“…Early records include sitings at Fort Klamath (Merrill 1888), John Day (Miller 1904), in Baker County (Jewett 1909), in Tillamook County (Jewett 1916), at Clear Lake (Willett 1919), Wallowa Valley (Gabrielson 1924), and the Rogue River Valley (Gabrielson 1931). Walker (1917) listed Western Bluebirds as abundant in the open timber of central Oregon. Antony (1886) and Jewett and Gabrielson (1929) described Western Bluebirds as very common summer residents in the Portland area.…”