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tures. In the tops of the lofty pines growing there, flit merry 

 troops of pine siskins, and animated Audubon's warblers; 

 Louisiana tanagers flash among the foliage, and utter their 

 charming carols; rufous and calliope hummers visit the clus- 

 tering honeysuckles; Macgillivray's warblers and lazuli bunt- 

 ings chant among the lower shrubbery; Lewis's and other wood- 

 peckers forage from the tree-trunks; and as the ornithologist 

 climbs the rocky crests of the foot-hills beyond, he enters the 

 summer home of the junco and .Richardson's grouse. 



Across the river from the Station, east of the mouth of 

 the dashing current, are the Kalispell Club grounds, situated 

 at the terminus of the Mission Mountains, and enclosed by 

 extensive areas of the primeval forest. In these wooded regions 

 ihe resounding tappings of the lordly pileated woodpeckers pro- 

 claim their presence; the milder though sturdy strokes of 

 the three-toed woodpeckers can be heard; troops of capricious 

 crossbills give animation to the highest, foliage; the/ western 

 wood pewee calls querulously from his bare perch in some 

 lightning-slain forest monarch; here representatives of the 

 warblers, the thrushes, the vireos, the hummingbirds, the 

 tanagers, and indeed, of all the feathered residents of the region, 

 find ample shelter and food, and consequently their days are 

 spent in melody and animation. 



The lake itself is worthy of separate mention, as a field for 

 the attention of the ornithologist. Over its clear depth the 

 American ospreys wheel and soar, ever and anon uttering their 

 shrill whistles, and dipping into the water for their finny prey- 

 Along its occasional sandy beaches flit the interesting sand- 

 pipers, and over its wooded shores flap the unsocial ravens. 

 In suitable hollow tree-trunks families of golden-eyes are 

 reared, perhaps under the shadow of the platform occupied 

 by the osprey, a landmark for the adjacent shore. In the 

 willows of the submerged margins noisy kingbirds rear their 

 broods, and on projecting branches of deadened timber king- 

 fishers sit watching for their prey. 



In the vicinity of the Station there are several centers of 

 avian activity which well repay the investigations of the bird 

 student. Along the road leading southward from the river 

 bridge, lies a small vale enclosing a stagnant pond called 

 Daphnia Pond on account of the large numbers of daphnia 

 pulex in it, among whose fringing rushes the western yellow- 

 throat, the mountain song sparrow, the sora, red-winged black- 

 bird, catbird, and other species find convenient retreat. To the 

 eastward of the road and pond lie several rocky crests and 



