Back, dusky olive-brown, finely spotted with white; crown and back of neck showing dark streaks; white below, throat unmarked; sides of head and neck with breast slightly buffy and distinctly streaked; sides lightly barred; wings dark brown with one narrow white wing-bar; middle of tail very dark; outer feathers white, barred with black; note, a soft whistle. [Spotted Sandpiper.]
144. SPOTTED SANDPIPER. 7-1/2 in.
(Actitis macularia. 263.)
Greenish-ash marked lightly with black; long white line over eye; pure white below everywhere with dark round spots; wings brownish, marked broadly with white bar; flies close to the water with wings full-spread, showing white wing-bar; note, penetrating “pee-weet, weet;” walks with tilting motion. [Solitary Sandpiper.]
145. KILLDEER. 10 in.
(Oxyechus vociferus. 273.)
Gray-brown; rump rusty-brown; tail rather long; white below; white collar followed by a black collar, and a black band across breast; forehead, line over eye and wing-bar, white; bill black; runs very swiftly; note, loud and persistent “kill-dee” often heard high overhead.
Explanation of Chart.
The “height of the migration” usually comes during the second or third week in May. This chart makes a comparison of the observations of six years graphic.
For instance, the largest number of different species seen on any one morning in 1903 was 68 (May 12), while in 1901 it was 48 (May 16).