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Walter Deane (1848-1930) Papers; Journal Jan-Dec 1901. Botany Libraries, Archives of the Gray Herbarium, Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, Mass.

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62 Grindstone Neck, Winter Harbor, Maine 1901 July 22 – 29

List of birds observed at Grindstone Neck by me. In the case where a bird was seen off the Neck in the adjoining country, I have signified it. 23 (underscored) = on drive north-east to Sands. 25 (underscored) = on drive towards S. Gouldsboro 26 (underscored) = on drive to Schoodic 27 (underscored) = on drive towards S. Gouldsboro [v] = flying; O = in flock; [-x-] = full song; [circled -x-] = weak song

Cepphus grylle [July] 22, 2 [flying] between Irongbound Isl. [Island] & Grindstone Neck; [July] 24, 1 flew & lit off the point Larus a. smithsonianus [Larus argeutatus smithsonianus] [July] 22, 2 [flying]; [July] 23, 2 [flying]; [July] 24, 2 [flying]; [July] 25, 2 [flying]; [July] 26, 1 [flying]; [July] 26, 21 [flying]; [July] 27, 5 [in flock]; [July] 29, 4 Bonasa umbellus (var.?) [July] 26, 1 ad [adult] & about 5 young in woods Circus hudsonius [July] 23, 1 [flying] Coccyzus erythropthalmus [July] 23, 1 [flying] Ceryle alcyon [July] 26, 1 [flying] Mill Stream Dryobates pubescens [July] 23, 1 seen on tree behind the house Chaetura pelagica[July] 23, 2 [flying]; [July] 25, 1 [flying] Trochilus colubris [July] 24, 1 ♀ [female]; [July] 26, 1; [July] 27, 1; [July] 28, 1 ♀ [female] she sat for at least ten minutes on a twig by the house. Empidonax t. aliiorum [Empidonax traillii aliiorum] [July] 23, 5:30 A.M 1 [full song] & 1 [full song] In the A.M.; [July] 24, 1 [full song]; [July] 25, 1 [full song]; [July] 26, 5 [full song]; [July] 27, 1 [full song]; [July] 28, 3 [full song]; [July] 29, 1 [full song] [box with -x-] Cyanocitta cristata Corvus americanus [July] 22 hd [heard] [full song]; [July] 23 hd [heard] [full song]; [July] 23, 6; [July] 24 hd [heard] [full song]; [July] 25, 2 [full song]; [July] 26, 4 [full song]; [July] 26, 5 [full song]; [July] 27, 6; [July] 29, 12 [in flock] (12 [in flock] Ironbound) Carpodacus purpureus [July] 23, 1 [full song]; [July] 25, 1 [full song]; [July] 26, rosy ♂ [male] Loxia c. minor [Loxia curvirostra minor] [July] 23, 1 [flying] calling; [July] 23, 1 ♂ [male] ad [adult] calling; [July] 24, gathering usnea & [flying] with it followed by ♂ [male] ; [July] 28, 1 calling Zonotrichia albicollis [July] 22, hd [heard] [full song]; [July] 23, 5 [full song] [weak song]; [July] 23, 10 [full song] [weak song]; [July] 24, 6 [full song] [weak song]; [July] 25, 4 [full song] [weak song]; [July] 25, 3 [full song] [weak song]; [July] 26, 4 [full song] [weak song]; [July] 26, 3 [full song] [weak song]; [July] 27, 6 [full song] [weak song]; [July] 27, 3 [full song] [weak song]; [July] 28, 5 [full song] [weak song]; [July] 29, 5 [full song] [weak song] Spizella socialis [July] 23, 10 [full song]; [July] 23, 6; [July] 24, 5 [full song]; [July] 27, 2 [full song]; [July] 28, 5 [full song]; [July] 29, 2 Junco hyemalis [July] 23, 6 [full song]; [July] 23, 6; [July] 24, 10 [full song]; [July] 25, 3 [full song]; [July] 26, 2 [full song]; [July] 26, 1 [full song]; [July] 27, 6 [full song]; [July] 28, 5 [full song]; [July] 29, 4 [full song] Melospiza fasciata [July] 23, 3 [full song]; [July] 23, 4 [full song]; [July] 25, 2 [full song]; [July] 26, 10 [full song]; [July] 26, 2 [full song]; [July] 27, 8 [full song]; [July] 28, 4 [full song]; [July] 28, 4 [full song] Pipilo erythrophthalamus [July] 24, 1 hd [heard] calling 8 A.M. Petrochelidon lunifrons [July] 22, 1 [flying]; [July] 23, 6 [flying]; [July] 23, 200; [July] 24, 6 [flying]; [July] 25, 3 [flying]; [July] 26, 6 [flying]; [July] 26, 10; [July] 27, 30 [flying] [full song]; [July] 29, 12 [in flock] Hirundo erythrogastra [July] 23, 6 [flying] [full song]; [July] 23, 100; [July] 26, 6; [July] 27, 6; [July] 27, 2 Tachycineta bicolor [July] 23, 1 [flying]

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63 Grindstone Neck, Winter Harbor, Maine 1901 July 22–29 (2)

Clivicola riparia [July] 23, 25 perched on telgraph wires and flying about Ampelis cedrorum [July] 23, 5; [July] 23, 10; [July] 24, 8; [July] 26, 1; [July] 27, 8; [July] 28, 3 Vireo olivaceus [July] 23, 2; [July] 24, 1 [full song]; [July] 26, 2 [full song]; [July] 27, 1 im. [immature] Vireo solitarius [July] 26, 1 Mniotilta varia [July] 26, 1; [July] 28, 1 Dendroica coronata [July] 24 ad. [adult] feeding young; [July] 28 ad. [adult] feeding young Dendroica maculosa [July] 23, 1 [full song]; [July] 27, ♀ [female] carrying food Dendroica pensylvanica [July] 26, 1 im. [immature] Dendroica virens [July] 23, 1; [July] 26, 2 [full song]; [July] 27, 5 Geothlypis trichas [July] 23, ♂ [male] ♀ [female] [full song]; [July] 24, ♂ [male] ♀ [female]; [July] 25, 1; [July] 26, 10 [weak song]; [July] 27, 10 9 heard the full song but once or twice. It was generally broken. Setophaga ruticilla [July] 24, ♂ [male] ♀ [female]; [July] 25, 2; [July] 26, 6; [July] 27, 5; [July] 28, 2 Sitta canadensis [July] 26, 2 seen in woods towards the point Parus atricapillus [July] 26, 4 [in flock] seen & hd. [heard] Hylocichla u. swainsonii [Hylocichla ustulata swainsonii] [July] 22, 1 [full song] Hylocichla a. pallasii [Hylocichla aonalaschkae pallasii] [July] 22, 1 [full song]; [July] 23, 1 [full song] 1 seen; [July] 23, 1 [full song]; [July] 24, 3 [full song] 1 seen whining; [July] 25, 3 [full song]; [July] 26, 1 [full song] 6 seen; [July] 26, 1 [full song]; [July] 27, 1 [full song]; [July] 27, 1 [full song]; [July] 28, 2 [full song]; [July] 29, 2 [full song] Merula migratoria [July] 22, 3; [July] 23, 10 [full song]; [July] 24, 6 [full song]; [July] 25, 3; [July] 26, 10; [July] 26, 5; [July] 27, 15; [July] 27, 6; [July] 28, 5; [July] 29, 5 {nest. ♂ [male] ♀ [female] in birch or lawn by the house} {Total 32 sps. [species] on the Neck 5 additional sps. [species] off the Neck } = 37

[box with -x-] There was one Alder Flycatcher located in the thicket behind Mrs. Duff's place. This I heard in full song on the 23rd 5:30 A.M. 24th 25th 26th 27th & 28th & 30th. In the middle of the morning of the 23d I heard and saw one flying about behind the house uttering his pip note while feeding, and at the same time I heard the one singing in the above thicket. See Journal for the birds songs on the 26th & 28th.

I am happy to state that not a single [English Sparrow absent from the Neck] English Sparrow has as yet encroached on the Neck. On one of my drives through Winter Harbor on the 26th I though I saw a single bird on a telegraph wire but of this I was uncertain. Nowhwere else on the Neck of Grindstone in the vicinity did I see a bird.

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64 Grindstone Neck, Winter Harbor, Maine 1901 July 22-29 (3)

As we reached Grindstone Neck at 6.15 P.M. on July 22 and left at 9.30 A.M. on the 29th, my observations were practically limited to six days and social duties prevented that thorough investigation that would leave no bird on the Neck unnoticed. However I covered pretty much all the Neck at different times and I think but little was passed by. The singing period was on the wane. Only occasionally did I hear the notes of the Hermit Thrush and but once those of the Olivebacked Thrush. In the woods I heard several times. The call on cluck of the Hermit, and I saw one as he whined. The Juncos were singing freely especially in the early morning and late afternoon. As I did not go on to the water I saw but little of the Guillemots this time, but they are still breeding in the cliffs of Ironbound Island as I saw two flying about by the cliffs as I sailed by on the 22nd, and on the 24th I saw one off the point of the Neck flying in the direction from Ironbound and alighting off a reef near the shore to fish.

Referring to my Journal for July, 1899 when I visited Grindstone July 13-19, I find that I observed nine species on the Neck, not observed on this last visit. They are as follows:

Pandion L. carolinensis Cyanocetta cristata
Coccyzus erythropthalmus Astragalinus tristis
Dryobates villosus Helonitrophilea rubricapilla
Colaptes auratus
Chaetura pelagica
Empidonax minimus
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65 Grindstone Neck, Winter Harbor, Maine 1901 July 22–29 (4)

I observed on this visit eight species on the Neck that I did not observe in 1899. They are: –

Bonasa umbellus (var.?) Vireo solitarius
Dryobates pubescens Mniotilta varia
Empidonax t. aliiorum [Empidonax traillii aliiorum] Dendroica coronata
Pipilo erythrophthalamus Dendroica pensylvanica
The record to date is as follows: –
Species observed July 13–19, 1899 on the Neck 33
Additional species observed July 22–29, 1901 on the Neck 8
Total 41
Species observed July 22–29, 1901 on the Neck 32
Additional species observed July 13-19, 1899 on the Neck 9
Total 41
In 1899 & 1901 I observed on drives through the country off the Neck some 6 or 7 miles distant the following birds not observed in either year on the Neck : –
Actitis macularius Chaetura pelagica
Circus hudsonius Loxia leucoptera
Ceryle alcyon Clivicola riparia
Birds observed at Grindstone Neck 41 Neck = 47
and vicinity in 1899 & 1901 6 vicinity
My brother George has observed the following not on my list: –
Tyrannus tyrannus 1901 July 15, 1 road to S. Gouldsboro. Seiurus aurocapillus 1901 July 18, 1 [in full song] near the point.
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66 Grandstone Neck, Winter Harbor, Maine 1901 July 22-29 (5)

Butterflies and Trees.

Butterflies I saw but three species of Butterflies on the Neck. Physiodes tharos, The Pearl Crescent, Argynnis cybele, the Great Spangled Fritillary, and Heodes hypophleas, The American Copper. I saw but little of the two latter, but tharos was very abundant everywhere. Butterflies excepting tharos were very scarce during my visit especially as compared with my week in 1899.

Trees.

I observed carefully the Trees of Grandstone Neck and in various walks I covered the ground pretty well. The Neck is about 3/4 of a mile lon gand perhaps 2/3 of a mile borad where it is widest. A road runs from the center, north and south at the very point. It is over one hundred feet high at the highest part of the ridge; the Neck slopes evenly in every direction. At least two thirds of the neck is covered by woods, the Red Spruce being the prevailing tree. The White Spruce is common too and it is very abundant in the surrounding country. I saw but one small clump of White Pine, near the Casino, Arbor Vitae is distributed all over the Neck and there are a number of

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67 1901 July 22-29 (6)

specimens of the Jack , Scrub, or Banksianan Pine (Pinus banksiana). Across Winter Harvaro this pine is very abundant, while it usurps the entire top of Schoodic Mt. I did not success in finding either the Rock Maple or the Hemlock. In a portion of the woods the granite foundation has a good covering of rich soil, but at best it mus be not an easy task for the trees to obtain a living. The trees are all under their average size. On my sistner's grounds is a very handsome White Spruce about 25 ft. high, and beautifully symmetrical. That tree never grew in a forest. I append a list of the trees seen with slight annotations: - Prunus pennsylvannica, L.f. Wild Red Cherry. Found here & there over the Neck. Pyrus americana DC. Amer. {American} Mountain Ash Abundant everywhere. Acer pennsylvanicum, L. Striped or Moose Maple. I met a number of specimens. Acer spicatum, Lam. Mountain Maple. I met a few specimens. Acer rubrum. Red or Swamp Maple. Abundant throughout. Betula lutea Mx. f. Yellow Birch. Saw several. Betula populifolia, Ait. Gray Birch Abundant.

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68 Grindstone Neck, Winter Harbor, Maine 1901 July 22-29 (7)

Betula papyrifera, Marsh. White or Canoe Birch Abundant throughout. Populus tremuloides, Mx. American Aspen Common. Populus grandidentata, Mx. Large-toothed Aspen I met several. Pinus strobus, L. White Pine Only two or three small trees with trunks close together near the Casino. Pinus banksiana, Lambert. No. Scrub Pine, Jack or Banksian Pine. A few specimens on the edge of the woods on the left of the road to the point about 1/3 of the way down from the last house, one tree close by the road. Mrs. Wm. Duff told me that there were some trees back of her house. Picea rubra Red Spruce. Very abundant every where. Abies balsamea, Link. White Spruce. Scattered over the point sparingly as far as my observations went. I saw a good one in the surrounding country. Larix americana, Mx. Larch. Tamarack. Thuja occidentalis. Arbor Vitae. White Cedar Very abundant over the Neck.

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69 Grindstone Neck, Winter Harbor, Maine 1901 July 22-29 (8)

I did not make notes of the Shrubs and herbaceous plants but I will add a few: - Almus viridis, DC. Mountain Alder Very abundant over the Neck. Salix discolor, Muhl. Glaucus Willow Frequently met with Salix rostrata, Richardson. Met with at intervals. Salix humilis, Marsh. Occasional. Juniperus communis, L. Juniper. Common on rocky, open ground. Juniperus S. procumbens, Pursh. One clump creeping over the rocks not far above high tide, near the board walk, south of the boat landing, behind the residence of Mr. Bliss.

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70 Grindstone Neck, Winter Harbor, Maine 1901 July 22-29 (9)

Records of temperatures during my visit, taken form Mr. Wm. Duff's self-recording thermometer. The lowest record of each day covers the time between 6 P.M. of the previous day and 8 A.M. of the day in question.

July 23 July 24 July 25
8 A.M. 72 70 59
12 M. 77 73 68
6 P.M. 75 64 65
Lowest 68 (5 A.M.) 66 (5 A.M.) 57 (12-1 A.M.)
July 26 July 27 July 28
8 A.M. 66 66 64
12 M. 70 69 63
6 P.M. 66 66 60
Lowest 60 (3-5 A.M.) 60 (3-6 A.M.) 63 (5-7 A.M.)
July 29 The mercury no day went
8 A.M. 61 higher than the figures given.
Lowest 61 (1-6 A.M.)
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71 Cambridge to Magnolia, Mass. 1901 Aug. 1

After about three days at home, we took the 4.30 train this afternoon from Boston for Magnolia, and came by barge to the house here arriving about 5.45. We are at the Oak Grove House and shall stay here through August. The location is a pretty one. The house faces the south west and our room is on the south east corner of the second floor with two windows in front and one toward the east. The front view is very extensive, the land sloping to a large piece of marsh land covered with grass and beyond gradually rising to wooded land. To the east a large oak grove a hundred yards away bounds the view, while to the south a broad view of the ocean is seen, the eye ranging over the water as far as Marblehead. The house is kept by Mrs. A.C. Smith. But few boarders are here at present. Everything is scrupulously neat and we had a very good dinner at 6 o'clock. After dinner we strolled down to the beach, Kettle Beach, a walk of eight minutes. The beach is small and pretty stoney. There are bath houses and a good deal of bathing goes on here. We returned home before dark. A Song Sapprano sings continually close by our windows. He has the richest notes I ever heard from one of this species. ——

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