Jones — On Birds of Cedar Point, 65 



Lorain lightlioiisc there have been nig'ht visitations of migra- 

 ing -^niall birds of many species, but it has not been possible 

 to prove from what direction they came to the Hght. While 

 it mav be true, as Taverner and Swales affirm, that some 

 birds do cross the lake directly from Point Pelee theirs is 

 the only direct evidence of it. Of course it would not be pos- 

 sible for them to see the birds for any considerable portion 

 of the whole distance between the Point and Huron on the 

 opposite shore, where they would presumably fly, so that the 

 birds might turn westward to Pelee Island after passing- be- 

 yond their vision. I am strongly inclined to think that ex- 

 actly this does happen wath Purple Martins, all of the swal- 

 'ows and most of the blackbirds, for I have seen them coming 

 to the easternmost point of Pelee Island from nearly due east, 

 then pass down the east shore of the island to the extreme 

 ; outh point of sand, thence across to Middle Island, and when 

 we were between Middle and Kelley's and on Kelley's, they 

 vrere continuing" on to Kelley's. Again, when we were sailing 

 midway between Kelley's and Marblehead the. migrating birds 

 were passing from Kelley's to Marblehead. During this same 

 l^eriod of movement we also sailed out eastward into the open 

 lake but saw no birds passing anywhere, nor were any arriv- 

 ing anywhere along the Ohio shore from Cedar Point to 

 Lorain although there was a steady stream passing over the 

 island route at the same time. 



The onlv occasion when I have lieen in a position to check 

 up the work of Taverner and Swales at Point Pelee was on 

 September 17, li^OO, when they state ^ that there was a migra- 

 tion of Sharp-shinned Hawks passing down the Point and out 

 across the lake for the Ohio shore. On that date there was 

 no evidence of any arrival of Sharp-shins on this side east of 

 Sandusky nor on preceding or subsequent days as far as 1 

 could learn. So large a flight would certainly have been noticed 

 if the birds had crossed directly unless, indeed, they rose to 

 great bights and continued so well inland. 



In the absence of direct evidence from co-operative work 

 Wilson Bulletin, Vol. XIX, p. 93 



