Field notes, v665
Page 185
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April 10, 1942 Brook Lane, weather perfect. 8-10 a.m. There were about 20 Pacific Yellowthroats seen in the bushes and trees this a.m. April 15, 1942 North and west of Cemetery Hill along the creek. Weather windy, cool, and rainy. Robin Lutescent Warbler Song Sparrow Meadowlark Flicker Crow China Pheasant White-crowned Sparrow Seattle Wren Audubon Warbler Oregon Junco Red-breasted Nuthatch Brewer Blackbird Oregon Chickadee Golden-crowned Kinglet Cassin Vireo Slender-billed Nuthatch Pacific Yellowthroat Ruby-crowned Kinglet English Sparrow Green-backed Goldfinch Violet-green Swallow Oregon Vesper Sparrow April 16, 1942 Fish and Game Management Laboratory. Stomach analysis (not including the crop) Dusky Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus saturatus) Collected 5 miles south of Corvallis. The stomach was nearly empty except for a quantity of flax seeds. The specimen was a male. Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus flammeus) -FeMale-- Collected in the Soap Creek area about 8 miles north of Corvallis. The stomach contained a pellet of black-blue and white fur, with bones of body and skull, that was identified as a Microtus or Meadow Mouse. California Gull --(Larus californicus) -- Male -- Collected April 12 at Klamath Falls. The stomach was entirely empty except for some unidentifiable seeds and some short hairs that were all about 1/8 inch long.