ORNITHOLOGIST 



[Vol. 13-No. 1 



up a short distance abov" the sanderling and 

 make a dive down to witliin a few feet of it, 

 and liang there for a minute or two. My shells 

 were all loaded with fine shot, and 1 shot sev- 

 eral times at the hawk before he would leave 

 his prey. He flew quite a distance up the beach 

 and alighted on the sand near the surf, but be- 

 fore I bad got out of sight I saw him back 

 where I had left the sande'-'iug. 



Oct. Gth, wind north-west to south-west, 

 weather fair; small increase in Black-bellied 

 Plover. Only a few terns seen. Small increase 

 in Greater Yellow-legs. Shot Red-breasted 

 Sandpii)er in adult plumage out of a flock of 

 Black-bellied Plover. Saw several large flocks 

 of Night Herons just al dark. Bonaparte's 

 Sandpipers seen in small numbers. 



Oct. 7th, wind south-west, very fresh; small 

 decrease in birds. Two small flocks of Black- 

 bellied Plover seen. Collected one out of four 

 Golden Plover found on the meadow; also a 

 Semiplamated Sandpiper, which is very late for 

 this last bird to be found about here. Titlarks 

 come about the edges of the meadows. Belted 

 Kingfisher seen on sand bluff. 



Oct. 10th, wind south-east, light, weather 

 fair; small decrease in birds. All of sander- 

 lings collected in changing plumage. Saw sev- 

 eral flocks of Blark-bellied Plover. 



Oct. 11th, wiiul north to north-eiist, very 

 fresh, weather rainy. Increase of Greater Yel- 

 low-legs. Several flocks of Black Ducks flying 

 about. 



Oct. 12th. wind north-west, fresh, weather 

 fair. Increase in Greater Yellow-legs. Two 

 Carolina Rails shot on the meadows. A bunch 

 of six tern seen out in the bay. 



Oct 13th, wind uorth-west, very fresh, weath- 

 er fair. Increase in Black Ducks. One Golden 

 Plover taken on the meadow. Several small 

 bunches of Black-bellied Plover and Greater 

 Yellow-legs seen. 



From Oct. 13th to Oct. 25th, I was away from 

 the Island, and no notes were taken during 

 that time. 



Oct 25th, wind north-west to south-west, 

 light. Water fowl nmch increased, and saw 

 large flocks of scoters, sheldrake and ducks. 

 Several small flocks of sanderliiigs and Black- 

 bellied Plover remain. Greater Yellow-legs 

 and Red-backed Sandpipers. 



Oct. 25tli, wind north-east to east, fresh, 

 weather cloudy. Shore birds the same as 

 previous day. Yellow-rumped Warblers and 

 Black Snowbirds come. Saw a flock of seven 

 Horned Grebe and two Long-tailed Ducks out 

 in the bay. 



Oct. 27th, wind north-east, fresh, weather 

 cloudy. Small increase in Greater Yellow-legs. 

 Saw several hundred of Bonaparte's Gulls on 

 the bars. Three taken were in young plu- 

 mage. 



Oct. 28th, wind east, moderate, weather fair. 

 Saw large numbers of Bonaparte's Gulls. Out 

 of twenty taken, three were in adult plumage. 

 Twelve or more Great Black-backed Gulls 

 seen. Long-tailed Ducks, one Red-breasted 

 Sandi)iper and one Tern noticed. 



Oct. 29th, wind south-east, light, weather 

 fair. Shore Birds greatly decreased. Two 

 Horned Grebe seen out in the bay. 



Oct. 30th, wind north-east to north, weather 

 fair and cold. Large numbers of Titlarks fly- 

 ing about. Five Pectoral Sandpipers and four 

 Snow Buntings found on the meadows. One 

 Ipswich Sparrow taken at the edge of the 

 meadows. 



Oct. 31st, wind north-east, moderate. Three 

 flocks of Sandcrlings and Red-backed Sandpi- 

 pers seen, also several small bunches of Black- 

 bellied Plover. A large flock of Bonaparte's 

 Gulls on the bars. Out of twenty-two taken, 

 six were in adult plumage. Three Pectoral 

 Sandpipers slill remain on the meadows. 



Nov. 1st, wind north-east, blowing a gale, 

 with rain, hail and snow. Large number of 

 Black Duck seen. Found one Golden Plover 

 and several Pectoral Sandpipers on the mead- 

 ows, and shot the former. Otber Shore Birds 

 seen were six young Black-bellied Plover, two 

 Greater Yellow-legs, several Sanderlings, and 

 a small bunch of Red-backed Sandpipers. Sev- 

 eral Shore Larks noticed. 



On Nov. 2ud, wind north-east to uorth-west, 

 fresh, weather fair. A few scattering Sander- 

 lings seen on the beach at high tide. Bona- 

 paile's Gull remains the same. Out of nineteen 

 taken, about half were in adult plumnge. 



Nov. 3rd, wind north-east, light, weather 

 fair. A bunch of twelve Black-bellied Plover 

 and a few Sanderlings on the beach at high 

 tide. Saw one Kittiwake Gull flying over. 



Nov. 4th, wind south, very fiesh, weather 

 fair. Sanderlings seen on the flats at low 

 tide. Two Black-bellied Plover seen on the 

 meadow and one on the flats. One Greater 

 Yellow-legs on meadow. Large flocks of Long- 

 tailed Ducks flying about. Two flocks of 

 Brant, one of twenty and the other of six, seen 

 near the cut through in the shoal water on the 

 flats. Shore larks common. Several Snow 

 Buntings and a Robin seen near the house. 

 Large flocks of scoters, large gulls, sheldrakes, 

 and Eider duck seen on the water outside of the 



