(34-36) February 8th 1948, Fern Ridge Reservoir, Lane Co. 1000-1400 7 Ovc, R SW - 6-15, Cold Pied-billed Grebe - one in bay below day; it would submerge without diving. Blue Herons present just about everywhere one would look. Canada Geese, mostly lessers - several flocks of 50 or so flying around - probably about 1000 around the entire reservoir. Mallards - a couple of pair is all that was seen Mergansers (Red-breasted) - a pair of full adults seen. They looked large, probably larger than the Am Red-breasted should look, but they both possessed definite crests, and the chest was dark, not clear white, as in the American. Sparrow Hawks - a couple Coots - not too many of them seen. Killdeer - in with the sandpipers, and also in groups and singles by themselves. Wilson Snipe - a few flushed along old Elmira road. Least Sandpipers - many in the area - we watched up to 200 feeding on mud flats at close range, and others were mixed in with a huge flock of assorted pipers, probably Leasts, Westerns, and a few Red-backed?? Dowitchers - a flock of 5 were feeding in a slightly isolated groups a ways from the huge flock of other species on one of the mud-flats. Western Sandpipers - in a mixed flock with the leasts, a huge flock of several hundred or so, and perhaps a few Red-backed in with them. Glaucous-winged Gull - a couple of adults around the dam. Ring-billed Gull - adults observed along the mud-flats at the south end. Short-billed Gull - at edge of water on mud-flat at north end - Species not real certain. Short-eared Owl - one observed on open mud flats at south end, not far from a raft of geese, and a huge flock of sandpipers. Gairdner Woodpecker - one working in oak below the dam. W. Crows - a few Oregon Chickadees in winter flock with Kinglets, etc. Slender-billed Nuthatch - one working in oak below the dam. Robins on the ground feeding in fields all around the reservoir. Golden-?/ crowned Kinglets - in winter flock with Chickadees Pipits - some observed at 5 feet, and many small flocks here and there. Audubon Warblers - a few in brush, grass (sedge), and oak areas. Redwinged Blackbird - a few. February 8, 1948, 12-mile Swamp, Bruce Station: 1450-1600, 70 Ovc 10Brkn, R-, SW 7-10. Heron - a couple seen Canada Geese - 3 flushed from edge of swamp - Lessers - 50-70 in flock near swamp. 804 Mallards - 15-20 seen. Pintails - several beautiful full males, and also females or immature males?? 30-40 total. Green-winged Teal - there must have been a total of 4500-5000 of them at the swamp today, and what a thrilling sight it was to watch them wheel and turn in unison. One flock picked up some male Shovellers, and after a few banks, the Shovellers ended up at the head of the line, and they retained that position for sometime! It was indeed a wonderful thing to watch, and it is too bad that it all couldn't be seen at the same moment. Shovellers - a few full males and immature males or females with the Green-winged Teal. They were in flight with them (see above). Ruddy Ducks - only a couple were seen. No full males Cooper Hawk - 1 flew over north end. Sparrow Hawk - a couple seen Coots - maybe 50-70 seen Killdeer Wilson Snipe - must have flushed 30-40 of them Flickers - a couple Tule Wren - a few seen and heard Robin W. Bluebirds abundant, hovering Pipits calling and flying over NW Shrike - one around the hut again this p.m. Not present in a.m. Audubon Warblers common in ash, and in sedge, and on the ground near water, and over it. NW Redwings - maybe 40-50 coming in as we left, males brilliant now. Purple Finch - 3 or 4 females or immatures in ash tree - just sitting. Flushed & returned. Song Sparrows