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Great Bay Nash
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Cormorants. There seemed to be a
few. Guilelmots nesting on the
cliffs. He also saw. Dory sparrows
and barn swallows. In considerable
abundance. in the Island
A great horned owl was being
worried by some crows but
I was unable to get him.
As there were no trees on the
Island. with the exception of one
or two stunted ones. Land birds
were few in number. Mr. Young
killed an oyster catcher and
a Ring billed Gull on the rocks
Both evidently breed on the Island
or vicinity.
June 3. Poor success with traps. Took
up many and changed them to
other locations. Shot a few birds.
June 4. Reset other traps. and
shot a few birds.
June 5. Shot a few birds and
caught a few mammals. Roved
all the afternoon. Found a nest
of the hairy Woodpecker in
a stub is a clearing. It was
about 20 feet from the ground
and contained young.
June 6. Got a few shrews in
my traps and changed some
of them.