September 21, 1940 Pudding RiverBridge 6 A. M. to 8:30 A. M. Very chilly, no wind, Sun not up until about 7 o'clock. Herby Gill was with me. Blackbird Chickadee Stellar Jay *Anthony Green Heron Rusty Song Sparrow Great Blue Heron Red-breasted Nuthatch Flicker Ruby-crowned Kinglet Western Tanager Gardiner Woodpecker White-breasted Nuthatch Killdeer Cooper Hawk Seattle Wren Towhee Western Wren Kingfisher Meadowlark * This morning we scared up a single Green Heron as we were walking along the road into the swimming hole. By some quirk of coincidence the bird was within ten or fifteen feet of the spot where Al Stone and I first scared one up on Pudding River on August 7, 1940 at 5:30 A. M. I am beginning to wonder if they are at the same place every morning or if this was just history repeating itself after one and a half months. I am taking Virgil Lamb, a grade school teacher, out on a bird study trip tomorrow morning and we will stop off there on the way to Jack's bridge. About ten minutes after Herby and I scared up this single bird, we were about 500 feet farther up the river at the bend above the swimming hole when all of a sudden there was a loud splash and four of these same birds jumped up in the air and went hell-bent-for-election up Pudding River. I am still very doubtful as to the true identity of this bird. If Gilbert or Jewett from Portland could see it the matter would be cleared up for good. September 21, 1940, Kirsch's Woods at 2:30 to 4 P. M. Eldon and I. Weather very warm and lazy for this time of year. No breeze. Flicker Chickadee Sparrow Hawk Towhee Ruby-crowned Kinglet Stellar Jay Blackbird Killdeer Robin Vesper Sparrow We climbed Douglas Fir tree that was in the southwest corner of the woods. We went up about 80 feet to 85 feet above the ground. We could see all over the surrounding countryside. Had a good chance to study a sparrow hawk that hovered in the air about 50 feet from us as we were coming back to the car. Tomorrow morning will probably be my last bird study trip for some time as I am going down to Oregon State next wednesday to take a year course in the Wild Life Department. NOTE: September 22, 1940 Mother, Dad, and I went into Portland to the bird sanctuary, Laurelhurst, and Mt. Tabor parks today. Had long talk with Mr. Eliot and we definitely have decided that the four "Herons" that I saw yesterday (mentioned above) were the very rare and scarce Anthony Green Heron. He has seen them only on Johnson Creek in Portland and on the Umpqua River in southern Oregon. Chickadee White-breasted Nuthatch Robin Flicker Mallard Duck Canada Goose White Swan Junco