AKelaius phoeniceus . 
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Concord, Mass. Roost. 
1893. As I was passing up the Beaver Dam Rapid at evening I 
Aug. 10. heard Red-wings chattering in the wild rice on the right, 
where they have roosted for several seasons, and when I came 
opposite the place I struck the water forcibly with the flat 
of the paddle. Instantly a perfect cloud of birds rose with 
startling rush and roar of wings. There were fully 600 of 
them I should say. After wheeling over the marsh a few times 
they began to descend not in large squads but singly and in- 
dependently. The greater number, however, flew off up river. 
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Aug. 25. Most of the Red-wings have already gone. I saw only 11 
to-day, sjflying together, 3 in a flock of Bobolinks. All were 
either females or young. On the night of the 20th I saw only 
a few Red-wings near Ball's Hill acid all were flying past the 
Hill to the north, the big roost at Beaver Dara being evidently 
abandoned although none of the reeds or grass have been cut. 
