RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH 189 



But in October, 1906, there was a most 

 unusual visitation of this species to the 

 Garden. On October 14 and the three days 

 next following, the first bird was seen ; on 

 October 18 three birds were present; on 

 October 21, five, all being seen together 

 in one maple tree; on the day follow- 

 ing, the number was reduced to two, and 

 one remained four days longer, to Octo- 

 ber 26. Thus for thirteen successive days 

 Red-breasted Nuthatches were present. A 

 little company of golden -crowned kinglets, 

 chickadees, and brown creepers, also an un- 

 usual occurrence, was present at the same 

 time. After an interim, again on No- 

 vember 3 another Red-breasted Nuthatch 

 came, accompanied by two golden-crowned 

 kinglets. 



In 1908, on October 12, a single bird was 

 present, but it did not remain to a second 

 day. On December 29 of that year Mr. 

 E. E. Caduc informs me that a Red-breasted 

 Nuthatch was seen by his friend Mr. Pot- 

 ter, at the head of Commonwealth Avenue. 



