2(5 BI'LLKTIX Xo n:'.. 



A chance glance from the window caught a Turkey Vulture on 

 the wing — a rarit}- here. At Whatcom gulls swarmed over 

 the bay. 



The four days spent at Blaine were not wholly given to 

 bird study, yet some effort was made to make a fairly accurate 

 survey of the species to be found at this time of year. One 

 half day was given to the Canadian shore line, when the Loon, 

 Marbled Murrelet and Pigeon Guillemot were added to the 

 list. One half day on the waters of the bay, and another 

 baking clams on the sand spit, clinched our records of the 

 three gulls, the two Scoters and Old-vSquaw, and added five 

 sandpipers and the Black Brant. It seemed a wonder that so 

 many commonl}^ supposed northern birds should be here. The 

 boating trip proved that they were wounded birds, unable to 

 accomplish the long northward journey. They haunted the 

 long rafts with gulls, terns and sandpipers, and clumsily wad- 

 dled into the water upon the approach of danger. Bonaparte's 

 Gull, by far the commonest bird about the bay, constantly 

 hovered about the salmon canning plants and the reducing 

 plant during the da}-, and many roosted under them and under 

 the walks from .shore to buildings, during the night. At low 

 tide gulls and sandpipers followed the waters to and fro over 

 the mud and sand flats, feeding upon whatever might be 

 stranded, but during high tide the larger gulls, with most of 

 the .smaller ones and ducks and sandpipers, waited patientl)- on 

 the rafts, for the turn of the tide. They literally covered the.se 

 .small rafts, and rose from them, on our approach, in a cloud. 



Blaine, Wa.shington. Aug. 4-S. 



Loon. Western Flycatcher. 



Marbled Mnrrelet. Hannnond'.s Flycatcher. 



Pigeon Guillemot. Northwest Crow. 



Western Ciull. Western Meadowlark. 



California Gull. Cassin's Finch. 



Bonaparte's Gull. Pine Siskin. 



Common Tern. GambePs Sparrow. 



Old-Squaw. Western Chipping Sparrow. 



White-winged Scoter. Soot}- Song Sparrow. 



vSurf Scoter. Oregon Towhee. 



Black Brant. Black-headed Gro.sbeak. 



Great Blue Heron I^azuli Finch. 



Baird's Sandpi])er. Cliil" Swallow. 



