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Rye Beach, N. H.
21
1871.
August.
came through the marsh fighting a
moment among the dews and
several small flocks of A. Bonaparteii
passed over. Two flocks (one by the
other three) of Ahas Obseura came in
from the S. and passed over to the
Southward evidently migrants and
the first yet observed, 5th P. M.
shot a few Me. himantopus among
a flock of G. flavus. Yesterday saw
them A. Bonaparteii for the first
time and to-day several more in
company with Peepers.
Aug. 10 Chas with very strong W. West
wind all day, morning very cold th's
falling as low as 50°. An immense flight
of birds passed through commencing at
about 6 A.M. and ceasing with it at
12 P. M. the wind veered around to the
East but only one small flock of G. flavus
passed over; probably as many as
five or six hundred of G. flamula were
seen in the early part of the day some-
times as many as thirty or forty flying
in one flock; these large companies
paid little attention to the storks
other than to pass over them down
wind, flying in a large scattered flock.
This has probably been the flight of
the season and the day selected for
it was apparently the worst possible.
The flight of Peepers & An. sumptual was
quite large but not so much so as
on several former days. A flock of
twelve or fifteen Arab Obseura passed in from