Pelicans formerly frequented, and were thought to nest on,
Pantage Lake (known also as Swan Lake, Pelican Lake, Musquash Lake)
2 miles long, 1 1/4 miles wide, situated south of the West Road
River about 40 miles northwest of Quesnel. The pelicans abandoned
the lake when the level was raised in connection with its develop-
ment as a muskrat farm (G. R. Baker).

Pelican Lake, 2 miles long, 1/2 to 1 1/4 miles wide, north of
the West Road River and tributary to Nataniko Creek is a resort
for a small number of pelicans that apparently do not nest there.

An island in Tzenzaicut Lake is reported on the authority of
Indians and trappers to be the site of a nesting colony (0. Mottishaw).
This lake, altitude 3,675 feet, 4 miles long, 1/2 to 1 1/2 miles wide,
is at the head of Merston Creek and about 17 miles west of the Fraser
River at Alexandria.

Pelicans used to frequent Puntataenkut Lake up to about six
years ago when the outlet was dammed and the lake level raised in
connection with a power project.

A white pelican banded at Molly Lake, Yellowstone National
Park on July 23, 1933 was shot on the Tachie River by an Indian on
May oe toSe,

Great Blue Heron--Ardea herodias Linnaeus

Evidently a fairly regular visitant in summer. Muirhead
reports seeing it at Toboggan Lake and Lacroix Lake. Mr. P. Brown
recorded "at least 14" near Vanderhoof in 1943. One was found dead
on the Bulkley River close to Bulkley Lake in December, 1942, and
Dr. Baker reports seeing one each summer for a number of years at
Sixteen Mile Lake.

American Bittern, Botaurus lentiginosus (Montagu).

One was heard at Dragon Lake, June 9, another at Ten Mile Lake
June 20; one was flushed from a marsh at Chief Lake on July 6,
another from a marsh at Nukko Lake on July 7. It is reported also
from Puntataenkut Creek and Bouchie Lake. Mr. W. Armstrong found a
nest with eggs at the last place several years ago.

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