Spotted Sandpiper and Water. — In ‘ The Auk ’ for April, 1915, p. 
227, Mr. L. L. Jewel speaks of a crippled Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macu- 
laria) diving and swimming under water. I have found this to be a regular 
habit in young of the species at Mastic, Long Island. I remember dis- 
tinctly the last one I banded at this place, a bird not yet able to fly, which, 
when pursued took to the water. I reached down and grabbed it below 
the surface where it was swimming with its wings. 
In this connection I would like to relate a boyhood experience which I 
do not remember ever to have published. While crossing a small bay at 
Far Rockaway, Long Island, a Spotted Sandpiper was observed flying ex- 
citedly about close to the surface. Its actions were inexplicable until 
suddenly a hawk swooped to it from out of the sky somewhere. The Sand- 
piper dropped upon the surface where it lay limp as though dead. After 
making one or two more unsuccessful swoops the hawk departed. When 
approached the Sandpiper first sat up like a little duck, then rose and flew 
ashore. — J. T. Nichols, New York City. 
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