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THE WILSON BULLETIN— June, 1922 
Seen daily on Ashley Pond and elsewhere. Perhaps twenty noted 
in all. Has been known to breed here for many years. 
15. Louisiana Heron (Hydranassa tricolor ruficollis). 
Appeared to be the most abundant Heron on the Island. Breeds. 
16. Little Blue Heron {Florida cccrulea) . 
Common and undoubtedly breeding. 
17. Green Heron {Butorides virescems virescens). 
One nest with eggs examined. Several birds seen. 
Is. Black-crowned Night Heron {Nycticorax nycticorax nceviiis). 
Common species; five nests found. 
19. Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Nyctanassa violacea) . 
A dozen or more seen. Doubtless breeds in the swamps. 
20. Wayne’s Clapper Rail {RalliLS crepitans waynei). 
Often heard calling from the marshes. 
21. Pltrple Gallinule (lonornis martinicus). 
Appeared to be common. Its notes often heard in the frashwater 
marshes about the ponds. 
22. Florida Gallinule {GalUnula galeata) . 
One seen in a pond near the sand dunes. 
23. Least Sandpiper (Pisohia minutilla). 
Several small flocks were constantly on the beach and the neighbor- 
ing fiats. 
24. Semipalmated Sandpiper {Ereunctes pusilhis) . 
Were flocking with Least Sandpipers. 
25. Yellow-legs {Totanus flavipes). 
On May 3 and 4 a flock of about seventy Yellow-legs were watched, 
as they fed in a shallow fresh water pond near the duck house. 
26. Solitary Sandpiper {Helodromas solitarius solitarius) . 
Three or four seen about the fresh water ponds. 
27. WiLLET {Catoptropliorus semipalmatus semipalmatiis) . 
Three or four seen flying about the marshes. Undoubtedly they 
breed here regularly. 
28. Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularia) . 
Several were recorded. 
29. Hudsonian Curlew {Numenius liudsonicus) . 
One flock of five was seen in flight May 2. Two birds appeared the 
morning of May 6. 
30. Semipalmated Plover {AUgialitis semipalmata) . 
Perhaps twenty individuals were feeding along the beach May 3 and 4. 
Si Wilson’s Plover {OchtJwdromiis wilsonius). 
Common on the dry beaches and breeding. 
32. Ruddy Turnstone {Arenaria inierpres morinella) . 
One flock seen May 3 and two other flocks May 4. 
33. Oyster-catcher {Hcematopus palliatus) . 
One found on the beach May 4. 
34. Wild Turkey^ {Aleleagris gallopavo silvestris) . 
Wild Turkeys appear to be everywhere on the Island. Mr. Car- 
negie said that the thirty or forty killed every winter seemed to have no 
effect on their numbers, which continue to increase every year. These 
birds were seen frequently in the pasture, in the woods, or along the 
