June, 1892.] 



AND OOLOGIST. 



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also a large flock of Crows which I found were 

 feeding on some dead fish that had been 

 brought ashore by some animal and partly 

 devoured. 



As it was now about time to satisfy the 

 inner man, which I never allow to suffer if it 

 can be helped, we landed and the guide 

 began to prepare dinner. While he was thus 

 engaged I went for a stroll along the sandy 

 beach and found tracks of the bear, caribou 

 and fox very plentiful. While thus engaged 

 I heard the song of the Chestnut-sided 

 Warbler in some small birches near by. I, of 

 course, made him a call which resulted in 

 one more specimen added to my Canadian 

 collection. Soon after, I took a iine male 

 Rusty Blackbird which I found has its home 

 here. While returning I saw several Song 

 Sparrows and took a fine specimen of the 

 Solitary Vireo ; although 1 was unable to find 

 the nest of this bird, I think it breeds here. 

 Wliile eating our dinner of fried pork, potatoes, 

 bread and coffee, (which I will say tasted 

 better than any dinner I have ever eaten at 

 either Parker's or Young's), the guide drew 

 my attention to a beautiful little Humming- 

 bird, but being unable to obtain him 1 was not 

 able to identify. 



After having satisfied our hunger and 

 enjoyed the good old pipe, we continued our 

 journey up the lake for a few miles, i)assing 

 several Loons and Ducks on our way. Notic- 

 ing some large white hemlock trees on our 

 right and wishing to take a walk through the 

 woods before dark, I instructed the guide to 

 land, which he did. I soon added several 

 Black-throated Blue Warblers to my collection, 

 both male and female, also one "Parula" of 

 which I saw several. The common Black- 

 capped Chickadee I found to be very plentiful. 

 It now being quite late, we concluded to camp 

 here for the night. During the evening, the 

 Barred Owl was our principal comj)anion, with 

 his anything but cheerful hoot and several 

 times through the night we heard the distant 

 cry of a bear. 



The following morning I arose earlier, per- 

 haps, than I should have done, had I not 

 heard the note of a Rose-breasted Grosbeak 

 almost directly over my head. I was surprised 

 to take this bird here so far north. 



We now began our return journey to camp 

 as it would take most of the day to return, we 

 being some twenty-five or thirty miles away. 

 On our return trip I was successful in taking 

 several specimens, but nothing different from 

 what I have mentioned, excepting our common 



Robin. This was the first one I had seen, 

 although I think they are quite common 

 through this country ; but the timber was 

 almost too heavy for them where we were. 

 We arrived at our camp on Lac Clair in due 

 time, and I found plenty to keep me busy for 

 sometime in preparing the specimens 1 had 

 brought back. 



On the following morning, I took a fine 

 male Wood Pewee near camp. As we were 

 both tired from our trip of the past two days, 

 we concluded to stay in camp for the day, but 

 while the guide went out on the lake after 

 trout, I went out near camp and succeeded 

 in bagging some fine birds, among which were 

 two Rose-breasted Grosbeaks, White-throated 

 Sparrow, Least Flycatcher (of which I saw but 

 one) and several Yellow-rump and Black- 

 throated Green Warblers which seemed to be 

 very common, but the most common Warbler 

 I saw while here was tlie Canadian Flycatcher, 

 I spent the balance of tlie day in preparing my 

 specimens and getting ready for a trip to Lac 

 Louise, which lies about ten miles to the 

 northeast of Lac Clair, through very heavy 

 timber. 



We started on the following day with a 

 twenty-mile walk before us. Soon after leav- 

 ing camp, I recognized the drumming of the 

 Ruffed Grouse which I found to be rather 

 scarce through this country ; the winters I am 

 told are too severe for them. I was next 

 attracted by some strange notes among some 

 tall spruce and hemlock trees, which I found 

 was made by the little Golden Crown Wren. 

 I took .several specimens of this bird, but was 

 unable to find any traces of their nests. A 

 short distance beyond, I added another Wood 

 Wren and several Warblers and also found a 

 nest of the White-throated Sparrow ; it was 

 placed at the foot of a young spruce tree and 

 made of small spruce twigs and dried grass 

 and lined with the same. 



We arrived at Lac Louise about noon and 

 after exploring the lake and eating our lunch, 

 we started on our return trip. As we 

 approached the lake several Gulls arose, but 

 as they were very wild I was unable to identify 

 them. It was here near this lake in a small 

 swamp, that I took the only Magnolia Warbler 

 that I saw during the time I spent north 

 The Golden Crown Thrush was quite common 

 with his ringing song. 



We arrived home about dark and both being 

 tired, turned in early, feeling very well satis- 

 fied with our day's work. 



Although I spent several days more in this 



