1893
Jan'y 19
(No 4)
on wing the Black-back of whatever age or
plumage was readily distinguishable by its
slower, steadier wing beats and heavier, more
direct flight. This bore a strong resemblance to
the flight of the Bald Eagle. Indeed Mr. [?]
& I agreed that it would be a difficult matter
to distinguish a young Black-back from a 
brown Eagle at any distance beyond two or 
three hundred yard, for the two are very
similar in general appearance as well as motions.
[margin]Flight of the
Black-back[/margin]
  We saw no other Gulls of any kind save
a single Kittiwake flying about off the [Grasses?].
Its hurried flapping and erratic movements gave
it some resemblance to a white Domestic pigeon,
nor did it look very much larger.
[margin]Kittiwake[/margin]
  Of Ducks we saw fully 500 Golden-eyes,
200 to 300 Red-breasted Mergansirs, one Gooseander,
one Black Duck and one Velvet Scoter, the last
an old male in full plumage.
[margin]Ducks[/margin]
  Most of the Golden-eyes were in the Harbor
wherever they could find openings in the ice.
Some of the flocks contained 70 or 80 birds each.
About 40% were males in full plumage. One 
of the largest flocks was in a small patch of
open water off the mouth of the dock from which
we started and within 70 yards of a wharf.
[margin]Golden-eyes[/margin]
  The mergansers associated with the Golden-eyes
[margin]Mergansers[/margin]