04 'I'm: Wilson TlrLLEXix — Xo. 50. 



be a inilc-lon<;- s^cm set in forest clad hills risinj:;- directly from 

 the watei;. We ate lunch at a jnst vacated cam]) alive with 

 Juncos. Myrtle Warblers. White-throated Sparrows, etc., clear- 

 ing away the crumbs. A Hairy Woodpecker and a couple 

 of Canada Jays also made themselves at home in camj). ^\'hile 

 out paddling- after lunch a Great TUue IJeron flying over the 

 woods north of the lake got himself put down as my farthest 

 north bird, and a Winter Wren at the water's edge loudly as- 

 serted his claim to second place. The return trip to Second 

 Lake vielded another 1liree-toe of the same species, which came 

 quite close in answer to my "squeaking." 



Ten (lavs passed without mv seeing a single Canadian Si:)ruc(.' 

 Grouse, a species which I had particularly hoped this locality 

 would add to m}- life-list, so on September Sth I made a special 

 hunt for it along what I was told was the best trail for it. one 

 running east from the opposite shore. I followed it as long 

 as I had time without seeing any grouse but the usual Canadian 

 Ruffed, which that morning I heard drummiing for the first 

 time. I started back through the woods a Httle to one side of 

 the trail and ahnost immediately flushed three of my longed-for 

 Spruce " Pa'tridges." Instead of thundering off through the 

 woods as Bonasa does they flew to low branches and looked 

 at me. I got within six feet of one, and then she merely flew 

 to the ground a few paces off. Though they were all hens or 

 young birds I felt repaid for my hunt, but before I regained 

 the trail I put uj) a fourth bird, a cock, a very handsome little 

 fellow with his inky breast and bit of scarlet skin over his eye. 



In such a country I had expected to find plenty of Crossbills 

 of both species, but on the afternoon of the day when I saw 

 Canachites a male which visited a tree outside of my window 

 at camp was the first I saw. Alas, his wings were plain and I 

 have yet to see a White-wing. The next day he came with his 

 mate and both flew to the ground near the kitchen after scraps. 

 The next afternoon I left and w^as once more in the land of the 

 English Sparrow. 



