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two old. In other nests the eggs were just hatching. This shows that the 

 Herons are unusually early, as they must have begun laying before the snow 

 disappeared. There were about one hundred pairs Uving in this colony. 



On July 5, 6, and 7, I visited Lower Klamath Lake Reservation again, 

 and found that the Cormorants were fully grown and were swimming about 

 in the lake. Upon visiting some of the large colonies of Gulls and Pelicans, 

 we found that these birds had had a very successful season and reared large 

 numbers of young. Mr. J. J. Furber is the warden in charge of Klamath 

 Lake Reservation. 



On June 25 and 26, I visited Three Arch Rocks Reservation, off the Oregon 

 coast, and found that the season there was very successful, as far as the birds 

 were concerned. Mr. Geo. Leach has acted as warden in charge during the 

 past season. 



On July 18, 191 2, I visited Malheur Lake Reservation, and found that 

 the birds had had a very successful season, with the exception of the colonies 

 of Eared Grebe. These birds nest unusually late. We found one colony 

 containing 165 nests. The largest colony, out in the center of the lake, Mr. 

 Lewis had visited about two weeks previous and found it contained 2,465 

 nests. Between these two visits, July 13, 191 2, however, a heavy storm had 

 swept over the lake and caused considerable damage. Many of the Grebes' 

 nests had been destroyed, and the eggs were floating about in the water. I 

 estimated that one-third of the number, or about eight hundred nests, had 

 been destroyed. The Grebe at this time were sitting on from four to five 

 eggs, and I did not see a young bird. 



During the past year, more assistance has been secured from the Biological 

 Survey of the Department of Agriculture in protecting the wild birds on our 

 reservations. On the Klamath Lake Reservation, the Government has 

 installed a power-boat at the cost of over a thousand dollars. This has been 

 a great help to our warden, Mr. Furber, in patrolling. 



It was thought that our patrol-boat, "The Grebe," would be of no further 

 use; but recently the Southern Pacific Railroad, under the authority of the 

 United States Reclamation Ser\ace, has closed the Klamath River by putting 

 a dike at Ady where their track crosses. This necessitates our keeping two 

 patrol-boats on the Klamath Lake Reservation, one to ply between Klamath 

 Falls and the dike, and the other to be used on the waters of Klamath Lake. 



Mr. L. Alva Lewis, who was formerly warden in charge of Klamath Lake 

 Reservation, has been transferred to Portland and given the position of warden 

 in charge of the different wild-bird reservations in the state of Oregon. Mr. 

 Lewis, and the wardens under him, are working in thorough cooperation with 

 the state. 



