A small hawk seized one of these birds and seated himself on a spar for the purpose of breakfasting.

A fowling piece brought him to the deck, where we examined and pronounced him of the genus _Falco_, species _NISUS_, or in plain English, a sparrow hawk.

During the day we saw three varieties of small birds, one of them resembling the American robin.
The sailors caught two in their hands, and released them without injury.
Approaching Ohotsk a fog bank shut out the land for an hour or two, and when it lifted we discovered the harbor.

A small sand-bar intervened between the ocean and the town, but did not intercept the view.

As at Petropavlovsk, the church was the most prominent object and formed an excellent landmark.