Sept., 1911 
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also fortunate enough to find several species not noted by either of the above men- 
tioned parties. 
We arrived at the lake at about 3:00 p..m. on May 27 and secured permission 
from the foreman in charge of the adjacent ranch to camp on the shore and pursue 
our ornithological studies. 
We immediately donned our wading apparel and started into the title beds on 
our preliminary tour of investigation. By the time we were forced to desist 
on account of darkne.ss, we had arrived at a general idea of the most favoral)le nest- 
ing localities, and after a hastil_v prepared supper we rolled up in our blankets to 
dream of the good things in store for us on the morrow. We arose at daylight on 
the 28th and occupied that entire day with camera and collecting boxes. By night- 
fall we had gone over the entire ground with a fair amount of thoroughness, and 
Fig. 4.T NKST AND KGGS OK LEAST BITTERN 
after a good night’s rest we packed our belongings and started on our return jour- 
ney. We arrived at home in the afternoon well satisfied with the results of our 
trip. The list following comprises all the water birds seen, with notes on their 
abundance, nesting, etc. A few of the more interesting notes on land birds are 
also attached. 
Colymbus nigricollis californicus. Bared Grebe. About fifty pairs of these 
birds were found nesting here by A. M. Ingersoll and W. B. Judson on June 8, 
1897. We found the birds fairly common and in full summer plumage, but were 
unable to find any nests; in fact we judged from their actions that they had not yet 
begun to breed. 
Podilymbus podiceps. Pied-billed Grebe. This species was very plentiful and 
many nests were found. In most cases the eggs had already hatched or were 
