1915] 
Lowe: Birds of Green Lake County 
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Podilybus podiceps (Linnaeus). Pied-Billed Grebe 
Common resident on all the lakes, rivers, and fair-sized ponds. 
Many nests were found. 
Gavia immer (Briinnich). Loon 
Tolerably common migrant, especially on Green Lake and 
Lake Puckaway. Some remain on Green Lake quite late in 
spring. 
Larus argentatus Pontoppidan. Herring Gull 
Very common during the migrations. In the summer of 
1907 there w T ere four on Green Lake, and may have nested there. 
Larus delawarensis Ord. Ring-Billed Gull 
Seen in large numbers on Green Lake during spring migra- 
tions. Not as common as the preceding species. 
Larus Philadelphia (Ord). Bonaparte’s Gull 
Rare migrant, seen on Green Lake, 1906, 1908, and 1911. 
Sterna fosteri Nuttal. Foster’s Tern 
Taken on Lake Puckaway in the fall of 1907. Seen on Green 
Lake 1909. It is a rare migrant. 
Sterna hirundo Linnaeus. Common Tern 
Very common on all the larger bodies of water during the 
spring and fall migrations. 
Hydrochelidon nigra surinamensis (Gmelin). Black Tern 
Very common on the outlet of Green Lake, where they nest 
in large numbers. There was a small colony on Little Green 
Lake, in 1903. Many were seen on Lake Pucka way each summer. 
Mergus americanus Cassin. Merganser 
Many of these ducks are shot during the fall migrations. A 
very common migrant on all of our larger lakes, especially on 
Lake Puckaway. 
Mergus serrator Linnaeus. Red-Breasted Merganser 
Common migrant. 
Lophodytes cucullatus (Linnaeus). Hooded Merganser 
A rather common migrant; seen in greatest numbers on Lake 
Puckaway. 
