LIST OF BIRDS IN THE PARK 99 



Note: 



"r," resident bird during the entire year. 

 "sr" resident during the summer only, or rarely otherwise. 

 "wr" resident during the winter only, or rarely otherwise. 

 "tr," transient, found only during migratoin. 

 Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps (Linn) tr. This 



is an unusual bird to be found in the Park. Mr. Harry Harris 

 reports having seen one on the Lake of the Woods. 



Franklin's Gull, Larus franklini Richardson tr. Al- 

 though more common along the Missouri River bottom, 

 Franklin's Gull sometimes wander over to the Lagoon and 

 Lake of the Woods. Mr. Walter Cunningham furnishes me 

 with a record for the Lagoon, Sept. 1916. 



Common Tern, Sterna hirundo Linn tr. A flock of 

 fifteen Common Terns was reported by Harry Harris who saw 

 them in the Park during migration. 



Black Tern, Hydrochelidon nigra surinamensis (Game- 

 lin) tr. and occasionally sr. Three of these birds were report- 

 ed on the Lagoon June, 1917, by Walter Cunningham. 



Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos Linn tr. It is not uncom- 

 mon to find a number of these ducks resting on the Lagoon 

 and on the Lake of the Woods during the migration season. 



Baldpate, Mareca americana (Gmelin) tr. The Baldpate 

 is rather uncommon at any season, but several were seen on 

 the Lagoon Feb. 22, 1917. 



Green-winged Teal, Nettion carolinense (Gmelin) tr. 

 Although a common migrant, the Green-winged Teal is not 

 common in the Park. The record was furnished by Mr. 

 Harris. 



Blue- winged Teal, Querquedula discors (Linn) tr. It is 

 not unusual to find these duck in the Park during migration. 



