June 16, 1947, S. Spur, MacDonald Forest - 1215-1700. 20vc. RW- W4-7, cool. Vulture - circling over. Blue Grouse - hooting most of the p.m. Coast Jay - several in the area. Gray Jay - just one heard, and later seen in maple-fir area, at 1400 feet. Ravens - 3 came over, flying fast, and low, and giving various call notes. Golden-crowned Kinglets - a few in the fir forest. Western Tanager - several heard. Evening Grosbeaks - just 2 seen Lazuli Bunting - 2 in grass-hillside area, singing. Juncos - several pair in the deeper fir woods, all flushed from nests, under 8-15" herb growth, in open areas between the large trees. Chipping Sparrows - in the brush-scattered open grassy hillsides. 2"singing" White-crowned Sparrows - pair still in same vicinity, around nest, and scolded me loudly when I approached the site, on the south slope of the hill. June 17, 1947, Stewart Lake, Benton Co., 10-1130 a.m. Wood Ducks present on the lake - only females were seen. Kingfisher - flew from the oak log in the water, and gaining altitude headed north. Cedar Waxwings - a few in the willows around the pond. June 17, 1947, 12-mile Swamp, Bruce Station, 1300-1530, Brkns Cus, warm, calm. Blue Heron - one flushed from N. end of Swamp Bittern - just one bird seen - no sign of a nest could be found. Mallards - flushed 3 different females and all acted as if they had nests, but no nests could be found in the vicinity from which they were flushed, and so it is presumed that young were around somewhere, tho none were seen. Vulture - circled over swamp. Sparrow Hawks on wire lines. Sharp-shinned Hawk - seened several times sailing on set wings over the swamp. Pheasants - heard. Virginia Rail - heard them several times, and saw one fly some 75 feet from an "open" area of Eleocharis to a Carex obnupta clump. Killdeer - one flew over. Mourning Loves - plentiful in very small flocks (family groups??). Pacific Nighthawk - one flew over high, calling. Little Flycatchers - heard. Horned Larks - singing in nearby fields. Violet-green Swallows - afew Tree Swallows - both adults and young were very common. Bank Swallows - one pair were seen. Rough-winged Swallows - 5 or 6 were seen. Barn Swallows - several pair of adults, and the 3 young in the nest are about 3 1/2" long now, and about ready to leave the nest. Face coloring developing already, but no elongated forked tail, as yet. Feces in large pile on floor under nest. Cliff Swallows - a few around. Crows - a few flew over, and others could be heard in the distance. Tule Wren- heard only one. Yellow Warblers - heard a couple. Meadowlarks - singing almost everywhere. Redwing Blackbirds - plentiful in the area, and young were abundant and flushed from almost every bush in the area. Found several new nests, and others with sets of 3, 4, and 5 eggs in them, about 9 such nests; Others with young just hatched. Song Sparrows seen.