145 birds with breast picked of fowr. Many of the Jacoas have young. I found however what I believ'd to be a repeat set on the same patch where a set was taken before. One fresh egg was found in another nest, another nice set was all that was found. The gulls were resting and laying fish bits in old nests. But evolved a method of hunting the birds by lying flat in the bow and the gun so falling behind crouched down. In this way they would not fly when approached. There were many hunts birds together yet of the seven selected only one was a male. An Osprey was seen flying over the marsh carrying a fish in his talons. A White Oar, the first, was seen flying over but could not be gotten. Blecaas are reported on the lake by Jose the boat man. I picked up a little rail today thinking it was one of the little Jacoas of