2o2 Honywill, Birds of the Crooked Lake Region, Minn. L April 



5. Anas platyrhynchos. Mallard. — Two or three pairs breed on 

 Crooked Lake each year. They are not common here, however, because 

 there is practically no wild rice. About twelve miles north of Crooked 

 Lake Mallards are quite plentiful. 



6. Aix sponsa. Wood Duck. — Several of these birds were usually 

 observed each year on a small lake about a mile west of the camp. 



7. Botaurus lentiginosus. Bittern. — Common. I have several 

 times flushed these birds by nearly stepping on them while walking along 

 the lake shore. When out fishing I have rowed within a few feet of them 

 only to have them take to the brush rather than fly. 



8. Ardea herodias herodias. Great Blue Heron. — Quite common. 

 I was told by a former lumber camp cook that there was a colony of these 

 birds on Pistol Lake, about eight miles west of Crooked Lake, but I was 

 unable to verify this statement. 



9. Porzana Carolina. Sora. — Not common. 



10. Fulica americana. Coot.— Uncommon. Seen on Crooked 

 Lake Aug. 30, 1908. 



11. Gallinago delicata. Wilson's Snipe. — Occasionally observed 

 during fall migration. Seen on Aug. 25 and 29, 1908, and on Aug. 3, 1910. 



12. Helodromas solitarius solitarius. Solitary Sandpiper. — Not 

 uncommon during the fall migration. 



13. Actitis macularius. Spotted Sandpiper. — A common bird 

 along the lake shores. On July 22, 1909, a couple of young birds were 

 caught and photographed on a small island at the lower end of Crooked 

 Lake. 



14. Oxyechus vociferus. Killdeer. — On July 19, 1910, five birds 

 were observed flying along the shore of Crooked Lake. At a small lake 

 west of Crooked, on August 3, small flocks were observed running along 

 the water's edge. 



15. Bonasa umbellus umbellus. Ruffed Grouse. — Common. 

 Co vies of these birds were often flushed. A cat from our camp caught a 

 brooding bird on the nest, early in the season. The nest was located under 

 a woodpile near the barn, and contained twelve eggs. 



16. Cathartes aura septentrionalis. Turkey Vulture. — Occa- 

 sionally seen soaring overhead. 



17. Circus hudsonius. Marsh Hawk. — Rather common. On July 

 27, 1910, I scared up a family of five from ground partly overgrown with 

 brush. 



18. Accipiter velox. Sharp-shinned Hawk. — Not common. A 

 male of this species was shot in the chicken yard on Aug. 13, 1908. 



19. Accipiter cooperi. Cooper's Hawk. — Not common. 



20. Buteo borealis borealis. Red-tailed Hawk. — A hawk of 

 this species was identified on August 5, 1910. 



21. Haliaeetus leucocephalus leucocephalus. Bald Eagle. — 

 This bird is fast disappearing from this region. Formerly it was not 

 uncommon to see two or three of these magnificent birds in the air at the 



