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I visited this island June 3 and June 20. At the time of the second visit, 

 Black Skimmers had begun to nest freely. There were about 750 of these burds 

 •on or about this island. Over 200 nests were found. No other birds were found 

 nesting here, although 150 Royal Terns, 200 117///^ Pelicans and 300 Brown 

 Pelicans were seen. The extent of this island is about eight acres. There are a 

 iew raccoons on it, but otherwise it is an admirable site for nesting. 



3. East Timbalier. — Nesting, except among he Black Skimmers, was in 

 full progress while I was at this island, June 5 to 7. There were present about 

 .4,500 Laughing Gulls, 5,500 Black Skimmers, 1,750 Louisiana Herons, 8 or 10 

 Snowy Herons, and 6 or 8 Black-crowned Night Herons. Very few Skimmers' 



YOUXG BROWN PELIC.\>-S ON MUD LUMP, S. W. PASS, MISSISSIPPI RIVER 



nests were found, but the Laughing Gulls and Louisiana Herons were nesting 

 freely. The Gulls nest chiefly at the western end of the island, the Herons chiefly 

 at the eastern end. The area of the island is about 50 acres. It is making at 

 the eastern end, and washing at the western end. East Timbalier has the 

 heaviest vegetation of any of the seaward islands, yet raccoons do not appear to 

 be present. 



Other birds seen here were about 200 Royal Terns and 500 Brown Pelicans. 



4. North Pass Mud Lumps (All the mud lumps are now a Reservation). — 

 These lumps are about a mile directly off the pass. Their bearing from Pass a 

 L'Outre light is N. N. E. On two of these lumps, the larger of the two being 

 only about one hundred feet across, the following birds were nesting: 25 Laughing 



