May 12, 1944 - Mtn. Home Reservoir, continued ped around at my feet and my side. When I left they followed me about 100 feet and lit in the bushes beside me, not scolding this time, but "churring". Oh yes, I put the young one back. It was all I could do to hold it in one hand. (it was about 5"long). The young one exercised its wings a little bit, too. Nest 2: The young are about 1/2 way in development and feathering between those in Nest C and in Nest 1. May 12, 1944 - Area II, south of town 630 p.m. Still 6 eggs in nest. The female was not on the nest when we approached, but came soon thereafter. She stayed within 15' or so of the two of us all the time we were at the nest. May 14, 1944 - Area II, Mtn. home. 6 p.m. Female on nest. Still just 6 eggs. None hatched as yet. She stayed nearr all the time we were near the nest. No sign of the male. Crow Nest #2 found on April 17, with 4 eggs in it, now has 4 young birds. Head & body about 8". Skin black, eyes 1/2 open, head is 1" plus across, bill 1" long, ears developed. Wings 5", feet - tibia 2 1/2", tarsus 2 1/2" - no control over claws, abdomen large naked, and soft. Anus prominent. Primaries 1/2" to 3/4", few feathers on scapula, nape, ptegium, and back (mid-stripe of back), and sides. Tail quills 1/8" long. As a whole, the young crows and their nest is filthy when compared to Magpies. Have lice, scales, etc., etc. Short-eared Owl. Located a nest in an alfalfa field. It is on the "hump" between small irrigation channels. "hump"is 15" wide. It is a saucer hollowed out in dirt, about 1" deep and 6" in diameter. Bottom is covered with dry short pieces of grass, stems, etc. Black-billed Magpie - took one young (the last one) from nest I took picture of on April 28th. Body well-covered by feathers except for the abdomen. Tail quills "2, primaries 3 1/4" long. House Finch nest in poplar tree tw/w between crotch of large limb and the trunk. Two pale, sparsely brown-spotted, blue eggs about 3/8" x 1/2"-5/8" in size, and one young hatched. Body had a little fuzz on it. Eyes blind. Body 1 1/4" long. May 16, 1944 - 830 p.m. Mtn. Home, south of town. Female marsh hawk still on nest. 6 eggs, not hatched yet. Female did repeated and continuous dives at us, pulling out within 2 or 3 feet of us. We investigated the short-eared owl nest that we found on the 14th. Flushed one bird off the nest. The nest contained one dirty-white egg, bluntly oval, ends are blunt, but partially pointed. Egg 1 1/4" to 1 1/2" by 1" in size. May 14 May 16 May 17 May 18 May 19 Compl. 1 egg 2 eggs 2 eggs 3 eggs May 17, 1944 - Mtn. H2me, Idaho - 12 noon. The female marsh hawk was really fussy today. She dove at me repeatedly and came within a foot or two of my head, each time ! The short-eared owl nest found on the 14th, that had one egg in it on the 16th, had two eggs in it today. The adult didn't leave the nest till I was almost on top of it ! Mourning doves - one on nest containing 2 eggs, I took picture of the eggs). Western Yellowthroat Western Tanager Black-headed Grosbeak May 17, 1944 - Mtn. Home Reservoir 4 to 6 p.m. NWL8 60°. Avocet - saw one pair and a single, wading belly-deep at the edge of the water. Black-bellied Plover. Saw one pair of these. About 10-12" long. Black face, throat, neck, chest, and belly. White bordering it above on head and neck, and rump. Back of the neck and back and wings is a speckled or mottled gray and white. Wings mostly white in flight. Black bill and dark legs. It has the bait of the Killdeer in running a small ways and stopping. Wilson Phalarope Northern Phalarope continued -