19 August 7, 1940 Pudding River Bridge Al Stone was with me. Weather: Warm and fresh High, and scattered clouds Wind from northeast. 5 to 7 A. M. I took Al Stone out on his first Bird Study trip. I killed the battery in our car and had to pay $12.00 to get a new one. We had to ride our bikes out to Pudding River. Mourning Dove Blackbird Flycatcher Cliff Swallow Robin Stellar Jay Wood Thrush Western Wren Kingfisher Towhee Violet-Green Swallow Blue Darter Hawk Cooper's Red-tailed Hawk Red-breasted Nuthatch Young Western Tanager (call) Gardiner or Harris Woodpecker Flicker Green-backed Goldfinch Chickadee Junco White-breast Nuthatch Cassin Vireo Warbling Vireo Valley Quail Yellow-breast Flycatcher Lutescent Warbl. Rusty Song Spar Vesper Sparrow x Mallard Duck xxx Seattle Wren Black-head Gros w Goldfinch xx Least Bitterton x There were 6 of them in the river just above the swimming hole. xx This, I at first took to be a heron, but later decided not. It had greenish tinge to it. Was in shallow water just off a sand bar when we disturbed it. It gave a squawk and then flew. We heard another squawk but couldn't locate the other bird. xxx There were two of them within 5 feet of us that were giving themselves a dust bowl bath in the middle of the lane. The morning was just perfect. Sun shining, fresh air, and the air full of birds and bird calls. I saw many that I did not know.