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consider rather early, the first having been noted in other years as 

 follows: March 28, 1895; March 23, 1901 ; March 15, 1902." 

 While, according to Dr. Warren, birds of this species are occasion- 

 ally captured here during the early summer months, there is no evi- 

 dence to show that the species has nested here in late years. It is 

 partial to the ponds on the Peninsula, but is often taken on the bay as 

 well, and at marshy pools on the mainland. 



25. Querquedula discors. Blue-winged Teal. 



Fairly common as a spring and fall migrant, and rather more numer- 

 ous than the preceding species. Three were seen April 12, 1900, on 

 Yellow Bass Pond. Two of these were secured. A flock of six, one 

 of which was taken, was met with in the same place on April 25, and 

 the last specimen was seen on April 28. The earliest date of appear- 

 ance given by Mr. Bacon is March 27, 1898. He has seen single 

 birds well into the breeding season (May 5, 1892, May 30, 1901), 

 but never has seen one in midsummer. Late in August, or early in 

 September (August 28, 1901, September 6, 1893 and 1902, Septem- 

 ber 7, 1900, September 8, 1875 and 1894), these birds again appear 

 about the ponds of the Peninsula. Sometimes they come in flocks of 

 twenty to thirty birds, and upon their arrival are very unsuspicious, 

 while in other seasons they are few and far between and correspond- 

 ingly wary. In Mr. Sennett's collection there are specimens secured 

 September 25, 1875, while our latest fall date in 1900 was September 



26. Doubtless, however, it often remains later. Mr. Simpson reports 

 specimens shot at Crystal Point in April of 1902 and 1903, but ordi- 

 narily it is seldom found away from the ponds. 



26. Spatula clypeata. Shoveller Duck. 



This is one of the rarer ducks in this locality, where it is of irregular 

 appearance in spring and fall. A pair, shot on the bay, April 21, 1875, 

 are in Mr. Sennett's collection. On April 20 and 21, 1900, there was 

 a small flight of these ducks, they having been found on several occa- 

 sions, and one male secured (at the head of Big Pond). March 30, 

 1902, Mr. Bacon secured a single specimen from a gunner, and re- 

 corded the species again on April 2. These are all the available 

 spring records, and the notes for the fall migration are similarly 

 meagre. Mr. Bacon killed two in the fall of 1893 (September 6 and 

 21 ), and saw several others, even as late as November 18. Since then 

 he has heard of an occasional specimen being shot, although he has 



