68 JOURNAL OF MAINE ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY, 



From what I had read about the Black-crowned Night Heron, 

 I had supposed that in order to find one it would be necessary to 

 make a nocturnal visit to a favorable place and listen for a squawk, 

 but from August 2nd to September 10, 1904, I several times saw a 

 pair flying overhead and uttering their squawky notes, sometimes in 

 clear, sunny days, but more often in cloudy weather. A visitor 

 from the seashore called my attention to the "Gulls", and another 

 summer visitor from Boston was glad to have an opportunity to see 

 a pair of "Eagles". A look through my glass changed a long tail 

 into a pair of legs sticking out behind, and the white under parts 

 with the long neck, and the shape of the head and bill made the 

 identification satisfactory. 



The Woodcock is said to be partial to ground that has been 

 burned over, at any rate, the first one I saw was in such a place. 

 The Woodcock, like the Whip-poor-will, should be looked for on 

 moonlight evenings or just as it is growing dark. As it flies the noise 

 of its wings makes a continuous trill, suggesting the song of the 

 Junco, and its call-note is a sped like the note of the Nighthawk on 

 a small scale. 



October 24, 1905, I visited a small shallow pond just before 

 noon. It was a dry time and the water had receded from the shore 

 line, perhaps a hundred feet or more, leaving a large area of mud, 

 in which was imbedded logs, stumps, and other debris. A large 

 flock of Black Ducks flew up, and as I made my way out toward the 

 water I heard a peculiarly sweet note, and pursuing my way I dis- 

 covered two Killdeers. There were also two Wilson Snipes, the 

 oddest looking birds I ever expect to see. I was in great luck, for 

 all three species were new to me. The Snipes occasionally uttered 

 a note that sounded like a sneeze. The Killdeers continually 

 uttered their sweet notes as they ran rapidly over the mud. This 

 species is very easily identified. There are two bands across the 

 breast ; the rump and upper tail-coverts are rufous-brown, which 

 seems to be the most conspicuous and satisfactory mark of identity, 

 for I failed to get a front view of the breast. 



The Solitary Sandpiper is found on the muddy shores of ponds. 



