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JOURNAL OF MAINE ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



April 17 — Hundreds of sparrows on 

 the island, but did not see any around 

 the light until 2 A. M., when many fox 

 and song sparrows and hermit thrushes 

 came on the lantern." 



April 18 — Yellow-palm warbler and 

 two song sparrows killed on lantern." 



April 23 — 2 A. M., wind south-west 

 and rainy. Quite a number of birds 

 are flying around the light, and many 

 on the lantern. When returning from 

 the light to my dwelling, I heard a 

 bird struggling against the side of my 

 wood-shed, where the rays of light 

 shone on the white clapboards. On 

 approaching the sound, I found it to 

 proceed from a flicker, which was strug- 

 gling against the building, the same as 

 do the birds on the light. I went up 

 and took it in my hands without any 

 trouble and after examining it, gave 

 it its liberty, when it disappeared into 

 the darkness. Later saw a golden 

 crownkinglet on the lantern." 



May 16 — "2 A. M., wind south-west, 

 very light, cloudy and dark, with rain. 

 One chestnut sided warbler, one yel- 

 low throat and a barn swallow on 

 the lantern." 



May 19— "12.30 A. M., wind south- 

 west, overcast. A number of magno- 

 lia, pine, chestnut sided and yellow 

 throat warblers on the lantern, also a 

 few sparrows." 



May 20 — "Wind blowing hard and 

 looks like rain. Magnolia and yellow- 

 throat warblers and a white-throated 

 sparrow on the lantern. A rose breast- 

 ed grosbeak came on the lantern but 

 left before I could capture it. Saw 

 two scarlet tanagers on the island." 



Aug. 9 — "9 P. M., leach petrel on the 

 lantern." 



Aug. 10 — "Four water-thrushes staid 

 on the lantern until daylight." 



Aug. 19— "10 P. M., four water- 

 thrush, one each yellow-throat, and 

 least flycatcher on the lantern. At 2 



A. M., a black billed cuckoo flew 

 against the light and was killed." 



Aug. 24 — "One barn swallow on the 

 lantern." 



Sept. 11— "At 3 A. M., Mr. A. H. 

 Norton identified a Lincoln's sparrow. 

 This bird I am quite sure is a common 

 migrant, but my attention had not 

 been called to it before." 



Sept. 12 — "Black and white warbler 

 on the lantern." 



Sept. 19 — "A little green heron was 

 captured while on the lanLern. Al- 

 though I have seen a number of this 

 family flying around in the rays of 

 light, this species is the first one I ever 

 knew to come on the lantern." 



Sept. 24 — Wind blowed very hard 

 northeast, and the night is cloudy. One 

 hundred and fifty birds were picked 

 up in the morning, and a great many 

 more were injured and no doubt died 

 from the effects. Yellow-throat, yel- 

 low-palm, parula, black-cap, black- 

 throated blue, black and white, magno- 

 lia warblers, oven bird, Savanna and 

 swamp and a number of lincoln's 

 sparrows, sora rail, cat birds and two 

 golden-crown kinglets were among the 

 numbers picked up. Caught a r,s'e 

 breasted grosbeak which I am keep- 

 ing in captivity." 



Sept. 25 — "The island is covered 

 with sparrows today." 



Sept. 27— "2 A. M., wind east, rain- 

 ing and some fog flying. The most of 

 the birds on the lantern are black cap 

 warblers, one phoebe. two heruit 

 thrushes and a cedar waxwing. The 

 first one I have noticed around the 

 light." 



Oct. 5 — "Saw scarlet tanager." 

 Oct. 22 — "Shot a male harlequin 

 duck in elegant plumage. Another 

 Ipswich sparrow was also seen. ? 



Nov. 10 — "2 A. M., caught a snow 

 flake on the lantern, the first one I 

 ever saw around the light." 



April 15, 1899— "I A. M., dark and 



