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were on the sand spit to-day, all facing the east wind, and 

 there were about fifteen Cedar Waxwings in the red cedar 

 trees near the end of the Point. 



September 17 — Another trip to the end of the Point this 

 morning revealed about the same number of hawks, but none 

 of them seemed to be migrating. They were scattered over 

 the Point, and I found several birds (thrushes) that had been 

 killed by them. About a hundred Gulls were on the sand spit. 

 On the way back I saw one Whip-poor-will and a very few 

 warblers and Red-eyed Vireos. The Wood Pewee was com- 

 mon. In the afternoon Albert Gardner and I made a trip to 

 the east beach, and in small trees and bushes along the sand 

 dune saw flocks of Palm, Black-poll, Black-throated Green 

 Warblers, and, along the edge of the marsh, the Northern 

 Yellow-throat, Long-billed Marsh Wren and flocks of Sa- 

 vanna Sparrows. Other birds observed were one Blue-winged 

 Teal, Bitterns, a few Chipping and Song Sparrows, and sev- 

 eral Marsh Hawks soaring over the marsh. These birds had 

 arrived the night before as the ground was barren on the pre- 

 vious day. On the way back we saw six Woodcock in the 

 thicket at the end of the swamp. Albert Gardner said the 

 great flight of them passed in August. This was my first ex- 

 perience with the Savanna Sparrow in this latitude during the 

 fall migration. Taverner saw it near the marsh on September 

 11, 1905, and in great numbers in the marsh on September 11 

 and 12, 1906. 



September 18 — Flocks of White-throated Sparrows were 

 seen in Gardner's yard with Song and Field Sparrows, and 

 the Red-breasted Nuthatch was seen for the first time. All 

 the above species must have migrated to the Point during the 

 night as none were seen the day before. A large flock of Ce- 

 dar Waxwings was seen flying about the Point, and a Cooper's 

 Hawk came into Gardner's yard and carried oft* one of the 

 small chickens. In the morning the trees on the Point were 

 full of small birds, some of them being warblers already men- 

 tioned, wuth large numbers of Ruby-crowned Kinglets. There 

 was also an increase in the number of hawks. I saw several 



