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A few Snipe luay be found along the lake shores 

 near Watkins, New York; also along the Conewago 

 creek near Conewago, Lancaster county; on the Patux 

 ent i-iver near Crooiue, I'rince George county, Mary 

 land, and along Ramney creek near Ferryman, Har 

 ford county, Maryland. In March and Aiiril, or during 

 the vernal migrations there is usually very good Snipe 

 shooting along the Patuxent river, especially in the 

 marshes in the neighborhood of Bristol, Md. It is 

 nothing unusual for a skillful marksman to make a 

 bag of twenty-five or thirty English or Wilson's Snipe 

 in a day at this place. You can reach Bristol by river 

 steamer from Baltimore, but the quickest way to get 

 there from Philadelphia is via tlie Pennsylvania rail 

 road to Marlboro, and then drive about five miles. Nn 

 guides are necessary and good hotel accommodations 

 cMn be li.id. 



Heed Birds are found in good numbers along the 

 Patuxent river near Marlboro, Croomc, and Glendale, 

 Prince George county, -Maryland, and in the marshes 

 near Bennings, I). C Good boatmen can be secured 

 at very reasonable rates, ,iiul the hotel accommoda- 

 tions are good. During the lirst two weeks in Septem- 

 ber Keed Birds are usually very abundant on the Pat- 

 uxent river marshes in the neighborhood of Marlboro, 

 Bristol and Croome. These places can be reached in 

 a few hours ride from Philadelphia. 



