ORNITHOLOGIST 



[Vol. 13-No. 1 



Aug. Sth, wind north-east, weatliei- fair. 

 Seinipalmatei] I'lovor and Sand|>i|xM-,s (ad.) 

 abundant, 't'criis iif two species, Coinnion and 

 Roseate, aljuiidant. Large Gulls, pn^sunialjly 

 the Herring, coninion. A few Blaek-I)ellied 

 Plover and Kobiu Snipe seen in adult plumage. 

 Heard several Greater Yellow-legs and saw 

 three Piping Plover in young of year plumage. 



Aug. ittli. wind south-west, weather fair. 

 Birds same as previous day. 



Aug. 10th, wind south-west, wcallier fair. 

 New arrivals noted; two Hudsonian Curlew 

 and several small flocks ot adult .Sandeilings. 



Aug. 12th, wind south-we.st, weather fair. 

 Birds same as two previous days. Saw gun- 

 ners that had in their possession several Ked- 

 hreasted Snipe, young plumage, one Greater 

 Yellow-legs and several Piping Plover, young 

 plumage. They informed me that they had 

 shot a large Sandpiper witli long legs, and from 

 the discriptioii I ile<-i(led it to be a Still Sandpi- 

 per. 



Aug. 23rd, wind south-west to south-east, 

 moderate with light fog. Several large Hocks 

 of Plover seen flying over the Island, one of 

 Golden and the others Black-bellied. Saw 

 quite a number of Red-breasted Snipe and 

 Sanderlings, a small number of (Jreatei- Yel- 

 low-legs seen. 



Aug. 24th, wind south-west and north-east to 

 south-east, weather stormy. Large flocks of 

 Plover, mostly Black-bellied, seen flying about 

 the Island and a large number seen on the 

 beach at high tide, one Carolina liail seen on 

 the meadow, two flocks, one of six Black Ducks 

 and the other a small one of Scoters, flew over 

 the house. 



Aug. 2oth, wind north-east to nortli-uest, 

 weather stormy- The stormy, foggy weather 

 of yesterday and to-day increased the numbers 

 of birds. Black-bellied Plover seen in large 

 flocks passing over but only a few stopping. 

 Semipalmated J^andpipers abundant, some doz- 

 en or more Black Tern (young) seen for ths 

 first time to-day. 



Sept. 4tti, wind north-east, fresh, weather 

 fair. Increase noticed in Greater Ycllow-iegs, 

 several Sheldrakes seen in the ba}'. 



Sept. .5th, wind north-east to soutli, weather 

 fair. No increase in shore birds. Sheldrakes 

 and Scoters on the increase. 



Sept. 6th, wind south-west, very fresh, 

 weather fair. An adult Red-breasted Sandpi- 

 per or Robin Snipe seen ; watci' fowl in- 

 creasing. 



Sep. 7t,h, wind west, very fresh, weather fair. 

 A bunch of ten Yellow-legs seen on the mead- 



ows and four shot by Mr. \V. Several Hudso- 

 nian Curlew and (ireater Yellow-legs came to- 

 day. 



Sept. Stb. wind north-west to north-east, 

 moderate, weather fair. Mr. Whiting took sev- 

 eral Hudsonian Curlews and Turnstones (adult) 

 several of Greater Yellow-legs, Yellow-legs 

 and Golden Plover- noticed. 



Sept. 11th, wind north-east to east, moderate, 

 weather fair. Several large flocks of Black- 

 bellied Plover arrived. Collected some fine 

 specimens of Hudsonian Curlew .-lud adult 

 Turnstones. 



Sept. lOlh, wind south to south-west, stormy. 

 Nine Hudsonian Curlews seen to-day. Mr. 

 Whiting took a rtnc adull Eskimo Curlew. 

 T'hese birds are now scarce, where five years 

 ago they were abundant. First Pectoral Sand- 

 piper of the season taken to-day. I collected 

 young Tui'ustone, Piping PIovcm-, Sanderling 

 and Semipalmated Plover. .Sanderlings on the 

 increase; Hicbaidson"s .Taeger common and on 

 the increase. 



Sept. 11th, wind north-east to east, moderate, 

 weather fair. Several Hed-breasted Snipe, 

 (young) seen, .\mong birds shot to-day was 

 a Black-bellied Plover in nearly adult plumage. 



Sept. 12tb, wind south-east, fresh, weather 

 stormy. Two bum-hes of Eskimo Curlew, one 

 of twenty and the other of fifteen seen. Sand- 

 erlings inci'easing; first Red-breasted Sandpi- 

 pers seen and shot to-day. 



Sept. l.'ith, wind east, weather fair. The 

 heavy wind and storm of yesterday brought 

 along a small flight of birds. Sanderlings 

 (young) much increased; Black-bellied Plover 

 increased, a large number seen on the flats. 

 Several small bunches of Red-breasted Sandpi- 

 pers (young) seen ; four Golden I'lover seen on 

 the meadow by myself and afterwards seen by 

 Mr. W., who shot one in young plumage. 

 Greater Yellow-legs increased. 



Sept. 14th, wind east to south-west, moderate, 

 weather foggy. Pectoral Sandpipers increased 

 and ten shot on salt meadows; no other in- 

 crease noted. 



Sept. loth, wind north, very light, weather 

 fair, birds about the same as previous day; 

 slight increase in Red-breasted Sandpipers 

 and Black-bellied Plover in plumage; Scoters 

 abundant out in bay. 



Sept. 16th, wind north, very fresh, weather 

 fair; several large flocks of Black-breasts seen. 



Sept. 17th, wind north, fresh, weather fair, 

 Sanderlings increased. Out of thirty-five shot, 

 all were in youg plum.age. A bunch of six 

 Golden Plover still remain on the meadow. A 



