Rye Beach, N. H. 1872. Aug. 15, 16 Thurs. 15 Morning cloudy & misty: clud up at noon, afternoon with Phry S. E. wind and a thunder showr about 7. Then at 5 went down on the marsh I set out our fin decoy but saw only two or three stragling yellow leg's then Stana brings a few of a bunch I shot & found addl birds. At about 2 P. M. a good flight began & lasted till the showr. 60 cuts & I shot together & bagged 26 bids. I made them double shots and we found two shot flocks on six the other five. G. flavigus were most numerous with occasional flocks of Ac. maculata, a M. genus & few G. canardaceus & bright Num. hudsonicus & a flock of 13 Anas stearna. I also shot the first Phalaropus fuligineus as that I ever saw alive: it came over the decoys in a large flock of "preps" flew very pretty & like a landpipe and at heard a short harsh cry somewhat like the "crisp" of Cal. Wilson. G. flavigus is the only "marsh bird" that dives, except Phii. canadensis; it utter screams loudly when wounded I caught. Saw a flock of Ac. Bonaparti comprising as many as seven or eight individuals. Fri. 16 Cloudy & foggy with thunder warn in P. M. Then at 5 and went down on the marsh with Charlie but a large flock of G. flavigus from which we killed four but as we were coming out of the marsh a flock of 4 Anas stearna passed through I heard over the decoys we had