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many more shore-birds than there have been any day since, 

 so far as we know from our rather frequent visits. 



The Western Willets seen were the first we have recorded, 

 and they were still there August 13th. The Dowitchers 

 were not seen after the 11th. 



The Western Sandpiper seemed to Hke the surroundings, 

 as we saw it there for almost two weeks, presumably the same 

 bird. It was found with the Least and Semipalmated Sand- 

 pipers, and in the opinion of Mr. Fordyce, and myself, was 

 easily recognizable by the long bill. (This is the first record 

 for the Western Sandpiper Erciinetes mauri for Ohio. The 

 fact that the species occurs on the Atlantic coast during the 

 southward migration, and is more or less regular in Missouri, 

 Iowa, and Wisconsin, would make its occurrence in Ohio cas- 

 ual rather than accidental. Ed.) 



The White-rumped Sandpiper was seen on August 10 and 

 11, and on October 29, and was quite tame. It would re- 

 main on the shore after the other birds had flown from the 

 approaching observer. On one occasion I got within fifteen 

 feet of it before it flushed. When it did fly it showed the 

 white rump very plainly, but even when feeding it was rath- 

 er easily differentiated from Pectorals and other sandpipers 

 v/ith which it was associated. 



The appearance of the Red-backed Sandpipers and the 

 Greater Yellow-legs was unusually early according to our 

 records. 



On August 13 the larger part of these birds had disappeared, 

 and since that time no unusually large flights have been seen, 

 though the Sanderling, Black-bellied Plover, and Golden Plov- 

 er have come along in due time. Only one Sanderling has 

 been seen, as our beaches are not very sandy. The Black- 

 bellied Plover has been more numerous this year than be- 

 fore, and four or five individuals have been seen at frequent 

 intervals. 



. The following extract from the Journal of ^Ir. W. E. 

 Clyde Todd, may throw some light upon this remarkable 

 flight: 



"Great Whale River, Hudson Bav, Aug. 7, 1914.— Heavy 



