Docks of Oohasset, Mass. , 1860-92 
O.H.E. Boston, Mass, 
18. American Eider (1G0). Uncommon, and 
usually very sliy. I have records of eight or 
ten specimens which have been taken during 
seven northeast storms. 
0.& O.Vol.17, June, 1892 p.OO 
vv ator Birds, Nantucket, Mass. 
'•©or go K. Mack ay. 
General Notes. 
Somateria dresseri. — April 2, 1892. The American Eiders which have 
I been living off the north shore of this island departed last night. (Last 
j year they left on March 28, 1891.) On the previous afternoon X saw one 
hundred and fifty (estimated). On the afternoon of May 1, 1892, I saw 
nine at the sou th side of the island, flying east. 
Auk 9 , July, 1892. p.305. 
Notes on Certain Water Birds inMass. 
George H. Mackay. 
Mr. IT. G. Nutter of Boston, Mass., informs me that on April 
1 5 , 1 ^94> * ie S:1W seven flocks of American Eiders otT Welfleet, 
Cape Cod, Mass. There were five to seven in each flock. On 
the 20 th he also saw three flocks, with three to five birds each. 
Auk XI. July, 1894 p. 226 
Soraatoria ra. dresser i . 
The Ducks of Plymouth County, Massachusetts . 
by Herbert K.Job. 
Auk, Xlll, July, 1096, pp. 197-204. 
See under Anas obscura . 
Auk, XII, July, 1896, p . 3 1 o- 
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November 8, I saw a flock of Somateria 
dresseri, seven females, later three males, in Nantucket Sound. In a 
letter received from Mr. Vinal N. Edwards, dated Woods Hole, Mass., 
Jan. 16, 1895, he informs me, that from the 1st to the 5th of November, 
1894, the wind had been strong S. W. to W. ; the week previous it was 
N. E. to S. E., cloudy and rainy. On Nov. 5, 1894, the first American 
Eiders ( Somateria dresseri ) of the season were noted by him, — a flock of 
thirty-seven. By the 27th about one thousand had collected, but the 
gunners drove them away, and the weather being so moderate they 
remained in the Sound to feed. On Jan. 15, 1895, there were about one 
thousand in the Hole but they only remained about two hours. 
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