April 6, 1946 - Corvallis, Oak Creek- Baldy. Turkey Vultures Sparrow Hawk Pheasant, Killdeer Wilson Snipe Mourning Doves Flicker, Crow Ore. Chickadee Sl.bill Nuthatch Violet-green Swallow Robin Varied Thrush Eng. Sparrow Meadowlark NW Redwing Brewer Blkbd Song Sparrow 374 April 6, 1946 - Corvallis - Philomath- Wren - Woods Creek. Turkey Vulture, Red-tailed Hawks, Pileated Woodpacker,, Violet-green Swallows some species of Flycatcher or Pewee(voice sounded like Olive-sided Flycatcher). Red-breasted Nuthatch, Winter Wren, Ravens circling over the area around Wren. Audubon Warbler, Meadowlarks, Cal. Purple Finch, and Pheasants. 375 April 11, 1946 -- Corvallis, Brook Lane, Pone beyond gate 1030-1130 a.m. Saw and heard my first Pacific Yellowthroats since returning to Oregon. This is the first reported for the year, too. Bernard Smith, Jim Thrailkill and I flushed a Mourning Dove from a newly made nest in a young ash tree, growing close beside an old tree(ash). The nest was made of grasses, and was a shallow cup affair. It was at a height of 6 feet above the edge of the pond, and over the water, as well. There were two pinkish white eggs in it, evidently laid within the past day or two. The nest was on the SE side of the big ash, and therefore sheltered from the NW and W winds etc. The bird flushed from the nest flew about 50 feet away and lit and watched us. After we left, it returned to the nest and stayed on it, even when we passed near it on the way back. Red-tail Hawk was seen also. 376 April 11, 1946 - Corvallis, Dixon Creek Ridge NW of Corvallis. 1330-1600. Birds seen were: Red Breasted Nuthatch White-breasted Nuthatch Bush Tit Juncos Sparrow Hawk Vulture Evening Grosbeaks With Jack Briggs and Dick Hallock Winter Wren (had nest in area) Rufous Hummingbird Coast Jay (had nest in area) Oregon Towhee Robin Flicker Pileated Woodpecker Ruffed Grouse Ruby-crowned Kinglet Oregon Chickadee Song Sparrow At Dick Hallock's place I saw a nesting Seattle Wren. The nest was situated between the necks of 4 bottles of a case of empty bottles on a shelf in their wood- shed. The nest was at the back of the case, against the wall, and as nearly out of sight and in the shadows of the shelf above, as possible. It was made of grasses,etc. and the lining was of Barred Rock and Rhode Island Red chicken feathers, mostly body feathers. The inside of the cavity was about 2" across and 1 1/2" deep. The bird was on the nest at the time, and looking at it, all that could be seen was the bill, the eyes, top of head with white lines overthe eyes, and the rump and tail, which was sticking up vertically at the back. I put my face within a foot of the nest and the bird made no effort to move. Up to yesterday afternoon, none of the persons in the house even knew that the nest was there, as the wrens had built it unknown to them. I did not lift the bird from the nest to find out how many eggs there were. Will do that later. 377 Apr 13 1946 - Coast Range 5 mi. W. Philomath Bob Storm saw one in the woods this p.m. 4-13-46