Vol. XXI 

 1904 



I Currier, Suminer Birds of Leech Lake, Mi'ii/i. o o 



wet slime, with only three or four short pieces of cane or reeds for a 

 nest. Not more than one nest was on the same bed, nor did we find two 

 nests near together. 



The majority of the birds were in full plumage, but a few were much 

 mottled with light. The clamor made by their jerky cries, the harsh, 

 scolding of the Yellow-heads, and more vigorous protests of the Red- 

 wings, the cries of the Sora, and the 'jumping' of the Bitterns, together 

 with frequent shouts from Holbcell's Grebe, made this marsh very inter- 

 esting. 



7. Pelecanus erythrorhynchos. American White Pelican. — June 

 6, 1902, I saw a flock of eight over Squaw Point flying towards the main 

 lake. None were seen by us in 1903. 



8. Anas boschas. Mallard. — Seen in several places about Walker 

 Bay in both 1902 and 1903. June 6, 1903, I found a nest on Kabakona 

 marsh recently left by a brood. It was a hollow filled with down and egg 

 shells, between two ash stumps in rank grass, in a dry place on the marsh 

 and only a few yards from the railroad. 



9. Querquedula discors. Blue-winged Teal. — A pair heard and 

 seen at Minnesota Point June 6, 1902. None seen in 1903. 



10. Aix sponsa. Wood Duck. — June 6. 1902, at Minnesota Point, a 

 pair flew around me in evident excitement. I suppose they had young 

 near by. 



11. Branta canadensis. Canada Goose. — Mav 31, 1902. an old l)ird 

 with young was seen near the mouth of Steamboat River. 



12. Botaurus lentiginosus. American Bittern. — Common at every 

 point visited. No nests were seen in 1903, but June 6, 1902, I saw a nest 

 containing five eggs. 



13. Ardea herodias. Great Blue Heron. — Common about the lake. 

 No nests seen. 



14. Porzana Carolina. Sora Rail. — Abundant on all suitable marshes. 

 Many nests seen in 1903, one containing eighteen eggs, another seventeen. 

 The average number of a set seems to be about ten. 



15. Steganopus tricolor. Wilson's Phalarope. — Common on the 

 rice beds at Minnesota Point in both 1902 and 1903. No nests seen. 



16. Macrorhamphus scolopaceus. Long-billed Dowitcher. — One 

 was taken May 24, 1903, at Minnesota Point. It was standing on the 

 edge of a rice bed, near deep water, and allowed us to row within a few 

 yards, merely crouching down and showing little fear. As we were not 

 sure as to the bird's identity Mr. Smith shot it from the boat. It was a 

 beautiful bird in high plumage. 



17. Actodromas minutilla. Least Sandpiper. — June 6, 1902, a 

 flock of ten or fifteen was feeding on the beach along Minnesota Point. 

 At the same place. May 24, 1903, another flock of about the same size 

 flew by us. 



iS. Ereunetes pusillus. Semipalmated Sandpiper. — May 27, 1902, 

 one was seen along the beach near Walker. May 23, 1903, another was 

 flushed from a bog near the railroad above Walker. 



