Table 59 (continued) 





Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.-Jan. March June 
5 Birds 13 Birds 42 Birds 29 Birds 10 Birds 7 Birds 
Leaves, Stems and Root- 
Aquatic Planta (cont) 
Muskgrass 5 ( #-17) 
Sea-lettuce 2 ( +-13) 
Pondweed 2 ( +-13) 3 ( +-18) 
Undetermined Species 2 ( +-13) 
Leaves, Stems and Root- 
stalks of Emergent 
Marsh Plants _8 ( +-37) _2 ( +-13) 43 ( 9-82) 
Saltgrass 2 ( +-13) 43 ( 9-82) 
Saltmarsh Cordgrass 8 ( +-37) 1h ( +-58) 
Animal Food 100%(47-100) 38%(13-69)  29%(15-45)  55%(35-74)  100%(69-100) 86%( 42-100) 
“on 100 (7-100) 31 ( 9-62) 10 ( 2-23) 7 ( #23) 100 (69-100) 
Culicidae larvae 71 (29-97) 
Coleoptera 8 ( +~37) 7 ( #-23) 10 ( #-5) 29 ( 3-71) 
Fish (chiefly Poecilidas) 12 ( 3-26) 2h (10-h)) 10 ( +5) 
Amphipoda 2 ( +-13) 7 ( +-23) 10 ( +-5) 1h ( +-58) 
anes) 5 (17) 10 ( 2-28) Uh ( #58) 
Volsella demissa (Pelecypoda) 5 ( #-17) 3 ( +-18) 10 ( +-k5) 
Decapoda 2 ( +-13) 1h ( 3-32) 
Libelluloidea nymphs 5 ( #-17) 10 ( 2-28) 
Gryllotalpa sp. (Orthoptera) 15 ( 1-6) 
Chiridotea coeca (Isopoda) 3 ( 4-18) 10 ( +-5) 
Fish eggs 10 ( +-)5) 
Belostomatidae 2 ( +13) 7 ( +23) 
Nereis sp. (Annelida) 3 ( +-18) 
Bittium varium (Gastropoda) 2 ( #13) 
Littorina irrorata (Gastropoda) 2 ( +13) 
Formicidae 2 ( +-13) 
ep 
1 percentage occurrence of foods that made up 5% or more of the volume in individual birds. Figures 
in parentheses show 95% confidence limits. 
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