TWELVE-MILE SWAMP AT BRUCE, TWELVE MILES SOUTH OF CORVALLIS, BENTON COUNTY, OREGON Date: 30 September, 1947 14:00 to 15:45. Weather: Wind 8 mph, high clouds, temp. 65° F. California Heron: One flew over the south end of the swamp. Mallard: About 50 individuals present at the north end of the swamp. Green-winged Teal: A flock of about 25 which allowed me to get very close to them were present at the north side of the swamp. No positive identification of blue-winged teals were made although I saw what was likely a female blue-winged or Cinnamon teal. The flock of blue-winged teal previously noted at the south end of the swamp was either not present or managed to stay out of my view. Sharp-shinned Hawk: One individual was seen making passes at a lone barn swallow about 25 feet off the ground. Western Red-tail: One over the swamp. Marsh Hawk: At least two individuals were present. Ring-necked Pheasant: Individuals were flushed often on. American Coot: 17 were present at the usual location near the west bridge. Killdeer: Only one individual. Northwestern Flicker: Individuals here and there. Barn Swallow: One individual as noted above. There was in addition a small flock of swallows present which was too high to make identification possible. Seattle Wren: one in an ash thicket. Tule Wren: two noted. Northwestern Robin: Several not together. Western Pipit: A couple of small flocks passed over. Yellow-throat: Heard only. Northwestern Red-wing: A flock of about 100 in the ash at the south- east side of the swamp. Brewer's Blackbird: Scattered individuals passed over. California Purple Finch: Several passed Over. Northern Pine Siskin: A couple of small flocks passed over. Willow Goldfinch: A couple of small flocks passed over. White-crowned Sparrow: A mixed flock of white-crowns and golden-crowns totaling about 15 birds was present in the sweetbriar thicket along the fence south of the shacks. Golden-crowned Sparrow: see above. Forbush's Sparrow. A lone sparrow slightly smaller than a rusty song sparrow and displaying the marks of this species (redish-brown crown marks divided by a center line and no yellow superciliary line as in the savannah sparrow) was flushed from the grass and weeds on the east side of the swamp. Unfortunately it stayed within view for only a few seconds. Previously I have always thought of this species as occuring in flocks here. Rusty Song Sparrow: Two or three noted. David B. Marshall O X 3, 1947 - Corvallis 0030 2/3 moon 120-D/ 4 Killdeer flying around, t calling. Oct 4, 1400-1000 O 59 Lesser Canada Geese leading SW. Oct 5- 0730- Varied Thrush 744 745