February 18, 1947 - Greenberry, and flat lands west of there: 1330-1400. Cool north wind at 6-8 mph. -Ø/ Cirrus. Western Sandpipers - 2 flocks of these sandpipers were seen in a grain field beside the highway. One flock had 64 in it by actual count, and the other was slightly larger - perhaps 70-80 birds. They were a light grayish brown above, and a clear white below, with just slight dusky suffusion across the upper chest. The bill was slender and at least as long as the head. The legs were black or dark brown. No dark patch was seen on forehead. Ravens - we found 10 of them on the ground, feeding on a dead sheep, not far from the road. E. Meadowlarks - quite a few singing and perched on posts and wires here. Brewer's Blackbirds - NW Redwings - about equal numbers of M & F in the brush and fields. February 18, 1947 - Little Muddy Creek - 7 to 10 miles south of Corvallis. Mallards - flushed a flock of 54 from an overflow pond 200 yards from the road. Wood Ducks - flushed 10 (Ø 5 pair) from an open pond beside the road. They flew through a fringe of ash, and lit in the creek 100 feet away. Sparrow Hawks - a couple seen on wire lines. Mourning Dove - just one flew from the gravel road ahead of us. Flickers - feeding on the ground, and perched in the trees. Seattle Wrens - scolding and singing in the brush of an ash woods. Robins - here and there. Willow Goldfinch - about 30 perched on a fence, in dull plumage. Feeding on ground. Towhees - apirs seen here and there along the fence rows. Common. Beaver February 18, 1947 - Oak-fir Belt in foothills (Greenb Creek-Bellfountain) 1415-1600. W. Redtail Hawk - one perched on very top of D. Fir. Another perched on snag in more or less open area. Later circling up on cylinder and then diving off. Ruffed Grouse - flushed from thicket of briar and P. Oak under fir in oak belt. Ring-necked Pheasant - Just one cock from open pasture and brushy hillside. Band-tailed Pigeon - one took off from top of 50' fir. Flicker - quite a few flying around. Some perched in trees, others feeding on the ground. One or two were chased from oaks where they tried to perch, by Lewis Woodpeckers - a pair were taking over a knoll scattered with oaks. They would chase the flickers, capture insects, chase each other, and utter call notes once and a while. Another pair seen inscattered oaks on the valley floor. Tree ? Swallow - I had only a 20 foot glimpse of a single bird before in headed over a clump of firs, and it did not return, so I cannot be too certain of the species. Coast Jay - a pair of them in oak beside a creek and old farmstead. Also in the fir woods. Bush Tits - a small flock of 10-15 working the fir, and poison oak in brush area. Seattle Wren - singing and scolding from the woods. Varied Thrush - two or three from thick brush under oaks, in open. Robins - quite plentiful everywhere. W. Bluebirds - occasionals small groups would fly over. Others seen on fences, etc. Ruby-crowned Kinglet - individuals or pairs seen and heard in brush areas. Golden-crowned Kinglets - working through a woods area. Hutton's ??? Vireo - called from top of oak, and then we watched it set near the top of the tree for several minutes, before it moved. We could not be certain but what it might be a Cassins. Audubon Warblers - several small groups working the brush and small trees on the Towhees - pairs in the brush everywhere. hillsides.