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1. The open beach. 



2. The dunes. The vegetation of the dunes varies greatly. 

 It is absent, or consists of a sparse growth of grasses and her- 

 baceous plants or thickets of shrubs such as the low juniper 

 and wafer ash, or there may be a rather dense cover of trees 

 (white pine, beech, maple, and oak), all depending upon 

 whether the dune is moving or not and the length of time it 

 has been stationary. In the ravines which cut through the 

 dunes or lie between them there is, at least in places (c. g., at 

 Birchwood Beach and at the Warren Reserve), a dense growth 

 of deciduous trees. In the dune area are several ponds and 

 streams which harbor the birds preferring these habitats. The 

 birds of the dunes are not summarized by habitats for the 

 reason that a more extended study must be made before the 

 habitats can be accurately determined. 



3. The cultivated lands. 



4. E. K, Warren Woods. The area included in the E. K. 

 Warren Woods comprises about 150 acres of forest and 150 

 acres of pasture land. 



Climax forest: The forest is in the primitive condition, and 

 the dominant trees on the high ground are beech and maple. 

 Other trees are whitewood, sycamore, and black gum. In the 

 eastern part of the woods there is little undergrowth, but over 

 most of the western part there is a dense growth of beech and 

 maple saplings and a few flowering dogwoods. A public road 

 runs through the upper end of the forest, and a wood road 

 from the entrance to the bend of the Galien River. 



The birds of the forest were distributed as follows : In the 

 tree tops were found the bay-breasted, black poll, Blackburn- 

 ian, sycamore, and cerulean warblers, and the Baltimore oriole, 

 and scarlet tanager. Lower down on the trees were observed 

 the black-throated green, pine, Nashville, and orange-crowned 



