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Camas Washington, February 27, 1943 Clear and Warm with a slight breeze.
Wilson Snipe Flicker -- giving their breeding calls
Sparrow Hawk Oregon Towhee
Robin Mallards on lake on Lady Island
Crow Baldpates -- Large rafts of them on Lady Island
Varied Thrush Pintails -- Some of these on the same lake.
Screech Owl -- Three of them around Palmer's house calling to each other.
Call was rich and mellow this time. (11 p.m.)
Violet-green Swallow -- Heard the familiar twittering of the swallow and looked
and there it was. First I have seen this year and we haven't
seen them in the Willamette Valley as yet.
February 28, 1943 Camas Washington -- Lacamas Lake and Prune Hill.
Clear and warm, but slightly hazy in the distance.
Chipping Sparrow saw two or three of these today.
Oregon Junco
Varied Thrush
Flicker
Song Sparrow
Robin
Oregon Towhee
American Merganser -- Male and female on Lower Lacamas Lake. Male white showed
brilliantly in contrast to dark head and red bill. Female had
reddish head and neck.
California Creeper
Pine Siskin -- One flock of about 40 perched in an apple tree near the road.
Golden-Eagle -- While on the summit of Prune Hill a very large golden Eagle
flew over and soared overhead for sometime.
Western Bluebird -- Many small flocks of them in brilliant plumage on the
top of Prune Hill.
Oregon Chickadee --
Coast Jay
Violet-green Swallow -- Saw four of them in one place on the summit of Prune
Hill perched and flying to and from some light wires there. They
would sometimes take off and chase each other giving their familiar
twittering squeaking noises while so doing. When an insect would
fly by, the swallow would leave the wire perch long enough to catch it.
March 1, 1943 -- Corvallis, Campus. Internet Workers
Saw two of these in the fir trees in front of the Museum Building west
of it. I was attracted to them by hearing their call from near the Ag.
Building.
March 2, 1943 -- Philomath and 8 miles south in foothills. 2 - 4 p.m.
Clear and warm.
Violet-green Swallow Junco Sparrow Hawk
Horned Lark Song Sparrow Killdeer
Western Crow Oregon Towhee Meadowlark
Western Robin Pheasant American Pipit
Varied Thrush Western Red-tail Long-tailed Jay
Brewer Blackbird Flicker Vesper Sparrow
Oregon Chickadee English Sparrow Bush Tit