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common summer resident, and was seen every day and in nearly all habi- 

 tats except in the jack pine and pine forests. 



112. Melospiza lincolni lincolni. Lincoln's Sparrow. — This species was only 

 recorded on May 20, 1914, when one was picked up dead at the lighthouse. 



113. Melospiza georgiana. Swamp Sparrow. — Only two swamp sparrows 

 were seen in 1912 and on but one occasion, at the edge of a beaver pond 

 near Vermilion, but in 1914 it was a common breeder in all favorable loca- 

 tions about Vermilion. The young were able to fly on July 16. 



114. Zamelodia ludoviciana. Rose-breasted Grosbeak. — This species was 

 not seen on the point either in 1912 or 1914. Clarke said that he had ob- 

 served it, and it is reported as not uncommon at Sault Ste. Marie.' 



115. Piranga erythromelas. Scarlet Tanager. — Seen occasionally in spring 

 and fall (Clarke). In 1914, a bird was seen on the east beach, May 26, near 

 Shelldrake on May 29, one bird at Vermilion on July 4, and another at the 

 last place on August 6. 



116. Petrochelidon lunifrons lunifrons. Cliff Swallow. — This species was 

 only noted as a migrant. The writer saw a few on July 30 and 31 ^vith a 

 flock of barn and tree swallows just west of Vermilion. 



117. Hirundo erythrogastra. Barn Swallow. — This swallow is common at 

 the end of the point and at Vermilion, where there are a number of old 

 buildings in which they nest. On several occasions they were seen flying 

 along the Lake Superior beaches on both sides of the point, several miles 

 from any buildings. On August 7, 1912, there was a large flock on the 

 beach near our camp, that may have been migrating. 



118. Iridoprocne bicolor. Tree Swallow. — This species was not seen to- 

 ward the end of the point but after June 4, 1914, it was found to be a rather 

 common breeder about Vermilion, where it nested in dead stubs about 

 the ponds and lakes. A nest was found by the writer on June 18, in a small 

 dead birch near the edge of Vermilion Lake. The nest was about eight 

 feet from the ground in a cavity made by woodpeckers. On July 19, flocks 

 — nearly all young of the year — were seen flying and feeding over the wet 

 marsh near Vermilion Lake. It was not seen after August 19. 



119. Riparia riparia. Bank Swallow. — The bank swallow is not common 

 in this region. In 1912, a small colony was found nesting in the high dunes 

 on the north shore of the point, and in 1914, this colony had increased to 

 about thirty nests. In 1914, the writer found another small colony, in 

 June, in a deep bank on the shore of Lake Superior, a mile east of Ver- 

 milion. 



120. Bombycilla cedrorum. Cedar Waxwing. — This species is a common 

 summer resident on the point and both in 1912 and 1914 was seen almost 

 daily between July 6 and August 10. It was not often observed in large 

 flocks, and did not seem to damage the strawberries, but it was stated that 

 in 1911 enormous flocks came to the point and did much damage to the 

 berry crop. A nest was found with four eggs, on July 8, 1914, in low jack 

 pines. 



121. Lanius borealis. Northern Shrike. — This species is included on the 

 authority of Clarke, who told us it was not rare during the winter. The 

 writer saw several in the highschool collection at Sault Ste. Marie. 



122. Vireosylva olivacea. Red-eyed vireo. — The red-eyed vireo is ap- 

 parently rather rare. It was seen but a few times and only in the deciduous 

 forests and in spruce, cedar and tamarack swamps. In 1914 it was first 

 noted on June 5. 



iMichigan Bird Life, p. 532. 



