May 24 Left up at 4.30 and after breakfast started to hunt over the marsh after birds, and hunted until about 9.30 when we left for camp. Secured several species not elsewhere seen including Yellow-headed Black bird & Lecont's Sparrow. The only song of the latter which I heard was a swift twitter uttered on the wing ation, a pair, were taken first 17 ponds seem united else- where. Saw a great many white wavy (Cohen) But proceeded to secure any heard many buttering & saw too, and many any Joe Trees heard and one shot. Got back to Camp in time for dinner and after dinner we prepared our specimens Heard. Humid Thrushes & Hare. Ducks near camp at sundown also. Night Hawk May 25 Fort Chippewyan to 12 miles N.E. Fooked up our traps and broke camp. Leaving about 9.30 We proceeded along the north shore of the Lake about 12 miles and camped in a thick grove of spruces near Point Larder. The country beyond is said to be entirely bare rock, with no camping places available for a long distance. The shore passed consists of a succession oforced rocky hills 50 to 150 feet high in some cases with precipitous slopes with wooded ravines between. Took some snapshots of the shore. Near where we stopped. There were see fields of considerable extent on which were feeding Forage bards ago many maculata, and Arenaria monella about 15 or 20 of the latter were observed and 3 shot. Their stomachs were filled with remains of Butterflies and other insects, mostly Beetles. Took several of the Forage and made up two. I. camped in a depression between two hills