Xo. 20.] THE BIRDS OF CONNECTICUT. IIQ 



May 15, 1907, 1909, May 25, 1907 (A. A. S.) ; Portland, May 

 30, 1889. 



Fall migration. Earliest record. New Haven, Sept. 30, 1903 ; 

 Portland, Oct. 8. 1894. Latest record. New Haven, Dec. 4, 

 1896; Portland, Dec. 9, 1884. 



Winter records. New Haven, Jan. 4, Feb. 11, 1882, Dec. 28, 

 1883, Feb. 16, Dec. 29, 1884, Jan. 15, 1902, Feb. 24, 1912; Dec. 

 26, 1906 — Feb. 27, 1907, and up to Jan. 2, 1908 (A. A. S.). 

 Portland, Dec. 12, 14, 21, 1877, Feb. 25, 1882, Feb. 29, 1884, Dec. 

 16, 1895, Feb. 3, 1896, Feb. 15, 1898, Jan. 23, 1909. 



Nest. In a conifer; about 20 feet from the ground. 



Eggs. 2-4; last of May. 



Nesting dates. Earliest record. May 25, 1898, four eggs 

 (J. H. H.). Latest record. July 8, 1884, two eggs (E. H. E.). 



In Litchfield it is a common summer resident (E. S. W.), but 

 it is rare at that season in the southern part of the state. 



Loxia curvirostra minor (Brehm). Crossbill. 



A rare and irregular winter resident between November and 

 May. 



Earliest record. New Haven, Oct. 11, 1906; Portland, Dec. 

 10, 1874. 



Latest record. New Haven, May 12, 1883; Portland, May 2, 

 1907. 



Occurrence. New Haven, May 12, 1883 (L. B. B.), April 

 14, 1884 (Trowbridge) ; March 3-9, 1888 (H. W. F., A. H. V.) ; 

 Dec, 1889 (H. W. F.) ; Jan. 24-5, Feb. 1, 1890 (L. B. W.) ; 

 Jan. 31, Feb. 14, 1895, Jan. 24, 1900, Nov. 4, 1903. Oct. 11 — Nov. 

 27, 1906 (L. B. B.) ; Dec. 25, 1906 (A. A. S.) ; Dec. 26, 1909 

 (C. H. P. and A. W. H.). Portland, Dec. 10, 1874, Jan 26, 1875, 

 April 5, 1885, March 14, April 19, 1893, March 5, 1895, May 2, 

 1907. Bridgeport, Feb. 27, 1900 (Beers) ; Feb. 28, 1905 (Ham- 

 lin). Stamford, Feb. 10, 1890 (L. B. W.) ; Feb., 1893 (Porter). 

 New London, winter, 1899-1900, large numbers (Hill). 

 Cheshire, Jan., 1897 (Hotchkiss). 



Loxia leucoptera Gmelin. White-winged Crossbill. 

 A rare straggler in winter. 



Earliest record. New Haven, Nov. 3, 1906; Portland, Dec. 

 14, 1899. 



