Wood on Autumn Birds of Les Cheneaux Islands. 49 



1. Colymbus auritus. Horned Grebe. 



2. Podilymbus podiceps. Pied-billed Grebe. — These two species 

 could be seen on the bays at all times, the former considered good 

 eating by the residents. 



3. Gavia imber. Loon. — Several observed. 



4. Larus argentatus. Herring Gull. — Many seen. Captain Pol- 

 lock showed me a nest on a small island within 300 yards of the 

 club house, where a brood had been successfully reared during 

 the siummer. The pair have nested there five or six years, but no 

 others breed in the vicinity, although the birds may be seen all 

 summer in more or less numbers. 



5. Larus delawarensis. Ring-billed Gull. — Six were observed one 

 morning on piles in front of club house. 



6. Larus Philadelphia. Bonaparte Gull. — One seen with the last 

 species. 



7. Merganser americanus. American Merganser. — Common, 

 breeds. Captain Pollock stated that many pairs with young were 

 on the bay during the summer and became very tame, one brood 

 coming to- the landing to be fed. 



8. Merganser serrator. Red-breasted Merganser. — A male drop- 

 ped into my decoys, but dove at the flash and reappeared out of 

 range. This was the only specimen I could positively identify. 



9. Lophodytes cucullatus. Hooded Merganser. — Rather common 

 and considered good eating. Pollock says, "a common breeder." 



10. Anas boschas. Mallard. 



11. Anas obscura. Black Duck. 



12. Aythya americana. Redhead. — The various indentations of 

 the bay were covered with wild rice and visited by flocks of the 

 three above species ranging from ten to fifty birds. 



13. Aythya affinis. Lesser Scaup Duck. — Common. 



14. Clangula clangula americana. American Golden-eye. — A 

 few small flocks. 



15. Charitonetta albeola. Buffle-head. — Most abundant of all 

 the ducks. Flocks of 500 or more often seen. 



16. Oidemia americana. American Scoter. — One bird secured 

 from a flock of five. No others seen. 



17. Branta canadensis. Canada Goose. — Several small flocks. 



18. Totanus melanoleucus. Greater Yellow-legs. 



19. Charadrius dominicus. American Golden Plover. — Flocks of 

 five to twenty of this plover and yellow-legs seen daily and many 

 secured. 



20. Bonasa umbellus. Ruffed Grouse. — An abundant resident. 

 Its greatest enemies are the foxes and half-starved Indian dogs. 



21. Buteo boreal is. Red-tailed Hawk. — One seen. 



22. Buteo lineatus. Red-shouldered Hawk. — One seen. 



23. Haliaeetus leucocephalus. Bald Eagle. — One, adult specimen, 

 came daily to the outer bay. 



