I36 FIELD AND FOREST. 



exists in these islands, whose rocky structures were abundantly able 

 to stand clear of the currents. This transformation may have readily 

 been accomplished as the rivers empty in the lake in opposite positions 

 and flow from nearly opposite directions. On these islands some 

 twenty in number, although there is considerable vegetation in most 

 instances, yet few species of birds breed or pass the summer here. 

 The mammals in most instances may be regarded as visitants approach- 

 ing, and leaving the islands during the winter on the ice. Some however, 

 stay over or are accidently left by the sudden departure of the ice. 

 The islands more especially observed were the group known as the 

 Put-in-Bay group consisting of eleven islands, and another group 

 north of there of six. The former group is well inhabited, covered 

 with beautiful groves and foliage, and withal a great summer resort. 

 .For advantages of nesting &c, the number of species of birds breeding 

 here is decidedly small. The species of water birds are but few, when 

 it would seem that there should be more land birds. The species ob- 

 served are : (Those known to breed will be marked thus*). 



Bald Eagle*, common ; seven nests in use in Put-in-Bay group. 

 Cedar Bird; Robin*; Blue Bird*; Crow; Red Wing; Crow* and Cow* 

 Black Birds; Rusty Black Bird; King Bird*; Kingfisher; Sand Spar- 

 row*; Chipping Sparrow*; Blue Jay*; White Bellied Swallow*, nu- 

 merous instances of breeding in trees; Chimney Swift*; Warbling* 

 and Red Eyed* Vireos; Cat Bird*; Brown Thrush*; Pewee*; Red 

 Headed*, Red Bellied, Donny*, Hary* and Yellow Spotted* Wood- 

 peckers; Carolina Dove*; Blue Marten*; Gold Finch*; Humming Bird; 

 Black and Yellow Billed* Cuccoos; Kildeer*; Spotted Sand-piper*; 

 Virginia Rail*; Arctic Tern*; Short-tailed Tern*; Herring Gull*, 

 (breeds only on Point Peelee Island; Loon.) 



It will be noticed that there ?re no ducks on the list. It may be 

 accounted for from the fact that numerous people arrive during the 

 summer, and among them a large class of sportsmen, who fish any 

 way, and hunt when possible. The absence of many species of land 

 birds is probably due to the presence of enormous numbers of black 

 water snakes, and occasional blow and Rattle snakes, so that only the 

 most hardy and daring species, as will be seen from the list, occur on 

 the islands. 



It is not asserted that the catalogue given applies fully to Kelly's 



