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Feb. 1 1941 - Evening Grosbeaks still around the campers - calling early in the a.m. 797a
February 3, 1948 Corvallis - 12-mile Swamp, 1305-1325 ø/ S 7 Cool.
Mallards - 40 Killdeer - 36 Meadowlark - 1
Pintails - 150 Flicker - 4 Eng. Sparrow - 5
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 1 Crow - 1 Brewer Blackbird - 1
Sparrow Hawk - 2 Robin - 16
Pheasants - 3 Audubon Warblers - 10
And Return: 1445-1505, Ovc/10ø W 15-25 Cold , RW-
Mallards - 25 Pheasants - 6 Robin - 4
Pintails - 15 Killdeer - 5 W. Bluebirds - 46
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 1 ? ? Gull - 1 in field (short-bell)? Audubon Warbler - 1
Sparrow Hawks - 4 Flicker - 4 (2 feeding Brewer Blackbirds - 100
on poison oak berries)
February 3, 1948 , 12-mile Swamp, Bruce Station - 1325-1445, ø/ to Ove/ Cold W 10-20
Much of water iced over
Blue Heron - 1 flying over field
Canada Geese -mixed subspecies - not over 700 in the area.
Mallards - plenty- probably 3-400 seen
Pintails - seemed to be more common than Mallards - 450-600.
Shovellers - a few, some were full-plumaged males. Others young or females???
Baldpates - a full-plumaged pair seen.
Green-winged Teal - perhaps 400 in the area, tho we didn't see them all today.
Ruddy Duck - at least 5 were seen. None in full plumage
Cooper Hawk
Redtails - a pair circling over, and chasing each other.
Marsh Hawk - just one female seen in among teal that it flushed.
Killdeer - several flew over, calling
Wilson Snipe - must have flushed at least a dozen along the east side.
Flicker
Tule Wren - a few scolding
Robin
Bluebirds common, none in full plumage yet.
Pipits - a few flew over calling
NW Shrike - Bluebirds flushed from feeding when it flew in.
Audubon Warblers - a few scatte ed around here and there.
Song Sparrows - heard them, and some were waling around on the ice.
Feb. 7, 1947- noon 410 N 16- Corvallis - 35 Evening grosbeaks on lawn under maple. 800
Juncos, Purple Finch, Robins & Song Sparrows
February 8, 1948, Bruce Sta., Benton Co. to Cheshire, Lane Co. 0910-0930 10 Ovc R
Mallards - pr courting on Long Tom Flicker Audubon Warbler
Redtail Hawk - pair Ravens W. Meadowlarks
Sparrow Hawk Crows - 15 Brewer Blackbirds
Pheasants here and there Robin Oregon Juncos
Killdeer common Bluebirds Golden-crowned Sparrow - flock of 9
February 8, 1948 Cheshire to Fern Ridge Reservoir, 0930-1000 7 Ovc R SW 7-12
Sparrow Hawk Winter Wrens scolding Oregon Finch
Buffed Grouse Robin Purple Towhee
Stellar Jay Golden-crowned Kinglets Oregon Juncos
Ravens Audubon Warblers