BIRDS OBSERVED NEAR PORTLAND, CONN. 47 



NOTES FROM PORTLAND, CONN., ON THE BIRDS 

 INCLUDED IN "BIRD-LIFE." 



By John H. Sage. 



Pied-billed Grebe. — Transient Visitant, April 12 ; common, 

 September 9 to November 22. 



Loon. — Not common, Transient Visitant, Aj^ril 21 ; Sep- 

 tember 25 to December 1. 



Herring Gull. — Not common Winter Visitant, October 6 

 to March 8. 



Wood Duck. — Common Transient Visitant, March 20 to 

 April 8 ; September to December 3 ; a few breed. 



Pintail. — Casual Transient Visitant, October 9 to 12. 



Mallard. — Rare Transient Visitant, November 5. 



Green-winged Teal. — Uncommon Transient Visitant, April 

 6 to 8 ; September to November 26. 



Blue-winged Teal. — Uncommon Transient Visitant in fall, 

 September 13 to October 20. 



Canada Goose. — Commoia Transient Visitant, March 10 to 

 May 8 ; October 13 to December 15. 



Great Blue Heron. — Common Transient Visitant, April 3 

 to May 11 ; August 21 to November 25. 



Little Green Heron. — Common Summer Resident, A])ril 

 28 to October 14. 



Black-ci'owned Night Heron. — Uncommon Summer Resi- 

 dent, April 15 to October 14. 



American Bittern. — Not common Summer Resident, April 

 8 to October 24. 



Sora. — Summer Resident, April to November 5. 



Coot. — Transient Visitant, rare in April and May ; com- 

 mon, September 19 to November 14. 



Woodcock. — Common Summer Resident, February 25 to 

 November 28. 



Spotted Sandpiper. — Common Summer Resident, April 22 

 to September 29. 



Wilson's Snipe. — Common Transient Visitant, March 18 to 



