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Tea Table Key: We found the red-bellied woodpecker, the ground dove, 

 and the Florida cardinal. 



May 20: A male parula warbler paid us a visit at our anchorage off Indian 

 Key, and after fluttering about on deck for a few moments set out for shore. 

 He seemed so exhausted that I doul)t if he reached it. 



Revisited Indian Key: Examined some of the boat-tailed grackles' nests, 

 which are l)ulky structures placed in the low, thorny acacia trees, and found 

 that they contained eggs. We also observed ground doves and an osprey, two 

 birds we had seen yesterday. 



We next visited Duck Key and found a rather remarkable assemblage of 

 birds for so small an island, scarcely 60 yards in diameter: osprey, least 

 tern, boat-tailed grackle, gray kingbird, Florida yellowthroat, king-fisher, 

 Florida clapper-rail, man-of-war bird, and 4 great white herons. There 

 was a large wooden box on the island, lying on its side, the inside of which, 

 judging from the chalking and feathers it contained, seemed to be used 

 as a shelter by these herons. The same signs would indicate that they 

 also use the small mangrove clump as a roosting-place. Our visit forced the 

 birds from the island, and we noticed, on coming through an arch of the 

 viaduct, that they had settled upon the four adjacent telegraph poles, which 

 project about 20 feet from the water along the track. The effect of these 

 huge white birds capping these poles was rather striking. 



Bahia Honda Key: On this key we saw 2 turkey buzzards, 2 laughing 

 gulls, 2 Bahama red-winged blackbirds, 6 boat-tailed grackles, a man-of-war 

 bird, and a flock of 12 brown pelicans. 



May 21: We visited the sponge plantation on Chase's Key. In order to 

 reach Mr. Chase's residence, we passed along the railroad tracks for about 

 3 miles, crossing Sugarloaf Key proper. Hart's Key, and Chase's Key. 



On Sugarloaf Key we saw great white herons, Bahama red-winged 

 blackbirds, boat-tailed grackles, an osprey, turkey buzzards, gray king- 

 birds, mocking-birds, white-crowned pigeons, ground doves, Florida cardinals, 

 Florida crow, Wilson's plover, American egret, Louisiana heron, Ward's 

 heron, yellow-crowned night heron, and the Key West vireo. 



While on Hart's Key we found the W^ard's heron, Louisiana heron, Wilson's 

 plover, and the yellow-crowned night heron. 



On Chase's Key the following birds were seen: Louisiana heron, boat- 

 tailed grackle, Bahama red-winged blackbird, ground dove, many turkey 

 buzzards, red-bellied woodpecker, black-crowned night heron, osprey, a 

 pair of broad-winged hawks, and the little blue heron. 



May 22: Passing the small key north of Newfound Harbor Key, we saw 

 3 brown pelicans, 2 laughing gulls, and a least tern. 



While on Torch Key we found man-of-war birds, laughing gulls, least 

 tern, and royal tern. 



We next visited Big Pine Key and explored about half a mile of the southern 

 end of it. During our stay here we saw the following birds: Key West 

 vireo, mocking-bird, Bahama red-winged blackbird, boat-tailed grackle, 

 Florida cardinal, red-bellied Avoodpecker, gray kingbird, a Florida red- 

 shouldered hawk, and a summer tanager. 



In the afternoon we visited Newfound Harbor Key, where my cerions 

 are planted, and here saw boat-tailed grackle, a Louisiana heron, red-beUied 

 woodpecker, and a gray kingbird. 



We next called at the Great New Harbor Key and saw the boat-tailed 

 grackle, Louisiana heron, red-bellied woodpecker, and a gray kingbird. 



The two little keys seaward from the main harbor were next visited. In 

 the southern one of these about 250 man-of-war birds were roosting in the 



