476 Roosevelt Wild Life Bulletin 



Great Blue Heron. Ardea herodias herodias Linn. 



Great Blue Herons were seen at Cranberry Lake every day dur- 

 ing the season of 19 16, and at least one pair fed regularly between 

 Barber Point and Wanakena. This heron frequents the flooded 

 inlets, foraging along the low margins of the shallow water. Eaton 

 ('10, p. 254) mentions several heronries in the Adirondack region, 

 " the largest probably being in the vicinity of Saranac and Cran- 

 berry Lakes." If there is at present a heronry of any size near 

 Cranberry Lake there was little evidence of it in the summer of 

 1916: Vague rumors of a heronry were current in the neighbor- 

 hood but not half a dozen pairs of the Great Blue Heron were 

 feeding at the Lake in 191 6. 



Wood Duck. Aix sponsa (Linn.) 



The Wood Duck was observed several times, chiefly on secluded 

 ponds set in the virgin woods. In these retired solitudes the Wood 

 Duck manifests little alarm when its retreat is invaded, and without 

 taking flight the two, which are usually in close company, paddle 

 quietly away. 



Black Duck. Anas rubripes Brewst. 



The Black Duck frequents the inlets of Cranberry Lake, and 

 usually at least one pair would be associated with each inlet of the 

 Lake, where they feed in the shallows of overflowed shores. Toward 

 the end of June they would appear with their broods, leading the 

 young to their regular quarters in the inlets and there training them 

 to become self-dependent. 



Merganser. Mergus americanus Cass. 



The Merganser was seen regularly at Cranberry Lake, usually 

 frequenting the inlets in the earlier portion of the season. After 

 the young are taken from the nest, the adult leads them up the 

 brooks, where they remain under parental care while learning to 

 catch small fish. The youngsters seem quite at home in the foam- 

 ing water of the rapids, and permit themselves to bob about like 

 corks in the swift currents. The Merganser appears to resort to 

 the brooks more than do the other ducks of the region. 



Herring Gull. Larus argentatus Pont. 



The Herring Gull is represented at Cranberry Lake by several 

 pairs that live on the shore between Wanakena and Barber Point. 

 These gulls forage rather widely, and commonly follow the shore- 

 line quite closely, looking for refuse cast up by the waves. 



Loon. Gavia immer (Briinn,) 



The Loon was represented by two pairs, at least, at the southern 

 end of the lake. They were seen and heard every day, and their 

 weird calls were a conspicuous feature of summer life at the lake. 

 One pair had a nest on a small, low island near Jo Indian. The 



