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to 25th, well scattered ; 26th and 27th, less abundant and well scat- 

 tered ; 28th, rather plentiful but well scattered ; some near Knapp's 

 pier, December 2 and 3, quite a number scattered over entire 

 lake, some in Outlet Bay; 4th to 8th, quite a number in Outlet Bay 

 and elsewhere in lake; 9th, apparently not so many; 10th, still 

 common; 11th, a few in Outlet Bay, a good many on main lake; 

 one dead at Inlet eaten by muskrats ; 12th, common ; 13th, in long 

 rows in open places; 14th, not so many in the few open places; 

 15th, a good many in pools and on the ice; many shot and let lie; 

 16th, a few in a round open pool ; 3 or 4 shot off Farrar's, the rest 

 scattering over the lake ; 17th, two scared up from the round pool. 



1905. — January 1, two seen in pool, 



1906. — September 9, a flock of 5 seen at south end of the lake, 

 the first of the season ; after this date they gradually increased in 

 number, October 5, one found dead ; 6th, rather large flocks now, 

 gunners busy in morning; 7th, a dead one found; 9th, a hunter got 

 4; 10th, much shooting; 11th, much shooting; two boys got 14; 

 one found dead; 12th, many on lake; hunters got good many; 

 13th, a flock off Knapp's pier; much shooting, even after sunset; 

 15th, heard strange cackling notes, believed to be made by coots; 

 16th, considerable shooting; 18th, two found dead; 28th to 30th, 

 many; two hunters got 10 on 30th and 6 were found dead; 31st, 

 good many near shore ; one man got 6, November 2, several found 

 dead on shore ; 3d, noted ; 5th, found 5 dead on east side ; 8th, seen ; 

 10th, got one; 11th, seen; 12th, got 2; 13th, a good many noted; 

 15th, a big flock at south end. 



1907. — September 8, five seen in forenoon well out toward 

 middle of lake; seen again in afternoon; 10th, about 200 arrived 

 last night; 12th, about 200 to 300 seen near the Weedpatch, 45 in 

 one flock ; 13th, about 200 in two flocks at south end ; 20th, a flock 

 of 100 or more east of Long Point; reported as common in the 

 other parts of the lake; 21st, a man got 16, crippling 3 others; 

 22d, a flock of about 500 off Long Point in morning ; quite a num- 

 ber in many detached flocks, one of about 242 near shore between 

 Green's and Murray's; some shooting; one dead by Green's pier; 

 23d, noted; 24th, noted off Long Point early in morning, perhaps 

 500 or more ; those near shore allowed near approach ; some shoot- 

 ing; 25th, many large flocks off Long Point, 400 to 500 feet off 

 shore, rather wary, swimming rapidly ; 26th, a few flocks east of 

 Long Point, 500 to 1,000 feet out; not so many as yesterday; quite 

 a number in Outlet Bay; two dead near Norris Inlet; 27th, a flock 

 of about 50 swimming northwest about 1,000 feet off Chadwick's 

 pier early in the morning ; no others seen early ; do not seem to be 



