Occasional Papers of the Mitsenni of Zoology 5 



at all seasons and is thickly covered with buttonbush, together 

 with some willows and small trees at the edge. 



A wooded ravine extends southeast from the great bend 

 into the pasture, which is drained by a small stream that enters 

 the river at this place. On both sides of the river the climax 

 forest occupies the higher levels and comprises the major part 

 of the wooded area. Beech and maple are the dominant trees, 

 with some whitewood and sycamore at rare intervals. The 

 black gum is also found here. 



The river and swamp fauna was distributed as follows : In 

 the aquatic and mud habitats were found but few- species. 

 Some ducks were reported during early and late migration, 

 and the kingfisher, great blue heron, solitary and spotted sand- 

 piper were obser\^ed. 



In low, wet parts of the flood-plain were seen most of the 

 birds observed in the forest, many of them in great numbers 

 in the trees bordering the river. The low, wet ground was 

 the place most favored by the Connecticut and mourning 

 warblers and the three thrushes. About the edges of the 

 buttonbush sw^amps or ponds the prothonotary w-arbler was 

 the only characteristic species. 



TJic cleared pasture: This was the favorite habitat of the 

 bobolink, meadow-lark, killdeer, and the field and savanna 

 sparrows ; crows fed on the ground, and the song, white- 

 crowned, and white-throated sparrows were seen about the 

 edge of the woods. 



Aerial habitat: Here the characteristic birds were the barn 

 swallow, chimney swift, and night hawk, but the turkey vul- 

 ture, rough-legged, red-tailed, and red-shouldered hawks were 

 often seen circling about over the reserve. 



