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Nantucket. Coatue point
Squatarolla Helvetica [Squatarola helvetica]
1875
Sept. 28 [September 28, 1875]. Clear and a fine day. Spent the forenoon
skinning birds. After dinner packed
our trunks and after buying a
stock of provisions set sail in
Capt. Burdetts boat, the Rocket, for Coatue 
point. Arrived opposite Sid. Fishers
house at about dark, and after
some little trouble in getting our
heavy luggage ashore we unlocked
the shanty and were soon established
in the most comfortable gunning
house on the point. Just as we
landed the long drawn whistle
of a beetle head came up from
the shore to the S.W. [southwest] and answering 
his call the bird or birds flew
by us several times in the darkness:
several times we caught a low,
weird, guttural almost choking note immediately
succeeding the whistle: the effect of
the whole was very interesting. On
our way up the bay we saw
several large flocks of golden
plover flying over the water. 
  Sept 29 [September 29, 1875] Clear with very high E. [east] wind. Rose
at 6 and dressing quickly cooked
our breakfast. While this was going
on we fired several shots almost
out of the house door. First Sidney 
F. [Sidney Fisher] saw three beetle heads sitting on
the beach nearly in front of the
house and stalking them he got