16 THE WREN. 
and followed the first ones, and while we were looking over a large 
flock of Horned Larks, three more Heath Hens flew to cover. 
Ninety-five Heath Hens in a few minutes is certainly a sight worth 
going miles to see. 
We spent that night on a feather bed at our friend’s house and 
awoke in time for a nine o'clock breakfast. About ten in the 
morning we started for a walk up the shore towards Tisbury, 
seeing Black Ducks, Golden-eyes, Redheads, American and Red- 
breasted Mergansers, and Cooper’s Hawk on the way. About 
half a mile from Tisbury Pond we suddenly changed our minds 
and walked down in the opposite direction as far as Mattakeeset 
Creek. We saw Scaups, White-winged Scoters, two species of 
Loons, Horned Grebes and both Herring and Black-backed Gulls 
on the way down. At the place where we had seen so many 
Ipswich Sparrows the day before we found only two, with two 
Savannas. In the afternoon we took a short walk. About the only 
birds seen were three Rough-legged Hawks, all normal phase 
birds. 
The next day being the first of the new year and our last on the 
island we felt bound to make a good start. So setting out at quarter 
past six we walked along the frozen beach down to Mattakeeset. 
The birds appeared to be well in evidence if not abundant. On 
the walk down we took our time, but were well repaid by some of 
the birds seen. 
The only light when we got onto the beach was that in the east. 
It was possible to identify a duck as he flew past this by the shape, 
so before it was very light we had seen both Black Ducks and 
Red-breasted Mergansers. By half past seven we had got down 
as far as Edgartown Pond and had seen Herring Gulls, Old Squaws, 
Golden-eyes, a Redhead, Northern and Red-throated Loons, 
Ipswich Sparrow and Snow Bunting. By the time we had reached 
Mattakeeset the Rough-legged Hawk, White-winged Scoter, and 
Bufflehead had been added to the list. We had scarcely started 
westward again when we saw a couple of American Eiders flying 
past, both birds were adult males. -In the pond we saw a Horned 
Grebe, while Black-backed Gulls were occasionally seen either 
over the pond or out to sea. 
(To be continued.) 
