Jan. 1888.] 



AXD OOLOGIST. 



flight of Iniul birds occurred. (O. & O., Nov. 

 1887, pa<;p ISlj. 



-Sept. 18, wind north to ^outh-\vc>t, nioilcratc, 

 fresh, weather fair; greater Yellow-legs on the 

 increase; otlier birds remain the saiiic. 



Sept. llilli, winil south-west, viry fresh, 

 weather fair; birds al)out the same: oiie lilacl; 

 Tern shot; very late migrant. 



Sept. 2Uth, wind norlli to norlli-east, weather 

 fair; noticeal)le decrease in birds; one decrease 

 particularly noticed was .Sanderlings ; a flock 

 of twenty (young males). Ked-breasts seen. 

 Semiplaniated Plover and Sandpijiers. One 

 Pectoral shot on meadow; only one seen. 

 Kichardson's J;egcrs, Common Terns on the de- 

 crease. Saw several large flocks of Night 

 Herons flying South just at dark. 



Sept. 21st. wind south-west, very fresh, 

 weather a little foggy ; birds remain the same. 

 On higli beach at high tide saw very few birds. 

 On the Hats just at dark. 1 saw several small 

 flocks of Black-bellied I'lover and Sanderlings. 



Sept. 22nd, witid south-west, very fresh, 

 weather liglit rains ; birds remain the same. 



Sept. 2:Jrd, wind north-east, moiierate, f lesh ; 

 slight increase in Black-bellied Plover and 

 Sanderlings. 



Sept. 2Hh, winii nuith-ea-l. mmv fresh, 

 weather light rains; liirds much decreased. One 

 small liuncli of Blai'k-bellied I'lover, one .Sand- 

 I'rling. and one Ked-breasted Sandpiper, are Ibe 

 birds that were rii'nn on the tlats to-day. In- 

 crease in large gulls. Seveial large M(jck< of 

 Sheldrakes and three Black Ducks seen. 



.Sept. 2(!th, wind west to south-west, fresh, 

 weather foggy; Red-backed Satidpijiers arrived 

 in small flocks. Two small flocks of lied- 

 breasted Sandpipers were found on the flats. 



.Sept. 27th, wind north, moderate, weather 

 fair; increase in Black-bellied Plover and .Sand- 

 erlings. Bonaparte's .Saiulpipeis rjoticed for 

 the first time to-day, and some dozen or more 

 seen in company with Sanderlings. Saw a 

 flock of Six Golden Plover flying about, and I 

 think they were the same that were seen a lew 

 days ago. 



Sept. 28, wind southwest, moderate, weather 

 fair; birds remain the same. Pound a Duck 

 Hawk (Ml the high beach near the surf engaged 

 in eating a Sanilerling. Shot at it twice, and 

 although badly wounded, it retained life 

 enough to get out beyond the surf before fall- 

 ing. 



Sept. 29th, wind suutli-west to south-east, 

 moderate, weather foggy; Shore birds remain 

 about the same. Large flock of Scoters seen 

 out in the bay. 



Sept. .30th, wind n(uth-east to east, moderate, 

 weather foggy ; decrease in birds. .Several Ped- 

 breasted .Sandpipers t.iken on the high lieach. 



Oct. 1st, wind east, north-east and south-east, 

 weather heavy rains. The number of Sander- 

 lings and Red-backed Sandpipers much in- 

 creased. All of Sanderlings ami nearly all of 

 Red-backed Sandpiper being in young plumage. 

 A (young male) Duck Hawk shot while in the 

 act of catching a Ke(i-I)acked Sandpiper out of 

 a large flock on the lieacb. Several others 

 seen. Saw a Belted Kingflsber and Fish Hawk 

 near the house. 



Oct. .Srd, wind southwest to south, moderate, 

 weather rainy ; great increase in Sanderlings 

 and Red-backed Sandpipers. Saw large flocks 

 of both. No Roseate Terns seen for about a 

 week, they having departed for the .South. 

 Other terns uuich decreased, and the remaining 

 ones being young. Three Golden l^lover found 

 on the meadow and one (in yg. of ye.-ir plumage) 

 shot. Noticeable increase in large gulls. Sev- 

 eral large flocks of Great Blue Herring seen. 

 Red-headed Woodpecker (young male), shot 

 flying over- the island. 



Oct. 4(h, wind north-west in morning, light, 

 changing with fog, to south-west, moderately 

 fresh. Increase in .Sanderlings and Red-backed 

 Sandpipers. Decrease in terns. .V Roseate 

 Tern shot u itb a number of common Terns. A 

 flock of twenty Great Blue Herons seen on 

 the high beach at high tide. No J;egers seen. 

 Saw two Duck Hawks on the high beach at a 

 cut through where the water on the east or 

 ocean side of the island makes a break through 

 the beach into the bay on the west side of 

 the island. The buwk was after some sand- 

 erlings that congregate near the cut through at 

 high tide, and although it made several dives 

 into a flock that was foUowirrg, I did not see it 

 catch one, as I was on th" opposite side of 

 the cut through, and the tiile ran so swiftly 

 that 1 could not cross in my boat. 1 was 

 obliged to let the hawk continue his raid. The 

 second one 1 saw w as trying to catch a sander- 

 ling that was running along on the beach, but 

 the sauderling was quick enough to elude the 

 swoops of the hawk, who at, my approach flew 

 •■uvay a short distance and alighted on the 

 beach. Soon after 1 shot into a flock of sand- 

 erlings, and several fell out "u the water about 

 twenty-five yai-ds from the shore. The hawk, 

 which had started up at the report of my gun, 

 saw the sanderlings drop and came flying over 

 me and swooped down close to one of the sand- 

 erlings in the water. It seemed afraid to take 

 the sanderling from the water, but would rise 



