74 JOURNAL OF MAINE ORNITHOI.OGICAL SOCIETY, 



April 28. Latitude 37° 46' north; longitude 74° 36' 30" west; 

 3 P. M.; temperature of the air 59° F.; of surface water 49° F.; gen- 

 tle southeast wind; sky overcast; fog; moderate sea. Quite a large 

 flock of Phalaropes seen sitting on the water, scattered over a con- 

 siderable area. Latitude 37° 46' north; longitude 74° 36' 30" west; 

 6 P. M.; lying to, trying for mackerel; temperature 58° F.; light 

 southeast breeze; overcast; moderate sea. Small flocks of Phala- 

 ropes have been seen during the whole afternoon, but from 5 to 6 

 P. M. they seem to be more plentiful, yet still in small flocks of per- 

 haps five to twenty, all on the wing. 



April 29. One knot southwest from latitude 38° 38' 30" north; 

 longitude 73° 55' west; 6 P. M.; temperature of air 48" F.; moder- 

 ate east by northeast wind; sky overcast; fog; sea rough. The 

 wind has been practically fresh from east by northeast all day yester- 

 day and up to the present time. Scattering Phalaropes have been 

 seen all day. One quite large flock seen at this hour on the wing. 



April 30. Latitude 38° 33' 30" north; longitude 74° 04' 30" 

 west; 9 A. M.; temperature of air 55° F.; gentle southeast by south 

 breeze; sky overcast; fog; a moderate swell. One Phalarope seen. 



May I. Latitude 38° 31' 30" north; longitude 73° 54' 30" west; 

 9 A. M.; temperature of air 50^' F.; fresh northeast by east wind; 

 overcast; fog; rain; very choppj^ Small flocks of Phalaropes have 

 been seen all the morning. One large flock seen at this hour. 

 Southwest by south 3.7 knots from latitude 38° 16' north; longitude 

 73° 50' 30" west; 6 P. M.; temperature of air 51° F.; wind north- 

 east, blowing a moderate gale; sky overcast; rain and fog; sea 

 rough. A flock of ten Jaegers {Stercoraritis poinarhnis) seen. 



May 2. Five miles north by northwest from latitude 37° 13' 

 north; longitude 74*^ 37' 15" west; 6 P. M.; temperature of the air 

 49° F.; moderate northeast by east wind; sky overcast; rain and 

 fog; long rolling swell. A good many Jaegers seen to-day, but no 

 Phalaropes, 



May 3. Latitude 37° 40' 30" north; longitude 74° 57' 45" west; 

 3 P. M.; temperature of air 49' F.; sky overcast; rain and fog. At 



