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A few scattered pairs noted along this 

 stretch of marshland. 



Chebogue to Little River, Yarmouth Co. 200 

 This section is no doubt the best favored 

 in the pro\ince for the birds. The marshes 

 are numerous and intricate. Birds in 

 small colonies and scattered pairs were 

 noted at many points. Natives here, with 

 whom the question was discussed, contend 

 that the Willets have increased during the 

 past decade or two. 



Tusket Marshes to Surette's Island, 

 Yarmouth Co 150 



No colonies but birds common over entire 

 area. 

 Argyle to Villegadale (Villagedale is in 

 Shelhurne Co.) 100 



Isolated pairs in many small marshlands 

 rather widely separated for the most part. 

 Villagedale to Port Mouton, which is in 

 Queen's Co 100 



The district between these points is simi- 

 lar to the above, there being no extensive 

 areas of marshland. 



Total 736 



BIRD NOTES FROM THE DISTRICT OF ALGOMA, ONTARIO 



By M. J. Magee. 



DURING the period August 2 to 6, 1922, I 

 was on a fishing trip to some small lakes back 

 of Goulais Bay, Lake Superior, some 20 miles 

 nearly north of Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. The trip 

 was made by auto to within a mile and a half of 

 the first lake and the one where our camp was 

 located. The country is quite well settled to 

 within a couple of miles of the lakes, there being 

 a number of good farms. The lakes themselves 

 are in a heavily wooded, rocky, mountainous 

 region . 



Birds Seen: 



7. Loon. — ^A pair on each lake visited. 

 51. Herring Gull. — 4. A trapper told me 

 that a few nest every year. 

 300. Canada Ruffed Grouse. — Very plentiful. 

 364. OSPREY. — 2. On an island in one of the 

 lakes was a nest on top of a pine stub about 35 

 feet in height. I was told a pair of Ospreys had 

 nested there for a good many years. 

 388. Black-billed Cuckoo. — 2. 

 390. Belted Kingfisher. — At all lakes visited. 

 393. Hairy Woodpecker.— 5. 

 394c. Downy Woodpecker. — Plentiful; saw one 

 flock of at least 20. 

 412a. Northern Flicker. — Several. 

 420. Nighthawk. — 7. 

 423. Chimney Swift. — 3. 

 428. Ruby-throated Hummingbird. — Several 

 around camp every day. 

 456. Phoebe. — 2. 

 461. Wood Pewee. — 3. 

 463. Yellow-bellied Flycatcher. — 2. 

 467. Least Flycatcher. — 2. 

 477. Blue Jay. — These birds were flocking. I 

 saw numerous flocks, of which the largest con- 

 tained from 35 to 40 individuals. 



514. Evening Grosbeak. — 1 male. Dr. 



ChristoflFerson, my associate in bird work, and 



myself have located the Evening Grosbeak west 



of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, in summer for 



three years. For the past seven winters I have 



had a flock of from 30 to 60 at my feeding station 



in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. They usually 



come in the latter part of October or the first part 



of November and stay until the latter part of May. 



540. Vesper Sparrow. — Plentiful. 



558. White-throated Sparrow. — Abundant, 



old and yotmg. 



567. Slate-colored Junco. — A pair of adults, 



with three young. 



581. Song Sparrow. — Plentiful. 



583. Lincoln's Sparrow.— A pair of adults, 



with two young. 



608. Scarlet Tanager. — A pair of old birds 



with two young. This is just about the northern 



limit of the breeding area of this species in the 



Great Lakes region. 



614. Tree Swallow.— 3. 



Cedar Waxwing. — Common. 



Red-eyed Vireo. — Common. 



Blue-headed Vireo. — 1. 



Black-throated Blue Warbler. — 1 male. 



Myrtle Warbler. — Two flocks, about 15 



619. 



624. 



629. 



654. 



655. 



each 



657. 



667. 



687. 



722. 



735. 



flocks. 



759b. Hermit Thrush. — 2. 



found a nest with four eggs. 



761. Robin. — A few. 



Magnolia Warbler.— 1. 



Black-throated Green Warbler. — 5. 



Rrdstart. — 2. 



Winter Wren. — 2. 



Black-capped Chickadee. — Several small 



On August 5 I 



