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5th. They were pretty detinitely ooufined to the region of the sand 

 spit, and nsnally kept somewhat apart from all other birds. They 

 were feedina; upon insects which had been cast up by the waves, 

 including mayflies. They were rather more wary than is their 

 habit on the Ohio shore. 

 Liniosa hamastica. — Hudsonian Godwit. 



Seven were seen under the most favorable circumstances, both 

 on the sand spit and flying about, on August 24, 1910. 

 Totanns inelanoleucu. — Greater Yellow-legs. 



There was one feeding in the swamp on July 24th, 1910, and an- 

 other in the same place on August 5th. Either we were not in 

 the line of flght southward, or else we were not late enough for 

 the regular southward migration of this sandpiper. 

 HelodroiiMs solitariiis solitarins. — Solitary Sandpiper. 



There was one feeding in the swamp on July 24th, 1910, another 

 on August 2„ six on August 6th, four on the 11th, and thereafter 

 until the 5th of September there was one or more there or on the 

 beach nearly every day. As usual, these birds kept by themselves, 

 imless a Yellow-legs or some of the smaller sandpipers happened 

 to wander in to feed in the swamp. 

 Totaii IIS flaripcs. — ^Yellow-legs. 



There was one feeding in the swamp on July 24tb, 1910, two on 

 August 2. and nearly every day thereafter from one to five, except 

 on the 27th, when there were thirteen found either there or on the 

 beach. The only regular association was with the Solitary, and 

 that probably only incidentally during the feeding time. 

 Actitis niaciilaria. — Spotted Sandpiper. 



By far the commonest beach-haunting bird, except only the gulls 

 and terns, and always present both on the beach and among the 

 bushes. On August 30 it was noted as only tolerably common, on 

 the 31st only seven were found, and on September 1, 2, 3, 5 and 

 6 only four, six, three, two and two respectively, none being seen 

 on the 4th and Tth. It does not seem likely that this marked the 

 disappearance of this species from the island, since the Ohio shore 

 records run well into October. There were j'oung birds not yet 

 able to fly as late as the middle of August. These birds fed a 

 good deal along the water's edge, but they could always be flushed 

 from the edge of the bushes also. The young birds were much 

 concealed in the bushes. 

 Sqiuitarala sqiiatarola. — Black-bellied Plover. 



In 1910 there were two with black imderparts on the sand spit 

 on August 24, one there on September 1st, and five there on Sep- 

 tember 6th, two of which did not have the underparts black. They 

 were very wary, not permitting approach within shot gun range, 

 but they did not fly away from the point when flushed. 



