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near Birchwood Beach. At Warren Dunes the writer saw a 

 pair May 3, 1920. 



Branta canadensis canadensis. Canada Goose. — A common 

 migrant both spring and fall. Residents of this region see 

 thousands during migrations. May i, twenty-seven lighted 

 on the beach at Birchwood Beach, and x\pril 29, 1920, a flock 

 passed over the Warren Dunes. 



Botaurus lentiginosus. Bittern. — This is a common summer 

 resident of the inland ponds, but it rarely visits the lake 

 beaches. August 29, 19 17, one was seen at Sawyer Pond and 

 another May 8, 19 18. A pair was seen at the south swamp, 

 Warren Woods, from May 23 to May 30, and from April 29 

 to June 10, 1920, several were noted at the marshy ponds of 

 Warren Dunes. 



Ardea herodias herodias. Great Blue Heron. — A not rare 

 summer resident. Recorded from July 7 to September 10, 

 19 1 7, at Birchwood Beach, when they often visited the beaches 

 to catch fish. After April 30, 19 18, a pair were frequently 

 seen standing knee-deep in the lake where Willow Brook 

 entered it. They were catching and swallowing good-sized 

 fish. In 1919 one was seen at Warren Woods at the big bend 

 of the Galien River May 8, and at Warren Dunes several were 

 on the lake beach and also about the north pond after May 2. 



Bntorides virescens virescens. Green Heron. — This is a 

 common summer resident. It was recorded at Birchwood 

 Beach from July 9 to August 29, 1917, and April 28, 1918. 

 Several were seen along Willow Brook in May and June, 1919. 

 At Warren Dunes it was common after May i, 1920, about 

 the north and middle ponds, where it nested. 



Rallns clegans. King Rail. — No doubt a rare summer resi- 

 dent. One was found dead on the beach near Birchwood 

 Beach July 11, 1918, by A. T. Wagner. 



