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head of the marsh — the beginning of the sand spit — proved the 

 key to the day, for it is across here that many of the birds fly 

 from the lake to the fields and back again. Many ducks passed 

 across the sand spit to and from the marsh and lake, and 

 grebes fed in the surf or mingled with the Coots in the open 

 waters of the marsh. 



Tree Sparrows were first seen on the sand spit on October 

 22, some days before any were noticed elsewhere in the region. 

 White-throated Sparrows were common everywhere in the 

 thickets of the sand spit up to and including October 19, but 

 none were seen there or anywhere else after that date. Sa- 

 vana Sparrows remained until the 23d of October, and were 

 not found elsewhere as late into ten days. Swamp Sparrows 

 were fairly numerous up to October 29, and one was found 

 as late as November 20. 



Black Ducks appeared in the marshes in considerable num- 

 bers on October 29, and are still (Nov. 26) very numerous. 

 The first Mallards were seen in the marshes October 23, the 

 first Lesser Scaups on the 15th, the first Pintails and American 

 Scaups on the same day, and a female Wood Duck on the 23d. 

 Old-squaw, American Golden-eye, and Ruddy Duck were first 

 found on the lake adjoining the marshes on November 12. A 

 flock of Greater Snow Goose numbering more than 60, and a 

 flock of 30 Blue Goose passed inland on October 29, and a 

 flock of 38 Greater Snow, and of 18 Blue were studied at close 

 range in the snowstorm of November 12, on which date a flock 

 of six Whistling Swans flew low eastward along the sand spit. 



Three companies, aggregating 35 individuals of Whistling 

 Swans, were recorded November 19. 



Wilson's Snipe lingered in the marshes until October 23, 

 when five were noted. On the beach two Greater Yellow-legs 

 and five Red-backed Sandpipers were found on October 27, 

 ■and one Sanderling on the 29th, and 14 Killdeers were recorded 

 on November 12. They were gleaning at the water's edge in 

 the rubbish of the beach. 



Two King Rails were noted October 15, and one on the 23d. 

 Coots were present in great numbers on November 26, and at 

 that time gave no indications of departure. The last Great Blue 

 Heron was recorded on October 15. His tracks indicated that 



