"The deep and improved a stand. The flight was quite heavy and I think the most usual I ever saw. D. C. French, E. M. Carter & myself shot together and by dark we had bagged forty large birds. G. flavigula were most abundant. A. maculata rapt & more so than I ever saw them before, and G. griseus then only were seen. No flocks of other species were seen containing over twenty individuals. " 9 Clear and one of the warmest days of the season; this at Bay 90° at Boston 100°. A steady flight commenced at daylight and lasted all day hawking considerably lower in the afternoon. We now down on the marsh by 5 and stayed till dimming, eating breakfast in the stand. In the afternoon although it was intensely warm Charlie & I tried at again and stayed till supper and by night we bag counted up sixty seven large birds, a total of one hundred & twenty four for the two days. G. flavigula were most numerous. A. maculata rapt and a few Mac. griseus were shot; they are now all immature birds. Saw a pair G. pallidiceps a single Nem. hudsonius & the first Bogues seen. Also a flock of 4 Anas observed yesterday & two this morning. Sat. 10th Clear with strong S. wind. No flight at all in the P.M. went out Canner fishing caught all do. Sun, 11th Foggy with light S. E. wind. Heavy thunder shower in P.M. About the heaviest flight seen so far passed through today, principally "yellow legs" with a good sprinkling of Red Breasted Snipe & a few Jell-tales.