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4; Brown Creeper, i; Chickadee, lo; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 2. Total, 11 species, 370 

 individuals. — Geo. G. Blanxhard and Jas. A. Wing. 



Randolph, N. H. — Dec. 25; 8 a. m. to 12.30 p. m. Clear; snow twenty inches deep; 

 wind west, light; temp., 30°. Hairy Woodpecker, i; Canada Jay, i; Redpoll, 24; Siskin, 

 2; Chickadee, 4; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 2. Total, 6 species, 34 individuals. — Gordon' 

 BoiT Wellman. 



Leominster, Mass. — Dec. 27; 7.30 a.m. to 3.30 p.m. Clear first part of day, cloudy 

 during middle, and clear in the late part of the afternoon; considerable bare ground in 

 the open; three inches of snow in the woods; wind southwest, light; temp., 40°. Part- 

 ridge, 2; Downy Woodpecker, i; Flicker, 6; Blue Jay, 2; Crow, 8; Redpoll, 50; Gold- 

 finch, 25; Tree Sparrow, 8; White-breasted Nuthatch, 3; Chickadee, 7. Total, 10 species, 

 112 individuals. — Edvi^in Russell Davis. 



Fitchburg, Mass. — Dec. 28; 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Clear; two to three inches of snow; 

 wind light, southwest; temp., 34°. Ruffed Grouse, i; Blue Jay, 7; Crossbills, 6; Gold- 

 finch, 24; Brown Creeper, 2; Red-breasted Nuthatch, 5; Chickadee, 7; Golden-crowned 

 Kinglet, 2. Total, 8 species, 54 individuals. — F. N. Dillon and G. F. Hubbard. 



Needham, Mass. — Dec. 22; 9 a.m. to 12 m. Dull sunlight; ground mostly covered 

 with snow; wind north to northwest, light; temp., 22°. Downy Woodpecker, i; Flicker, 

 i; Blue Jay, 4; Crow, 5; Redpoll, 75; Tree Sparrow, 14; Junco, 3; Brown Creeper, i; 

 Chickadee, 11. Total, 9 species, 115 individuals, — CHARLES E. Heil. 



Waltham, Mass. — Dec. 25; 10 a.m. to i p.m. Clear; ground partly covered with 

 snow; wind southwest, mild; temp., 44°. Crow, 8; Blue Jay, 2; Chickadee, 5; Downy 

 Woodpecker, 2; Goldfinch, 7; Northern Shrike, i; Red-breasted Nuthatch, 2; Total, 

 7 species, 27 individuals. — B. L. Ripley. 



West Roxbury, Mass. — Dec. 21; 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Fair; ground mostly covered with 

 snow; light, southwest wind, becoming brisk; temp., 34°. Downy Woodpecker, i; 

 Flicker, 8; Blue Jay, 6; Crow, 18; Meadowlark, 27; Tree Sparrow, 7; Junco, 15; Song 

 Sparrow, 3; Northern Shrike, i; Chickadee, 11. Total, 10 species 97 individuals. — 

 Charles E. Heil. 



Belmont, Mass. — Dec. 24; 9 to 10.30 a. m. Partly cloudy; ground covered with 

 snow; wind not noticeable; temp., 10°. Downy Woodpecker, i; Blue Jay, 3; Crow, 4; 

 American Crossbill, 6; Pine Siskin, 9; Junco, 12; Fox Sparrow, i; White-breasted Nut- 

 hatch, I. Total, 8 species, 37 individuals. — Samuel Dowse Robbins. 



Belmont and Arlington, Mass. — Dec. 28; 9.30 a.m. to 12.15 p.m. Clear; patches of 

 snow on ground; strong northwest wind; temp., 40°. Downy Woodpecker, 2; Flicker, i; 

 Blue Jay, heard one flock; Crow, 8; American Crossbill, heard two flocks; Tree Spar- 

 row, heard one flock; Junco, 23; Brown Creeper, i; White-breasted Nuthatch, 3; Chicka- 

 dee, 6; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 2. Total, 11 species, over 60 individuals. — Arthur 

 W. Fletcher and Samuel Dowse Robbins. 



Belmont, Arlington Heights, and Lexington (Rocked Meadow), Mass. — Dec. 27; 

 2 to 5 p. M. Cloudy; patches of snow on ground; light, west breeze; temp., 38°. White- 

 winged Crossbill, 8; Tree Sparrow, 90; Song Sparrow, 5; White-breasted Nuthatch, i; 

 Chickadee, 10; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 8. Total, 6 species, 122 individuals. — Samuel 

 Dowse Robbins and Chandler Robbins Hunt. 



Cambridge, Mass. (Fresh Pond Park and Marshes). — Dec. 21; 9.30 a.m. to i. p.m. 

 Clear; one inch of snow on ground; wind southwest, light; temp., 34° to 44°. Herring 

 Gull, 30; Ring-necked Pheasant, 3; Sparrow Hawk, i; Long-eared Owl, i; Northern 

 Flicker, 4; Blue Jay, 2; Crow, 6; Red-winged Blackbird, i; Meadowlark, 3; Purple 

 Finch, i; Redpoll, 75; Goldfinch, 15; Pine Siskin, 40; White-throated Sparrow, i; Tree 

 Sparrow, 12; Junco, 5; Song Sparrow, 10; Swamp Sparrow, 3; Northern Shrike, i; 

 Chickadee, 2; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 5. Total, 21 species, 221 individuals. — Horace 

 W. Wright. 



