Field notes, v666
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July 30, 1947, Woodburn Golf Course - 830 a.m. Pintails - a flight of 29 came in at 100' from the north, and they veered as they came over us, and went on to the southeast. Didn't segregate by sex. Thunder- storms in the area, accompanyed by rain showers. Harris Woodpecker - one on the side of a pole along the edge of the course by the hiway. Cliff Swallows - several times they would follow my golf ball to the ground after I hit it. Cassin Vireo - Yellow Warblers - adults feeding young capable of flying well in our yard. Myrtle Warbler - one working the walnut tree in our backyard. August 2, 1947, Avery Park - 815-1145 a.m. Clear, cool, and light breeze. Kingfisher - one male observed flying over this quite stretch of the river, with its underparts practically trailing in the water, and the wing tips hitting the water everyonce and a while. Every 15-20 feet it dropped into the water, and then resumed flying, only to submerge again, and again, to 7 or 8 times while I watched. Its methods were not to catch fish, but more to bathe, I assume. Little Flycatcher Olive-sided Flycatcher Violeg-green Swallows Oregon Chickadees Robins Purple Finch young common in the area. Oregon Towhees in the brush August 3, 1947, Willamette R. Gravel Pits above Corvallis - 1-4 p.m. Blue Heron Vaux Swifts - 9 over the trees Little Flycatcher Bank Swallows common over the river Oregon Chickadee Seattle Wren Russet-backed Thrush Cedar Waxwings - at least 25 were seen Yellow Warbler Long-tailed Chat Black-headed Grosbeak MacDonald Forest, August 7, 1947, 8-1045 a.m. 20 Ovc from W Vultures - 2 young observed perched on the lower inner limbs of D. Fir in the heart of a Fir forest on a NE slope. The heads were barely colored. They would fly only a short distance before alighting again. Blue Grouse - 2 adults and 3 young flushed from the gravel road at 8 a.m. Young were nearly full sized, it seemed. Mountain Quail - came across a covey in the road. 2 adults and 7 1/2-grown young, that were quite brownish in color. Flicker - heard a few Harris Woodpecker - working a dead fir snag Little Flycatcher Olive-sided Flycatcher Gray Jay - a trouop of 5 fâew "leap-frog" style thru the fir woods on a NW slope. Red-breasted Nuthatche quite common in the fir and oak woods, calling California Creeper - located a nest behind a piece of split wood and bark on an 1l" D. Fir snag, on the south side at 8 feet, in a man-made clearing. Russet-backed Thrush - one 1/2-grown young was seen in a hazel, being fed by parents Hutton Vireo - calling and working tops of firs Townsend Warblers in a small flock along with Hermit Warblers working thru the tops of the firs Evening Grosbeaks - just one pair flew over, calling Towhee Juncos and 3/4-grown young in man-made clearings at N end of forest. House Wren - a pair in brush pile in same clearing.