Banks 1959 32. Journal June 29 Oyster River, Vancouver Island, B.C. Probably a hundred acres, is mainly grass, quite tall, with a few patches of small trees, a scattering of stumps and logs. On the surface, it appears to be good White-crow habitat, but the birds are scarce. I got only 4, saw only 3 pr., and I covered a good bit of the area. It seems that Chipping Sparrows occupy the Zonotrichia [illegible] (habitat, at least). here. Took 1 chippy, 2 garter snakes, and 6 Quercus [illegible] here. Western Meadowlarks abound the first seen, in abundance, on the island. Also I saw or heard: Yellow Warbler Western Flycatcher Violet-green Swallow Amer. Goldfinch Barn Swallow Alder Flycatcher Ring-necked Pheasant, Robin Band-tailed Pigeon Thrasher Olive-backed Thrush Sylvian Vireo Orange-crowned Warbler. Saw also 2 deer, a doe and a spike-buck, feeding in the grass. Macaulay Rd., 14 mi. N Courtenay, Vancouver Isld., B.C. Met Mr. Pease at the junction of this road and the highway, a few 10ths of a mile S of the park entrance, at 10:30. Drove about 5 miles, and the country opened up into some good farms. A Wm. Johnson (sp?) who runs a farm gave permission to shoot here. Took 3 White-crows,