A DAY’S SPORT ON GRINDSTONE ISLAND. 23 
CA Pal aK. AG 
A DAY’S SPORT ON GRINDSTONE ISLAND. 
Ler me try to sketch a day’s sport to be had on these 
charming little islands. To do this, I do not know that | 
can do better than to give an extract from my journal. 
Tuespay, Aug. 20, 1878.— As I arose and opened my 
window the soft notes of the Blackbreast Plover were borne 
faintly to me by the morning breeze. The air was crisp and 
cold; and although the sun was shining brightly, a strong 
wind still continued, making it impracticable to try and reach 
the shooting-ground by boat; so after a hearty breakfast we 
harnessed up our little horse and started around by road, a 
distance of about four miles. As we passed in and out of 
the clumps of woods, numbers of birds were constantly to be 
seen, filling the air with their cheerful little songs. Robins, 
Snowbirds, and Blackpoll Warblers appeared to be the most 
common species. Numbers of Sparrows were incessantly 
