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rest with feathers fluffed against the cold wind until it appeared as a little 
ball. Ten minutes later it was probing the first opened columbine flowers. 
Twice it grasped the plant stem, one foot above the other, and probed the 
tubes of columbine above its head. The first male arrived May 5. This be- 
havior may have been noted by others who have seen the hummers arrive 
tired and hungry. 
— Stell A. Barrick, Onlong, IIl. 
REQUEST FOR INFORMATION: SANDERLING 
During the autumn migration of 1971, the Long Point Bird Ob- 
servatory hopes to band and color-mark several hundred San- 
derling at Long Point, Ontario. Information on the movement 
of these birds away from Long Point will facilitate research 
presently underway on the energy requirements of their migra- 
tion. We would appreciate it if everyone sighting these birds 
would report their observations to: 
Long Point Bird Observatory 
269 Beta Street, 
Toronto 14, Ontario, Canada. 
The following information would be appreciated: 
Date and time of observation. 
Location, including nearest city or town. 
Colors: Note — birds will be colored on the breast and the 
abdomen with two of the following: red, orange, pink, purple, 
yellow, green, blue, brown, black, and white (no color). 
Leg that has been banded: this will tell if the bird is an 
adult or immature. 
Any other information on what other birds are with the 
marked individuals would be very useful. 
SOME EXCELLENT WINTER RECORDS 
Horned Grebe — Last observed Nov. 27 at Springfield Lake. None wintered. 
First found again on March 7 at Lake Kincaid. 
Whistling Swan — An immature swan wintered at Decatur Lake from Dec. 
29 to the end of the period. 
Old Squaw — Observed at Springfield Lake Jan. 20, 25, 30 and Feb. 2 and 7, 
and at Decatur Lake March 20. Arrival of this species correlates with 
maximum ice conditions on Springfield Lake. 
King Eider — A male of this species was observed at Decatur Lake for an 
hour on Feb. 13. We closely observed the bill (from 15 feet), which 
did not extend far enough up the forehead to be a Common Eider. I 
have seen this bird in Monterey Bay (see “Audubon Field Notes” Vol. 
24, No. 2, p. 464). There are photographs (by Turner Nearing and 
movies taken by Pat Ward.) Also Bill O’Brien, Robert Randall, and 
Emma Leonhard of Jacksonville saw the King Eider. Other field 
marks were barring on breast, rich brown color, white eye ring and 
line and light separation between secondaries and primaries. 
