CONCORD 
| Wilson* s Snip e. As twilight was falling this evening, 
a Snipe began drumming over the meadows directly opposite 
the cabin at Ball’s Hill, keeping it up for nearly half- 
Wilson’s Snipe 
"an-hour. During this period I heard several others 
uttering the scaipe note as they rose from the meadow or 
flew about over it, unseen in the gathering gloom. As 
nearly as I could tell by their cries, there were in all 
at least five or six different birds. The music of the 
drummer was unuwually strong and loud, I thought. It is 
among the weirdest of all bird sounds.^ 
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1910 
April 2 
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Arrivals 
Canada Geese 
About 10 A. M. we heard the wild clamor of Canada 
Geese coming from the far distance towards the southwest. 
A minute or two later we saw the birds advancing directly 
towards us over Great Meadow. There were 2 flocks, one 
following in the wake of the other, perhaps 300 yards 
behind it. I counted 85 birds in the first flock and 28 
in the second. Rarely if ever have I seen Geese flying 
so very high. When directly over us, they looked no 
larger than Robins seen near at hand. Up to this time 
they had been heading north-east but before reaching Davis 
Hill they turned sharply to the right and made off out of 
sight due eastward. Just before this change of direction 
was made, a remarkable thing happened. One of the birds 
in the smaller (rear) flock left its companions and, rising 
above them, made a complete circle, apparently on set wings. 
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