Carolina 
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Black Ducks 
Gooseanders 
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Carolina 1 ®Doves were cooing at intervals during the 
entire day despite the raw and blustering wind. I heard one 
at 11 A. H. when even the Song Sparrows were silent. There 
were two answering each other on the Bedford shore soon after 
sunrise. Thus far I have seen no pairs. We started a single 
bird this afternoon among the pines on Bensen 1 s Hill. The 
voice of this Dove when heard at a distance is strikingly 
bell-like, Hoffmann remarked this fact when one was cooing 
this morning on the opposite side of the river. 
Most of the Black Ducks appear to have left. We saw 
only three, a single bird and two together. The latter came 
in oyer Great Meadows and alighted in the open water. Just 
before descending, they sailed in a large circle on set wings 
Only three Gooseanders were seen all day. They flew 
up and down the river, passing us several times, but not 
alighting within the range of our sight. Two were gray birds 
the third a fine drake which sometimes led, sometimes fol- 
lOT/ed his companions. The wing beats of the Gooseanderh are 
invariably rapid and steady and the flight, although heavy 
is very swift, giving the impression of great momentum. The 
bird cannot sheer quickly when under full headway and is 
probably incapable of the sudden upward springs or circling 
evolutions which the broader-winged, slower-flapping Black 
Duck and Mallard perform so readily. 
Although we started no Partridges during our rambles 
we saw their droppings, many of which were apparently quite 
