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DAVIS LAKE, 7 MILES N. OF WILLAMETTE PASS HWY
July 27, 1948 (730 p.m.) to July 28 (830 a.m.). Lev. 4585'
Eared Grebes - 11 of them on west side
White Pelican - 1 on marshy bar at northwest corner of lake.
Canada Geese came in at dusk. 15 on bar with gulls this a.m. And
30 more seen on W side, and 6 on N side in the a.m.
Cackling Geese - 14 seen
Barrow's Golden-eyes - 2 seen
Osprey - flying with moving flock of 150+ gulls in the evening. In the a.m.
I watched one dive under the surface from a height of 125' and come up
with a 9" fish, and in a period of 5 minutes it had circled to well
over 2000' and over 4 miles to the NE.
Sparrow Hawk
Coots
Mule Deer
California or Ring-billed Gulls - 100's flying to W across S end accompanied
by an osprey in the evening.
Pacific Nighthawk lit on ground in my camp area.
Flicker
Harris Woodpecker
Wood Pewee
Little Flycatchers come on
Tree Swallows
Barn Swallows
Cliff Swallows
Purple Martins - a half-dozen immatures or females flying over the south end
of the lake this a.m. with the swallows.
Steller Jays common
Clarke Nutcrackers - 4 in pines along the lake edge on the west side.
Mountain Chickadees
Red-breasted Nuthatches
Pigmy Nuthatches in yellow pine.
Robin
Mountain Bluebirds in open meadow areas.
Warbling Vireos
Audubon Warblers
Brewer Blackbirds
Western Tanagers singing and calling
Pine Siskins
Crossbills - young ones, early in a.m.
Savannah Sparrows
Chipping Sparrows
July 28, 1948. Cultus Lake, 0945.
Creeper singing
Crossbills - 25 in one flock that flew over.
July 28, 1948. Deschutes Bridge -- 1010-1030 El. 4625'.
Mountain Chickadees
Warbling Vireo
Audubon Warbler
Brewer Blackbirds - 6 of them.
Chipping Sparrows
Song Sparrows .
July 28, 1948. Little Lava Lake, 1045.
Olive sided Flycatcher,
Mountain Chickadee
Western Tanager.