12 Oct. 7 - 1874 of the rail that we got at this season have flight birds from the N. as their numbers vary greatly on different days but under that hypothesis it is not a title peculiar that I have seen some them migrating while lying for ducks in the dusk of the evening when all the other waterfowl birds are moving about. Last night I saw 5 flyc geese flying over our place. I had not seen one in the swamps for a week or more. In a letter from my friend Melvin I am informed that he flushed 8 cock at Concord on the 5th & the same number this day. previous, I secured a very fine full specimen of Cistothorus palustris this morning! it was very tame & its chatter was much like that of S. audon. D. Titula is getting scarce and Zoa. albicollis abundant. Mcl. palustris still remains in the swamps. I have not seen a Hoagla Palus Vis. this fall. they must have us as a rule very early in Sept. P. Canilia when pursued by a dog swims without hesitation over the deepest ditches & is at times very difficult to flush. Oct 8 Cloudy with high E. wind. Started for the swamps at 8 in company with Messr Town & Barstow, taking Shot. In the Brickyard swamps I bagged Three Rails & 1 Snipe; also started a bittern (B. lentig) which