Avifauna of Lake Erie Islands. 13 



East Sister Island, August 8, 1901. — As indicated above, 

 the middle of the day was spexit on this rather large island. 

 It is evidently made of lake drift which has been pushed up 

 on a limestone reef of considerable extent. A low interior is 

 bordered all along- the southwestern half by a ridge of lime- 

 stone rocks, which have beeji worn round by the waves. The 

 northeastern end is a level tract, with a house and out build- 

 ings, and an orchard of some two acres. Otherwise the island 

 is overgrown with trees and bushes, the lower parts being 

 filled with marshy growths. The birds noted were : Common 

 Tern, Great Blue Heron, Spotted Sandpiper, Marsh Hawk, 

 Kingbird, Wood Pewee, Crow, Red-winged Blackbird, 

 Bronzed Crackle, Song Sparrow, Cardinal, Indigo Bunting, 

 Purple Martin, Barn Swallow, Bank Swallow, Cedar Wax- 

 wing, Red-eyed Vire.o, Redstart, Carolina Wren, and Robin. 

 The Cardinal and Carolina Wren were unexpected, even after 

 the occurrence of the latter on North Harbor. The occurrence 

 of these birds so far north indicates their tendency to extend 

 their range wherever conditions are at all favorable. 



Sugar Island, August 9, 1901. — A short stop was made at 

 the western end of this island on the return from North Bass 

 to Middle Bass. This small island is somewhat like East Sis- 

 ter, but is rather higher, and more rock bound. It was form- 

 erly used as a summer resort by one family, and was mostly 

 planted for a vineyard. The house and barn still stand, jmd 

 the neglected grape vines still mark the place of their setting. 

 Several pear trees have also been set out. The west third 

 of this island is grown to natural woods, and a fringe of 

 trees border it. Some of the trees are more than a foot in 

 diameter. 



The birds seen follow : Common Tern, Spotted Sand- 

 piper, Killdeer, Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Belted Kingfisher, Red- 

 headed Woodpecker, Kingbird, Wood Pewee, Blue Jay, 

 Crow, Red-winged Blackbird, Baltimore Oriole, Bronzed 

 Crackle, Goldfinch, Song Sparrow, Bank Swallow, Red-eyed 

 Vire.0, Brown Thrasher, Robin. 



August 24 to 27, 1904. — This was a sailing cruising trip 



