52 OROTTH 



August 22d, wiud northwest to southwest, 

 very fresh ; weather fair. Did not see many 

 birds about to-day. A small number of Wil- 

 lets seen. A flock of Black Ducks numbering 

 about eight seen flying over the meadows, and 

 some four or five flocks of Black-bellied 

 Plover noticed flying to the high beach. 



August 23d, wind northwest, fresh. Saw 

 several Black Terns, young plumage, out in 

 the bay. 



August 24th, wind southwest, very fresh; 

 weather fair. Several flocks of young Eed- 

 breasted Sandpipers and a small number of 

 Black Terns, young, were seen. 



August 25th, wind west to southwest; 

 weather fair. New arrivals to-day were a 

 small number of Pectoral Sandpipers. Sev- 

 eral each of Hudsonian Curlew, Black Tern 

 and Willets noticed. A flock of about thirty 

 ■Red-breasted Sandpipers seen flying over the 

 island. 



August 26th, wind southwest, very fresh. 

 Several small flocks of Pectorals seen on tlie 

 meadows. 



August 27th, wind west, very fresh with 

 tempest and light rain in the afternoon. Birds 

 remain about the same. Several flocks of 

 Red-breasted Snipe seen. Several Bonaparte's 

 or White-rumped Sandpipers seen and one 

 taken. An adult Black Tern seen. 



August 28th, wind nortliwest, very fresh, 

 moderating to north in the afternoon; weather 

 fair. New arrivals seen were a large flock of 

 Golden Plover seen flying over the island, and 

 four found on the meadows; a Black-billed 

 Cuckoo shot by Mr. J. F. Whiting. 



August 20th, wind northwest to southwest, 

 very fresh ; weather fair. Two Golden Plover 

 taken on the meadows. Sanderlings, young, 

 abundant. Several Pectorals seen on the 

 meadows. A Titlark taken by "J. F. W.," 

 which is very early for this bird to arrive at 

 the island. 



August 30th, wind southwest, very fresh all 

 day ; weather fair. A Solitary Sandpiper taken 

 on the meadow. Other birds remain the same. 



August 31st, wind southwest, very fresh, 

 changing to south in the afternoon. A young 

 $ Baird's Sandpiper was taken by a New 

 Haven gentleman as recorded in the O. & O., 

 December, 1888. 'fohn 0. C'ahoon. 



O.&O. XV,A p r. 1890 p i/f- SS. 



We liave received the Transactions of the 

 New York Academy of Science, Vol. IV, Noe. 

 1 and 2, October and November, 1889. 



