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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.