19 May, 1946 Corvallis, Willamette R., Gravel pits - 2 p.m. Long-tailed Chat Green Heron Russet-backed Thrush - first of the year. Kingfisher Yellow Warbler W. Spotted Sandpiper Olive-sided Flycatcher - singing continuously from top of large D. Fir. Banded infant Green-backed Goldfinch in yard behind Post Office. Oak Creek Dairy Barn area - Found Seattle Wren nest with 5 creamy-white, red-purple spotted eggs in it. Nest in grass clump at 15" above ground. Cup at least 2" deep & about 2½" wide. 22 May, 1946, Corvallis, Ore. McFadden 12-mile Swamp. Warm, but 1000' ceiling. 2-4 p.m. There were hundreds and hundreds of Violet-green Swallows, and Cliff Swallows along with a few Tree Swallows swooping low over the vegetation in the swamp, or circling in large numbers high overhead. They did not hesitate a moment to swoop in front of my face, if they felt like it. In with them were a few larger Purple Martins, the first I have seen in quite a long time. There were some mature males, all purple-black, and there were females and immatures with considerable gray on the body, with a definite gray color. The tail was plainly notched, or shallowly forked. They were fast, strong, and graceful fliers. The only other birds of interest were the Virginia and Sora Rails, and the Marsh Wren. 23 May, 1946, Corvallis, Willamette R., 2 miles SE of town. 2 - 4 p.m. Avery Park, 3-4 p.m., also. Valley Quail - I saw one pair of them out in the open, on a pile of gravel, near the rock-gravel crusher. What they were doing there, I don't know. The area nearby was also quite open. They flew off to the woods when I approached. Russet-backed Thrush - several were both heard and seen in the woods along the river Winter Wren - Saw just one in a dark part of the woods. Pine Siskins - In Avery Park I saw several adults and two young ones that hadn't been out of the nest too long. However, they appeared to fly quite well for their age. Junco - In Avery Park I came across a single young one perched on a fallen tree trunk. It was hardly half grown, but the two white outer tail feathers were plain. When I approached, it flew away OK. The adult bird was nearby at the time, "Clicking".