and a little later, two Great Horned Owls began to answer 

 each other in the distance, their deep, menacing notes sound- 

 ing not altogether unlike the barking of a pair of ill- 

 tempered, bass- voiced dogs. 



In so short an article as this I can describe only the more 

 striking features of the bird-life of the flooded lands. Lack 

 of space forbids the enumeration af all the species observed 

 during the three days spent in this locality— eighty-one in 

 all — but there are a few others, in addition to those already 

 mentioned, which are perhaps worthy of notice. The beau- 

 tiful Wood Duck, or Summer Duck is common, especially in 

 the dead timber, and must be breeding as the birds were 

 almost always seen in pairs. Two American Egrets were 

 seen on April 13th flying in company with four Great Blue 

 Herons, and both these species probably breed in this locality. 

 The Pied-billed Grebe or Dabchick inhabits the reservoir in 

 small numbers and must certainly be breeding, though we 

 failed to discover a nest. As my visits took place during 

 the season when many of the summer residents of this 

 region are arriving from further south, I was able to form 

 some idea of the time of coming of these species to Otranto. 

 The Anhinga was first noted on April 13th, but had probably 

 arrived much earlier. The Least Bittern and American 

 Egret were observed on April 13th but were not seen on the 

 20th. Two Nighthawks were seen on the 13th, while on the 

 20th the birds were quite common towards sunset. The 

 Hummingbird, first noted on the 4th, was still rare on the 

 13th, but common on the 20th. A single Kingbird was seen 

 on the 4th, while on the 13th scores were observed, the birds 

 associating in pairs. Crested Flycatchers, absent on the 4th, 

 were common on the 13th. The Wood Pewee was first noted 

 on the 20th, but was then very common and had evidently 

 arrived some days previously. Summer Tanagers were 

 common on April 13th and 20th, but had not arrived on the 

 4th. Red-eyed Vireos were already common on the 4th. 



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