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Dwarf Hermit Thrush Ore. 



Western Robin* Ore. 



Varied Thrush O^;^- 



Bluebird* • •^^■ 



Western Bluebird* : Ore. 



Mountain Bluebird Ore. 



George D. Peck, 



Salem, Ore. 



The foregoing list is truly remark- 

 able. To have collected 392 varieties 

 of North American birds, and the eggs 

 of 145 of them is wonderful. 



We have often wondered why more 

 Oologists did not give their brethren 

 information as to the number of dif- 

 ferent varieties of eggs which they 

 have taken If they would all do this, 

 we wonder who would be at the head 

 of the class. We have personal ac- 

 quaintance with one collector who has 

 taken more than 300 different varieties 

 named in the A. O. U. List.— Editor. 



BIRDS OF NORThTIhERO ISLAND, 

 VERMONT 



By Chandler M. Brooks 

 During the summer of 1920 I had 

 the great privilege of spending my va- 

 cation at Camp Abnaki, North Hero 

 Isl!::nd, Vermont. While I was there 

 many of my leisure moments were 

 spent studying birds. 



Camp Abnaki is the Vermont State 

 Y. M. C. A. Boys' Camp. Its situation 

 is very fine because it affords an op- 

 portunity for studying both land and 

 water birds. During my stay at the 

 camp I took many hikes to different 

 parts of the island and, by the tine 

 my vacation was over, I was ^uite 

 familiar with the surrounding region. 

 North Hero Island is one of the "larg- 

 est islands in the northern part of 

 Lake Champlain. It is about ten mile; 

 in length and varies in width from a 

 few feet to over a mile. North He/o 

 is an agricultural island, but it nas 

 quite a' few patches of woods Red 

 and white oaks, beeches, Carolina and 

 big-toothed poplars, quaking aspens 

 and red and white cedars are common. 

 Along the shore of the lake white, 

 gray and yellow birches grow. Most 



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of the woodland is in the southern part 

 of the island, near the location of our 

 ca'mp, and, consequently, most of the 

 birds are found there. 



The following birds are the ones I 

 saw during my stay on North Hero 

 Island, from June 28th to August 21st, 

 1920. 



Herring Gull. Common. Not found 

 nesting on this island, but breed 

 abundantly on other islands in Lake 

 Champlain. 



Wild Ducks, sp.? 



Great Blue Heron. Common. Seen 

 many times fishing in shallow bays. 



Spotted Sandpiper. Frequently seen 

 running along shore of lake. 



Bob-white. Not very common. A 

 few small flocks observed out in the 

 open fields. 



Marsh Hawk. One seen fiying from 

 field below camp. 



Red-shouldered Hawk. I saw several 

 fiying and one was found dead near a 

 wheat field. 



Screech Owl. Fairly common. Seen 

 fiying late in the evening and often 

 heard at night. 



Belted Kingfisher. Not as common 

 as in many such favorable sections. 

 Observed a few when I was out on the 

 lake in a boat 



Downy Woodpecker. One built its 

 nest in an old tree near, camp. 



Northern Flicker. Common. Nest- 

 ing near camp. 



Ruby-throated Hummingbird. Saw 

 only two during the summer. 



Kingbird. Built its nest in a white 

 oak tree on our camp-grounds. The 

 old birds carried many kinds of in- 

 sects to the young. 



Crested Flycatcher. Three were 

 seen feeding in some oak trees. The 

 call of this species was heard several 

 times. 



Least Flycatcher. Quite common. 



Blue Jay. This common bird was 

 occasionally seen. 



Crow. Common. Seen several times 

 feeding in corn fields. 



Starling. Not very common on the 



