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nearly bare; wind light, southwest. Herring Gull, 1,5 1 ; IJhuk Duck, 9; Golden-eye, 26; 

 Barred Owl, i; Downy Woodpecker, 4; Flicker, i; Blue Jay, i; Crow, 28; Starling, 16; 

 Tree Sparrow, 27; Field Sparrow, i; Junco, 12; Song Sparrow, 4; Brown Creeper, 

 3; Chickadee, 52; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 5; Robin, 2. Total, 17 species, 323 in- 

 dividuals.— A. A. S.\UNDERS and Clifford H. Pangbur.\. 



Westville, Conn. — Dec. 25: y .\.m. Clear; wind light, southwest; temp., 34°. Downy 

 Woodpecker, i; White-throated Sparrow, 1; Tree Sparrow, 5; Chickadee, 3. 1.30 

 to 4 P.M. Red-tailed Hawk, i; Screech Owl, i; Downy Woodpecker, i; Blue Jay, 7; 

 Crow, 4; Starling, 30; Purple Finch, 9; Goldfinch, 7; Tree Sparrow, 3; Junco, 8; Fox 

 Sparrow, i; Brown Creeper, i; Chickadee, 12; White-breasted Nuthatch, 5; Red- 

 breasted Nuthatch, i; Bluebird, i. Total, 17 species, 75 individuals. — Mrs. C. A. 

 Dyke-M.-vn. 



New Haven, Conn., along west shore from harbor to Woodmont. — Dec. 25; 9 to 

 11 A.M. Clear; wind south to southwest; temp., 32°. Herring Gull, 100-200; Old Squaw, 

 7; White-winged Scoter, i; Ruddy Duck, (?), i; Great Blue Heron, i; Blue Jay, 2; 

 Crow, 27; Starling, 100; Meadowlark, 7; Goldfinch, 3. Total, 10 species, about 300 

 individuals. — V. L. Butrick. 



Sand Spit to Colonial Inn Cove, Orange, Conn.^Dec. 24; 9.15 a..\i. to 12.30 p.m. 

 Clear; ground nearly bare; wind strong, southwest; temp., 42°. Herring Gull, 393; 

 American Golden-eye, 3; Old Squaw, 12; White-winged Scoter, i; Horned Lark, 2; 

 Crow, 6; Starling, 10; Tree Sparrow, i; Song Sparrow, i; Fox Sparrow, i; Chickadee, 

 2. Total, II species, 432 individuals. — D. B. Pangburn, Clifford H. Pangburn 

 and A. A. Saunders. 



Edgewood Park and Mitchell's Hill, New Haven, Conn. — Dec. 25; 9.05 a.m. to 

 1. 10 P.M. Clear till noon; ground nearly bare; wind light, southwest; temp., 30°. Sharp- 

 shinned Hawk, i; Hairy Woodpecker, i; Downy Woodpecker, 4; Blue Jay, 10; Crow, 

 2q; Starling, 12; Purple Finch, 8; Goldfinch, 5; Pine Siskin, 2; Tree Sparrow, 18; 

 Field Sparrow, 10; Junco, 3; Song Sparrow, 5; Fox Sparrow, i; Myrtle Warbler, i; 

 White-breasted Huthatch, 7; Chickadee, 42; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 2; Robin, i; 

 Bluebird, i; Total, 20 species, 163 individuals.— D. B. Pangburn. 



New Haven, Conn., (Pine Rock).— Dec. 25; 11. 15 a.m. to 12.15 p-^i- Partly cloudy; 

 ground patched with snow; wind southwest, light; temp., 40°. Downy Woodpecker, 

 2; Crow, 7; English Starling, 2; Junco, 8; Chickadee, 5. Total, 5 species, 24 indivi- 

 duals. — Harold M. Fovv^ler. 



Bristol, Conn. — Dec. 25; 8.30 a.m. to 12 m. Clear; calm, then cloudy; 43°; northwest 

 light breeze at noon; ground covered, old crusty snow nearly bear one's weight; temp., 

 22°. Sparrow Hawk, i; Downy Woodpecker, i; Blue Jay, 5; Crow, 3; Goldfinch, i; 

 Tree Sparrow, 7; White-breasted Nuthatch, 2; Chickadee, 15. Total, 8 species, 35 

 individuals. — Frank Bruen. 



South Norwalk, Conn.^Dec. 25; 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Weather clear; warm; ground 

 bare, no frost. Herring Gull, 40; Downy Woodpecker, 4; Blue Jay, 11; Crow, 12; 

 Starling, 40; Goldfinch, 2; Purple Finch, 2; White-throated Sparrow, i; Tree Sparrow, 

 21; Junco, 2; White-breasted Nuthatch, 4; Chickadee, 26; Brown Creeper, 2; Robin, 

 i; Bluebird, 3. Total, 15 specieH 171 individuals.— Wilbur F. Smith and Redding- 

 TON Dayton. 



Fredonia, Chaut. Co., N. Y.— Dec. 25; 2 to 4.30 p.m. sky cloudy; ground bare; 

 moderate east wind; temp., 55°. A tramp of nearly six miles and the only living crea- 

 tures seen were two English Sparrows down by Willowbrook Golf Club, showing how 

 northern Chautauqua has been cleared of winter birds. I met eight small boys with 

 guns.— Mrs. T. C. Chatsev. 



Rochester, N. Y., to Du^way.— Dec. 25; 9.30 a.m. to 12 m. Cloudy; ground covered 

 with snow; wind southeast, light; temp., 32°. Herring Gull, 7; Downy Woodpecker, 



