General observations. 
1871. 
Sept, 3. 
II 
H.W.Henshav/ observed a remarkable flight of Waders 
hero to-day. Golden Plover, flew in large numbers and 
smaller Sandpipers and Plover in swarms, (Long Island 
Boston Harbor), . ’ 
1876. 
Aug. 17.I 
i A heavy fl ight of the smaller waders on Long Island 
Boston Harbor. ’ 
Sept.27. 
The view off Smith’s Point was grand in the extreme. 
As far as the eye could the white foaming crests of huge 
surges were breaking marking the position o f the numer¬ 
ous sand bars, (Nantucket). 
1876. 
Apr. 13. 
At Point Lepreaux,N.R. sea fowl flew all day in 
clouds and water about v^as literally black with beds of 
them; Oe.amerieana and Old Squaws predominating. The 
day was clear, v/ind soufth changing to east at sundown. 
“ 14. 
At Point Lepreaux, N.B. last night about twenty 
birds were killed by flying against the light, and found 
dead on the ground beneath this morning. All were Song 
Sparrows with the exception of one Savanna Sparrow, and to 
two Juneos. * 
« a 
Cloudy with oast wind and frequent showers of mist 
and rain; during the morning there was a heavy flight 
of eoot®, chiefly £e.americana, and sea fowl generally 
flew all day in a desultory ' manner. (Point Lepreaux,N.5 
“ 16. 
Cloudy with occasional rain and a heavy fog. A hoay 
heavy but intermittent flight of Sea-fowl all day 
chiefly Coots. Among these Oe.amerieana was iaT*g«i3r •;« 
excess of the other two species. Very few fowl alighted 
on the water and Thomas tells me that this is allways the 
case during a heavy flight. Severalspecies of small 
birds were migrating in numbers at mid-day, Robins, ©ng 
Sparrows, Fox Sparrows, and Juncos, appearing in small 
flocks every few minutes, coming in from the sea out of 
the mist and alightingon the rocks at the water*s edge 
as soon as they reach the point {Pt.Lepreaux,N.3.). 
“ 16. 
with clear, wind south-west. Afternoon cloudy 
gale from^th^^Q in the evening accompanied by almost a 
of Ooots flew forenoon only a few flocks 
afternoon they streamed 
D ^ ^ ^ incredible numbers (see observations 
of ). Thei-e was also a heavy flight 
of Brant over a thousand being seen. The Cootl alighted 
(Poin? colIsctinB into large beds. 
