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88 The Ottawa Naturalist. [Aug. 



pleasure of being able to recognize the trees and plants was 

 referred to in his speech by one of the "Fathers" of the Club, 

 and his apt quotation from Shakespeare was received with 

 applause. 



E. H. B. 



BIRD NOTES. 



Turkey Buzzard. Mr. Andrew Hafflin shot one of these 

 birds, near Lake de May, in January last. This is a new record 

 for the Camrose district. The bird was reported to have spent 

 several years around the lake, living on dead animals. Bird life 

 was scarce in Northern Alberta last winter, there being no large 

 migrations of such birds as the Great Gray Owl, Hawk Owl, or 

 Snowy Owl. Some years in a day's drive a dozen of these birds 

 can be seen. The reason they were so scarce last winter was, 

 I think, owing to the extreme cold and much snow in the far 

 north. I collected a beautiful male Evening Grosbeak in Decem- 

 ber and there were flocks of Pine Grosbeaks with us all winter. 



F. L. Farley. Camrose, Alberta. 



Evening Grosbeak. The Rev. A. E. Richard reported that 

 in February last, Evening Grosbeaks were present at Bucking- 

 ham, Que., and attracted a good deal of attention. One flock 

 of about thirty, which he had under observation was first seen 

 in the latter part of December. The birds were seen later on 

 Jan. 21st, Feb. 6th, Feb. 14th and Feb. 17. 



Nesting of Black Duck. On April 30th, while passing 

 through some swampv ground at the edge of a large area of 

 heavy timber at Rockfield, Que., we flushed a Black Duck oflf 

 her nest of eleven fresh eggs. The nest, which war; made cf 

 broken weed stalks and feathers plucked from the bird itself, 

 was placed about 18 inches up on a mound and against the base 

 of a large maple tree. Three hundred yards of the surrounding 

 territory was under three inches of water. 



W. J. Brown, Westmount, Que. 



