. The Canadian field-naturalist. 'js# «•' „ ?; &fi*jir^c ^Mi^j mm Jim& rr^^BitM nm^'^i^mm^* £ ^jja -ij-i. Figure 6. Slough with extensive Scirpus beds — a very productive habitat in contrast to the surrounding cultivated plain. Figure 7. Rosebud River near Beynon, looking northeast. A variety of habitats are visible: spruce u^oods, badlands, grasslands, and along the river, shrubs and poplar woods. Part of an extensive aspen stand can be seen through the spruce trees in the foreground. Cultivated land appears on the horizon. *HoRNED Grebe. Podiceps auritus. Common summer resident on sl
. The Canadian field-naturalist. 'js# «•' „ ?; &fi*jir^c ^Mi^j mm Jim& rr^^BitM nm^'^i^mm^* £ ^jja -ij-i. Figure 6. Slough with extensive Scirpus beds — a very productive habitat in contrast to the surrounding cultivated plain. Figure 7. Rosebud River near Beynon, looking northeast. A variety of habitats are visible: spruce u^oods, badlands, grasslands, and along the river, shrubs and poplar woods. Part of an extensive aspen stand can be seen through the spruce trees in the foreground. Cultivated land appears on the horizon. *HoRNED Grebe. Podiceps auritus. Common summer resident on sloughs throughout the area. *Eared Grebe. Podiceps caspicus. Fairly common but local summer resident, nesting in colonies on the larger sloughs. Western Grebe. Aechmophorus occidentalis. Com- mon migrant at Little Fish Lake. About 300 were observed on May 6, 1970, and a few spent the sum- mer there, although no nests were found. Smaller numbers have been seen at Deadhorse Lake during their Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club. Ottawa, Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club
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