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GROMME, COLLECTING FOR SCHOOL LOAN GROUPS 



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and poplar which gave refuge to thousands of the smaller birds suited 

 to that environment. About one mile to the north "Little Tail", a 

 narrow strip of land, extends diagonally out into Green Bay for nearly 

 a mile. Some idea of this low lying peninsula may be obtained 

 from figure 2. With the exception of a hunting shack used in the fall 

 of the year, it is uninhabited. Mr. Schoenebeck states that formerly 

 this strip of land was almost entirely submerged, and offered refuge 

 to hundreds of pairs of breeding waterfowl, but the lowering of the 

 lake level has, from all appearances, made it unsuitable for their nest- 

 ing needs, as we were entirely unsuccessful in finding the nest of a 



Fig. 3. — Typical scene on Little Tail. 



single pair of ducks, and only found one nest of the gallinules which 

 were formerly here in great abundance. However, we did find here 

 many other species. 



The entire south side of Little Tail is composed of low boggy ground, 

 and the bullrushes grow out in the shallow water of the bay for a hun- 

 dred yards or more, while the center is high and dry, overgrown with 

 tall grass and thickets. 



The north side for its full length, is bordered by a broad sandy 

 beach, and many bars and shallows which were every day frequented 



