1891
June 1
(No 5)
Mass.
North Truro. - Blackbirds but left the Gallinules in
the expectation that more eggs would be laid,
a bad mistake as the sequel proved. On the 
way back to the boat I found a second
Crow Blackbirds built precisely like the first
and containing the same number of eggs which
I took with the nest. The Gallinule's eggs in
the nest found by Miller were perfectly free
from mud stains owing, probably, to the
fact that the nest was surrounded by water
of a foot or more in depth. 
  It was now nearly six o'clock so we started
for home, Miller rowing. A Bonaparte's Sandpiper
passed us uttering its peculiar zip, zip and
finally pitching down on the sand-beach
where Miller shot it.
  As we recrossed the pond we disturbed a
flock of about thirty Herring Gulls which
were floating near the middle and saw
a Fish Hawk plunge into the water and
emerge with a fish. Earlier in the day we
saw three Double-crested Cormorants flying
over the pond, apparently crossing it from
the bay to the ocean side. The Bitterns
were pumping incessantly as we left the 
marsh and started for the house.