AUDUBON JOURNAL 



Many as 60 & 70 in Numbers, and at other times 

 only a few had resorted to these Dead Trees to roost 

 Nearly said they the round Year, Missing a few Weeks 

 only early in Spring and in Winter. Could Not ascer- 

 tain the Months — About 2 Weeks since 3 had been 

 Killed the Negroes pronounced their flesh Excellent 

 food — 



While sitting waiting for the arrival of these curious 

 Birds saw Several flocks of the White Ibiss and bleu 

 Herons, Moving from the Lake to this rendez-vousing 

 place of Rest to a Large Sand Barr, at the Mouth of 

 Thompson's Creek that empty a few Miles below 

 Bayou Sarah — the first flew in [Waving] single Wav- 

 ing Lines silently — the bleu Herons in acute Angles 

 passing the Word of March from the first to the Last 

 in a Simply Qua, these are easily Known by their 

 drawn in Necks and Notes, the others allways Keeping 

 their Necks at its full Length 



these passages take place every Evening from about 

 one hour before Sunset untill Dark When the Noises 

 of the One and the Pure Whiteness of the others are 

 the only evidence of [their] Straglers still being going 

 over — 



— August 25 — 



Finished drawing a very fine Specimen of a Rattle 

 Snake— that measured 57/12 feet Weight 6 1/4^^ had 

 10 Rattles — 



