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9. Green Heron. I have only seen a few of these birds each year, generally 
during June. 
10. King Rail. Rare; three nests have been found in June among the flags. 
11. Virginia Rail. Only a few seen and one nest, found. 
12. Sora. . Common; several nests have been found in the cattails and rushes. 
13. Florida Gallinule. Migrant; seen only in spring and fall in limited 
numbers. 
14. American Coot. A few pairs breed n the flags. 
15. Amercian Woodcock. Rare migrant. 
16. Wilson’s Snipe. Uncommon migrant. 
17. Yellow Legs. Common migrant. 
18. Spotted Sandpiper. Common from spring to fall, probably breeds but 
no nests have been found. 
19. Solitary Sandpiper. Uncommon migrant. 
20. Killdeer. Common summer resident; probably breeds. 
21. Semipalmated Plover. Rare spring emigrant. 
22. Red-winged Blackbird. Abundant summer resident; breeds. 
23. Bronzed Grackle. Common migrant. Nests further up the river. 
24. White-crowned Sparrow. Rather common migrant. 
25. White-throated Sparrow. Very common migrant spring and fall. 
26. Tree Sparrow. Abundant winter resident. 
27. Slate-colored Junco. Abundant winter resident. 
28. Song Sparrow. Abundant summer resident, nests in swamp. 
29. Swamp Sparrow. Rather common summer resident. 
30. Yellow Warbler. Very common; breeds in shrubby willows. 
31. Northern Yellow-throat. Not common; breeds. 
32. Catbird. Common summer resident; breeds in shrubby willows. 
33. Long-billed Marsh Wren. Common summer resident; breeds in rushes 
and flags. 
34. Chickadee. Common winter resident, a few pair breed in the dead 
willow stubs. 
35. Blue Jay. Sometimes found in the swamp. 
36. Cowbird. Common; breeds. 
37. Golden-crowned Kinglet. Spring and fall migrant. 
38. Ruby-crowned Kinglet. Not uncommon migrant. 
39. Rose-breasted Grosbeak. Rather common; breeds. 
40. Downy Woodpecker. Sometimes found feeding in shrubby willows, 
breeds. 
41. Yellow-throated Vireo. Common migrant; also breeds in willows. 
General Description of Arboreal Willows (Sta. II.). 
This station comprises a strip of land about two hundred yards long' by 
forty yards wide lying along the river. The ground is composed mostly of 
compact till covered with a layer of humus. Large willows, some two to 
three feet in diameter and sixty or more feet high, cover the entire strip. 
The shade produced keeps other lower forms from growing so that the 
ground is for the most part quite open. On one side flows the river, and 
on the other, separated by a narrow strip of shrubby willows, is a bed 
of yellow water lilies. 
