Field notes, v665
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May 21, 1940.. Lower Mc Clay, Upper MacClay, Pittock Bird Sanctuary, Washington Park, and intermediated points. 12 noon to 4:30 p.m. China Pheasant Golden-growned Kinglet Hermit Warbler Violet-green Swallow Winter Wren with seven Cassin Vireo Red-breasted Nuthatch babies. Flicker Rusty Song Sparrow Robin Pileolated Warbler Vesper Sparrow Steller Jay Black-throated Gray Warbler Oregon Towhee Mourning Dove *Wood Ducks Yellow Warbler Band-tailed Pigeon *Mallard English Sparrow Oregon Junco House Wren Fox Squirrel Russet--back Thrush Lutescent Warbler Two Chipmunks Western Tananger Cooper's Hawk Dragonfly (bright red body) This was a very busy day for me--I walked to Jantzen Knitting Mills and to Jantzen Beach to make application for a summer job with them. From there I walked back into town to the Glisan Street Post Office and had a talk with Mr. Douglas, who is in charge of range survey work in the Forest Service.. He took my name and would find out about work on an Eastern Oregon Ranch for the summer. From there I walked over to Lower MacClay Park and walked up the creek trail to the lower end of the Pittock Reserve. I ate lunch there. After lunch I walked over to the reserve and visited with Mr. Elliot for about two and a half hours. I help Eliot carry a pair of Wood Ducks down to the pond where we turned them loose. He was afraid the Male would leave the pond right away but it stayed.. The female Wood Duck and a Male Mallard that was on the pond mated while we were there. On the way back into town I took the trail over the upper MacClay Park ridge and then around to Washington Park. Kept my shirt off all the time I was hiking. Climbed to the highest point of King's Heights where a beautiful home was located.. I have never seen a view here in Portland that could equal it.. They have two gardeners working for them. The 13 acres is located just above city pump.tank7. When you look up at it you think that it is a water reservoir. Totaling all of the areas that I covered up and down hill and on pavement and it amounts to about 20 miles. I found out that the birdsthat I did not know at Kirsch's woods were the Bush Tit and the Audubon Warbler. Located Mt. Hood Lily plant in the Bird Reserve.