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Honey Creek two miles west of town. F. Gaige found it nesting near 
Manchester (twenty miles southwest of Ann Arbor) on June 22, 1907, 
and on June 13, 1908, found others at the same place with nests and 
young. 
Shoveler (Spatula clypeata). 
One shoveler duck was seen at Portage Lake, Washtenaw 
County, on September 20, 1911. This species also seems to 
be a. very rare migrant in Michigan. The very few records that we have 
for this vicinity are as follows: April 20, 1899, October 1, 1907, April 
12, 190S (the writer saw three at Four Mile Lake), March 27, 1909 
(three were seen at the “overflow”). 
Baldpate (Mareca americana). 
The baldpate is another scarce migrant for which we have few Wash- 
tenaw County records. A flock of twenty was seen on the Huron River 
on March 25, 1911, and one was shot, November 4, 1911, by Mr. W. F. 
Hale at Four Mile Lake. Other records are September 24, 1911 (the 
writer saw a small flock at Four Mile Lake), March 28, 1910. April 
17, 1909 (two were shot at a small lake near Ann Arbor), and one was 
shot at Orchard Lake by R. D. T. Hollister, April 16, 1904. 
Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacorax auritus auritus). 
The double-crested cormorant is a scarce migrant in this vicinity al- 
though rather common along the Great Lakes. Two immature birds 
were taken near Jackson on October 20, 1911, and sent to the museum. 
Others mounted by the writer were taken at Saline, November 15, 1897, 
and at Whitmore Lake, November 25, 1900. The last two are the only 
previous Washtenaw County records known to the writer. The species 
is not mentioned in Covert’s local list published in 1880. 
Snowy Owl (Nycetea nycetea). 
A large snowy owl with a broken wing was found, on January 18, 
1912, in Lodi Township, five miles southwest of Ann Arbor. It was 
an adult male and very white. This species is a very scarce and irreg- 
ular winter visitant in this vicinity and the records are few. 
Lapland Longspur (Calcarius lapponicus lapponicus). 
The Lapland longspur is a winter visitant in Michigan that is not in- 
frequently seen along the coasts but which is quite rare in the interior 
of the state. On March 9, 1912, Frank Novv saw a number near Geddes, 
Washtenaw County. It has been recorded from this county but twice 
before and from the vicinity of Ann Arbor but once. A pair in the 
museum was taken near the city on February 10, 1885, by A. P>. Covert, 
and the writer saw one in Lodi Township, February 10. 1885. 
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