Aug. 8th, wind north-east, weather fair. 

 Semipalmated Plover and Sandpipers (ad.) 

 abundant. Terns of two species, Common and 

 Roseate, abundant. Large Gulls, presumably 

 the Herring, common. A few Black-bellied 

 Plover and Robin Snipe seen in adult plumage. 

 Heard several Greater Yellow-legs and saw 

 three Piping Plover in young of year plumage. 



Aug. 9th, wind south-west, weather fair. 

 Birds same as previous daj^. 



Aug. 10th, wind south-west, weather fair. 

 New arrivals noted; two Hudsonian Curlew 

 and several small flocks of adult Sanderlings. 



Aug. 12th, wind south-west, weather fair. 

 Birds same as two previous days. Saw gun- 

 ners that had in their possession several Red- 

 breasted Snipe, young plumage, one Greater 

 Yellow-legs and several Piping Plover, young 

 plumage. They informed me that they had 

 shot a large Sandpiper with long legs, and from 

 the discriptlon I decided it to be a Stilt Sandpi- 

 per. 



Aug. 23rd, wind south-west to south-east, 

 moderate with light fog. Several large flocks 

 of Plover seen flying over the Island, one of 

 Golden and the others Black-bellied. Saw 

 quite a number of Red-breasted Snipe and 

 Sanderlings, a small number of Greater Yel- 

 low-legs seen. 



Aug. 24th, wind south-west and north-east to 

 south-east, weather stormy. Large flocks of 

 Plover, mostly Black-bellied, seen flying about 

 the Island and a large number seen on the 

 beach at high tide, one Carolina Rail seen on 

 the meadow, two flocks, one of six Black Ducks 

 and the other a small one of Scoters, flew over 

 the house. 



Aug. 2oth, wind north-east to north-west, 

 weather stormy. The stormy, foggy weather 

 of yesterday and to-day increased the numbers 

 of birds. Black-bellied Plover seen in large 

 flocks passing over but only a few stopping. 

 Semipalmated Sandpipers abundant, some doz- 

 en or more Black Tern (young) seen for th3 

 first time to-day. 

 Sept. 4th, wind north-east, fresh, weathe.r 

 the larger ends the specks form indistinct 

 wreaths: .71X.47; .68x.4o; .68x.46; .71x.4o. 



Set XIX. June 12, 1886. Groton Long Point, 

 near Noank, Conn., on Long Island Sound. 

 Seven eggs, incubation just begun, and equally 

 in the whole clutch. Nest hidden in heavy 

 growth of hanging lichen, about twelve feet 

 from the ground, and near the trunk of out- 

 standing oak. It wag betrayed by the female, 

 who was startled from the eggs by jarring the 

 tree. No other nests or birds on tree. Eggs 



ows and four shot by Mr. W. Several Hudso- 

 nian Curlew and Greater Yellow-legs came to- 

 day. 



Sept. 8th, wind north-west to north-east, 

 loderate, weather fair. Mr. Whiting took sev- 

 eral Hudsonian Curlews and Turnstones (adult) 

 several of Greater Yellow-legs, Yellow-legs 

 and Golden Plover noticed. 



Sept. 9th, wind north-east to east, moderate, 

 weather fair. Several large flocks of Black- 

 bellied Plover arrived. Collected some fine 

 specimens of Hudsonian Curlew and adult 

 Turnstones. 



Sept. 10th, wind south to south-west, stormy. 

 Nine Hudsonian Curlews seen to-day. Mr. 

 Whiting took a fine adult Eskimo Curlew. 

 These birds are now scarce, where five years 

 ago they were abundant. First Pectoral Sand- 

 piper of the season taken to-day. I collected 

 young Turnstone, Piping Plover, Sanderling 

 and Semipalmated Plover. Sanderlings on the 

 increase; Richardson's Jaeger common and on 

 the increase. 



Sept. 11th, wind north-east to east, moderate, 

 weather fair. Several Red-breasted Snipe, 

 (young) seen. Among birds shot to-day was 

 a Black-bellied Plover in nearly adult plumage. 



Sept. 12th, wind south-east, fresh, weather 

 stormy. Two bunches of Eskimo Curlew, one 

 of twenty and the other of fifteen seen. Sand- 

 erlings increasing; first Red-breasted Sandpi- 

 pers seen and shot to-day. 



Sept. 13th, wind east, weather fair. The 

 heavy wind and storm of yesterday brought 

 along a small flight of birds. Sanderlings 

 (young) much increased; Black-bellied Plover 

 increased, a large number seen on the flats. 

 Several small bunches of Red-breasted Sandpi- 

 pers (young) seen ; four Golden Plover seen on 

 the meadow by myself and afterwards seen by 

 Mr. W., who shot one in young plumage. 

 Greater Yellow-legs increased. 



Sept. 14th, wind east to south-west, moderate, 

 weather foggy. Pectoral Sandpipers increased 

 and ten shot on salt meadows; no other in- 

 crease noted, 

 u Sept. loth, wind north, very light, weather 

 X fair, birds about the same as previous day ; 



slight increase in Red-breasted Sandpipers 

 Sand Black-bellied Plover in plumage; Scoters 

 1( abundant out in bay. 



s| Sept. 16th, wind north, very fresh, weather 

 nifair; several large flocks of Black-breasts seen. 

 t> Sept. 17th, wind north, fresh, weather fair, 

 s| Sanderlings increased. Out of thirty-five shot, 

 E all were in youg plumage. A bunch of six 

 ec Golden Plover still remain on the meadow. A 



388. Blue TelloTv-backed Warbler. Its summer home. By G. R C 

 Ibid., pp. 134, 125. 'j^, VrjL^U 



324. Blue Tellovj-backed Warbler iParula americana'] Nesting- on 

 Shelter Mamd^Xf. r.] Bj W. W. Worthington. Ibid., VI. p. 62. 



44. The Wanimj Seai^on. By J. M. W[hipple]. Ibid., VI, p. 126.— 

 Includes notes on the breeding of Parula americana (six sets of eggs taken 

 May 29 and 30, and others found later), the Fish Hawk, and other species, 

 _ in Southern Connecticut. Faffl, Syi.^Faac, JOUf* 

 324. Blue Yellom-backed Warbler IParula americana'] 'Nesting^on 

 ^ Shelter Isla9td,fM T.] By W. W. Worthington. Ibid., VI. p. 62. 



684. Blue Tellovj-backed Warbler's Nest PH;f„ • , r, . , 



