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friends, took a trip to what is called 

 Pigeon Lake; this lake is about 25 

 miles long and lays about 60 miles 

 southwest of Edmonton. 



We took a train on the evening ol" 

 the 27th, which took us to a small town 

 not very far from the lake, from where 

 we drove out that evening. We stop- 

 ped at a friend's place for the night 

 and were up bright and early the next 

 morning. The following birds and 

 nests were seen: 

 488 Black Crows in great flocks. 



Nest containing three eggs, 



found in willow bush. 

 498 Blackbirds in great numbers. 

 552 Lark Sparrow\ 

 560 Chipping Sparrow. 

 563 Field Sparrow. 

 581 Song Sparrow; several were 



seen on wing. 



509 Rusty Blackbird. 



510 Brewer Blackbird. Nest contain- 

 ing three eggs, found in willow 

 bush. 



495 Cowbirds. Great flocks of fe- 

 males. 



761 Robin. Several nests were found. 

 Birds very plentiful. 

 In the afternoon we went to the 



thicker woods where we found the fol- 

 lowing: 



735a Chicadees. Large number seen 

 in a willow thicket. 



76 L Robin. Very plentiful. 



709 Rusty Blackbird. Several were 

 seen on wing. 



357 Pigeon Hawk. Pair was seen fly- 

 ing about several large stumps. 



360 Sparrow Hawk. Nest discovered 

 in old Flicker's hole; 4 eggs. 



461 Pewee. Several were seen dur- 

 ing the afternoon. 



348 On a high hill very thickly wood- 

 ed we found a nest of the Ferru- 

 ginous Rough-Leg in a high Pop- 

 lar tree. The nest contained three 

 eggs which were taken. 



334 About a half mile east of this 



nest we heard the screams of a 

 hawk and on investigating we 

 were surprised to find a nest of 

 the American Goshawk. I have 

 never known Hawks to build as 

 close as the above two did. The 

 nest was an unusually big one in 

 a tall poplar tree. It contained 

 1 egg which we did not take. 

 368 Barred Owl. One was seen flying 

 past us towards a big wood on 

 the left. 

 484 Canada Jay. Several pairs were 

 seen in the vicinity of the Hawks 

 nests. 

 393 Hairy Woodpecker. One was 



seen on a dry stump. 

 406 Red-headed Woodpecker. Nest 



found containing 4 eggs. 

 413 Red-shafted Flicker. Several 

 were seen through the day. 

 This completed our first day's out- 

 ing. The next morning we started for 

 a trip along the shore of the lake, 

 where the following birds and nests 

 were seen: 



497 Yellow-headed Blackbirds. Large 

 numbers along a certain part of 

 the shore. Several nests were 

 taken. 



132 Mallard Duck. Large flocks on 

 the lake. 



77 Black Tern. Large numbers over 

 our heads during the entire day. 



60 Bonaparte Gull. Large numbers 

 were seen sailing above our 

 heads. 



133 Black Duck. Large flocks. Nest 

 found containing 8 eggs. 



143 Pintail. Several were seen. 

 135 Widgeon. Pair were flushed from 

 a bunch of cat tails. 



139 Green Winged Teal. Large flocks 

 on the lake. 



140 Blue winged Teal. Several along 

 the shore. 



147 Canvas Back. Pair flew over our 

 heads. 

 2 Holboell Grebe. Several were 

 seen close to the shore. 



