140 
1875, 
Quiscalus purpiirous aonous. 
Middlos)x CountyMass. 
Mar. 
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Sept 
Flock on ton in ’'ov/tonvil le. 
NLunerous flocks uoing to roost in tlio maple svmmp 
^ near Block Island. The flight began at G ?.?■?. and last- 
jj od till 7, about the time v/hen the Robins bogin to fly 
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oyening flight to the roost near Block I-- 
I land those Blackbirds came to-riight in one i menso flock 
1 , ^ Poi'fQct sable cloud of birds comprising thousands of 
|i inaividuals. As they approaeliod the roost the leaders 
swept dovm-nearly lo the ground all behind imitating the 
!j Eiovemont and producing like a strong vmnd roaring through 
a pine grove. 
irito an iivnonso flock going to roost near Block 
i^lo.i..d and got ^wo, both young birds changing to fall 
plumage. 
1876. 
Mar. 7. 
1877. 
Oct. 11. 
1880. 
^''ar. 4. 
1881. 
Arrived in large flocks. 
Tt/o in Cambridgo. Bave soon them at interval: 
sinco August. 
A single bird passed over Cambridge this morning 
and at sunset sovaral loose flocks ?/ore soon flying ' 
north. 
''3pt.20. An immenso flock flying over our place this eve ing 
I tov.'-ards Norton’s woods ^ 
month past thoy have regularly flown over our 
place in large flocks at evening, making for the-ir roost 
( in Norton’s v/oods. 
1876. 
Mar. 29. A large flock(with many Red-wings intermingled) in 
our garden, spending most of their time on the ground 
rising to the tree-tops and sing ng in 
