July 24, 1947, continued: 4 miles W of Elmira, Lane Co., in Yellow Pine, Madrone - Oak - Fir area, 730-830 a.m. Vulture Redtail Hawks over ridge Killdeer Mourning Love Flickers Olive-sided Flycatcher Purple Martins - 15 to 20 of them perched in dead top branches of a very tall D. Fir, in an old cleared forest acreage. Bottom of the tree was alive. The birds were calling continually, and some would take wind, and circle, and soar, higher and higher, eventually several would be together, way up there. House Wrens - a few were seen W. Bluebirds - 17 flew over in a scattered flock Aucubon Warbler - saw 3 of them. Pacific Yellowthroats - saw and heard several Long-tailed Chat - just heard one. MacGillivray Warbler - one male seen, and 2 immatures Pileolated Warbler - full adults squeeked up by me, to within 4 feet. July 24, 1947, Fern Ridge Dam Reservoir Area, 9 a.m. to 1230 noon. Varied habitats from open water to oak-fir woods. Frequent thunder showers all time I was there. Pied-billed Grebe - 3 were seen. White Pelican - I saw them floating on the water, or perched on a far off island, and one group of 7 took to flight at the same time. Farallon Cormorants - several perched in dead trees out in the water, and I watched one drop into a small lake below the dam to feed. Blue Heron - several were in the area., and one old adult delighted in perching on a fence pont. Green Heron - one full adult was surprised while feeding in grassy ponds near the edge of the reservoir. Mallards - quite a few were seen. No full adult males, however. Eclipse?? Wood Ducks - a few were flushed from the edge of an ash grove under water. Vultures - 9 of them feeding on 3/4 submerged sheep at edge of old hiway. Marsh Hawk - watched a female flying over Sparrow Hawk - Bobwhite Pheasants Wilson Snipe - a pair of them flushed from a flooded field near the road, and they circled around me. Killdeer - plentiful in the area. Spotted Sandpiper - saw and heard just one. Least Sandpipers - several flocks of them were to be seen along the old road. They would circle and fight right in the road, where there was no water, and then feed into the shallow water from there. The most I saw was 27 in one flock, but more than that were present in the area. Mourning Doves Rufous Hummingbird Kingfisher - one perched in old ash at edge of water - waiting. Flicker Red-breasted Sapsuckers - another "family" of them playing around in a dead D. Fir. Little Flycatcher - Olive-sided Flycatchers Horned Larks Violet-green Swallows - plenty of flocks around, mostly immatures Tree Swallows - a few Barn Swallows - plenty around, continually calling. Cliff Swallows Purple Martins - a flock of 9 perched and flying to and from another very tall D. Fir which has the top half dead. They soared more than they beat the wings.