18 Sept. 1946, Avery Park, Corvallis, 4 - 5 p.m. Clear and warm. Turkey Vulture - a single one seen late this p.m. Valley Quail - 4 flushed in the pasture land near the park. Vaux Swift - a flock of from 30 to 40 were circling rapidly through the air at tree- top level, near the edge of the forest. I watched some actually land, momentarily in the top of a Douglas Fir to feed on insects there, in company with 3 Robins, 7 Cedar Waxwings, and a Flicker - there were 4 Vaux Swifts there all at once. Kingfisher - on the river Flicker - adults, and immatures both seen. One gave a call similar to quail alarm note. Red-breasted Sapsucker- just one immature seen. Wood Pewee - three or four of them seen. Little Flycatcher - just one perched on dead twig over edge of river, and feeding out from there. Long-tailed Jay - just one. Oregon Chickadee - a few very small flocks of them, feeding thru brush and young fir. White-breasted Nuthatch - a couple of immatures seen. They were very noisy. Seattle Wren - House Wren - Robin - a few, and 3 were feeding on insects in the top of a D. fir, in company with 4 Vaux Swifts, 1 flicker, and 7 Cedar Waxwings. Ruby-crowned Kinglet - a few. Cedar Waxwings - plenty of them everywhere. There were 7 feeding in the top of a D. fir on insects, in company with 3 Robins, 4 Vaux Swifts, and a flicker. Also I watched one drop from the top of an 80 foot fir, almost to the ground in pursuit of an insect which I couldn't see. Meadowlark - one singing from the ground, and also after it took flight. Western Tanagers - several young ones seen chasing each other about the ash tree tops, and catching insects now and then. The black wings of the males were just getting their richer colors. Junco - a very few in the bushes, and younger fir. Song Sparrow - just one was seen. It was not singing. Sept. 19, 1946, 8 a.m. "Poison Oak" Lake, high cirrus scattered. Cool. Blue Heron - flushed one from NW side of lake where it was feeding. Wood Duck - one female Marsh Hawk - one male came in on a long glide, and circled over the lake at 2-300 feet a few times and then proceeded on SW. I believe this is the first I have seen since returning from the service. Sparrow Hawks - several young, or immatures perched here and there, all giving high- pitched call notes. Saw a robin fly up and perch within 5 feet of one. Wilson Snipe - two of them in the Polygonum at the edge of the lake. Killdeer - several small flocks of them flying around this a.m. Band-tailed Pigeon - I saw two of them. Vaux Swift - 15-20 of them circling and feeding near the edge of a woods. Flickers - calling rapidly and loudly everywhere this a.m. Long-tailed Jay - saw just two young ones. Marsh Wren - saw 3 of them in the vegetation around the lake. Scolding loudly. Cedar Waxwings - common Brewer Blackbirds - a flock of 250 to 300 flew by near the lake. Calif. Purple Finches - 6 of them on a wire line. Mostly immatures. Sept 19, 1946, Stewart Lake, Corvallis 9 a.m. Turkey Vultures - two of them working southward. Sept. 19, 1946 - Corvallis - hi cirrus broken. - N. 16th St. 2 p.m. 80°F. a flight of 9 Night Hawks slowly feeding as they work southward. No calls were given.