May 23, 1944 - Woodburn, Oregon our back yard 330 p.m. Large flocks of cedar waxwings have been flying around this vicinity all day. One group of 40 or so we watched as they fed in an a pie tree. The tree had practically all blossomed and the birds were observed to be eating the white petals, and also the stamens and pistils of the blossomed flower. Several pairs were observed to be courting in the following manner: One would pick a petal from a blossom of the apple tree, wad it into a ball, and then put it in the bill of the other. Then it would hop to the side and the first bird would then hop that way too. Then he would get the petal back and hop back to his original position, and then the other would hop back to its first place. Diagram of procedure below, to simplify things: The wings were never opened on these side hopes, but held close to the sides of the body: p = PETAL #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7(#1) #8(#2) Also a Robins nest in our Arizona Cypress at 12' above ground. May 24, 1944 - Payzant's at Woodburn, Oregon 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Yellow Warbler Black-headed Grosbeak Robin Willow Goldfinch Chipping Sparrow Oregon Towhee W. Meadowlark Cassin Vireo Rufous Hummingbird Brewer Blackbird Western Tanager NW Flicker Blue Heron Song Sparrow Violet-green Swallow Mourning Doves W. Redtail-hawk Russet-backed Thrush Oregon Chickadee Slender-billed Nuthatch Valley Quail Pileolated Warbler Blk-thrt'd Gray Warbler Audubon Warbler Vaux Swift Ruby-crowned Kinglet Gairdner Woodpecker Barn Swallow Calif. Purple Finch Seattle Wrens and young Wood Pewee Olive-sided Flycatcher Coast Jay Hammond Flycatcher Junco - with young about half grown, that flew OK, white outer tail feathers prominent. Mac Gillivray Warbler and nest in Hazel bush at 7 feet. It is lined with moss and fine grass stems. Outside is covered with moss and lichens. Nest laid in a 3-fork crotch of a limb. Nest cavity is2" in diameter and 13/4" deep. Contained two eggs. 3/4" long and 3/8-1/2" wide. They were flesh colored with scattered reddish-brown spots, denser at the blunter end. Eggs are slightly pointed or tapered. May 25-26, 1944 - Abiqua Creek, 20 miles from Woodburn. Dipper nest located on the top and end of a large old log, overhanging the water. Nest was of moss, in a dorsally flattened ball-shape, the nest cavity being lined with grass and leaves. Cavity was about 4" in diameter, and 2" deep. Entrance hole 3" in diameter. Contained 3 eggs, white, size 3/4" long and 1/2" wide. Nto sharply pointed. Joan turned the nest over, taking it for a piece of moss. Also we saw Coast Jays Russet-backed Thrush Cassin Vireo Kingfishers (not nesting yet) Robin Pileolated Warbler (not Dipper Western Tanager nesting yet) Seattle and Winter Wrens Song Sparrow Flicker Lazuli Bunting Brewer Blackbird W. Meadowlark May 28, 1944 - Caldwell, west and east to Boise, Idaho. Female cinnamon teal on nest and male was close by. Yellow-headed Blackbirds seemed quite common along the sloughs, ditches, etc., in this area. As I do not know the female, the males were all I saw. Coots, Pintails, Mallards, and a Shoveller, were also seen.