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this district. Of the forty-eight spe- 

 cies found here on the 4th and 5th of 

 June, 1911, thirty-eight were found 

 with or engaged in working upon 

 their homes about the lake. 



1. Butorides virescens, Great He- 

 ron. One adult male found at a small 

 pond about one-half mile from Pomp- 

 ton Lake. 



2. Bonasa umbellus. Ruffed Grouse. 

 J^lushed a female on Rotten Pond 

 Mountain taking a dust bath. 



3. Circus hudsonicus, Marsh Hawk. 

 One found devouring several field 

 mice in the marsh at the northern 

 end of the lake. 



4. Coccyzus americanus. Yellow- 

 billed Cuckoo. One pair found with 

 nest in wild cherry tree on western 

 shore of lake. Numerous other ones 

 present throughout both days. 



5. Coccyzus erythrophthalmus. 

 Black-billed Cuckoo. Several found 

 near dam at Steel Works. 



6. Colaptes auratus luteus, Flicker. 

 Common all about lake. Nest with 

 three young along Pompton Turnpike 

 and three other inaccessible nests in 

 decayed hickories about which own- 

 ers were present on lop of Rotten 

 Pond Mountain. 



7. Chimney Swift, Chaetrua pela- 

 gica. One nest found in the chim- 

 ney of an old farmhouse ad.1acent to 

 lake. Contained four eggs. 



8. Tyrannus tyrannus. Kingbird. 

 Common. Two nests with eggs in 

 wild cherries in open field on west 

 shore of lake. 



9. Myiarchus crinitus, Crested Fly- 

 catcher. One-half completed nest 

 found at foot of Rotten Pond Moun- 

 tain in apple tree. Both mates were 

 working upon it. Contained no snake- 

 skin as yet. 



10. Sayornis phoebe, Phoebe. One 

 nest in open shed of deserted farm at 

 upper end of lake. Two others not 



completed under small bridge over 

 Pompton River. 



11. Myiochanes virens, Wood Pe- 

 wee. Common. Nest with two eggs 

 in Honey locust at foot of Rotten 

 Pond Mountain. 



12. Empidonax minimus, Least Fly- 

 catcher. Common. One nest in wild 

 cherry on east shore of lake. 



13 Cyanocitta cristata. Blue Jay. 

 One pair found nesting in a cedar 

 about three hundred feet up on the 

 eastern slope of Rotten Pond Moun- 

 tain. Common on both days. 



14. Sturnus vulgaris, Starling. 

 Four pairs found. Two pairs nesting 

 in a bird-house near Steel Works. 



15. Dolichonyx oryzivorus, Bobo- 

 link. Common at southern end of 

 lake in open fields. No nest found. 



16. Molothrus ater, Cowbird. Eggs 

 of this bird found in with set of Den- 

 droica aestiva on Rotten Pond Moun- 

 tain. 



17. Sturnella magna, Meadowlark. 

 Common. Nest with four eggs found 

 in open field at southern end of lake. 



18. A g e 1 a i u s phoeniceus, Red- 

 winged Blackbird. Three nests on 

 small island at northern end of lake 

 with young in each. Two more nests 

 with four eggs apiece at Slater's Pond 

 which is about one-half mile distant 

 frcm the Pompton Lake. 



19. Corvus brachyrhynchos, Ameri- 

 can Crow. Two nest with young 

 near top of Rotten Pond Mountain. 

 Both of these nests were in cedar 

 trees about ten feet from ground. 



20 Icterus spurius. Orchard Oriole. 

 One pair found at north end of lake 

 gathering materials for nest but 

 could not locate site. 



21. Icterus galbula. Eight inacces- 

 sible nests found about lake in black 

 walnuts and elms. Parent birds about 

 each of these nests. 



22. Quiscalus quiscula. Purple 



