Tacoma Washington near 52 and Pacific September 21, 1943. 2 to 2:30 p.m. Clear and warm, but breezy. Flickers, 2 Song Sparrow, 4 Robins, 5 Oregon Chickadee, 7 Juncos, 4 Goldfinch, Northwestern, 13 China Pheasants, 3 Chipping Sparrows, 2 September 22, 1943 Steilacoom, Wash, and part way back to Tacoma 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Clear and warm. Killdeer Robin Coast Jay Flicker Common Tern -- first I have ever seen. They were quite small when compared to the gulls with which they were arguing, to see which would possess the chances at a school of fish below them. They had a high pitched call. Colorations were not very distinct. Have about a 12" wingspread. Pacific Loon Band-tailed Pigeon Kingfisher Western Gull Holboeks Grebe Mallards Blue Herons on piling in fir tree tops Mourning Dove Meadowlarks Brewer-Blackbird Chickadee October 2, 1943 McChord Field, Washington. 3:45 p.m. PWT Fort Dicks and I observed two different short birds at 20 feet, but still couldn't discern the species. One was large and rather dark brown above, lighter below, had short bill and legs. They appeared to be partly webbed. Legs were black. Neck rather long, slim, but stout, and bill-to-tail length might be 12". In flight it dipped and veered from side to side. Body looked short and wings long and tapered when in flight. It emitted a call note or squawk??. The smaller bird was brownish above, but more light grayish below. Had slim neck and short bill (Legs were a little longer for size than the larger bird. They flew away together and the smaller had shorter and less-tapered wings. October 2, 1943. Tacoma, Washington. Cedar Waxwings. October 4, 1943, Vashon Island, Tacoma Washington. Windy and raining. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Western crow -- large flocks of them flying around the sound. One bunch of 45. Bonaparte Gull-- Encountered several large groups of them flying over the water or all perched on the sand bars that stick out into the water. In with their flock were a few Common Tern -- They always were pointed into the wind. Foreheads white with black more to the side of the head. Got up within 15' of a small group of 8' of them perched on the railing of Shawnee Dock. Herring Gulls Bush Tits Seattle Wren Pacific Loon Pine Siskins White-winged Scoters Oregon Chickadee Song Sparrow Kingfisher hovered in one spot for at least 20 secs. Horned Grebes in winter plumage. 6 of them hung around the area at Magnolia Beach. I sat on the porch of the cabin and watched them through the glasses for over an hour. I watched one of them dive down and come up with an unidentified fish about 5" long. This was 200 feet off shore. He would hold it cross-wise in his bill and shake his head vigorously from side to side. He did this with his head in the air and also with the fish immersed in the water. Then he would lay the fish in the water and jab at it with his bill. As the fish was still alive it would try to weakly swim away from the Grebe and so the grebe would have to dive after it again. Later on, 4 of them came in about 25 feet off short and would dive under after sculpins in the shallow water. While I