124 Bowdish, Ornithological Notes from Audubon Wardens. [adtU 



I have not given an account of the Storm Petrel (Leach's), for 

 the reason that it is so difficult to determine the number, as they 

 are abroad only at night, but judging from the number of burrows 

 where they make their nests there are not as many as formerly. — 

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



There are thousands of the Stormy (Leach's) Petrels here at 

 this writing.— Wm. F. Stanley, McKinley, Maine, Sept. 8, 1908. 



Laughing Gull. — High tides in June destroyed all the eggs, 

 but the gulls rebuilt and there was a large increase over last year. — 

 R. S. Ludlam, Stone Harbor, N. J., 1907. (See note of G. D. 

 Hitchens, in the 'General Notes,' below.) 



It is 15 miles from this station to the main land; there is a marsh 

 in the middle of this bay ten to twelve miles long and three fourths 

 of a mile wide. On July 11, 1907, while standing on that marsh, 

 looking north and south, a distance, I think, of at least two miles 

 each way, Laughing Gulls and terns were as thick as you ever saw 

 blackbirds, as far as the eye could see, and there were a few Willets. 

 The gulls and terns are equally thick all over the marsh, and as 

 plenty as I have ever known them. I have, with two other men, 

 years ago, taken 1000 eggs a day. It would take 20 days to hunt 

 that marsh over, and when it was hunted over we could begin again 

 and find as many more from the 10th of June to the 25th of July. 

 There is a sandbar across this inlet, about four acres in extent, and 

 rising about eight feet above high tide. Three weeks ago there 

 were over 1000 young Black Skimmers, not yet able to fly; to-day 

 there are over 400 still too young to fly; these birds have been 

 hatching since July 25. There are lots of them flying now, of the 

 first breeding. — J. E. Johnson, Hog Island, Virginia, Sept. 16, 1907. 



Eider Duck. — This has been one of the best seasons for the 

 birds since I have been warden; I do not think they have been 

 disturbed in any way this year. There were about 30 Eider Ducks, 

 raising about 40 young. — Fred E. Small, Cross Island, Maine, 1907. 

 (See note by Osmond Cummings under 'General Notes'.) 



When I was appointed warden there were two Eider Ducks 

 breeding on the Old Man Island, and at present I have 60. If 

 there were a law to abolish all spring shooting it would be a matter 

 of a short time when we would have a large colony of ducks on this 

 coast. — Fred. E. Small, Bucks Harbor, Maine, August 31, 1908. 



