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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 Olive-
backed 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 after-
noon. 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 fly-
ing 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 ob-
served nine species on the Neck, not observed
on this last visit. They are as follows: