Lake Maxinkuckee, Physical and Biological Survey 515 



Lake Maxinkuckee. October 16, three seen on outlet bok)\v Lost 

 Lake; November 14, one seen at Norris Inlet. 



1901. — April 2-6, eight seen; May :U, two seen near the outlet 

 in the morning, and one at the south end of the lake; June 10, 

 one seen flying and heard in evening; 14th, one alighted at edge 

 of lake near Murray's; 17th, one at south end of the lake; 26th, 

 one on shore near Norris Inlet. 



1906. — October 8, 9, and 18th, one seen each day about Lost 

 Lake. 



1907. — September 30 and October 1-3 and 5, one noted about 

 Lost Lake. 



1913. — September 19, one seen flying; 21st, one below Walley's; 

 27th, one seen ; October 25, several seen near Lost Lake. 



It may be seen from these records that the Great Blue Heron 

 is not a very common bird at Lake Maxinkuckee. Rarely is more 

 than a single individual seen at a time. This is partly due to the 

 solitary habit of the bird, but partly also to the fact that not many 

 visit this lake. An inspection of all the marsh places about the 

 two lakes and all the shore would probably rarely disclose more 

 than three or four of these magnificent birds. This is. no doubt, 

 partly due to the fact that there are no suitable nesting places 

 about the lake. 



No nest has been observed anywhere in this vicinity. Just 

 where those nest that do come to the lake is not known to us. i\Iany 

 years ago (1883-85) there was a considerable heronry of this 

 species in the northern part of Carroll County, near Idaville, and 

 another one of more than a hundred nests in a maple swamp near 

 Cutler, in Carroll County, about 50 miles south ol Lake ^Maxin- 

 kuckee. And a few years earlier a few pairs nested each year in 

 the tops of some large cottonwood trees near where the senior 

 writer spent his boyhood days. 



39. GREEN HERON 



BUTOKIDES VIRESCENS (Linnseus) 



This is the most common heron of the region. It is found in a 

 greater variety of places than any other heron about the lake. It 

 occurs in the wet, sedgy plains as do the two bitterns; it is also 

 found about the edge of the lake. It perches much mow frequently 

 than the other herons, and, like the kingfisher, is particularly fond 

 of sitting on the limbs of trees overhanging the shore. When 

 frightened, it flies off with a loud startled squawk. It is the noisi- 

 est of our herons, and frequently gives vent to a loud sneeze-like 



