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A Great Flight of Shore Birds. — Thousands of shore birds 

 representing nearly all species that migrate along our shores 

 passed over Cape Cod and Nantucket and later many appeared 

 on the shores of Buzzards Bay. All day on the 27th and all 

 night the birds were passing. This flight was notable for the 

 large number of Golden Plovers; more were observed than 

 have been seen in Massachusetts for many years. On the 28th 

 the greatest flight of shore birds seen for years passed over 

 Block Island. Loons were scattered all along the coast. On 

 the 5th and 9th of August a few Crossbills were recorded in 

 Massachusetts. During the first week in August large flocks 

 of Killdeers were reported in New York, Massachusetts and 

 Connecticut. Rather unusual numbers of Black Terns were 

 seen on the Massachusetts coast. Northern Ducks began to 

 arrive. A few ducks, including Mallards and Pintails, appeared 

 as early as August 17 on Long Island, New York. On the 

 17th, also. Blue-winged Teals were observed on Block Island, 

 and a Green-winged Teal \yas recorded in Nova Scotia. A 

 number of Little Blue Herons were reported in the Middle 

 States and a few in Massachusetts, but only a very few Egrets 

 were noted this year in New England. The August migration 

 was not so early or so general as in 1921. Many small birds 

 having lost their early broods by storms bred later than usual. 



Immense Flocks of Martins. — Immense flocks of Martins 

 were noted during the first week of August in Nova Scotia, 

 Virginia and South Carolina. This furnished abundant evidence 

 of their migration. Several northern warblers appeared August 

 6 on Long Island. After August 12 the reports of southward 

 movements in New England increased. Kingbirds and Night- 

 hawks were migrating in considerable numbers from the 16th 

 in Maine to the 28th in Massachusetts. There was a large 

 flight of Kingbirds on Long Island. Many small birds were 

 heard passing on many of the cooler nights in northern New 

 England. By the 19th northern warblers were more commonly 

 reported from Long Island. 



Among the birds noted migrating southward were the Veery, 

 Bluebird, Chebec, Great Crested Flycatcher, House Wren, 

 Brown Thrasher, Chimney Swift, Pigeon Hawk and Duck 

 Hawk. Two Marbled God wits were taken August 19 on the 

 coast of Virginia. Hudsonian Godwits appeared in Massachu- 



