1878 Nantucket
Trip to Hummock pond.
a dozen Golden Plover sitting - or
rather running about on the sandy
shore of a small pond. They
rose up as we were attempting to
approach them and passed within
such long gun range that two
barrels fired into them had no
effect. On the shore of Hummock
pond were a few Ring-necks
and a large flock of Peeps.
Two or three Terns only were
seen. From there we drove nearly
directly home and I shot 
two Coturniculus passerinus
by the way. Saw some Crows
sitting on the roof of an unoccupied
house & were told that they nested
in the shade trees that grew around
it. Beautiful golden rod and blue
and white asters cover the moors
with their rich bloom. The
butterflies too are nearly as abundant
as ever. Mr Sweet gave me a Phal. [Phalacrocorax
hyperboreas shot on the island Sept. [September] 22.
1878 Nantucket
A Day up Great Harbor
Sept. [September] 25 (Wednesday) Clear and
hot with light winds. Started
off at 8 A.M. in a large sail
boat and spent the day up
the harbor. As we were entirely
becalmed a great portion of
the time we did but little
shooting. Will shot a Mergus
serrator one of a pair which
we sailed up to. They dove
like Greebes and the one 
killed only flew after being
shot at in the water. I killed 
a Tringa maculata and a 
pair of Am. [Ammodramus] caudacutus on
Kroskaty marsh. Saw numbers 
of Sterna hirundo and also
a good many Larus agentatus.
On a sand bar we noticed
six Ardea Herodias sitting
among the Gulls. I saw large
patches of sand floating on
the water. Reached town by sunset.