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1 laughing gull, 5 little sparrow hawks, 1 broad-wing hawk, 14 least sandpipers, and a 

 small flock of semi-palmated plovers. 



Jan. 6. — Near the little harbor of Boca Grande Key, the following data were obtained: 

 Several osprey's nests without eggs were examined, but only 4 adult birds were noted. The 

 lake in the interior harbored about 100 brown pelicans. Over 100 Ward's herons were in 

 the trees bordering the lake, many of them having nests, but up to that time there seemed 

 to be no eggs present. We also saw a Louisiana heron and a great white heron; on the outer 

 sand beach 6 grasshopper sparrows and 2 Florida ground doves, while in the depression 

 inside of the sand dunes were 3 kiUdeer plovers, 30 semi-palmated plovers, 15 sanderlings, 

 and a ruddy turnstone. Additional birds seen during the day were: 1 marsh hawk, 1 Flor- 

 ida red-shouldered hawk, 1 little sparrow hawk, 1 laughing gull, 1 green heron, 3 belted 

 kingfishers, 1 royal tern, and 2 man-o'-war birds. 



Jan. 7. — On the same beach Florida ground doves and grasshopper sparrows were 

 again seen; also a Savanna sparrow. A trip around the island in a skiff brought us to quite 

 a colony of yellow-crowned night herons, also a large number of Ward's and a few great 

 white herons. On the inside is a beautiful lake, with an island in its center, and here a 

 small flock of brown pehcans could be seen floating about, w^hile quite a number of Ward's 

 herons and a few great white herons, also quite a number of black- and yellow-crowned 

 night herons and 8 Louisiana herons were present. We found 4 empty osprey nests of 

 remarkably large size near the ground, evidently the accumulations of many years, and 

 nearby in each instance a lesser structure up in tall dead trees. At the north end of the 

 island we saw brown pelicans floating and the heron complex alluded to above. One dead 

 brown pelican was found, recently stranded on the beach. Others seen this day were 

 belted kingfisher, mocking-bird, Florida ground dove, killdeer, semipalmated plover, 

 laughing gull, herring gull, royal tern, grasshopper sparrow, and yellow palm warbler. 



Jan. 8. — We started early in the morning for the Tortugas. After passing Rebecca 

 Light, another "southwester" overtook us and it was interesting to note that flying royal 

 terns were all heading in one direction, which proved to be toward the islands of the Tortu- 

 gas group. On coming to anchor about 5 p. m., we found red-footed boobies occupying 

 most of the stakes in the channel; also a few brown pelicans, royal terns, herring gulls, and 

 laughing gulls. 



Jan. 9. — Early in the morning we left in the launch for Loggerhead Key. On our way 

 we saw red-footed boobies on the harbor stakes; also a few pelicans, laughing gulls, royal 

 terns, and some herring gulls on wing. The entire day's count yielded only 4 little sparrow 

 hawks, 1 yellow palm warbler, 2 brown pelicans, and 4 killdeer plovers. In opening one of 

 the laboratories we found that a chuck-will's-widow had become entrapped in the building, 

 and its well-prepared skeleton was surrounded by a halo of feathers, a new record for Logger- 

 head Key. 



Jan. 10. — No other birds observed. 



Jan. 11 to 15. — 5 species only were observed and these are: 4 Uttle sparrow hawks, 8 

 brown pelicans, 4 killdeer plovers, 2 royal terns, and 1 palm warbler. 



On Garden Key we observed a little sparrow hawk, and in the adjacent waters were red- 

 footed boobies, royal terns, brown pelicans, and a few man-o'-war birds. 



On Long Key, we found a couple of herring gulls, royal terns, and brown pehcans, while 

 Bush Key was empty. 



In 1917 I had left with the lighthouse keeper an alcohol tank and material for preserving 

 birds that might strike on the lighthouse. The following 10 specimens were saved: belted 

 kingfi.sher, Oct. 8, 1917; oven bird, Oct. 10, 1917; common tern, Nov. 11, 1917; belted king- 

 fisher. Mar. 13, 1918; prairie warbler. Mar. 18, 1918; yellow-billed cuckoo, Mar. 30, 1918; 

 myrtle warbler, Mar. 31, 1918; catbird, Apr. 26, 1918; bobolink, Nov. 1, 1918; gray- 

 cheeked thrush, Nov. 23, 1918. 



Jan. 16. — A visit to Fort JefTerson revealed a little sparrow hawk and a single yellow 

 palm warbler. At one time during the afternoon a flock of 28 man-o'-war birds hung over 

 the southeast corner of the fort, riding on the air upthrust by the wall of the fort. 



Jan. 17. — We left for Key West aboard the Anton Dohrn. We saw quite a number of 

 ospreys' nests on the west side of the Marquesas islands. Near Key West we passed small 

 groups of laughing gulls and also of royal terns, the former resting in the water and the 

 latter usually standing on driftwood. 



Jan. 18. — During a trip from La Breza to the second Martello tower we noted the follow- 

 ing birds: Florida ground dove, turkey buzzard, man-o'-war bird, brown pelican, laughing 

 gull, royal tern, many yellow palm warblers, 3 scissor-tailed fly-catchers, 2 Arkansas fly- 

 catchers, belted kingfisher, and mourning dove; also the wing and foot of a least sandpiper. 



