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ORNITHOLOGIST 



[Vol. lij-No. 4 



June SOtli, wind southwest, fresh; weather 

 fair. Large numbers of Tern seen about the 

 island to-day. 



July 1st, wind northeast and blew a gale all 

 day, with rain in tlie evening. Terns very 

 abundant on bars near the "cut-tlirougli." 

 Young Spotted Sandpipers tolerably common. 



July 2d, wind northeast, fresh. Very few 

 large Gulls seen at tliis date. Terns on the 

 increase. One Great Nortliern Diver remains 

 about tlie island. I 



July ;3d, wind southwest, light; weatlier fair. 

 Saw several flocks of Semipalmated Sand- 

 pipers flying from the southward this morn- 

 ing. SaAV several Petrels out in the bay. 



July 6th, wind northwest, fresh; weather 

 fair. Saw three large Plovers flying from the 

 Hats. Several small Hocks of Semipalmated 

 Sandpipers, one single Sanderling and three 

 flocks of Scoters seen. Large Gulls on the 

 increase. 



July 7th, wind southwest, fresh; weatlier , 

 fair. Did not go out on the flats. Saw a 

 large number, of Gulls on the bars. 



July 8th, wind northwest, fresh, changing to 

 southwest, light in the afternoon; clear, j 

 Several Semipalmated Sandpipers seen on the 

 flats. Several small flocks of Scoters, and 

 four Petrels seen out on the bay. 



July 11th, wind southeast, moderately 

 fresh, with fog most of the day. Several 

 Petrels and a flock of twelve Great Northern 

 Divers seen out in the bay. A full plumaged, 

 or adult. Black Tern, seen in company with 

 some Common Tern. Large flock of Night 

 Herons on the marshes. 



July 12th, wind southwest, fiesli gale; 

 weather fair. Shore birds noticed were sev- 

 eral Semii)almated Sandpipers flying from the 

 flats. 



July l:5th, wind northeast, moderate; 

 weather clear. Several flocks of Semipalmated, 

 and one of Least Sandpipers seen. Finir Red- 

 breasted Suijie niul (me Ped-breasted Sand- 

 piper were among tlie arrivals to-day. One 

 Greater Yellow-legs heard. Anumber of birds 

 seen on the flats that I could not identify. 



July 14th, wind all ways, moderate; weather 

 fair. Shore birds noticed to-day were six 

 flocks of Semipalmated Sandpipers iiiid one 

 single Hudsonian Gurlew. 



June 15tli,wiud southwest, moderate; weath- 

 er fair. Two Hocks, one of six and one of ten 

 Red-breasted Snipe came along to-day. In- 

 crease noticed of Semipalmated Sandpipers. 



July 16th, wind northeast to east, moderate; 

 weather fair. Sandpipers much increased. 



July 17th, wind east, moderate; weather 

 fair. Large flocks of Semipalmated Sand- 

 pipers came along to-day. 



July IStli, wind east to northeast, moderate, 

 with fog in the afternoon. One Greater Yellow- 

 legs seen flying over the house.* Least Sand- 

 pipers common on the salt marshes. 



July lOth, wind southeast to southward, 

 fresh, with fog part of the day. A marked 

 increase in shore birds noticed to-day. Saw 

 as many as seventy -Ave Red-breasted Snipe, the 

 largest flock containing thirteen. Several 

 small flocks of Yellow-legs seen on the flats at 

 the edge of Salt meadows in company \\ith 

 Snipe and Stilt Sandpipers. A few seen on 

 the meadows. Three Stilt Sandpipers in adult 

 or breeding plumage shot while flying to my 

 decoys on the meadows. Several others seen 

 in coinii my with Yellow-legs and Red-breasted 

 Snipe on the flats. Semipalmated Sand- 

 pipers abundant. 



July 20Lh, wind south to southwest, moder- 

 ate. Red-breasted Snipe remain about the 

 same as yesterday. One small flock of Yellow- 

 legs seen. A Hu.lsonian Curlew heard. 



July 21st, wind southeast in the forenoon, 

 changing to soutliwest in the afternoon, light 

 rains witli fog i)art of the day. Saw several 

 flocks of Red-breasted Snipe and several flocks 

 of Snipe and Yellow-legs togetlier. Eight Red- 

 breasted Snii)e collected were all in adult 

 plumage. Large Gulls very much increased. 

 A pair of Hudsonian Curlews seen on the 

 flats. 



July 2>>d, wind southwest, fresh; weather fair. 

 Red-breasted Snipe on the decrease. Oilier 

 birds remain about the same. 



July 21th, wind southwest, fresh, with fog 

 l^art of the day. Took a long tramp out over 

 the flats. Found Semipalmated Sandpipers 

 abundant. Saw about two dozen Semipal- 

 mated Plovers. Other birds seen were two 

 adult Black-bellied Plover, three [Jonajiarte's 

 (4ulls, two Ued-breasted Snipe, and a bunch of 

 eighteen Sanderlings. 



July 2.")th, wiml northwest to sonthwest, 

 m )derate; weather fair. No new arrivals. 

 Two Red-breasted Siii])e seen. Made a visit to 

 the high beach. Foiuil Least Tern decreased 

 since last visit. Should judge that there were 

 some young on the beacli from seeing the 

 old birds flying about with lish in their bills. 

 One Greater Yellow-legs seen flying over the 

 meadows. 



Julv 2(')th, wind southwest, fresh: weather 



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