Cambridge, Massachusetts.
1900.
December.
(3).
on the 23rd, 24th and 26th, and several other observers be-
sides Mr. Deane and myself made more or less frequent visits.
The full list of species noted is as follows: - One Mallard,
large numbers of Black Ducks, a few Scaup Ducks and Golden-
eyes, one good-sized flock of Ruddy Ducks, several Black-
backed Gulls and multitudes of Herring Gulls.
Water fowl
at 
Fresh Pond.
  The Mallard, a fine old drake, was seen as early as
October 19 (by Mr. O. A. Lothrop) and as late as December 26
(by Mr. W. Deane). During most of the latter month he was pre-
sent almost daily. His striking coloring made him conspicu-
ous among the Black Ducks (with which he constantly associa-
ted), at a distance of half-a-mile or more, and when, as of-
ten happened, he was seen standing on the ice not far from 
shore the coral red coloring of his legs was especially no-
ticable. The Black Ducks were constantly present. Their
numbers varied somewhat from day to day but usually there
were at least one hundred and often more (the highest count,
made on the 8th, was 252) swimming or floating asleep in de-
tached groups over a large part of the Pond. They were evi-
dently quite at their ease paying no attention whatever to
the carriages passing along the park driveway and often chas-
ing one another about in sport while at times they made the
air ring with their loud quacking. After the Pond skimmed
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