Bird-Lore's Tenth Christmas Census 23 



Glocester, R. I. -Dec. 25; S.30 lo 10 a.m. Overcast; ground bare; wind west, very 

 light; temp., 16°. Blue Jay, 2; Goklfnuli, 20; Tree Sparrow, 15. Total, 3 species, 37 

 individuals. — J. Irving Hill. 



Manville, R. I. — Dec. 25; 2 to 4 p.m. Cloudy; snowstorm brewing; no wind; temp., 

 30°. Blue Jay, i; Crow, 2; Goldfinch, i; Tree Sparrow, 50; Song Sparrow, 2; Great 

 Northern Shrike, i; Chickadee, i. Total, 7 species, 58 individuals. On November 15 

 a Towhee was positively identified. — Ann.a P. C. Mowry. 



Pawtuxet, R. I. — Dec. 21; 10.30 .\.m. to 12.15 i'-'^'- Clear; ground bare; wind west, 

 brisk. Herring Gull, 45; White-winged Scoter, 5; Flicker, 5; Crow, 4; Myrtle Warbler, 8; 

 Brown Creeper, i; Chickadee, 7. Total, 7 species, 75 individuals. Other Ducks in the 

 bay. Saw a Meadowlark December 15. — Charles H. Abbott. 



Woonsocket, R. I. — Dec. 25; 10.15 ••^•^i- to 12.45 P-M- Cloudy; ground bare; wind 

 southeast, very light; temp., 22° to 28°. Blue Jay, 5; Crow, 8; Tree Sparrow, 25; Junco, 

 200; Song Sparrow, i; Chickadee, 6; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 5. Total, 7 species, 250 

 individuals. — Cl.^rence M. Arnold. 



East Haven, Conn., Saltonstall Ridge and Lake Saltonstall.— Dec. 25; g a.m. to 12.30 

 P.M. Cloudy; snowing, ground bare; wind brisk, north; temp., 30°. Herring Gull, 283; 

 Black Duck, 18; American Golden-eye, 4; Barred Owl, i; Screech Owl, i (found dead 

 by railroad track); Blue Jay, 4; Crow, 35; Starling, i; Meadowlark, 2; White-throated 

 Sparrow, 3; Tree Sparrow, 52; Junco, 31; Song Sparrow, i; Chickadee, 27; Golden- 

 crowned Kinglet, i; Robin, 2. Total, 16 species, 466 individuals. — Clifford H. Pang- 

 burn and Aretas A. Saunders. 



New Haven, Conn. (Edgewood Park and Mitchell's Hill to West Haven). — Dec. 25; 

 9.30 A.M. to 12.45 P-^f- Cloudy to snowing; wind light, northeast; temp., 29°. Herring 

 Gull, 60; Red-shouldered Hawk, i; Sparrow Hawk (?), i; Hawk (unidentified), i; 

 Downy W'oodpecker, 4; Flicker, i; Blue Jay, 6; Crow, 12; Starling, i; Goldfinch, 37; 

 Tree Sparrow, 20; Song Sparrow, 4; Swamp Sparrow, i; Chickadee, 7. Total, 14 species, 

 156 individuals. — Albert W. Honywill, Jr., and Dwight B. Pangburn. 



New Haven, Conn. Seen while skeeing on Mitchell's Hill. — Dec. 27; 9.30 to 11 a.m. 

 W'eather clear; about eight inches of soft snow on ground; temp., 20°. Hairy Wood- 

 pecker, i; Downy Woodpecker, 4; Blue Jay, i; Crow, 6; Starling, 7; Goldfinch, 8; Tree 

 Sparrow, 3; Junco, 3; Cedar Wax wing, 6; Brown Creeper, i; White-breasted Nuthatch, 

 4; Chickadee, 7. Total, 12 species, 51 individuals. — Clifford H. Pangburn. 



New Haven, Conn. (Edgewood Park and Mitchell's Hill.) — Dec. 28; 11 a.m. to 1.35 

 P.M. Clear; eight to ten inches of light snow on ground; light wind; temp., 30°. Downy 

 Woodpecker, 6; Flicker, i; Blue Jay, 3; Crow, 14; Starling, 11; Goldfinch, 3; Tree Spar- 

 row, 40; Song Sparrow, 2; Swamp Sparrow, i; Junco, 15; Northern Shrike, 2; Myrtle 

 Warbler, 2; White-breasted Nuthatch, 3; Chickadee, 3. Total, 14 species, 106 indi- 

 viduals. A Hermit Thrush was observed on December 22, making a total of thirty 

 species known to have been present in the New Haven region between December 22 and 

 28. — Albert W. Honywill, Jr. 



New London, Conn. — Dec. 27; si.x hours' time. Clear; ground snow-covered; wind 

 west, strong; temp., t,;^°. Herring Gull, 64; Ducks (species), 20; Bufflehead, 2; Sparrow 

 Hawk, i; Horned Lark, 50; Crow, 3; Meadowlark, 2; Grass Finch (?), i; Junco, 27; Tree 

 Sparrow, 15; Song Sparrow, 3; Myrtle Warbler, i; Chickadee, i; Robin, i; Bluebird, 

 I (singing). Total, 15 species, 192 individuals. — Frances M. Graves. 



Talmadge Hill, Conn. — Dec. 25; 1.30 to 2 p.m., and 2.30 to 3.30 p.m. Clear; ground 

 bare; wind northwest; temp., 36°. Sharp-shinned Hawk, i; Crow, 3; Meadowlark, 2; 

 White-breasted Nuthatch, 2; Robin, i. Total, 5 species, 9 individuals. — H. E. Jones. 



Waterbury, Conn. (Heffrin's Pond and Brown's Farm to Oakville). — Dec. 28; 

 9.30 A.M. to 12.30 P.M. Fair; temp., 12° to 38°. Downy Woodpecker, 2; Blue Jay, 5; 

 Crow, 6; Tree Sparrow, 69; Junco, i; Song Sparrow, 3; White-breasted Nuthatch, i; 



