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same time, but this year (1910) not a single bird was seen. The gunners 

 cannot resist the temptation to shoot at the bird because of its size and 

 beauty. I heard of one bird which was shot this summer, which I assumed 

 from the description was a young bird. It was left where it fell. 



22. Falco sparverius sparverius. Sparrow Hawk. — Rather un- 

 common. 



23. Pandion haliaetus carolinensis. Osprey. — Three nests were 

 located in rather close proximity to each other on the top of dead stubs 

 about a mile from the camp and half a mile from Crooked Lake. 



24. Bubo virginianus virginianus. Great Horned Owl. — It is 

 not unusual to hear the distant hoot of this owl about dusk or in the early 

 evening. During the summer of 1907 a pair of young birds made their 

 headquarters in a small tamarack swamp a short distance from the camp. 

 Before it was dark they would commence calling at regular intervals, 

 continuing until late at night. Their harsh, discordant cries so disturbed 

 the sleep of some of the members of the camp that, finally, one of the 

 birds was shot and the other scared away. 



25. Coccyzus americanus americanus. Yellow-billed Cuckoo. 



26. Coccyzus erythrophthalmus. Black-billed Cuckoo. — On 

 August 18, 1908, I caught and photographed a young bird that was just 

 about able to fly. Cuckoos appear to be fairly common in this vicinity. 

 They are heard quite often, but it is almost impossible to get near enough 

 to see them, and for this reason it is difficult to say whether this or the 

 preceding species is the more common. 



27. Ceryle alcyon. Kingfisher. — Commonly seen along the lake 

 shores. 



28. Dryobates villosus villosus. Hairy Woodpecker. — Fairly 

 common. Quite often seen about the camp. 



29. Dryobates pubescens medianus. Downy Woodpecker. — 

 Common, but especially so during the last of August and September. 



30. Sphyrapicus varius varius. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker. — 

 In 1907 a bird was seen on August 6. The next year Sapsuckers were 

 quite common. On August 11, and for two or three days following, a 

 bird was observed drumming on the tin gutter of one of the buildings. 

 During 1909 no Sapsuckers were seen, while in 1910 the only bird observed 

 was seen on August 24. 



31. Phloeotomus pileatus pileatus. Pileated Woodpecker. — I 

 have never seen this bird, but twice I have heard a call which a former 

 " lumber jack," in charge of the camp during the year, ascribed to this 

 species. He said that he occasionally saw these birds around the camp in 

 the spring. The mummified remains of a male bird, shot this last spring, 

 was shown to me. 



32. Melanerpes erythrocephalus. Red-headed Woodpecker. — 

 Although never very common this bird seemed to be more rare than usual 

 in 1910. Only two individuals were observed. 



33. Colaptes auratus luteus. Flicker. — Very common. This 



