Field notes, v665
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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.