24 Bird - Lore 



Chickadee, 2. Total, 8 species, 89 individuals. A pair of Starlings have been wintering 

 here. — Norm.'^n B. Pilling. 



West Hartford, Conn.— Dec. 25; ten-mile walk; 8 a.m. to 12 m. Cloudy; ground 

 mainly bare; temp., 19°. Ruffed Grouse, i; Hairy Woodpecker, 3; Downy Woodpecker, 

 2; Blue Jay, 5; American Crow, 93; Tree Sparrow, 70; White-breasted Nuthatch, 7; 

 Chickadee, 21. Total, 8 species, 201 individuals. — Myrton T. Smith. 



Westville, Conn.— Dec. 22; about 10 a.m. Cloudy; ground bare; wind north, light; 

 temp., 26°. Hawk, i; Owl, i; Downy Woodpecker, 5; Blue Jay, 4; Crow, 6; Starling, 25; 

 Meadowlark, 6; Purple Finch, 3; Goldfinch, 8; Tree Sparrow, 6; Junco, 3; Song 

 Sparrow, 2; Brown Creeper, 3; Chickadee, 20; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 3; Robin, 3; 

 Bluebird, 4. Total, 17 species, 106 individuals. — Mrs. C. A. Dykeman. 



Afton, N. Y. — Dec. 24; 2 to 4.30 p.m. Light wind; temp., 38°. Ruffed Grouse, i; 

 Hairy Woodpecker, i; Crow, i; Tree Sparrow, 106; White-breasted Nuthatch, i; 

 Chickadee, 10; Robin, i. Total, 7 species, 121 individuals. — A. S. Beatman. 



Brooklyn, N. Y. (Prospect Park). — Dec. 23; 12.30 to 4 p.m. Partly cloudy; ground 

 bare; wind northeast, moderate; temp., 38° to 40°. Sharp-shinned Hawk, i; Downy 

 Woodpecker, i; Starling, 22; White-throated Sparrow, 6; Junco, 6; Song Sparrow, i; 

 Fox Sparrow, 2; Golden-crowned Kinglet, i; Robin, 5. Total, 9 species, 45 individuals. — 

 Mrs. Charles S. Hartwell. 



Brooklyn, N. Y. (Prospect Park).— Dec. 27; 2 to 4.30 p.m. Clear; ground covered 

 with ten inches of snow; light, west wind; temp., 32°. Herring Gull, i; Starling, 40; Fox 

 Sparrow, 2; White-throated Sparrow, 7; Junco, i; Brown Creeper, i; Robin, i. Total, 

 7 species, 53 individuals. On December 26, in heavy snowstorm, we saw Red-shouldered 

 Hawk, i; Song Sparrow, i; White-throated Sparrow, 6.— Kate P. and E. W. Victor. 

 Brooklyn, N. Y. (Prospect Park).— Dec. 25; 8 to 11 a.m. Cloudy; ground bare; 

 ■ wind east; temp., 30°. Herring Gull, 7; Black-crowned Night Heron, i; Starling, 47; 

 White-throated Sparrow, 12; Junco, 5; Fox Sparrow, i; Robin, 2. Total. 7 species, 75 

 individuals. — Edward Fleischer. 



Buffalo, N. Y. — Dec. 24; i to 3 p.m. Clear; ground snow covered; wind west, light; 

 lemp., 28°. Downy Woodpecker, 2; White-breasted Nuthatch, 3; Brown Creeper, 2; 

 Total, 3 species, 7 individuals. — Mrs. G. M. Turner. 



Buffalo, N. Y. — Dec. 25; 9 to 11 a.m. Snowing rapidly; ground well covered; wind 

 northeast, strong; temp., 24°. Crow, i; Brown Creeper, 2. Total, 2 species, 3 individ- 

 uals. — G. M. Turner. 



Geneva, N. Y. (Eight miles along west shore Seneca Lake).— Dec. 28; 2.30 to 4.45 

 P.M. Sky overcast; some snow at intervals; no wind; temp., 28° to 30°. Horned Grebe, 10; 

 Pied-billed Grebe, i; Herring Gull, 4; Ring-billed Gull, 2; Redhead, 150; American 

 Scaup, 20; Lesser Scaup, 2; American Golden-eye, 300; Bufiflehead, i; Old Squaw, 11; 

 Downy Woodpecker, i; Crow, 125; Snow Bunting, 1,000; Ring-necked Pheasant, i. 

 Total, 15 species, about 1,600 individuals. — F. H. Hall. 



Geneva, N. Y. — Dec. 26; 9 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. Steady snow; brisk, northwest wind; 

 temp., about 30°. Seven and one-half inches of snow during previous twenty-four hours. 

 Horned Grebe, 3; Herring Gull, 5; Ring-billed Gull, 2; American Scaup Duck, 3; 

 American Golden-eye, 3; Old Squaw, 2; Ducks (species unknown), 50; Downy Wood- 

 pecker, i; Crow, 6; Tree Sparrow, i; Junco, 7; Song Sparrow, i; White-breasted Nut- 

 hatch, 2; Chickadee, 8; Robin, i. Total, 14 species, 95 individuals.— Unsigned. 



Long Beach, L. I., N. Y. — 10.30 a.m. to 5 p.m. At first overcast, clearing at 2.30 p.m. 

 wind light in morning and afternoon, strong at midday, west to northwest; beach bare; 

 dunes and marshes deeply covered with snow; ground frozen; temp., 25°. Horned 

 Grebe, 3; Great Black-backed Gull, 5oo(estimated); Herring Gull, 100,000; Ring-billed 

 Gull, i; Red-breasted Merganser, 5; Black Duck, 1,000 (estimated, five large beds as 

 well as smaller flocks); American Scaup Duck, i; American Golden-eye, 15; Old Squaw, 



