Point Lepreaux N.B. [Point Lepreau, New Brunswick]
Junco hyemalis, Plec. nivalis [Plectrophenax nivalis], Eremophila coronata
Tringa maritima
1876.
Apr. 12 [April 12, 1876] Clear with rather fresh N. [north] wind. Rose early
and took a short walk before breakfast.
Saw Junco hyemalis, a few; Plec. nivalis [Plectrophenax nivalis]
(one flying) and Eremophila cornuta, several
large flocks. After breakfast [delete]took[/delete] set out 
for Maces bay ledges with S. [William Stone] and Mr. Thomas
in the latters [latter's] boat a small lapstreak [lapstrake]. Saw
numbers of fowl all the way but did not
get any shots. Every few minutes however
brought something new or something that I
was not well acquainted with and i enjoyed
the pull immensely. Arriving at the rocks -
indeed long before reaching them I was
delighted at the sight of perfect swarms
of Tringa maritima, and the very first
rock we reached was fairly covered with
them. Drifting in within ten yards of
the flock we watched them a long time
as they fed in perfect [?]. At length
we shot into them and in three discharges
killed 15, all we cared for. The scattered bunches
on the rocks around collected all together
frightened at the reports, making a flock
of at least 300. Their flight is excessively
rapid and very like that of Cal. arenaria [Calidris arenaria].
The only note I heard from them while
flying was a short quet, quet; while feeding
they uttered a contented, conversational
twittering in a low tone. Their motions
were slow and the inclination of the head
and bill very like that of Calidris. Indeed
they reminded me of that bird in every
respect except color. As the tide rose
they collected on the higher rocks in
perfect masses. Mr. Thomas says they