List of Birds noted in or about the Eel Pond Marsh, N.Truro, Massachusetts.
1895
May 19, 20
1. Dendroica aestiva. Two or three in thickets on edge of marsh or on islands in marsh.
2. Geothlypis trichas. Three or four in thickets on edge of marsh & in cat tail feds
3. Tachycineta bicolor. Six or eight flying over the pond & marsh
4. Petrochelidon lunifrons. Six or eight flying over the pond & marsh
5. Chelidon erythrogaster. Six or eight flying over the pond & marsh
6. Clivicola riparia. Ten or twelve flying over the pond & marsh
7. Spinus tristis. One in full way on edge of marsh. May 20.
8. Melospiza fasciata. Eight or ten in thickets & cat tail feds on marsh.
9. Melospiza georgiana. One started May 19 in cat-tails in marsh. Pos. identified.
10. Ammodramus savanna. Two males singing in beach grass between pond & bay
11. Tyrannus tyrannus. Two on edge of marsh May 19 & 20.
12. Chaetura pelagica. One flying over pond May 19
13. Ceryle alcyon. One flying over pond May 18
14. Circus hudsonius. [female] flying over marsh May 19 & over sand hills May 20.
Found. About 1/2 the nests held 1 to [?] yrs. The others are building.
15. Agelaius phoeniceus. Not more than 15 to 20 birds seen other day but nearly as many nests
In marsh 1 to 2 ft. above ground.
16. Quiscalus aeneus (?). About 15 birds. Nest 5 inc. eggs May 19. The empty nests. All in flags 
in Marsh 1 to 2 ft. above ground.
17. Corvus americanus. One bird on 19th & 20th. The Crows is nowhere numerous on the Cape.
18. Tringa minutilta. A small flock May 20
19. Totanus melanoleucus. Flock of 5 flying over pond May 19
20. Rallus virginianus. About 6 heard May 19 & 4 or 5 on the 20th. Nest several empty nests 1 broken fresh egg May 19
21. Porzana Carolina. Heard about 8 on the 19th & 6 on the 20th. No nests found
22. Gallinula galeata. Heard about 10 on the 19th & 4 on the 20th. one empty nest.
23. "Big Grunter" (Rallus elegans?) Two heard on 19th. Notes most like hoarse quack of Duck. 
Nest with shells of fresh egg near. May 19.
24. Botaurus lentiginosus. Three pumping, four seen May 19. One pumping 2 seen May 20. One
nest with shells of fresh egg near. May 19.
25. Ardetta exilis. Neither seen nor heard but nest with fresh egg shells found May 19. A
few rods distant another nest about 1/2 finished. The latter photographed
26. Ardea herodias. One flying high over pond May 19
27. Larus marinus. One adult with Herring Gulls May 20
28. Larus a. smithsonianus. Upwards of 1000 largely [?] "bedded" in pond & on sand bars
29. Sterna caspia. Heard May 19, Three adults seen & heard May 20 fishing in pond.