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SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry Digital Commons @ ESF Roosevelt Wild Life Bulletins The Roosevelt Wild Life Station 1933 Roosevelt Wild Life Bulletin Charles E. Johnson SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.esf.edu/rwlsbulletin Part of the Animal Sciences Commons, Biodiversity Commons, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Commons, and the Natural Resources and Conservation Commons Recommended Citation Johnson, Charles E., "Roosevelt Wild Life Bulletin" (1933). Roosevelt Wild Life Bulletins. 14. https://digitalcommons.esf.edu/rwlsbulletin/14 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the The Roosevelt Wild Life Station at Digital Commons @ ESF. It has been accepted for inclusion in Roosevelt Wild Life Bulletins by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ ESF. For more information, please contact [email protected], [email protected]. VOL. VI OCTOBER, 1933 THORNE ECOLOGICAL 9tt£9 -17.07 —I W3 BULLETIN OF The New York State College of Forestry at Syracuse University SAMUEL N. SPRING, Dean Roosevelt Wild Life Bulletin VOLUME 6 NUMBER 2 OF THE Roosevelt Wild Life Forest Experiment Station WHITE-TAILED DEER OF THE ADIRONDACKS . CONTENTS OF RECENT ROOSEVELT WILD LIFE BULLETINS AND ANNALS BULLETINS Roosevelt Wild Life Bulletin, Vol. 3, No. 1. February, 1925. 1. The Birds of the Yellowstone National Park Milton P. Skinner. 2. Current Station Notes The Director and Editor. Roosevelt Wild Life Bulletin, Vol. 3, No. 2. March, 1925. 1. The Muskrat in New York: Its Natural History and Economics Charles E. Johnson. 2. Current Station Notes The Director and Editor. Roosevelt Wild Life Bulletin, Vol. 3, No. 3. September, 1926. 1. The Summer Birds of Central New York Marshes. Aretas A. Saunders. 2. Additional Notes on the Summer Birds of Allegany State Park Aretas A. Saunders. 3. Current Station Notes Charles C. Adams. Roosevelt Wild Life Bulletin, Vol. 3, No. 4. October, 1926. 1. The Economic and Social Importance of Animals in Forestry Charles C. Adams. 2. The Land—Economic Survey in Michigan R. A. Smith. 3. Current Station Notes Charles C. Adams. Roosevelt Wild Life Bulletin, Vol. 4, No. 1. October, 1926. 1. The Relation of Birds to Woodlots in New York State W. L. McAtee. 2. Current Station Notes Charles C. Adams. (Out of print.) Roosevelt Wild Life Bulletin, Vol. 4, No. 2. June, 1927. 1. The Predatory and Fur-bearing Animals of the Yellowstone National Park Milton P. Skinner. 2. Current Station Notes Charles C. Adams. Roosevelt Wild Life Bulletin, Vol. 4, No. 3. July, 1927. 1. A Trout Survey of the Allegany State Park in 1922 William C. Kendall and Wilford A. Dence. 2. A Preliminary Survey of the Fish Life of Allegany State Park, 1921 Thomas L. Hankinson. 3. Current Station Notes Charles C. Adams. Roosevelt Wild Life Bulletin, Vol. 4, No. 4. July, 1927. 1. The Beaver in the Adirondacks : Its Economics and Natural History. Charles E. Johnson. VOL. VI OCTOBER, 1933 No. 1 BULLETIN OF The New York State College of Forestry at Syracuse University SAMUEL N. SPRING. Decn Roosevelt Wild Life Bulletin VOLUME 6 NUMBER 2 OF THE Roosevelt Wild Life Forest Experiment Station Entered as second-class matter October 18, 192 7, at the Post Office at Syracuse, N. Y., under the Act of August 24, 1912. ANNOUNCEMENT The serial publications of the Roosevelt Wild Life Forest Experiment Station consist of the following: 1. Roosevelt Wild Life Bulletin. 2. Roosevelt Wild Life Annals. The Bulletin is intended to include papers of general and popular interest on the various phases of forest wild life, and the Annals those of a more technical nature or having a less widespread interest. The editions of these publications are limited and do not permit of general free distribution. Exchanges are invited. The sub- scription price of the Bulletin is $4.00 per volume of four numbers, or $1.00 per single number. The price of the Annals is $5.00 per volume of four numbers, or $1.25 per single number. All communi- cations concerning publications should be addressed to The Director and Editor, Roosevelt W ild Life Forest Experiment Station. Syracuse, New York. Copyright, 1933. by Roosevelt Wild Life Forest Experiment Station TRUSTEES OF THE NEW YORK STATE COLLEGE OF FORESTRY Ex Officio Dr. Charles \V. Flint, Chancellor Syracuse University Dr. Frank P. Graves, Commissioner of Education Albany, N. Y. Hon., LiTHGOW Osborne, Conservation Comm'cr Albany, N. Y. Hoii/William (/. Bray, Lieutenant-Governor Albany, N. Y. Appointed by the Governor Hon. Harold D. Cornwall Utica, N. Y. Hon. George W. Driscoll Syracuse, N. Y. Hon. Alfred E. Smith New York City Hon. William H. Kelley Syracuse, N. Y. Hon. Edward H. O'Hara Syracuse, N. Y. Hon. Charles A. Upson Lockport, N. Y. Hon. J. Henry Walters New York City Hon. Edmund H. Lewis Syracuse, N. Y. Officers of the Board Hon. Alfred E. Smith President Hon. William H. Kelley Vice-President HONORARY ADVISORY COUNCIL OF THE ROOSEVELT WILD LIFE STATION Hon. Theodore Roosevelt New York City Mr. Kermit Roosevelt New York City Dr. George Bird Grinnell New York City Hon. Gifford Pinchot Harrisburg, Pa. Mr. Chauncey J. Hamlin Buffalo, N. Y. Dr. George Shiras, 3rd Washington, D. C. Dr. Frank M. Chapman New York City Dean Henry S. Graves New Haven, Conn. ROOSEVELT WILD LIFE STATION STAFF Samuel N. Spring, M.F Dean of the College Charles E. Johnson, A.M., Ph. I) Director of the Station Wilford A. Dence, B.S Ichthyologist and Ass't Director Miriam S. MockfORD Secretary Temporary Appointments* Myron T. Townsend, Ph. I) Field Naturalist M. W. Smith, M.A Field Naturalist Justus F. Muller, Ph.D Field Naturalist Dayton Stoner, Ph.D Field Ornithologist Charles J. Spiker, M.A Field Naturalist LeRoy Stegeman, M.S Field Naturalist H. J. Van Cleave, Ph.D Field Naturalist * Including only those who have made field investigations and whose reports are now in preparation. GENERAL CONTENTS PAGE I. The White-tailed Deer of the Adirondacks 161 Part i. Preliminary Survey of the White-tailed Deer of the Adirondacks M. T. Townsend and M. W. Smith. 162 Part 2. Ecology of the White-tailed Deer in Summer with Special Reference to the Adirondacks M. T. Townsend and M. W. Smith. 247 II. Some Late Winter and Early Spring Ohservations on the White-tailed Deer of the Adirondacks. Chas. J. Spiker 327 ILLUSTRATIONS PLATES Plate 4. White-tailed Doe with Twin Fawns (Drawing by Edmund J. Sawyer) Facing 161 Plate White-tailed . 5. Buck ( Drawing by Edmund J. Sawyer) 246 FIGURES (All photographs by the authors unless otherwise indicated) Fig. 75. A general view of T-Lake and surrounding country, taken from the top of T-Lake Mountain 163 Fig. 76. Blackfoot Pond. A great many deer tracks were found on the grassy flat. June 9, 1927 163 Fig. 77. Along Beaver River Flow near Brandreth. This gives an idea of the type of shore line formed as the water recedes in summer. The doe shown in the view was at the time feeding on raspberry leaves. July 26, 1927 164 Fig. 78. The set-back along the outlet of Falls Lake, Brandreth. In the spring this is entirely overflowed, but as the summer progresses the lowering water leaves a mud flat with innumer- able pools in which the algae grow profusely. August 15, I927- l°4 Fig. 79. Xehasane Lake. This is an example of a typical lake frequented by deer. Notice the low-lying shore lines and beds of pond lilies in the shallow water. August 20, 1927 171 Fig. 80. T-Lake from the south shore 17 1 Fig. 81. The west end of W hite Birch Lake, showing submerged bushes where cJeer waded I7 2 Fig. 82. Scotch Lake, Piseco 17- Fig. 83. A submerged alder swamp at the south end of Scotch Lake, the result of a beaver dam 1 77 Fig. 84. Cold Stream Lake. Many deer here fed on the algae growing in the shallow water. August 10, 1928 1 77 Fig. 85. "L.D." Lake as seen from the south. A beaver dam on the out- let has backed the water up into the low woods in the fore- ground, thus producing good summer feeding grounds for deer. 178 Fig. 86. The north shore of "L.D." Lake in summer. The wide mud flat was a favorite feeding ground for deer 178 Fig. 87. Small beaver pond on outlet from "L.D." Lake. Tracks of deer were numerous in the mud 185 Fig. 88. Vly Lake. There is quite an extensive vly on the west shore shown in the view. July 30, 1928 185 [ 153] 154 Roosevelt Wild Life Bulletin PACE Fig. 89. Fall Stream between Fall Lake and Vly Lake. The shores here at many points are open, providing stretches of ground covered with a rank growth of grass. .May 31, 1928 186 Fig. 90. The lower reaches of Fall Stream, showing swampy, thicket covered shores. Most of the shore was a quaking bog 186 Fig. 91. Section of low woods at east end of Little T-Lake, flooded by beavers. Deer were frequently seen wading among the dead trees and feeding below the water on deer grass, algae, etc... 193 Fig. 92. Grassy marsh on outlet from T-Lake. The result of beaver dams 193 Fig. 93. The submerged woods at west end of White Birch Lake. The dead trees are the result of a beaver dam on the outlet of the lake. A favorite feeding ground for deer 194 Fig. 94. Lizard Lake, showing grassy shores typical of a lake undisturbed by beavers.