1::?4 Till'. W'li.sdx Bulletin — No. 57. 



Podilymbus podiceps. Pied-billed Grebe. — One, on Marion River 

 inlet of Raquette Lake. 



Gavia imber. Loon. — But one seen; on Eagle Pond. 



Larus argentatus. Herring Gull. — Seen in small flocks or singly. 

 on Fourth Lake, Raquette, Long, and Saranac lakes. 



Larus Philadelphia. Bonaparte G'Ull. — With Herring Gulls on 

 Fourth Lake; mainly immature specimens. 



Merganser americanus. American Merganser. — A flock of eight 

 remained for a day on upper Stony Creek Pond (Spectacle Lakes). 



Anas obscura. Black Duck. — A pair seen on Third Lake; two 

 paii's or a pair and young on Eagle Pond; small flocks or individ- 

 uals in flight on South, Raquette, and Long lakes. 



Aix sponsa. Wood Duck. — One female on Raquette River. 



Botaurus lentiginosus. American Bittern. — One seen, others 

 heard in the marsh along the west side of Long Lake. 



Ardea herodias. Great Blue Heron. — Seen on Seventh, Raquette, 

 Long and LTpper Saranac lakes and Raquette and Saranac rivers. 



Butorides virescens. Green Heron.- — One kept just in advance 

 of us for two miles on Raquette River below Long Lake. 



Palaropus lobatus. Northern Phalarope.— One in the water on 

 the Raquette River outlet of Raquette Lake; others on the shore. 



Actodromas minutilla. Least Sandpiper. — But one seen; on the 

 rocky shore of an island in Upper Saranac Lake. 



Actitis macularia. Spotted Sandpiper. — OccasionrJly seen, but 

 not common. 



Oxyechus vociferus. Killdeer. — One seen, others heard near Blue 

 Mountain Lake (village). 



Canachites canadensis canace. Canada Spruce Grouse. — Three 

 disturbed in a new growth along the road from Raquette Lake to 

 Brown's Tract Pond. 



Bonasa umbellus. Ruffed Grouse. — A single specimen only. 

 Eighth Lake carry. Reported quite plentiful and tame. 



Circus hudsonius. Marsh Hawk. 



Accipiter velox. Sharp-shinned Hawk. — Hawks were quite num- 

 erous over the entire forest area passed through. Marsh and Red- 

 tailed Hawks were the most numerous. 



Accipiter cooperi. Ccoper Hawk. i 



Buteo borealis. Red-tailed Hawk. 



Buteo platypterus. Broad-winged Hawk. 



Haliaeetus leucocephalus. Bald Eagle. — In flight over Raquette 

 Lake; apparently large speciments of a mature eagle. 



Faico sparverius. American Sparrow Hawk. — A specimen pos- 

 itively identified at the upper end of Eighth Lake, others seen but 

 at a distance. Less common than the larger hawks. 



Pandion haliaetus carolinensis. American Osprey. — A single 

 bird seen on Fourth, Raquette, and Lower Saranac lakes and on 



