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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Elms, Wells, Me. 1901 Sept. 3—9

List of birds observed by me at The Elms, Me from the morning of Sept. 3 to the morning 8 A.M. Sept. 9

Gavia imber. Loon. [Sept.] 3, 1 off the beach.

Stercorarius parasiticus. Parasitic Jaeger. [Sept.] 4, 1 [in flight] pursuing Tern.

Larus marinus. Great Black-backed Gull. [Sept.] 3, 12 [in a flock]; [Sept.] 4, 12 [in a flock]; [Sept.] 5, 20 [in a flock]; [Sept.] 6, 10 [in a flock]; [Sept.] 7, 10 [in a flock]

Larus argeutatus smithsonianus. American Herring Gull. [Sept.] 3, 30 [in a flock]; [Sept.] 4, 100 [in a flock]; [Sept.] 5, 100 [in a flock]; [Sept.] 6, 90 [in a flock]; [Sept.] 7, 200 [in a flock]; [Sept.] 8, 12

Sterna (hirundo?). Tern. [Sept.] 3, 12; [Sept.] 4, 20; [Sept.] 5, 30; [Sept.] 6, 6 [in full song]; [Sept.] 7, 20

Oidemia americana. American Scoter. [Sept.] 4, 3 [in flight]

Ardea herodias. Great Blue Heron. [Sept.] 4, 1 [in flight]

Nycticorax nycticorax naevius. Black–crowned Night Heron. [Sept.] 4, 1 [in flight] [in full song] at dusk seen; [Sept.] 6, 1 [in flight] [in full song] after dark

Ereunetes pusillus. Semipalmated Sandpiper. [Sept.] 3, 20; [Sept.] 4, 25; [Sept.] 5, 30; [Sept.] 6, 20; [Sept.] 7, 40; [Sept.] 8, 20

Calidris arenaria. Sanderling. [Sept.] 3, 2; [Sept.] 4, 2; [Sept.] 5, 2

Totanus flavipes. Summer Yellow–legs. [Sept.] 4, 1

Bartramia longicauda. Bartramian Sandpiper. [Sept.] 4, 1 grassy plain

Aegialitis semiplamata. Ring-neck Plover. [Sept.] 3, 3; [Sept.] 4, 3

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Zenaidura macronra. Mourning Dove. [September] 6, 2 [in flight] Circus hudsonius. Marsh Hawk. [September] 4, 2 ♀ [female] ♀ [female]; [September] 6, 1 ♀ [female]; [September] 8, 2 Buteo lineatus. Red-shouldered Hawk. [September] 8, 3 [in a flock] Accipiter velox. Sharp-shinned Hawk. [September] 8, 1 [in flight] Ceryle alcyon. Belted Kingfisher. [September] 3, 1; [September] 4, 5 [in full song]; [September] 6, 3 [in full song]; [September] 7, 1 Dryobates pubescens medianus. Downy Woodpecker [September] 3, 1 ♀ [female] Colaptes auratus luteus. Flicker. [September] 3, 3; [September] 4, 1; [September] 5, 1; [September] 6, 2; [September] 7, 1; [September] 8, 3; [September] 9, 1 Chordeiles virginianus. Nighthawk [September] 4, 3 [in flight] Trochilus colubris. Ruby-throated Hummingbird. [September] 4, 1 ♀ [female]; [September] 5, 1 ♀ [female]; [September] 6, 1 ♀ [female]; [September] 9, 1 feeding on the nasturtiums by the piazza Tyrannus tyrannus Kingbird. [September] 3, 7 [in a flock] 10; [September] 4, 7 [in a flock] 12; [September] 5, 2; [September] 6, 10; [September] 7, 3; [September] 8, 2 Sayornis phoebe. Phoebe. [September] 4, 1 Contopus virens Wood Pewee. [September] 3, 1; [September] 4, 2 Corvus americanus. American Crow. [September] 3, 12 [in full song]; [September] 4, 12 [in a flock] 20 [in full song]; [September] 5, 20 [in full song]; [September] 6, 12 [in full song]; [September] 7, 12 [in full song]; [September] 8, 20 [in full song]; [September] 9, 6 [in full song] common over the salt marshes Dolichonyx oryzivorus. Bobolink. [September] 4, 12; [September] 6, hd [heard]; [September] 7, 15 [in a flock] [in flight] and alighting on top of elm by the house. Molothrus ater. Cowbird. [September] 3, 12 [in a flock]

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Agelaius phoeniceus. Red-winged Blackbird. [September] 5, 2 ♂ [male] ♂ [male] alighted on stalks in cornfield. Icterus galbula. Baltimore Oriole [September] 6, 1 ♂ [male] ad [adult] full plummage, in elm by house Carpodacus purpureus. Purple Finch. [September] 3, 1 ♂ [male] [in weak song] seen brown bird Passer domesticus. English or House Sparrow. Seen daily in small numbers of from one to half-a-dozen about the place. Saw larger flocks when I went to the village. Astragalinus tristis. American Goldfinch. [September] 3, 12 [a soft twitter]; [September] 4, 12 [a soft twitter]; [September] 5, 6 [a soft twitter]; [September] 6, 6 [a soft twitter]; [September] 7, 10 or more [a soft twitter] all day; [September] 8, 5 [a soft twitter]; [September] 9, 5 [a soft twitter]; x = a soft twitter. I heard the [v?] song constantly. Ammodramus sandwichensis savanna. [September] 3, 1; [September] 5, 2 Ammodramus caudacutus. Sharp-tailed Sparrow. [September] 4, 4 [in a flock] beach grass by Salt marsh. Heavy black markings on breast, no buff. Seen a few yds {yards} off with strong glass for some minutes Spizella socialis. Chipping Sparrow. [September] 3, 25; [September] 4, 20; [September] 6, 100 mainly on the lawn in the elms and on the telegraph wires on the main street to Wells.; [September] 7, 10; [September] 8, 12 Melospiza fasciata. Song Sparrow [September] 3, 2; [September] 4, 1; [September] 8, 3 Cyanospiza cyanea. Indigo Bunting. [September] 5, 1 ♀ [female] Hirundo erythrogastra. Barn Swallow. [September] 3, 2; [September] 4, 2 Ampelis cedrorum. Cedar Waxwing. [September] 4, 12 [in a flock] 1 Vireo olivaceus. Red-eyed Vireo. [September] 3, 1 Mniotilta varia. Black and White Warbler. [September] 3, 1; [September] 4, 1

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Helminthophila rubricapilla. Nashville Warbler. [September] 3, 1 Dendroica striata. Black-poll Warbler. [September] 3, 1 Geothlypis trichas. Maryland Yellow-throat. [September] 4, 3 ♀ [female] ♀ [female] Setophaga ruticilla. American Redstart. [September] 3, 1 Galeoscoptes carolinensis. Catbird. [September] 3, 1 Parus atricapillus. Chickadee. [September] 3, 6; [September] 8, 12 [in a flock] full song & phoebe mate. Merula migratoria. American Robin. [September] 3, 12 [in a flock] 12; [September] 4, 50 [in a flock] 12; [September] 5, 6; [September] 6, 5; [September] 7, 5 Sialia sialis. Bluebird. [September] 3, 6 [in weak song]; [September] 4, 7 [in weak song]; [September] 6, 6 [in weak song]

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Elms, Wells, Me. 1901 Sept. 3-8 & Aug. 22Sept. 8

List of Butterflies observed by me at The Elms Maine, Aug. 22-Sept. 8, 1899 and Sept. 3-8, 1901. I captured all except those marked x The names are those of in Scudder's "Every Day Butterflies 1899. All on the list were seen in 1901 except Vanessa huntera and atalanta

Papilio polyxenus {polyxenes}. common. Pieris rapae. " {common} Eurymus philodice. very abundant Anosia plexippus. occasional. Speyeria idalia. Saw 12 specimens in 1901, took 4. Argynnis aphrodite. occasional Brenthis myrina. common " {Brenthis} bellona. " {common} Phyciodes tharos. saw a few x Polygonia sp. saw one. Vanessa atalanta. saw a few in 1899. " {Vanessa} huntera. common in 1899 Basilarchia arthemis. one taken in 1901 by Mrs. Lord " {Basilarchia} archippus. occasional Cercyonis alope. common. Heodes hypophlaeas. " {common}