80 General Notes. [j^ 



Baird's Sandpiper in Maine. — During the autumn of 1895 I made but 

 two visits to the seashore and shot but seven Peeps, yet I secured two 

 Baird's Sandpipers (Tringa bairdii). I passed the forenoon of Sept. 7 on 

 Scarborough Beach, where I found less than a dozen Peeps and shot only 

 five. Four of these were Semipalmated Sandpipers, the other was a Baird's 

 Sandpiper. On Sept. 14 1 went to the beach again. In walking the entire 

 length of it, — perhaps a mile and a half, — I saw but three Peeps. One 

 of them escaped me. The others were shot together, and proved to be an 

 Ereunetes and a Baird's Sandpiper. — Nathan Clifford Brown, Port- 

 land, Me. 



Baird's Sandpiper at East Hampton, Long Island, N. Y. — -On Sept. 

 17, 189^, a Baird's Sandpiper {Tringa bairdii} was shot at East Hamp- 

 ton, Long Island, N. Y., and another bird of apparently the same species 

 escaped. A Semipalmated Sandpiper was with them. — C. Wheaton 

 Vaughan, New York City- 



The 1895 Migration of Charadrius dominicus in Massachusetts. — 

 Nantucket Island. The prevailing wind on August 13 was N. W. ; on 

 the 14th, east; on the 15th, S. W. ; on the 16th, S. E. ; on the 17th and iSth, 

 S. W. ; on the 19th, north; 20th, N. E. and N. W.; J 1st, X. W.; 22d, N. E. 

 to N. W.; 24th, west; 25th, N. E. ; 26th, east ; 27th, 28th, and 29th, N. W. 

 The weather during the entire migrating period was pleasant with absence 

 of storms or high winds. As a result these birds undoubtedly passed 

 many miles outside of us, and only a few scattering Golden Plovers 

 landed. On August 24 it was foggy outside the island with fresh 

 southwest wind. The first Golden Plovers of the season were observed 

 on this date, a flock of five at the west end of the island, flying towards 

 the west. Two other single birds were seen at the eastern end of the 

 island. On August 31 I saw a lone Golden Plover, and on September 1 

 a flock of foui", One of which was shot, this being the first one taken 

 this season. Later in the day four others were shot, three of which 

 were voting birds. In all twenty-four Golden Plovers were seen. On 

 September 9 a nock of forty Plovers were seeh at the west end of the 

 island. This flock was also seen at the east end, and was probably the 

 only flock on the island. On September 19 I saw seven Plovers in a 

 certain preserved Held near the centre of the island. I also saw three 

 others, one of which was a young bird. These a friend and I shot. I 

 heard of a small bunch of Plovers having been sent up from Tuckernuck 

 on this date, but I did not see them. Up to September i<; only one 

 Golden Plover had been taken on Tuckernuck Island. 



Not an Eskimo Curlew {Numenius borealis) has been seen as far as 

 1 have been able to learn this season. 1 have made repeated inquiries 

 in the large Faneuil Hall Market in Boston, but have failed to learn of 

 any Eskimo Curlew, and of but a few Golden Plover which had been 



