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as they arrive. There were two or three of the Hawks that stopped 

 a few days. September loth. 2.00 A. M., wind north, showery. 

 Two Pine Warblers were on the glass of lantern. September nth. 

 Golden- winged Woodpeckers arrived to-day in numbers. A Sparrow 

 Hawk, a bird seldom seen on the island, was observed. A straggling 

 Scoter Duck was also seen. 



October 9th. Gale south southeast. A large flight of Gannets 

 have steadily passed the island to-day, going west, and quite a 

 flight of Scoter Ducks, the only ones in numbers noticed since Sep- 

 tember 13th. The first flight of Juncos and Sparrows (mostly Song 

 and a scattering White-throat) are on the island to-day. Also 

 noticed Golden-crowned Kinglet. A number of Red-breasted Nut- 

 hatches were also noticed, one of them alighting on my shoulder as I 

 passed along, and diligently looked me over to apparently learn 

 what species I belonged to. 



These are the only instances up to the 3rd that I have considered 

 worth noting thus far this fall. About ten days ago a few strag- 

 gling White-winged Crossbills were noticed passing over the island. 

 Saturday, the 3rd, the weather cleared, the wind abating somewhat 

 and shifting from northeast to north. I^arge flocks of White- winged 

 Crossbills passed over the island all day, with now and then a small 

 flock of Snowflakes, and scattering Shore Larks. About fifty Amer- 

 ican Eider Ducks were feeding at the south end of the island, the 

 first I have noticed this season. This date is, I think, unusually 

 early, as I look for the flight about November 20th. A few Long- 

 tailed Ducks were also noticed, and a scattering Cormorant may be 

 seen feeding around the island. 



October 4th. This morning at sunrise the White-winged Cross- 

 bills commenced to arrive at the island from an east to southeast 

 direction, and for an hour I stood and watched them. During that 

 time two or three flocks, containing from ten to fifty individuals, 

 were constantly in sight, one flock following the other and passing 

 to Small Point, to the west. The Duck Hawk, which at this season 

 is usually common on the island, has thus far been noticed in but 



