382 MICHIGAN SURVEY, 1908. 



Stations: Eock Harbor, Natur-al rock clearings, I, 2; Balsam-spruce 

 Forest, I, 3; Tamarack and Arbor Vitae swamps, I, 4; 

 Benson Brook and Ransom clearings, II, 1; Tamarack 

 swamp, II, 2; Forbes Lake, II, 5; Conifers along trail 

 to Sumner Lake, III, 4. 

 Siskowit Lake, Trail through Balsam-Birch forest, Y, i: 

 Tamarack swamp, V, 5; Outlet of Siskowit Lake, V, 9; 

 West end of Siskowit Bay, VIII, '04. 

 Washington Harbor, Border of clearings, I, '04; Forest 

 along river, IT, '04; Tamarack swamp, V, '04; Washing- 

 ton Island, X, '04. 

 Breeding: On July 7 a nest was found with young and on August 

 10 a nest with 4 young. 



The Chickadee was abundant throughout the island, but, except dur- 

 ing the nesting season, it roamed about in small flocks from place to 

 place, the conifers near camp being well populated one day, and the next 

 day all would be gone. These small flocks were probably single families, 

 or at most two or three families together. As soon as the young were 

 able to leave the nest they commenced these local excursions and prob- 

 ably never returned to the nesting site except by chance. Their clear 

 whistle mating song, "Pdto," was heard throughout July and August 

 and occasionally even in September. The Chickadees were often found 

 in company with flocks of Red-breasted Nuthatches and Brown Creepers, 

 especially as the migration season came on. 



Breeding Notes: On July 7 a nest of the Chickadees was found in a 

 hollow birch tree in the spruce and birch forest (I, 3). It contained 

 several partially fledged young. Another nest was found August 10 in 

 a dead birch tree about ten feet from the ground. The entrance was very 

 small, there being scarcely room enough for two of the little ones to stick 

 their small heads out at once. The parents flew to the nest with a moth 

 or other small insect about once a minute. Four young were found, but 

 on the next day (August 11) they had left the nest and were seen sitting 

 in a small balsam, their parents industriously feeding them. 

 106. Regulus satrapa (748). Golden-crowned Kinglet. 

 Range: North America generally, breeding in the northern and ele- 

 vated parts of the United States and northward, migrating south in 

 winter to Guatemala. 



Stations: Rock Harbor, natural rock clearings, I, 2; Balsam-spruce 

 forest, I, 3 ; Tamarack and Arbor Vitae swamp, I, 4 ; 

 Sphagnum-spruce bog, I, 6; Benson Brook and Ransom 

 Clearing, II, 1; Tamarack swamp, II, 2; Forbes Lake, 

 II, 5; Conifers, III, 4. 

 Siskowit Bay, Balsam-spruce forest, V, 4; Tamarack 

 swamp, V, 5; Arbor Vitae swamp, V, 8; Tamarack- 

 spruce swamp, V, 11. 

 Washington Harbor, Border of clearings, I, 04; Conifers 

 along river, II, 04; Tamarack swamp, V, '04; Washing- 

 ton Island, X, '04. 

 Breeding Notes: Nest partially completed July 7. It contained 8 

 eggs on July 21. 



The Golden-crowned Kinglet was very common throughout the island. 



