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onies of Forster's and Black Tern, one colony of Caspian Terns that were nest- 

 ing with the California Gulls; Pied-billed Grebe and American Coots were 

 common all through the lake region. At one place we found a large number of 

 Coots living about the same locality. 



In addition to Black-necked Stilts, Avocets and other wading birds, great 



WHITE-FACED GLOSSY IBIS 



One of a colony of five hundred on Lake Malheur Reservation; the only colony known in Oregon. 



Photographed by Finley and Bohlman 



numbers of Ducks and Geese lived all through this region. The southeastern 

 portion of the lake is a great breeding-ground for Canada Geese. We saw many 

 old birds with flocks of young almost grown. In one place I counted 540 old 

 and young geese. Further on I counted 360 more. Still further on I counted 

 flocks that numbered 570 Geese. This made almost 1,500 Canada Geese in one 

 part of the lake that were seen within an hour. There were likely thousands 

 more all through the tules. 



