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May 30, 1948, Beach and Sand Dunes, S side of Yaquina Bay Channel, 4:30-6:00 p.m.
Killdeers - around small ponds among the sand dunes.
Northern Phalarope - a single male in full plumage (without rufous across throat)
on the largest of the small ponds among the dunes. Got within 15' of it
several times, as it was very tame. It was well, flying O.K.
California Gull - common
Glaucous-winged Gull - a couple seen.
Flicker
Tree Swallows
Barn Swallows over pond areas
Robin on dune
White-crown Sparrows on the dune areas.
Willow Goldfinches here and there, too.
May 30, 1948, Spruce-Pine-Rhododendron dunes and woods S. of Yaquina Bay Channel
6 to 7 p.m. Warm, calm.
Band-tailed Pigeons in small flocks - common
Mourning Doves calling - just 3 or 4 of them.
Rufous Hummingbirds around the many flowering shrubs and herbs this evening
Flicker calling from top of pine and spruce trees
Little Flycatchers - a couple
W. Wood Pewee - 1 heard and later seen.
Violet-green Swallow in clearing and at edge of woods
Raven - 4 flew over to SE and inland
Chestnut-backed Chickadee - a few heard and seen.
Wren-Tits - 2 or 3 calling.
Robin
Russet-backed Thrushes calling
Golden-crowned Kinglets
Lutescent Warblers
Yellow Warblers
Black Cro-headed Grosbeaks calling
Purple Finches singing
Pine Siskins still flocked
Oregon Towhees
Song Sparrows common
May 31, 1948, Yaquina Head, Agate Beach, and Hidden Lake, (N. of Waldport) - cloudy,
calm, and warm.
Common Loon - 2 seen
Red-throated Loons - 4 together
Western Grebes - flocks of up to 15 feeding together
Farallon Cormorants - common on off-shore rocks
Baird's Cormorant - just a couple seen. - patches showed plainly.
White-winged Scoters - adults and immatures.
Surf Scoters
Cooper Hawk - over beach area.
Killdeers here and there
California Murres - on off-shore rocks and swimming in ocean
Pigeon Guillemot - common around Yaquina Head - some courting antics on the rocks.
Well-paired, females a lighter sooty color that shiny, dark males. Many
feeding offshore.
Band-tailed Pigeons - flying around the woods areas.
Rufous Hummingbirds - here and there
Flicker Violet-green Swallows Tree Swallows Bank Swallows
Rough-winged Swallows Barn Swallows Cliff Swallows Raven Crows
Robin Red-wing Blackbirds Brewer Blackbirds W. Goldfinches Towhees
Juncos Chipping Sparrows White-crowned Sparrows Song Sparrows
June 1, 1948 O.S.C. Campus - 9 p.m. Several Night-Howler calling more last night.
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