Notes on Rhode Island Ornithology. 3 



U. S. Life Saving Service that the Mud Hens arrived the latter part of 

 Sept. and were about the same in number as last year. The southern end 

 of the pond was fairly alive with them. I counted 861 and no doubt there 

 were many more which could not be seen as some were feeding on the 

 shore of the pond. 



Calidris arenaria. Sanderling. — A flock of eight were flushed from 

 among the rocks on the east shore and were the only shore birds noted. 



Sturnella magna. Meadow Lark. — Six birds of this species were 

 started up from the pastures. They are not as plenty as they were last 

 year when twenty of thirty were found in a few hours. 



Otocorys alpestris. Horned Lark. — Very abundant along shore feed- 

 ing amongst the seaweed. Several flocks of thirty or forty were seen. 



Circus hudsonicus. Marsh Hawk. — A fine adult was "mousing," 

 over the meadows it being rather a late date for it. 



Plectrophenax nivalis. Snowflake. — Associated with the flocks of 

 Horned Larks were large numbers of the Snowflakes, who were as uneasy 

 as ever. 



Passerculus princeps. Ipswich Sparrow. — Three birds were seen 

 back of the sandbank between the beach and pond. 



Passerculus s. savanna or labradorius. Savanna Sparrow. — Two 

 birds of this species were feeding in the grass and flew into the cat-tails 

 when flushed. 



Melospiza c. melodia. Song Sparrow. — Several were noted on the 

 edge of the ponds. 



Melospiza georgiana. Swamp Sparrow. — One solitary individual 

 was seen. 



Anthus pennsilvanicus. American Pipit. — A flock of about forty birds 

 were feeding in the fields north of the Point and on my approach they 

 flew on to the rail fence along the road. They were staying unusually late. 



Cistothorus palustris. Long-billed Marsh Wren. — One was scold- 

 ing in the "cat-tails." ISlo doubt but it was wintering. 

 South Auburn, Dec. 18, 1901. Harry S. Hathaway. 



Three Notes. — On September 16, 1901, I took a Stilt Sandpiper (Micro- 

 palama himantopu^^ at Middletown. This is the latest date I know of for 

 Rhode Island. On the 17th I also saw a Nashville Warbler {Hel»iit//o- 

 fhila rubricapilla), a later date than I have before gotten for the State, 

 though not late at all in reality for the species in New England. On 

 Sept. 17 I also took a Baird's Sandpiper {Tringa bairdii). 8th record. 

 Longwood, Mass. Editor. 



The Leach's Petrel taken at Providence. — I made one of the sailing 

 party that captured the first R. I. Leach's Petrel, June 9, 1889. And now, 

 singularly and fortunately, I am the recipient of the third capture, taken 

 under singular circumstances. On Sunday, Oct. 6, the gale that swept 

 Cape Cod was decidedly in evidence with us. On Tuesday, the 8th, Police 



