18 THE WREN. 
Marsh Hawk. In a cove of Edgartown pond we saw quite a num- 
ber of ducks. These we stalked carefully until we got quite close. 
Then we showed ourselves and started several American Mergan- 
sers, a Redhead, and a pair of Green-winged ‘Teal. 
After leaving the shore of the pond we passed through a small 
patch of white oak where we saw a Downy Woodpecker, a Flicker 
and some Chickadees, and in some bushes just beyond, a few ‘Tree 
Sparrows. ; 
Circling over the cove where the Canvasback had been a few days 
before was a Red-tailed Hawk. We had several excellent chances 
to see his tail as he wheeled overhead. By this time we felt that it 
was time for dinner so we hurried back across some fields, scaring 
up both Meadow and Horned Larks on the way. 
After dinner we walked out to the Heath Hen farm again. On 
the way we saw a Song Sparrow, some Blue Jays, and a few Rough- 
legged Hawks. When we reached the corn field, we found only a 
few Heath Hens in it, most of them were perched in the scrub oak 
surrounding it. Occasionally a few would get up and fly to the 
edge of the field only to turn and go back. Some bushes had as 
many as five or six Heath Hens on them, and one Hen in a bush 
usually meant three or four more underneath. After we had 
spent nearly half an hour with the birds we met the warden and 
walked with him as far as his house, declining his invitation to come 
in and get warmed up. 
The next morning at half past five found us on the cold drive to 
the boat. We did not go near any ponds and the small birds were 
not moving so we saw no birds until we got to Edgartown. From 
the boat we saw the White-winged and Surf Scoters, Old Squaw, 
Horned Grebe, Red-breasted Merganser, and two species of Loon, 
and at Woods Hole we found the two Bonaparte’s Gulls on the 
same rock. Going across Buzzard’s Bay we saw a good many 
Old Squaws, but that was all. We were in New Bedford by 10.15 
and a couple of hours later, back in Boston again, well satisfied 
with our vacation. 
J. L. Peters: 
