. Bird-lore . GROUPS 01 MENHADEN DISGORGED Bi YOUNG PELICANS The Audubon Societies 261. REDDISH EGRETS NESTING ON SECOND CHAIN-OF-ISLANDS, TEXAS On other islands many nests were foundof the Black Skimmer and Laughing we were wading along the shore onenight, fishing for flounders, we came upona young Oyster-catcher which was not oldenough to fly and yet had sufficient strengthto run with astonishing rapidity. One day,a Western Willet arose crying from its nestthat held four eggs, hidden in the of the Mourning Dove and Night-hawk also were found on these low-lyingislands of s
. Bird-lore . GROUPS 01 MENHADEN DISGORGED Bi YOUNG PELICANS The Audubon Societies 261. REDDISH EGRETS NESTING ON SECOND CHAIN-OF-ISLANDS, TEXAS On other islands many nests were foundof the Black Skimmer and Laughing we were wading along the shore onenight, fishing for flounders, we came upona young Oyster-catcher which was not oldenough to fly and yet had sufficient strengthto run with astonishing rapidity. One day,a Western Willet arose crying from its nestthat held four eggs, hidden in the of the Mourning Dove and Night-hawk also were found on these low-lyingislands of sand and shells. Hidden undera cluster of dead mesquite bushes and girt about by groups of prickly pear cactus,two young Black Vultures were discoveredthat proved to be interesting subjects forthe moving-picture camera. On the Second Chain-of-Islands, situ-ated between Mesquite and San AntonioBays, we visited a colony of Herons whichI had found in 1018. Last year the islandswere washed by heavy seas and much oftheir vegetation destroyed. Also, theyhad been greatly reduced in size. On
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