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and contains over 1200 lakes and rivers. It is all heavily 

 wooded, in some places the forest growth being- particularly 

 dense — the only clearings in the reserve being the result of 

 old lumber operations or forest fires. My period of observa- 

 tion was for a year and my area of observation was confined 

 to the southern half of the park. 



1. Canachites canadensis canace. — Canadian Spruce Partridge. 

 Common. 



2. Bonasa nmhellKS togata. — Canada Ruffed Grouse. Common. 

 .3. Astur atricapillus. — Goshawk. Saw one kill a Whisky Jack 



(Canada Jay) in January. 



4. Aqidla chrysaetos. — Golden Eagle. One took a wolf bait 

 (raw deer meat charged with strychnine) and is now in the mu- 

 seum at Park ^headquarters. 



5. HaUceetiis leucoceplmlus. — Bald Eagle. Not at all common. 



6. Scotia iJtex neljulosa. — Great Gray Owl. Plentiful about clear 

 ings. 



7. Cri/ptoglaiix acadica. — Saw-whet Owl. Plentiful. Commonest 

 of all the owls. 



8. Bi(J)o rirginianiis. — Great Horned Owl. Common. 



9. Nyctea- nyctea. — Snowy Owl. Rare. 



10. Dryohates villosus leucomelas. — Northern Hairy Woodpecker. 



11. Dryohates puhenscens medianus. — Downy Wooodpecker. 

 Northern species. Very common. 



12. Picoides arcticits. — Arctic Three-toed Woodpecker. Few seen 

 Am told they are very common further north. 



13. Picoides aniericanits, — American Three-toed Woodpecker. 

 Common. 



14. Phlfj'otoinus pileatiis Iciicolciiias. — Northern Pileated Wood- 

 j)ecker. Very plentiful. 



15. Cyanocitta cristata. — Blue Jay. Plentiful and a nuisance; 

 stealing baits from small traps. 



16. Pe^-isoreKs canadensis. — Canada Jay. A nuisance also; steals 

 everything. 



17. Corvtis coiax principalis. — Northern Raven. Common and a 

 curse; they steal the wolf baits. 



18. Pinicola eniiclcator leiiciira. — Pine Grosbeak. Not so very 

 common. Their numbers seem to vary in an irregular manner, in- 

 dependent of climate. 



19. Loxia ciirvirostra minor. — Red Crossbill. Very plentiful 

 where pines, balsams and spruce trees grow. 



20. Loxia Iciicoptcra. — White-winged Crossbill. Very plentiful, 

 as the other variety is. 



