May 13, 1947, 12-mile Swamp, 1315-1725, clear and cool to warm, light breeze. Another red-letter "Eastern Oregon" day. I did it last week, and Tom did it this week. Just take a gander at the list below ! Blue Heron - one flew over American Bittern - one in the spike-rush within 25 feet of Tom, but it wouldn't show itself until Dave and I came up the road toward the bridge. It flew to the NE side of the swamp, where I later flushed it again. Lesser Canada Goose - still the one (we assume) on the swamp. Flushed it 3 X. Mallard - a few pair were seen, but no nests found. Blue-winged Teal - Tom found a female and two 5 or 6 day old young swimming in shallow water among Eleocharis at the south end of the swamp, in an area where we had not visited before. She "talked" to them as she flew, and they evidently "disappeared", for we did not find them later. Later Tom and Doc Gordon saw the male bird, and still later, we all got to see it when it took off from this same vicinity with 3 or 4 Mallards. This is a doggone good record, and will be hard to make some of the Bird-boys believe ! Wood Ducks - a few singles, and a couple of pair were seen. None with young yet. Hooded Merganser - a female (small size) seen with 4 or 5 young by Dave, and later I saw the adult birds, but not the young. These were also reported by Bob Storm last Saturday (May 10th). Vultures - a good many circling singly, or in small groups over the area. One pair stuck low and close to an area at the south end of the swamp. Marsh Hawk - none seen today, but I found last year's nest in the center of a clump of Carex oregonensis - a similar sight to the one found in 1942 (May 5). Sparrow Hawk - male on wire line, and one over field next to the swamp. Valley Quail - heard Pheasants - heard Virginia Rail - heard several and flushed just one Sora Rail - heard and flushed one from clump of Carex oregon obnupta Killdeer - flushed 3X from small area near curve in gravel road. Solitary Sandpiper ? ? - watched one on a muddy flat among the spike-rush at the south end of the swamp. It was by itself. It teetered and nodded, and stood pretty low to the ground. The call notes, when flushed, were a little higher than the Spotted Sandpiper, and its flight was of long sweeps, but very irreg- ular and zigzagging in direction. It was a dark gray-brown above, with a wash on the chest, and white below. Head had a gray-white eye ring, and there was no line over the eye. Supposedly it had a barred rump, which I could not see, it being all white, but inasmuch as a Lesser Yellowlegs is supposed to be even larger than this bird, which was about 7 & inches long, it is elimi- nated, and I guess I must admit it as it is, even if I saw what I saw - Ha !! Red-backed Sandpiper - not far from the Solitary we flushed a full plumaged bird of this species, in company with a more or less uniformly light gray of the same size, perhaps a bird of the opposite sex, in winter plumage, yet. Band-tailed Pigeons - I saw a single, and later a flight of 15 to 20 came over the swamp, circled and dropped into the field next to the railroad tracks. Mourning Doves - cooing and paired, but no nests found. Rufous Hummingbird - saw one take off from a nutkana rose. Flicker - saw one, and heard a couple near the north end of the swamp. Wood Pewee - perched in top of tall ash on island at north end. Horned Lark - on fence post by the road, going home. Violet-green Swallows - a few Tree Swallows - quite common Barn Swallows - quite a few, and the nest being built last week was dry, and lined with red chicken feathers. In it was one delicately spotted egg. Cliff Swallows - quite common over the swamp. Crow - saw a few Tule Wren - heard many over the swamp area, and one nest had at least 3 eggs in it. While Dave was at the nest, the adult bird came within 1 foot of him without making a sound, and did not scold him till he was leaving the nest area. Robin - a few individuals were seen.