February 8, 1947 - Oak Creek, 2 miles west of Corvallis, 3 - 5 p.m. Brkn, warm. Sparrow Hawk - one male seen. Wilson Snipe, flushed from moist grassy areas along the creek. Killdeer - quite a few in moist and muddy areas. Flickers - quite a few feeding on the ground. Lewis Woodpeckers - 2 seen flying from oak along the creek. Robins - a few seen here and there. Bluebirds - a flock of 17 flew over and a few lit on fence posts near us. Brewer's Blackbirds Juncos - everywhere Song Sparrows - February 10, 1947 - Oak Creek Pond - 1/2 miles west of Corvallis 4-5 p.m. Wilson Snipe - flushed 2 from the edge of the ditch. Killdeer - one flock of 32 flew over while I was at the pond. Flicker - common - must have seen 15 between two and the pond. Many feeding. Lewis Woodpecker - flushed 2 from the oaks near the pond. Horned Larks - 2 or 3 flew over, calling as they went. Long-tailed Jay - in an ash thicket near the road. Oregon Chickadee - a small flock working thru the same thicket. Slender-billed Nuthatch - working a solitary oak tree near the pond. Robin - 100's were feeding in a grain field along the road, with Brewer Blackbirds W. Bluebirds - a small flock of 7 lit on a wire line near the pond. Call in flight. Pipits - a flock of 16 flew over the pond. Audubon Warblers - working a fence row of blush along the road. Redwings - a few in the fields around the Dairy Barn - calling. Brewer Blackbirds - 2-300 in the field with the robins, feeding. Savannah Sparrow - just 3 or them were seen. Juncos - everywhere in the fence rows, and in open areas. Song Sparrows - singing, from the fence rows. February 11, 1947, 12-mile Swamp, Bruce. 1330-1530 PST. 40ovc8/4/ 48-50°F, R-, SW 7 Gusty winds, dark, and very rainy. *Lesser Canada Geese - There never have been the numbers around this area that there were today. There were between 6,000 and 10,000 altogether.(Triangle fight) Cackling Geese - a few small flights of 7 to 15 were seen. Small size noticeable. Mallards - a rough estimate of approximately 600 on the swamp, equally M & F. Pintails - " " " " of about 150 on the swamp. There were 2 full plumage males for every 3 females or immature males. Green-winged Teal - About 350 flushed in small flocks from the north end of the swamp Shovelers - a rough estimate of approximately 500 on the swamp, equally M & F. Cooper Hawk - one seen flying low over the ash to the west of the swamp. W. Red-tail Hawk - one seen feeding low along the railroad track. ? Duck Hawk ? - a single dark phase flying low (50-60') over the open swamp, which I first called a Cooper's (by the size), but it very definitely was a large falcon, with the pointed wings, presumably of this species. Sparrow Hawks - 2 or 3 seen perched on wire lines, in the rain. Pheasant - one rooster seen. Coot - about 80 or so on the swamp, that we saw. Killdeer - on flooded and muddy fields. Flicker - one or two flushed from the ground along fence rows. Oregon Chickadees Bush Tits working ash brush with Tule Wrens Golden-crowned Kinglets, on west of swamp. Robins - flock of 30 or 40 in two trees by the swamp, in strong wind and rain. Pipits - flock of 9 flew over field near the swamp. Audubon Warblers - here and there. Redwings at the swamp early, M & F, possibly because of dark sky and stormy weather. Brewer's Blackbirds Towhees Juncos Song Sparrows. *The Lesser Canadas were very restless, and altho we did not flush any, a passing train did, for the geese were on both sides of the tracks in most of the fields, and a Cub plane flying in high from the north, put them all to flight. No matter where you looked, near or far, strings of geese could be seen. It was a thrill to see them in such enormous numbers.