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Magnolia, Mass.
1901
Aug. 1–30

List of birds observed by me at Magnolia
between Aug. 1 and 30. They were, with a few
exceptions noted, seen within about a mile of the
Oak Grove House. I did not penetrate far into
the woods. I was in Cambridge Aug. 9–12.
Larus a. smithsonianus [Larus argeutatus smithsonianus]. Herring Gull.
[August] 3, 1 [in flight]; [August] 8, 6 [in flight]; [August] 13, 5 [in flight]; [August] 16, 3 [in flight]; [August] 24, 2 [in flight] im. [immature]; [August] 27, 2 [in flight]
Ardea herodias. Great Blue Heron.
[August] 7, 1 [in flight] over the marsh back of the Crescent Beach (called Kettle Beach) at
about 7:30 A.M.
Nycticorax n. naevius [Nycticorax nycticorax naevius]. Black-Crowned Night Heron.
[August] 4, hd [heard] [in flight] 6 P.M.
Calidris arenaria. Sanderling.
[August] 28, 10 [in a flock] feeding on the beach on the eastern side of Eastern Point, East
Gloucester. They were very tame.
Totanus solitarius. Solitary Sandpiper.
[August] 2, 1 on the rocky shore; [August] 3, 1
Circus hudsonius. Marsh Hawk.
[August] 16, 1 [in flight] brown ♀ [female] flying over the harbor from E. Gloucester to Magnolia.
Ceryle alcyon. Kingfisher.
[August] 7, hd [heard]; [August] 21, 1 [in flight] along the shore E. Gloucester; [August] 22, 1 [in flight] over the water at Norman's Woe;
[August] 27, 1 [in flight] over the water at Norman's Woe, 1 [in flight] along shore at the point.
Dryobates villosus. Hairy Woodpecker
[August] 23, 1 seen in dead pine, feeding, near Norman's Woe.
Dryobates p. medianus [Dryobates pubescens medianus]. Downy Woodpecker
[August] 2, 1; [August] 23, 1
Colaptes auratus luteus. Flicker
[August] 3, 1; [August] 23, 1; [August] 26, 1
Chordeiles virginianus. Night Hawk.

Magnolia, Mass.

1901
Aug. 1–30

List of birds observed by me at Magnolia
between Aug. 1 and 30. They were, with a few
exceptions noted, seen within about a mile of the
Oak Grove House. I did not penetrate far into
the woods. I was in Cambridge Aug. 9–12.
Larus a. smithsonianus [Larus argeutatus smithsonianus]. Herring Gull.
[August] 3, 1 [in flight]; [August] 8, 6 [in flight]; [August] 13, 5 [in flight]; [August] 16, 3 [in flight]; [August] 24, 2 [in flight] im. [immature]; [August] 27, 2 [in flight]
Ardea herodias. Great Blue Heron.
[August] 7, 1 [in flight] over the marsh back of the Crescent Beach (called Kettle Beach) at
about 7:30 A.M.
Nycticorax n. naevius [Nycticorax nycticorax naevius]. Black-Crowned Night Heron.
[August] 4, hd [heard] [in flight] 6 P.M.
Calidris arenaria. Sanderling.
[August] 28, 10 [in a flock] feeding on the beach on the eastern side of Eastern Point, East
Gloucester. They were very tame.
Totanus solitarius. Solitary Sandpiper.
[August] 2, 1 on the rocky shore; [August] 3, 1
Circus hudsonius. Marsh Hawk.
[August] 16, 1 [in flight] brown ♀ [female] flying over the harbor from E. Gloucester to Magnolia.
Ceryle alcyon. Kingfisher.
[August] 7, hd [heard]; [August] 21, 1 [in flight] along the shore E. Gloucester; [August] 22, 1 [in flight] over the water at Norman's Woe;
[August] 27, 1 [in flight] over the water at Norman's Woe, 1 [in flight] along shore at the point.
Dryobates villosus. Hairy Woodpecker
[August] 23, 1 seen in dead pine, feeding, near Norman's Woe.
Dryobates p. medianus [Dryobates pubescens medianus]. Downy Woodpecker
[August] 2, 1; [August] 23, 1
Colaptes auratus luteus. Flicker
[August] 3, 1; [August] 23, 1; [August] 26, 1
Chordeiles virginianus. Night Hawk.