MCFADDEN'S SWAMP, AT BRUCE, BENTON CO., OREGON February 18, 1950 2:30pm to 4:14pm Weather - High clouds. Some sunshine. Temp about 60. A beautiful day. Water Levels - 13 inches. Area Covered - Both sides of swamp including meadow. Canada Goose - 600. They came in from Failing Estate in small flocks and landed on island at south end and then flew over to a field of ryegrass beside the swamp. Mallard - 750. About 500 of which were on the meadow. Baldpate - 25 on the meadow. Pintail - 250, all but 2 of which were on the meadow at the far north end. Green-winted Teal - 200 on the meadow. Scaup - 5 males and 4 females. Coot - 150 Killdeer - 3 Wilson's Snipe - 1 Red-shafted Flicker - 1 Oregon Chickadee - 1 flock Seattle Wren - 1 singing. Marsh Wren - 1 singing Horned Lark - Flock of about 30 flew over. Robin - about 14 in fence rows Pipit - 4 Red-wings - Were there all the time we were present. Ore. Thrush - 1 Ore. Juncos Golden-crowned Sparrow - 2 by the house. Song Sparrows. FAILING ESTATE February 18, 1950 5:00pm Canada Goose - Flock in field. Didn't get to count them. Went in to talk to Earl Campbell, one of the brothers who operate the Failing Estate. Campbell accurately described the snow goose to me. He said he saw a flock of about 50 on Feb. 17. These were the first he had ever seen so he says. He says there are not near the number of geese on his place this year as have been present previous years. Campbell says he raises vetch, alta fescue, oats and rye grass mostly on his place. He says the geese take all these crops, but believes they prefer the vetch. He does not believe they do him any damage.