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ORNITHOLOGIST 



[Vol. 15-No. 4 



June 30th, wind southwest, fresh ; weather j 

 fair. Large numbers of Tern seen about the 

 island to-day. 



July 1st, wind northeast and blew a gale all 

 day, with rain in the evening. Terns very 

 abundant on bars near the "cut-through." 

 Young Spotted Sandpipers tolerably common, i 



July 2d, wind northeast, fresh. Very few 

 large Gulls seen at this date. Terns on the 

 increase. One Great Northern Diver remains 

 about the island. | 



July 3d, wind southwest, light; weather fair, i 

 Saw several flocks of Semipalmated Sand- ; 

 pipers flying from the southward this morn- 

 ing. Saw several Petrels out in the bay. 



July 6th, wind northwest, fresh; weather 

 fair. Saw tliree large Plovers flying from the 

 flats. Several small flocks of Semipalmated 

 Sandpipers, one single Sanderling and three 

 flocks of Scoters seen. Large Gulls on the 

 increase. 



July 7th, wind southwest, fresh; weather, 

 fair. Did not go out on the flats. Saw a 

 large number of Gulls on the bars. | 



July 8th, wind nortliwest, fresh, changing to 

 southwest, light in the afternoon; clear. I 

 Several Semipalmated Sandpipers seen on the 

 flats. Several small flocks of Scoters, and 

 four Petrels seen out on the bay. 



July 11th, wind southeast, moderately 

 fresh, with fog most of the day. Several 

 Petrels and a flock of twelve Great Northern 

 Divers seen out in the bay. A full plumaged, 

 or adult. Black Tern, seen in company with 

 some Common Tern. Large flock of Night 

 Herons oji the marshes. 



July 12th, wind southwest, fresh gale; 

 weather fair. Shore birds noticed were sev- 

 eral Semipalmated Sandpipers flying from the 

 flats. 



July 13th, wind northeast, moderate; 

 weather clear. Several flocks of Semipalmated, 

 and one of Least Sandpipers seen. Four Red- 

 breasted Snipe and one Red-breasted Sand- 

 piper were among the arrivals to-day. One 

 Greater Yellow-legs heard. Anumber of birds 

 seen on the flats that I could not identify. 



July 14th, wind all ways, moderate; weather 

 fair. Shore birds noticed to-day were six 

 flocks of Semipalmated Sandpipei-s and one 

 single Hudsonian Curlew. 



June 15th, wind southwest, moderate; weath- 

 er fair. Two flocks, one of six and one of ten 

 Red-breasted Snipe came along to-day. In- 

 crease noticed of Semipalmated Sandpipers. 



July lOtU, wind northeast to east, moderate; 

 weather fair. Sandpipers much increased. 



July 17th, wind east, moderate; weather 

 fair. Large flocks of Semipalmated Sand- 

 pipers came along to-day. 



July iSth, wind east to northeast, moderate, 

 with fog in the afternoon. One Greater Yellow- 

 legs seen flying over the house.* Least Sand- 

 J)ipers common on the salt marshes. 



July 19th, wind southeast to southward, 

 fresh, with fog part of the day. A marked 

 increase in shore birds noticed to-day. Saw 

 as many as seventy-five Red-breasted Snipe, the 

 largest flock containing thirteen. Several 

 small flocks of Yellow-legs seen on the flats at 

 the edge of Salt meadows in company with 

 Snipe and Stilt Sandpipers. A few seen on 

 the meadows. Three Stilt Sandpipers in adult 

 or breeding plumage shot while flying to my 

 decoys on the meadows. Several others seen 

 in compiuy with Yellow-legs and Red-breasted 

 Snipe on the flats. Semipalmated Sand- 

 pipers abundant. 



July 20th, wind south to southwest, moder- 

 ate. Red-breasted Snipe remain about the 

 same as yesterday. One small flock of Yellow- 

 legs seen. A HuJsonian Curlew heard. 



July 2tst, wind southeast in the forenoon, 

 changing to southwest in tlie afternoon, light 

 rains with fog part of the day. Saw several 

 flocks of Red-breasted Snipe and several flocks 

 of Snipe and Yellow-legs together. Eight Red- 

 breasted Snipe collected were all in adult 

 plumage. Large Gulls very much increased. 

 A pair of Hudsonian Curlews seen on the 

 flats. 



July 23d, wind southwest, fresh; weather fair. 

 Red-breasted Snipe on the decrease. Other 

 birds remain about the same. 



July 2-tth, wind southwest, fresh, with fog 

 part of the day. Took a long tramp out over 

 the flats. Found Semipalmated Sandpipers 

 abundant. Saw about two dozen Semipal- 

 mated Plovers. Other birds seen were two 

 adult Black-bellied Plover, three Bonaparte's 

 Gulls, two Red-breasted Snipe, and a bunch of 

 eighteen Sanderlings. 



July 2.")th, wind northwest to southwest, 

 m)derate; weather fair. No new arrivals. 

 Two Red-breasted Snipe seen. Made a visit to 

 the high beaoh. Found Least Tern decreased 

 since last visit. Should judge that there were 

 some young on the beach from seeing the 

 old birds flying about with fish in their bills. 

 One Greater Yellow-legs seen flying over the 

 meadows. 



July 26tli, wind southwest, fresh; weather 

 * House of the Bristol Ur.mting Club. 



