RECORDS VOLUME XI, FEB.. 1919. 35 



tive notes which I have made are, of course, coiiimon 

 knowledge c.nd were simply noted in passing. 



One of the few rare birds to be seen in this locality 

 is the lark sparrow or western song sparrow. It was 

 pohited out to me by Judge Jenney and was near the 

 bathing beach by the fish house. It was very very 

 tame and we had a fine opportunity to study it from 

 ever}^ point of view. On the following morning, I looked 

 for it again and it was still here. It was not seen there- 

 after. 



Another rare bird for Alonhegan, and one that I had 

 never seen before, was the blue-gray gnatcatcher. It 

 was seen at clor.e range and in all positions. The bird 

 was identified by Judge Jenney and Mr. Wentworth. 

 It is a delightfully trim little creature and very active. 

 The under parts were a uniform light gray, the upper 

 parts a dark gray blue. It had white outer tail feathers. 

 It appeared to two or three of us that there was a 

 slight rusty wash on the sides. 



One of the three most important birds seen was the 

 Lincoln sparrow, observed on the morning of Septem- 

 ber 6, during a thick fog with the temperature about 

 sixty degrees. It was identified by Judge Jenney in a 

 grass field on a boulder. It seemed quite tame or ra- 

 ther allowed us to approach within fifteen or twenty 

 feet, and I had an opportunity to observe it very care- 

 fully. In speaking of it being "quite tame" to Doctor 

 Charles Townsend, he said "That is quite remarkable 

 if the bird would allow you to approach it at all, as they 

 are suspicious." 



Many sharp shinned hawks were seen during the 

 visit. The characteristic, when flying, apart from their 

 size, is the long, square tail, alternate scaling and flap- 

 ping, and their wings which are not long and pointed. 



The olive backed thrush was seen, — "of course it 

 could be only one of three, the gray cheeked, the her- 

 mit, or the olive backed; one may also see the veery at 

 times." 



The solitary sandpiper was seen numbers of times at 

 the ice pond. The upper parts are beautifully dappled, 



