March 11, 1947, continued: Chestnut-backed Chickadee - in the fir timber west of the swamp - calling. Red-breasted Nuthatch - in the fir and oak timber west of the swamp. California Creeper - in the fir grove at Avery Park. W. Winter Wren - on top of the ridge west of the swamp - singing loud and clear. Robins - abundant in the fields in small and large flocks. Varied Thrush - still many in the oak-brush on the ridge west of the swamp. Pipits - a flock of 35-40 flushed from a field near the swamp. NW Shrike - flew from a wire line along the main highway. Dark plumage. Hutton's Vireo - on top of oak-fir ridge - heard them give 3 different calls. Audubon's Warbler - just one seen on a wire line. English Sparrows - around the service station at Bruce Meadowlark - seen and heard singing everywhere. NW Redwings - none at the swamp at 1 p.m., but they started dropping in by 3:30. Brewer Blackbirds - plentiful along the hiway, and flocking as we returned. Calif. Purple Finch - a single male on a wire line by the highway. Towhee - plentiful in the brush near the swamp, and on the oak-fir ridge. Savannah Sparrow - a single flushed along the RR tracks. Juncos - plentiful in the open, and in the woods and brush. Song Sparrows - common White-crowned Sparrows - one immature seen near the Service Sta at Bruce. March 12, 1947 - Stewart Lake, and Poison Oak Lake, 1230- 2 p.m. Mallards - a few pair on the pond. Green-winged Teal - about 50 of them with the mallards. Vulture - 4 of them were circling both low and high, moving northward. Sharp-shinned Hawk - a single one giving chase to, but outmanuvered by Wilson Snipe. Also saw 3 or 4 other snipe earlier. Audubon Warbler - 50-75 of them feeding by flycatching insects around the lake. Meadowlarks - common and singing everywhere. Towhee - a few heard and seen. At POison Oak Lake Long-tailed Jays common, one preening in the sun, and wouldn't move as we approached. Golden-crowned Kinglets in the fir. Purple Finch - one singing from the top of a fir. March 12, 1947, Corvallis, 410 North 16th, 530-630 p.m. Rufous Hummingbird - a single one "buzzed" by as I stood watching the birds from the back porch. Robins - for the first time I noted that 100's of them, in singles or small flocks were flying high, from all directions towards the hills NW. Ruby-crowned Kinglet - for the first time I heard the very light, and beautiful song of this bird tonight. I was very pleasantly surprised. March 13, 1947 - Corvallis + S. Cemetery Hill - 2-3:30 p.m. Clear & warm. 4 Violet-green Swallows - quite plentiful now, chasing each other thru the sky. 14 W. Evening Grosbeak - Quite a few calling on the campus this a. m. 1 Vulture - came in low over the hill & all birds quit singing immediately. 2 Ball's Bunting - watched pair circle each other, fly together, and circle fir tree tops, alighting now & then. 3 Red-breasted Sapsucker - giving loud perfect call heard in spring 5 L.T. Jay - a few in sables, sunning - one in "sing song" 6 OAS Chickadees - working oak-oak thickets. 7 Steller's Jil with nest - a clean male & female searching hole in oak tree trunk "mibbin", Male calling & hanging around close, peering in now and then, while I entered hole to lookaround. Stay about 2 min. at a time. Males kept talking, and when I moved it, flew away giving alarm notes. I look out & then flew giving same notes. 8 Scott's Warbler 9 Winter Wren - singing 10 Robin 1 Varied Thrush - 3 in oak belt 12 RC Kinglet - singing from small ash along the Mary's st. Beautiful song. 13 Audubon Warbler 15-16 Towhee & Juncos 17 Veery Sparrow - jet of year 18 Song Sp.