Expedition and personal expenses, addresses, and rainfall measurements, v4548
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"Coped wheeling and undulating across over the marsh. Bryant just flusht a Cinnamon Teal from much tiles at other end pond also a lone mudhen. the family of Cinnamon Teal are now up on dikes waddling along flying criticised against the sky. Another flock of 5 Cinnamon Teal have just dropt into pond. 3 Long-billed Dowitchers flew past, with chunky bodies, ver long bills, red breasts, & white streaks; one conspicuous on or either side margining scapulars. 1:30 p.m. Hudsonian Curlew, one lone bird flew past low overhead. Flock of 30 or more Least or semi- palmated sandpipers. Large gulls evidently Herring, stop in frequently. Barn & Cliff Swallows are common, both with full-grown young. A large company of Cliffs;