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Five nests of Green Herons and three 

 nests of Purple Grackles also were noted. 

 These were supported by limbs growing 

 out from the trunks of trees only a few 

 feet from the water, while the nests of the 

 Great Blue Herons were situated at a 

 height of from 12 to 40 feet. Among other 

 birds observed on the lake that day were 

 four Black Ducks, ten Wood Ducks, in- 

 cluding six young, also numerous White- 

 bellied Swallows that were nesting in holes 

 of dead trees and stumps. One of these 

 examined was found to contain large num- 

 bers of Great Blue Heron feathers. Two 



Pied-billed Grebes surprised me by calling 

 among the lily-pads. 



There exists a general impression in the 

 neighborhood that of recent years Egrets 

 have been breeding in this Heron colony. 

 None were observed, however, and it is 

 altogether probable that the rumor is in- 

 correct, as at this time we have no knowl- 

 edge of any Egrets in eastern United States 

 breeding north of Carteret County, North 

 Carolina. It is possible that during the 

 summer a few Egrets that have a way of 

 migrating northward at this period may 

 come here to roost with other long-legged 

 members of their tribe. 



GOOD WORK OF THE BIOLOGICAL SURVEY 



Frequently this office receives from 

 E. W. Nelson, Chief of the Bureau of 

 Biological Survey in Washington, D. C, 

 communications reporting some of the 

 more interesting phases of conservation 

 work in which the Survey is engaged. The 

 following is one of those recently received 

 from Mr. Nelson. 



"Dear Mr. Pearson: If you have not 

 already been informed, it will interest you 

 to know that our wardens Pacetti and 

 Farnham managed, in Miami, to capture 

 aigrettes and other plumes in the possession 

 of Willie Willie, a Seminole Indian, who 

 appears to be living in high style in Miami, 

 and also another Miami man. Willie 

 Willie appears to be a man who, according 

 to our information, has probably been 

 making a large income through traffic in 

 plumes for a considerable number of years. 

 The men did a good piece of detective work 

 there and made the first step toward our 

 new work in breaking up the traffic in 

 aigrette feathers in the state. 



"It will also please you, no doubt, to 

 learn that Judge Trieber, of Arkansas, 



recently fined ten men for violating the 

 regulations covering the Big Lake Bird 

 Preserve and sent three of them to jail, 

 remarking at the same time that if they 

 were brought before him again he would 

 see to it that they were definitely prevented 

 from entering upon the reservation again, 

 implying by this, of course, that he would 

 send them to jail. This information is very 

 satisfactory, and indicates that we are 

 likely to be able to protect that reservation 

 in good shape. 



"I was surprised recently to learn that 

 the last legislature of Vermont passed a 

 law which authorizes the state game- 

 warden, with the consent of a certain 

 state board, to purchase lands which have 

 been recommended by the Biological Sur- 

 vey for state game- or bird-preserves. 

 Dr. Field will go to Vermont next week to 

 go over some land with the state game- 

 warden for this purpose. This is encourag- 

 ing, since it will start the purchase of land 

 in the New England States for state game- 

 preserves, and I hope that other states may 

 follow suit." 



New Life Members Enrolled from October 19, 1918, to July 1, 1919 



Bordon, John 



Brodhead, Charles Ding- 

 man. 

 Clark, Miss Elizabeth L. 

 Coope, Mrs. Bertha 

 Cory, Daniel W. 

 Driver, Raymond E. 



Fauntleroy, Miss Juliet 

 Faux, William J. 

 Ford, Lee M. 

 Garnsey, LeRoy 

 Godfrey, Mrs. A. E. 

 Gordon, Mrs. Mackenzie 

 McGregor, R. C. 



Mellon, Mr, and Mrs. E. P. 

 Nevins, Mrs. Harriette F. 

 Pitney, Robert Henry 

 Prentice, Miss Clare 

 Smith, Miss Eunice Cole 

 Sprague, Mrs. Isaac 

 Sprague, Shaw 



