May 13, 1947 - Stewart Lake continued 35 species forwarded: Warbling Vireo - watched two courting, and the male left and flew into top of a hawthorne where it continually sang, soft notes barely audible, along with the typical notes usually heard. Lutescent Warbler - a few heard Yellow Warblers - several pair in the area - one has territory and drove out a male that tried to enter. Audubon Warbler - working in the oak area. MacGillivray Warbler - watched one singing from the top of a Rosa nutkana Long-tailed Chat - heard one in a brush patch near the pond. English Sparrow Meadowlarks - singing everywhere. Brewer Blackbirds - paired up along the road, common Black-headed Grosbeak - singing from pond side of an ash tree on west side. Western Tanager - in the older oak grove area. Didn't stay, but moved on Lazuli Bunting - in field and fence row near the pond Green-backed Goldfinch - a pair were seen near the pond in a weed patch. The female, \u2640 Oregon Towhee - came across just one pair, and one of them was on the ground, and when I approached I knew they had a nest near where I was standing, but I couldn't locate it, so I moved away and watched, and soon had it located within a 5 foot radius, for the parents never left the nest very far, just into the nearest trees and shrubs. The female went up an oak to a height of about 30 feet. The male had food in his bill, and kept giving warning chirps. Both increased their note intensity when I got close to the nest. It was located on the ground at the base of a clump of grass, with a canopy of grass, Rosa gymnocarpa, and snowberry up to 18" high over it. No trees or shrubs were within 8 feet of the nest site, although the oak canopy at 30-35 feet just about covered the area, there was plenty of light. The nest was made of coarse grass stems, and lined with finer stems of grass, etc. There were 4 pinking-gray-skinned young in the nest, each of different size, indicating the incubation began with the laying of the first egg. Their eyes weren't open. A bluish-gray down of a straggly nature was on the top of their head, and down part of the back. The wings were partly down covered with down, and pin feathers were beginning to develop. The majority of the body was abdomen, completely bare. Inner mouth reddish. Largest length up to 2 1/2 inches, and smallest 1 1/2 to 1 3/4" long. Tarsi were pinkish-flesh, and the gape was yellowish. Banded 4l-52l0l-104 inc. Vesper Sparrows common in fields Chipping Sparrows - must have been 8 pair in the pond area, several territory fights. Junco just two were seen. Song Sparrow - 53 species.