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large as their parents and able to fly strongly, dead among the 

 stones, having been blown or washed in and killed. Unlike other 

 years, the birds seem reluctant to leave, and many are still lingering 

 around their nesting places. They have also exhibited much less 

 fear this year, and on our home island have become quite tame, 

 although they seem to know the difference between ourselves and 

 strangers. — George C. Jones, Four Brothers Islands, New York, 

 Sept. 15, 1907. 



The gulls arrived here the last of April; the first egg was found 

 May 26; first young, July 1. Henry M. Cuskley, Bucks Harbor, 

 Maine, Sept. 4, 1908. 



It is very difficult to determine the number of gulls for they have 

 increased wonderfully. We find them in all the harbors and 

 inlets during the day, but at night they return to the Duck Islands. 

 They are doing splendidly and have not been molested at all. — 

 Dennis Driscoll, Gotts Island, Maine, September 5, 1908. 



There has been abundance of herring all along the coast and the 

 old gulls have been scattered all along the shore. They are very 

 plenty, but they have not laid as many eggs this year as last. — 

 0. B. Hall, Jonesport, Maine, Sept. 9, 1908. 



The old birds are going fast. The young gulls are in good con- 

 dition.— Wm. F. Stanley, McKinley, Maine, Sept. 8, 1908. 



There were more eggs of each species laid this spring than were 

 hatched, owing to the cold spring. — John H. Malone, Isle Royal 

 Light Station, Michigan, Sept. 3, 1908. 



I do not notice any increase in the number of gulls around this 

 place although a great many were bred here ; there do not seem to 

 be any more now than there were this spring, and I can not account 

 for it except that they scatter and go all over. Of course, the 

 hawks and owls kill some, but I have found the remains of only 

 four that I thought were killed in that way.— John A. McDonald, 

 Passage Island, Michigan, September 1, 1908. 



Arriving at the islands on May 2, several nests were found con- 

 taining one or two eggs, but none at that time with the full set of 

 three. From then until the middle of the month the nests were 

 built very rapidly, and on May 28 the first young bird was hatched. 

 On this date a careful count showed 327 eggs, which number was 

 increased later by 21, found after the falling water permitted a 



