40 Birds of Massachusetts 



Amherst: "Occasional in the spring at Adam's Pond." Berkshire: 

 " Transient visitant." Bristol County: "Abundant transient visitant.' 

 Brookline : "A not uncommon migrant." Cambridge: A very common 

 transient visitant. Cohasset: "Abundant in the fall, common in the 

 spring." Essex County : " May and August. Abundant." Ipswich : 

 "Abundant transient visitant, more common on marshes than on beach." 

 Nantucket: "Common." Springfield: "Common spring and autumn 

 visitor." Templeton: "Rare." Wellesley: "Occasional on shores of 

 ponds and streams." 



88. Tringa maculata Vieill. Pectoral Sandpiper. 



A rare spring but abundant autumn migrant, possibly winters 

 accidentally. 



April 9 to May 16 ; July 20 to November rr (late November). 



Berkshire: "Transient visitant." Bristol County: "Common tran- 

 sient visitant." Cambridge : Irregular and uncommon in September and 

 October. Cohasset: 'Abundant in fall, rare in spring." Dedham : 

 " Rather common migrant." Essex County : "September. Abundant." 

 Ipswich: " Rather common transient visitant." Nantucket; "Common." 

 Springfield : " Tolerably common autumn visitant." ^Wellesley : Oc- 

 casional. 



8g. Tringa bairdii Coues. Baird's Sandpiper. 



A rare autumn migrant. It has been taken at Boston Har- 

 bour, Marblehead, Monomoy (Cape Cod), Swampscott and 

 Ipswich. 



August 15 to August 30. 



Essex County: "Very abundant in 1S52, but I have not seert any since. 

 — J[illson]." Ipswich: One instance. 



90. Tringa fusicollis Vieill. White-rumped Sandpiper. 

 An uncommon spring and autumn migrant on the coast. 



Casual inland. 



May 15 to 30; July r5 to October 15. 



Cohasset : " Rare in fall." Ipswich : " Irregular and at times common 

 transient visitant." Nantucket: ''Common." Springfield: "Common 

 autumn migrant." 



91. Tringa maritima Brunn. Purple Sandpiper. 



A not uncommon autumn and winter visitant to rocky shores. 

 Accidental inland. 



September 6 to [March i]. 



