Berniela canadensis. 
1867* 
Oct. 7. 
1874. 
Nov. 24. 
1876. 
Mar. 28. 
Apr. 14. 
Flock of about a dozen (Plymouth,Mass.). 
At Eaglo Hill, Ipswich, just as the sun v/as sotting 
this evening v/ild Geese appeared from seaward in extra¬ 
ordinary numbers; flock after flock, many flocks con¬ 
taining over a hundred birds, came in over the land, 
sailing in circles on set v/ings, many alighting for a 
few minutes on the closely cropped she op pastures of 
the great rounded hills. The place seemed not to 
their liking, hov/'over, for all soon rose high in air 
and resumed their journey southward. As many as five 
hundred were frequently in sight at once and they kept 
up an incessant gabble and chatter. The day was cloudy 
and vrindy with frequent snow squalls. Yesterday there 
was a heavy snow storm succeeded by rain and hundreds of 
geese are reported to have boon found in the woods in an 
exhausted condition. 
Four xn single file, high in air, heading northward. 
The leading bird was conspicuously larger than any of 
the others, of which t lo last vras the smallest (Dedham). 
Early this morning two Goose came in from seav/ard 
flying close to the water, and alighted off Point Lepreau? 
N.B. one swam directly ashore and climbed upon a rock. 
The others, more suspicious, kept sv/imming about out of 
i| range, I stalked the first without much difficulty 
and killed it vath Number 6 shot. The other started off 
but when I began to imitate its honk, came back and cir- 
cldd about me, out of gun-shot however. 
