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and in the spruces and alders on the ridges may be found 

 Golden-crowned Kinglets, Black-poll and Bay-breasted War- 

 blers, a few Yellow Warblers, White-throated Sparrows, Fox 

 Sparrows, Alder and Yellow-bellied Flycatchers, and Red- 

 starts. Along the sandy beaches and the mud flats, at both 

 East Point and Grosse Isle, may be seen the Semipalmated 

 Plover or Ring-neck, the Semipalmated Sandpiper, the Piping 

 Plover, and the Spotted Sandpiper. The whole region is ahve 

 with birds. A few, however, of those observed, such as the 

 Herring Gull, the Great Black-backed Gull, and the Loon, do 

 not breed here. On Bird Rock may be found seven species of 

 sea birds breeding in vast numbers: Gannets, Common Murres 

 (including the so-called Ringed Murres), Briinnich's Murres, 

 Kittiwake Gulls, Puffins, Razor-billed Auks, and Leach's Petrels. 



When we started for the Magdalen Islands, we were warned 

 of the fearful obstacles confronting the voyager to those northern 

 shores. When we made the trip, however, we were agreeably 

 surprised to find that we could reach the Magdalen Islands 

 almost, if not quite, as comfortably as one could go, for instance, 

 from New York to Chicago. 



We left Pictou, Nova Scotia, by the steamer Amelia on the 

 morning of June 12, and after a very pleasant trip, with the 

 sea as smooth as glass, we sighted Entry Island, the outermost 

 of the Magdalen group, on the following morning. Steaming 

 in through the narrow passage between it and Amherst, we 

 drew up alongside the breakwater and began to discharge our 

 cargo, consisting for the most part of innumerable barrels of 

 flour, which is the chief staple of the island. Leaving Amherst 

 in the afternoon, we sailed up along the island, arriving at 

 Grindstone Island toward evening. As the wind had begun to 

 freshen. Captain Burns decided to tie up at Grindstone Island 

 overnight, rather than attempt to find the narrow channel 

 into Grand Entry in the dark. He assured us, however, that 

 we would be at Grand Entry at 9 o'clock in the morning. 

 When we arose and went up on deck, we found the Amelia 

 tying up at the dock at Grand Entry, and realized that we were 

 finally at the place we had come so many miles to see. Hardly 

 had the ship tied up before we were met by our friend, Frank 



