List of Birds seen at Barnstable, Massachusetts.
1895
May 17
("H." before the list number indicates that the species was seen in the big Heronry)
1. Merula migratoria. Two or three pairs in village - None seen on the Neck.
H. 2. Parus atricapillus. Two in heronry on the Neck.
H. 3. Dendroica aestiva. About six males on the Neck.
H. 4. " [Dendroica] vigorsii Two males singing " [on the Neck]
H. 5. Seiurus aurocapillus Four of five " [males singing on the Neck]
H. 6. Melospiza fasciata Eight or ten " [males singing on the Neck]
7. Icterus galbula. One male singing in the village
8. Agelaeus phoeniceus. About thirty or forty seen on the Neck.
10.[sic] Quiscalus aeneus. " [About] 75 or 80 breeding on Neck. Examined 8 or 10 nests one with 1 egg
all the others unfinished or empty; built in red cedars, and deciduous bushes
in swampy hollow in sand-hills 5 to 20 ft. above ground.
H. 11. Corvus americanus. Two birds about old nest on edge of Heronry on Neck.
[Sturnella magna. One see at W. Barnstable May 20 None elsewhere on Cape]
12. Tyrannus carolinensis. Three or four on Neck.
13. Colaptes auratus. Bird started from nest in wall of small, deserted house.
14. Aegialitis semipalmata - Two in flock of T. minutilta on marshes.
15. Aegialitis meloda - Solitary bird on sea beach of Neck.
16. Tringa minutilta. About 6 flocks of 8 to 30 birds on Marshes. Flock of 15 fr. cars May 20.
17. Calidris arenaria. Flock of 30 & another of 3 birds sea beach of Neck.
18. Totanus melanoleucus About 20 birds (1 to 5 together) Flocks of 7 & 3 birds May 20 fr. cars.
19. Porzana carolina. One singing at evening in fresh marsh near village
20. Ardea virescens. About 6 on Neck & marshes Nest 1 egg in birch in hollow where we found nest with broken eggs last year
21. Nycticorax naevia. Heronry about 1/2 mile N. of that of 1894, in dense woods
chiefly pitch pine with scattering red oaks & gray birches. Trees 15 to 25 ft. One to four or
five nests in nearly every tree over a track of 3 or 4 acres. & 8 to 30 ft. above the
ground. Practically every nest held 3 to 5 eggs. About 1000 nests & 2000 birds.
22. Larus smithsonianus. Flock of about 50 in harbor.
23. Urinator torquatus. One "hollering" at evening in" [harbor].
23. Mergus serrator. Three off sea beach of Neck.
25. Fulix affinis? Flock of six flying " [off sea beach of neck]