August 16, 1947, East side of Camp Adair, Benton Co. 8 a.m. Violet-green Swallows and Cliff Swallows squatted in the middle of the surfaced hiway this a.m. in considerable numbers, and apparently just sitting there. It has been rather chilly this a.m., and the birds could have been securing warmth from the pavement. August 19, 1947, Woodburn, Pudding River - 6 to 7 a.m. Clear and cold (43°F). Kingfisher - immature flew down the river and lit atop a nearby L. Fir snag. Flickers calling now and then in the woods Little Flycatcher calling Coast Jays scolding Oregon Chickadees working a Red Cedar Red-breasted Nuthatches working a Red Cedar with the Chickadees Seattle Jrens - several young birds in one bush, scolding me. Robin Russet-backed Thrushcalling now and then. Hutton Vireo calling from the tree tops and working with warblers Audubon Warblers in the Ash and Red Cedar Black-throated Gray Warblers in the Cedars and tree tops MacGillivray Warblers in Ash thicket in rose pasture. Song Sparrows here and there. August 19, 1947, Woodburn to Hubbard, 9 to 907 a.m. Vultures circling over the area. Mourning Loves on the wire lines and at the edge of the highway. Black-headed Grosbeak perched on wire line as I approached, but it dove into an apple tree when I approached. August 20, 1947, Salem to Independence, 2-240 p.m., 25 Brkn. Cool. Vultures very common circling everywhere over the countryside this p m. Say's Phoebe - saw one adult bird fly out over a stubble field from a wire line to catch an insect, and then return to the wire line. Quite tame. Violet-green Swallows and Cliff Swallows scattered as singles or in very small groups feeding over most of the fields in this area/ Robins - a couple were seen. Western Bluebirds - on wire lines near a hopyard. Lazuli Bunting - one perched on wire line, and dove into fence row as I approached. August 22, 1947, 12-mile Swamp, Bruce Station, 2-3 p.m. 15 Ovc, RW-, W 3 to 6. Coh Pied-billed Grebe - one swimming in shallow pool with Pintails and Mallards. Blue Herons - 3 were seen, and one had over half of the flight feathers in the wings missing, making it really look raggy. They were all much more willing to give croaks of various types when I flushed them. Mallards - 12 in eclipse plumage were flushed at the S end. Pintails - 4 birds in the eclipse plumage with the mallards at the S end. Vultures - several circling over, and 2 immature (blk. heads) perched in ash tree. Violet-green Swallows - adults and immatures over the swamp area. Tree Swallows - a few here and there, adults and imms. Barn Swallows - mostly immatures were seen, there being only a few adults. Cliff Swallows - next to the V-g's these were most abundant. Tule Wrens seen here and there. Robins - quite a few in the pasture and ash trees at the S end. Cedar Waxwings - adults and immatures feeding over water. Pacific Yellowthroats - a few in the spirea thickets, and ash trees. Willow Goldfinches, adults and immatures, with males in blotched plumage. Song Sparrows common everywhere - adults and young.