98
Concord, Mass.
1913.
Aug. 26
to
Nov. 13
(No 49).

110. Actitis macularia. - Noted for the first and last
time on August 26 [August 26, 1913] when a bird was heard calling in
the evening twilight over the river at Ball's Hill.

111. Fulica americana. - A gunner who landed from
his boat at Ball's Hill on October 23 [October 23, 1913] showed R. A. Gilbert
a freshly-killed Coot which he said he had shot in
the river near Carlisle Bridge an hour or two earlier
that forenoon.

112. Anas obscura. - About 3 P.M. on October 5 [October 5, 1913] I was
standing in front of the cabins at Ball's Hill when three
Black Ducks, accompanied by a lesser bird which looked
like a Shoveller, passed low over the water, flying
down river. I failed to note the Black Duck either before
or after this, not being often where it was likely to be seen.

113. Spatula clypeata (?). I have just mentioned 
seeing at Ball's Hill on October 5 [October 5, 1913] a which "looked like