Fern Ridge Reservoir continued: Robins not too plentiful Russet-backed Thrush - in Oak-fir forest area. Western Bluebirds flew over Cedar Waxwings Yellow Warblers MacGillivray Warblers working old orchard trees Audubon Warblers English Sparrows - W. Meadowlarks - several immatures seen. Only one adult. Not flocked yet. Yellow-headed Blackbirds - flushed 8 from cat-tail area along NE Dike, and there were others heard but not seen. Later, 1/2 m le away, I saw several males mixed in with a flock of some 250 Redwings. They are a beautiful sight to see. Redwings - in the marshy edges, in small to large groups. One of at least 250 birds. Brewer Blackbirds - not too many of them seen. Lazuli Bunting - a few seen Purple Finches near NE Dike area - Willow Goldfinches abundant everywhere in small to flocks of 50-75 birds. Adults and immatures present. Oregon Towhee Vesper Sparrows Chipping Sparrows Song Sparrows 53 species August 8, 1947, Cascade Foothills, NE Lane Co., SE of Harrisburg. 2-3:30 p.m. Vultures circling over Redtail Mountain Quail - F scolding covey Violet-green Swallow Cliff Swallow Coast Jay Raven - one pair in oak grove area Seattle Wren Robin Evening Grosbeak - just one Chipping Sparrows - a flock of 50-75 adults and immatures working thru the Sweet-briar, Yellow Pine, Incense Cedar, and Oak on this dry west slope August 8, 1947 - Summary of Willamette Valley from Corvallis to Eugene and N to Brownsvil Blue Herons and Green Herons found along most of the water courses and sloughs and ponds Mallards and Wood Ducks on some of the water courses and ponds Vultures - you couldn't look in any direction, at any time without seeing this bird, or several of them circling around. Sparrow Hawks quite commonly perched on wire lines or fence posts, etc. Ads and imm. Pheasants and Bobwhite and Valley Quail along edges of gravel roads getting grit (?). Killdeers in scattered pairs or very small groups Mourning Doves in very small groups on fences and wire lines Horned Larks very common along all roads, in most fields, many singing. Violet-greens, Barn, and Cliff Swallows in flocks of up to several hundred perched on the wire lines. The Tree Swallows aren't quite so numerous, and won't be seen over almost all the fields the way the aforementioned species are. Pacific Yellowthroats seem to be present in almost all little strips of fence row brush Brewer Blackbirds not very numerous now, as they have been most of the summer Lazuli Buntings perched on wire lines along most of the roads, several to the mile. Chipping Sparrows seem to be flocked up in numbers now and working the fence rows and fields. NIGHTHAWKS SEEN + HEARD ALL HRS OF THE DAY, + HEARD LATE AT NITE