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cast and there was a slight breeze from the northeast. In some instances it 

 was possible to determine the species when they were close enough. I kept 

 the following count. All were warblers. 



7'' 15", 12 Black-polls. 



7 45 13 Black-polls. 



7 50 5 Warblers (species?). 



7 53 3 Warblers. 



7 55 1 Warbler. 

 .8 03 6 Warblers. 



8 04 19 Warblers. 

 8 05 15 Warblers. 



gb i4m_ 5 Warblers (species ?). 



8 15 1 Black-throated blue warbler (male) . 



8 19 2 Black-throated blue warblers (male and female) . 



8 20 12 Warblers (species ?). 



8 24 10 Black-poll warblers. 



8 25 26 Warblers (species ?). 



8 37 3 Warblers (species ?). 



8 41 14 Black-throated blue warblers. 



On the second Ragged Key north of Sands Key we saw a gray kingbird, a 

 bird not positively identified last year; also 4 yellow-palm warblers, 1 Florida 

 yellow-throat, 1 man-of-war bird, 2 brown pelicans. 



On the first Ragged Key north of Sands Key we observed redstarts, yellow- 

 palm warblers, black-poll warblers, and a pair of Louisiana herons. 



On Sands Key a savanna sparrow, a Florida cardinal, a white-eyed vireo, 

 a redstart, and a pair of yellow-palm warblers were observed. The latter were 

 working among the dead coral heads left exposed by the receding tide. 



April 22. — No migrating birds were observed while steaming this morning. 

 Visited Tea-Table Key, where the following birds were seen : Florida yellow- 

 throats (quite abundant), yellow-palm warblers (very abundant), black-poll 

 warblers (common), prairie warblers (present in large numbers), black- 

 throated blue warbler (sparingly present), pigeon hawks, royal terns, ground 

 doves. Warblers were simply teeming; the whole place seemed full of them. 

 Looked especially for the red-belUed woodpecker, but saw none on this key 

 nor on Indian Key. They were on both on April 27, 1913. 



On Indian Key we saw 2 turkey buzzards, probably nesting, as they were 

 very tame and kept coming back to see if all was well; also boat-tailed grackles 

 (colony, not yet nesting), prairie warblers, a yellow-palm warbler. Birds on 

 this key were not nearly as abundant as on Tea-Table Key. Toward evening 

 we visited Knight's Key, where the following were seen: 3 ospreys (fishing), 

 13 brown pelicans (mostly old birds), 8 royal terns, small flock of white ibis, 

 man-of-war birds, pigeon hawks, 2 catbirds, a Florida cardinal, a Florida 

 yellow-throat, and a yellow-palm warbler. 



April 23. — On Duck Key we saw a gray kingbird and a brown pelican. 

 On Bahia Honda Key, boat-tailed grackles, brown pelicans, and a savanna 

 sparrow were observed. 



On New Found Harbor Key I saw a lot of warblers, but they were very shy 

 and difficult to determine. The following positive identifications were made: 

 Redstart (male and female) , a prairie warbler, a yellow-palm warbler, a pigeon 

 hawk, an American egret, and brown pelicans. 



April 24. — On a trip through the city and along the beach to above Monti- 

 cello tower. Key West, I saw the following: redstart, black and white creep- 

 ing warbler, mocking bird, yellow-palm warblers (small flock), prairie warblers, 

 Florida yellow-throat, ground dove, marsh hawk. Cape May warbler, parula 

 warbler, Tennessee warbler, catbird, turkey buzzards, boat-tailed grackles, 

 ruby-throated hummer, indigo, laughing gull, man-of-war birds. 



April 25. — A pair of least terns were seen on the channel buoy off Mann's 

 Key. At the Tortugas quite a number of man-of-war birds were seen hover- 

 ing over the fort and a pair of sharp-shinned hawks were enjoying serial 

 maneuvers. There were also a few royal terns about, though not nearly as 

 many as last year. 



