60 MICHIGAN SURVEY, 1905. 



Birds were always to be found along the western slope and top (III. 1 and 2), 

 but the small number of species was noticable. The Junco, Cedar Waxwing 

 and Flicker were the only birds that were abundant. The Flicker was often 

 seen on the few tall dead stumps and scattered pines that occurred here, 

 and probably nested in these stumps, as they contained many holes. Both 

 young and adult Juncos were found in abundance and this seemed their 

 natural habitat. The Cedar Waxwing was attracted here by the Juneberries, 

 upon which they were often seen feeding. Crows, Ravens, Chimney Swifts 

 and Red-tailed Hawks were seen flying overhead. Sparrow Hawks came 

 occasionally to feed upon the grasshoppers, but these birds seem to prefer 

 the cliffs to the west of this location. 



The birds seen in the pines (III. 3) were the Pine Warbler, Red-breasted 

 Nuthatch, Chickadee, Chipping Sparrow and White-breasted Nuthatch. 

 Two .Pine Warblers, evidently a male and female, were seen on the tops 

 of these pines looking for insects. Finally one caught an insect, but instead 

 of eating it the bird perched on a limb, held the insect in its mouth, and 

 scolded. It acted as if it had young near me and was afraid to feed them. 

 Several Chipping Sparrows were seen on the tree tops and one was shot 

 July 19. 



The tops of the cliffs west of camp (III. 5) were similar to III. 2, except 

 that the "bald" areas were of greater extent. The same birds that were 

 found in III. 1 and 2 were found here and also a few additional ones. 



For some reason, which I cannot explain, Robins, Bluebirds, Blue Jays 

 and Vesper Sparrows were often found on this cliff and seldom in Station 

 II. 1 and 2. A Bluebird's nest containing young was found in a deserted 

 Woodpecker's hole in a Norway pine; Vesper Sparrows and a Scarlet 

 Tanager were seen here once. The former were perhaps migrating, (August 

 3), while the latter was from the neighboring forest. The Ravens came here 

 in the evening and left in the morning, when nine were counted at one time. 

 A few could be seen about here at almost any hour of the day. 



The bird life on the second cliff west of camp was somewhat different 

 from that of the first as no Robins, Bluebirds, or Vesper Sparrows were 

 seen here, while a Phoebe was seen here and not on the other cliffs. Two 

 Bald Eagles were observed flying overhead. 



II. CARP RIVER VALLEY. 



This region extended from the foot of the talus slope south to the elevation 

 on the other side of the river valley, a distance of about a quarter of a mile. 

 From west to east, it extended from the outlet of Carp Lake as far up the 

 Carp river as we could ascend in a boat, a distance of about one and a quarter 

 miles. 



Within this area are included several different varieties of conditions, 

 and these furnish the basis for the following habitats: 



1. Carp Lake Station V. 1, and 3. 



2. Grassy Marshes Station V. 2, and IV. 2. 



3. Alders Station IV. 2. 



4. Damp Woodland .Station IV. 3. 



5. Tamarack Swamp Station IV. 4. 



6. Carp River Station IV. 1. 



7. Dry Woodland Station IV. 3. 



a. Western End. 



b. Eastern End. 



