the trunk of a D. Fir. Very white belly Western Crow 24 species. Corvallis - Newport - Florence - A Lake - Junction City - March 15, 1942 Cloudy - cold - windy. Wayne's & J. Robin- English Sparrow- West. Evening Grosbeak - Flock near Blodgett Western Wren- Surf Lested - Sparrow Hawk - 2 along coast Rubyface Hummingbirds - lots of them around the Red Flowering Current Blooms. Seattle Wren Western Crow - lots of them Brewer Blackbird- Western Meadowlark Song Sparrow - Lots of them everywhere Lunes Flicker Blue-winged Hill Oyater Catcher - 2 on rock in Yaquette Harbor at noon Oregon Chickadee - Lots of them with N. C. Kinglets Kingfisher - single on Yaquette River Golden-crowned Kinglet - lots of them at s. end of yaquette bridge Long-tailed Jay Lewis Woodpecker - single clinging to side of arav within 50 feet of sand north of sea Lion Cavea Western Grosbea several in Siuslaw tidalwater Blue Heron - In Bay edge at Florence Trump Duck - 6 or Kinglaw at Mapleton and Merganser- H + I in west of Lewis Home swimming downstream along the edge, male to its rear. Wood Ducker - male in overflow creek near Cheese Kludler -- Cost - several on Triangle Lake .