64 Bird - Lore 
Buffle-heads, usually fed nearer the center of the ponds, diving continuously 
and at apparently no particular time of the day. Black Terns were present on 
five separate occasions in the spring of 1909, appearing in the forenoon and flying 
about over the ponds until dusk. They were never present when we arrived at 
the park in the morning. While flying about, they made frequent swoops close 
to the surface, as though catching insects, it being very seldom that they actually 
entered the water. The five Canada Geese were too timid to remain long enough 
for observations, leaving very shortly after they came down to inspect the place. 
The Cormorant also departed at the first sight of an onlooker. The Pelicans 
were observed circling above the park, and did not attempt to make a landing. 
The Pelicans and the Great Blue Heron were the only species out of the thirty- 
one listed that did not actually come down to the ponds, and perhaps, strictly 
speaking, should not be included in the table 
List of water birds seen on and about the ponds of 
Forest Park, St. Louis, Mo. 
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Species o& 35 Spring, 1908 Fall, 1908 Spring, 1909 
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Pied-billed Grebe... . 5 26 Mar.22—May 9 July 24—Nov. 14 Mar. 22—-May 3 
Loon (G.imber) .... I Apr. 24-27 
Forster’s Tern...... 2 = May 1-4 
Common Tern ..... 5 May 27 
Black Tern ........| 12 38 Aug. 11, 12 May 6-27 
Cormorant.......... 2 Apr. 19, May 12 
White Pelican.......| 50 I0o Sept. 2, 29 
American Merganser I Apr. Dec. 5, 6 
Hooded Merganser . . 4 4 Apr. Nov. 3-Dec. 19 
Mallard............. 2 Sept. 30—Dec. 9 
Gadwall..... j Z Noy. 16—Dec. 9 
Baldpate (W) . 6 Apr. 4 
Blue-winged Teal. 2 12 Apr. 4-29 Sept. 28-Oct. 24 
Shoveller kes 7 Apr. 4 
Pintail. . Heeateic oie I Feb. ro 
Wood Duck......... 8 Oct. 6 ’ 
Canvasback. . I Mar. 6-13 
Lesser Scaup Duck. . aie) 60 Mar. 9-Apr. 21 Oct. 7—Dec. 7 Mar. 4—May 11 
American Goldeneye 2 4 Noy. 21-Jan. 6, ‘09 | Mar. 17—Apr. 26 
Bufflehead.......... ne 3 Oct. 27—Jan. 5, ‘09 Mar. 1—-Apr. 5 
Ruddy Duck. . 2 Nov. 3—Nov. 14 Mar. 10 
Canada Goose . . 5 Apr. 5 
Great Blue Heron a (W) i Nov. 7 
Green Heron. . I May 5 May 3-25 
American Coot. ..... I 4 Apr. 8-May 9 Noy. 21—Dec. 1 Apr. 1-May 24 
Wilson’s Snipe . sso. 2 Nov. 21 Mar. -23-Apr. 14 
Pectoral Sandpiper . . 5 Mar. 31—May 1 
Greater Yellowlegs . . 5 Apr. 28 Apr. 8-May 1 
Solitary Sandpiper. . : I 3 May 1-5 Apr. 24—May 10 
Spotted Sandpiper . - 2 3 May 2-5 Aug. 12 May 3-15 
Kalldeer ear was 4 Mar. 5 
