J(iNES — Ox Birds of Crdar Point. 



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tlys near the shore in the iMko than on the marsh sule. This is 

 one of the unwary (hi<ks. iierniittin,!,' a near ajjproacli. and usu- 

 ally preferring to dive rather tlian t<i take wing when too closely 

 pressed. 



40. Clioi liypciJxirea.- — Lesser Snow (Joose. 



A fiock of over sixty was seen at close range on October 20, and 

 another of thirty-eight on November 12. IDOri. The first flock was 

 flying inland from off the lake, about a mile west of Huron ; the 



Fig. s. — .Iuniptr-( appcd dunes north of the Lake Laboratory. 

 The l)lowout has I'anicuni, Andropogon, Artemisia. Salix interior. 

 Spotted Sandpipers nest in grass bunches in situations like this. 

 Here also are found the Field Sparrows nesting, while many 

 other species of song birds feed and sing all about and over it. 



second flock was flying out over the lake half a mile west of Rye 

 Beach. Of course absolute identification was impossible, but the 

 probabilities all favor the supposition that these birds belonged to 

 this s])ecies. 



41. Chen, arriilesccns. — Blue Goose. 



The first to be recorded from this region were captured on the 

 Oberlin Water Works reservoir October 28, 1800. The only other 

 records seem to be a Hock of thirt.v. October 20, and a flock of 

 eighteen, November 12, I'.kh;. west of Huron. There can be little 

 doubt that both this and the last siiecies is of more conunou occur- 

 rence than these records indicate. Gunners bunch all geese to- 



