Vol. XXIV1 

 1907 J 



General Notes. 



109 



18 White-crowned Sparrows, 100 Winter Wrens, 



19 Rusty Crackles, 130 Swamp Sparrows, 



20 Hermit Thrushes, 131 Golden-crested Kinglets, 

 22 Brown Creepers, 153 White-throated Sparrows, 

 24 Saw-whet Owls, 358 Tree Sparrows, 



30 Song Sparrows, 417 Juncos. 



Total, 1845. 



After consuming all the time I could spare in this work, I walked over 

 two miles or so of beach, where the birds were more common than on the 

 shore where the count was taken; this brought me within half a mile of 

 the mouth of the Sable River, and I then crossed it and turned my steps 

 inland to a railway station. 



In Mr. Tripp's letter he spoke of the birds extending for miles along 

 the beach, and I did not even touch the ground he mentioned. 



After my return I wrote to various persons near the lake shore and the 

 information received shows up this migration in rather a strange light. 

 It appears that from below Crand Bend, the birds were very numerous 

 until beyond Stoney Point, but towards Kettle Point they diminished 

 and were not plentiful again until Blue Point, beyond which they were 

 "laying six deep in one place." Thus it appears that from the region 

 near Kettle Point to near Blue Point there were very few birds, while 

 northeast of Kettle Point and southwest of Blue Point the destruction 

 was very great. 



The northeastern section, of which I covered perhaps two miles, would 

 have approximately 1000 birds to the mile, and the whole section might 

 be perhaps ten miles; the western section probably was thickly covered 

 but the length is unknown, possibly three miles, or perhaps even ten. 



The lighthouse keepers to the north report no damage, so it is likely 

 that the migration was limited to the district referred to. 



It was a surprise to me to learn that the birds crossed Lake Huron, but 

 Mr. W. W. Cooke tells me that he believes that "the birds fly lengthwise 

 of Lake Huron, i. e., north and south, and also diagonaUy, northwest and 

 southeast, in either case making the longest possible flight over water. 

 The greatest distance „l;ey could find on Lake Huron would be less than 

 200 miles." 



Whether this migration was a southern or southeastern one is hard to 

 say. If southeastern, why were there few from Kettle Point (12 miles) 

 to Blue Point, and it southern, why did not the birds, instead of flying 

 parallel with the east shore, turn east and be saved? I hope some of the 

 migration specialists may be able to throw some light on this matter. 



In questioning the few residents I saw, they concurred in saying that 

 this occurrence had no parallel in their experience. 



A few notes on the status of the migration of the species in this disaster 

 may be of interest. 



The first migration of Juncos in any number was observed at London 



