46 Thb Ottawa Naturalist. [June 



Meadowlark. March 29th, two seen ;_; March 31st, one 

 seen. 



Baltimore Oriole. May 21st, one seen in the willows. 

 A pair nested in the willows by the breakwater. 



Bronzed Grackle. May 20th a pair flew over the marsh. 

 June 18th, three broods of young, feeding at the edge of the 

 marsh. 



Sxowflake. January 19th, a single bird on the beach. 

 February 20th, a flock of thirty seen. 



Vesper Sparrow. Three seen on April 3rd. They were 

 numerous from April 10th to 16th; a pair seen on May 1st. 



Savannah Sparrow. May 15th, two seen; May 16th, 

 fifteen seen in company with a large flock of White-throats 

 and White-crowns. A few were seen until May 19th. They 

 breed on the main island but no records were made of them 

 breeding on Fishermans Island. 



White-crowned Sparrow. One seen on April 26th; 

 numerous from May 8th to 22nd. 



White-throated Sparrow. April 16th, five seen. Small 

 flocks appeared on the beach from April 26th to May 15th. On 

 May 16th and 17th, there was a large flight, three or four hundred 

 were seen. A single bird remained until May 22nd. 



Chipping Sparrow. May 7th, four seen. 



Slate-colored Junco. Small flocks seen from March 

 28th to May 16th. 



Song Sparrow. March 9th, three seen. By March 24th 

 they were numerous. The first nest with eggs was found on 

 May 12th. 



Swamp Sparrow April 12th, two seen. Numerous on 

 April 15th. One nest containing egg shells was found on the 

 ground in a dry meadow close to the marsh. 



Fox Sparrow. A single bird seen from April 1st to 5th. 

 On April 6th there was a flock of six, scratching among the dead 

 leaves under the willows. Single birds were seen on April 7th, 

 15th and 29th. 



Towhee. Single birds seen frequentlv from April 1st 

 to May 9th. 



Rose-breasted Grosbeak. May 15th, one male seen. 

 Scarlet Tanager. One male seen from May 25th to 28th. 



Purple Martin --Two pairs arrived on April 18th. They 

 nested in a bird house beside one of the cottages. 



Cliff Swallow. April 2 5th. six seen flying over the 

 marsh. May 19th, a stiff north-west gale was blowing and large 

 flocks of Cliff, Bank and Barn Swallows were huddled together 

 on the sand in the lee of the breakwater. 



