Rye Beach, N.Y. July 26-30 Struggled several moments the combatants rising and disappearing beneath the surface and lashing the water into foam: finally the snake disappeared towing the body of this victim and with much difficulty dragging it out of the water he disappeared with it in a short wall a short distance off. All the seagulls were adrift. July 27 Clear and pleasant with wind N. A few flocks of M. gregus flew at daylight and last night about midnight I was aroused by the scolding notes of an immense flight that passed out of the marsh over the house. Did not shoot all today. C.M. came down in the 4.20 train and I drove over to meet him. " 28 Sunday. No birds flew to day. " 29 B.C. left by the 6.30 train this morning: Ron at 4 and went out in David Philbrick's boat with Mr. Hammonds, Mr. Martin and George Dean; lay off about two miles from shore till 10 A.M. and caught about 125 lbs. of halibut bake a few cod. Saw several Ptarmigans (prob. S. Wilsoni), a number of Loons agitates and a hickoos occa. The first for the afternoon the wind changed from S.E. to N. with frequent thunder storms and a few G. flavius passed through. Saw also a pair of Aig. vociferous, a sea bird in the irrigation bay. " 30 Clear and pleasant: no flight or the marsh. In the afternoon went into the woods and struck another party of Green but shot only one.