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February 15, 1947, Woodburn, Oregon
About 8 this a.m. a flock of 250-300 W. Evening Grosbeaks were
in the Big-leaf Maples, Oaks, and Cherry Trees at the corners of 2nd
and Hayes in town. Weather cloudy, and rainy.
February 15, 1947 - Woodburn, Pudding River 130-330 p.m. Light drizzle.
Crows - a few flew over.
Red-breasted Nut-hatch - two or three working the trees in the woods.
One upside down on a Red Cedar and pecking as hard as a Downy.
Golden-crowned Kinglets- a small flock of 15 or 20 working thru the tree.
Fox Sparrow - one seen in the underbrush.
This is all the birds seen or heard in 2 hours.
February 15, 1947 - St. Louis - West Woodburn, 330-5 p.m. Light drizzle.
Sparrow Hawks - 2 different ones seen perched on wires in the rain. One
had what looked like a Microtus in its talons.
Killders - 30 or 40 with Robins in a muddy fields.
W. Bluebirds - 2 or 3 seen at a place here and there on fences, etc.
15-20 Meadowlarks flocked in an oak tree.
Juncos - small flocks seen here and there.
February 17, 1947, Corvallis, Stewart Lake 3 - 4 p.m.
Mallards - about 30 pair on the lake.1st to take off.
Baldpates - 3 or 4 is all that were seen.
Green-winged Teal - A flock of about 35 were present. 2nd's to take off.
Shoveller - just 3 pair were seen.
23 Wilson Snipe in one patch of flooded field and
60-70 Killdeer feeding and bathing in another patch of flooded field next to it.
Meadowlarks - scattered individuals everywhere. Many singin.g
Brewer Blackbirds - many flocking in oaks beside the pond.
Calif. Purple Finch. - 2 pair seen. Also heard one singing short, but sweet songs.
Towhee - pairs here and there through the fence rows.
Juncos - in small flocks
Song Sparrows.
February 16, 1947 - Avery Park, 1 - 3 p.m. N.G.
Cassin's Vireo and Lutescent Warbler both reported by Tom McCallister
February 17, 1947 - OSC Campus, near Ag Engineering Bldg.
Say's Phoebe reported by Dave Marshall.
February 18, 1947 - Corvallis, Avery Park - 1230 - 1630, -ؽ, N4, warm.
Ring-necked Pheasant - flushed from brush under ash and maple near the river.
Flickers - seen throughout the ash and maple.
Red-breasted Sapsucker - 3 or 4 of them calling and playing around on ash.
Long-tailed Jay - In the rose-brush-hazel pasture south of the park.
Oregon Chickadee - working the brush, and calling continuously.
Slender-billed Nuthatch - several heard and seen working the ash and maple.
Calif. Creeper - a pair were working the top of an ash.
Winter Wren - scolding us from a small thicket of brush, not 5 feet away.
Seattle Wren - scolding now and them, also heard singing.
Robin - quite a few in the open field near the pens, fewer in the trees.
Ruby-crowned Kinglets - scattered pairs or individuals in the brush.
Golden-crowned Kinglets - small flocks working the firs many places in the park.
Hutton's Vireo - high in a clump of D. Firs. Has kind of a rasping lisp note.
Cassin's Vireo ??? - I am certain I heard one call once from a clump of trees.
Oregon Towhee - pairs well represented throughout the brush in the park.
Juncos - small flocks now and then, and quite a few were heard singing today.