AUDUBON JOURNAL 



February gth — 1821 — 



In walking this morning about a mile below this 

 city I had the pleasure of remarking thousands of 

 purple martins travelling eastwardly they flew high 

 and circling feeding on [incectes] insects as they 

 went they moved onwardly about J miles an hour 

 Thermometer at 68 weather Drisly. 

 Hundreds of Coots where in the market this morning 



February 15th 1821 



Wrote to My Beloved Wife this Day per N. Berthoud 

 List of Drawings Sent My Beloved Wife February 17th 

 by Nicholas Berthoud of Shipping port Esqr^ 



1 Common gallinule — Not Described by Willson 



2 Do— Gull— Do Do Do 



3 Marsh Hawk 



4 Boat Tailed Grakles Male & femelle — Not De- 



scribd by Willson 



5 Common Crow 



6 Fish Crow 



7 Rail or Sora 



8 Marsh Tern — 



9 Snipe Not Described by Willson 



10 Hermit Thrush 



1 1 Yellow Red Pole Warbler 



12 Savannah Finch 



13 Bath Ground Warbler Not Described by Willson 



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