General Observations on the Migration of Waders; 
Rye Beach, New Hampshire, 
1872, 
(July 23|). A large flock of “Peops® and the first Totanus flav- 
ipos passed. -— 
Two small flocks of Totanus Flavipes « (Cloudy* 
wind east all day). 
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Clear with v^'ost wind. Nothing flying. 
Cloudy all day with-pouring rain. Wind strong and 
south-east. About 2 P.M. a heavy flight began and lasted 
till dark, _Macrorhamphus ariseus flew in flocks of 
eight to ten, the intervals faetv/’oen the flocks averaging 
about ton minutes. Single birds sometimes pass'd in 
flocks of “Peeps” which flev/- in abundance v/ith usually 
eight or ton Aegialites semipalmata in each flock. 
The Ma^rorhamphus came through the marsh against the wind 
flying low dovm in an extended front and very rapidlyj * 
I savr only one Totanus flavipes and but one __ 
All the Hacrorhamphus wore adults. 
Clear and fine; wind west. A few Macrorhamnhus 
. Sriseus_ passed at daylight. Last night about da^ light I 
was awakened by the v/histling clamor of what must have 
boon an immense flock of these birds passing ober the 
Ifouso, 
No flight to-day. 
No flight this morning. In the afternoon the wind 
changed from south-east to v/est With frequent thunder 
showers and a few T. flavipes p assed 
Clear and fine; no flight. 
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Aug. 1. 
Cloudy; no flight. 
Clear and fine; no birds passing. 
Clear, v/ind coming from the south-east in the after¬ 
noon. About 2 P.M. give or six flocks of T. flavipes and 
Macrorhamphus passed. 
South-east storm all day with driving fog and rain. 
Several flocks of ifacrorhamphus passed in quick saccessicn 
about 9 A.M. 
Clear with wind south east; no flight. 
Clear with wind south east; no flight. 
Clear and hot; wind south-east. A few flocks of 
X»and T.malanoleuea, and three flocks of Numen- 
ius hudsonicus . 
Clear and hot v/ith light south-east wind. A heavy 
flight of started in the afternoon and lasted 
till dark. 
