20 Bird - Lore 



bare; wind moderate, southwest; temp., 27° at start. Country traversed, salt marsh, 

 sand hills, beach, pasture and pine woods. Horned Grebe, 25; Loon, 15; Red-throated 

 Loon, 3; Black-backed Gull, 8; Herring Gull, 500; Red-breasted Merganser, 6; Black 

 Duck, 6; Greater Scaup Duck, i; Golden-eye, 25; Old Squaw, 20; White-winged Scoter, 

 25; Downy Woodpecker, 2; Flicker, 2; Horned Lark, 10; Crow, 25; Meadowlark, 3; Gold- 

 finch, 5; Pine Siskin, 25; Tree Sparrow, 35; Field Sparrow, 2; Song Sparrow, 15; Myrtle 

 Warbler, 50; Chickadee, 10; Robin, 15; Blueliird, 4. Total, 25 species, about 837 indi- 

 viduals. — Alfred C Redfield. 



Taunton, Mass. — -Dec. 21; 11 .a.m. to 12.10 p.m. Clear; ground bare; wind west, 

 strong; temp., 40°. Blue Jay, 2; Junco, ;^;^; Song Sparrow, i; White-breasted Nuthatch, 

 i; Red-breasted Nuthatch, 4; Chickadee, 8. Total, 6 species, 49 individuals. — M. E. 

 Chace. 



Taunton, Mass. — Dec. 26;. 9. 45 to 11.45 .a.m. Clear; ground bare; wind, west, light; 

 temp., 35°. Crow, 4; Goldfinch, 107; Pine Siskin, 7; Junco, 35; Song Sparrow, 4; Myrtle 

 Warbler, i; Red-breasted Nuthatch, 3; Chickadee, 16. Total, 8 species, 177 individuals. 

 — Edith M. Hodgman. 



Edgartown, Mass.- — Dec. 30; 6.30 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. Cloudy; wind east to northeast; 

 temp., 40°. Horned Grebe, 4; Loon, i; Red-throated Loon, i; Herring Gull, 30; Great 

 Black-backed Gull, 7; American Merganser, 8; Red-breasted Merganser, i; Black 

 Duck, 2; Canvasback, i; Red-head, 234; Scaup Duck, 722; American Golden-eye, 84; 

 Buflflehead, 12; White-winged Scoter, 24; Surf Scoter, 2; Canada Goose, i; Heath Hen, 

 95; Marsh Hawk, i; American Rough-legged Hawk, 5; Bald Eagle, i; Hairy Wood- 

 pecker, i; Flicker, 3; Horned Lark, 87; Crow, 44; Meadowlark, 12; Pine Siskin, 2; 

 Snow Bunting, 6; Ipswich Sparrow, 43; Savanna Sparrow, 3; Tree Sparrow, 16; Song 

 Sparrow, 3; Myrtle Warbler, 4; Chickadee, 9; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 4. Total, 34 

 species, 1,474 individuals. — J. L. Peters and Barron Brainerd. 



Glocester, R. L — Dec. 25; 7.30 to 11.30 a.m. Clear; snow in patches; wind south- 

 west, light; temp., 35°. Ruffed Grouse, 3; Hairy Woodpecker, i; Downy Woodpecker, 

 4; Flicker, i; Blue Jay, 4; Crow, 10; Redpoll, 40; Goldfinch, 5; Tree Sparrow, 7; Myrtle 

 Warbler, 7; Chickadee, 10. Total, 11 species, 92 individuals. — J. Irv'ING Hill. 



Woonsocket, R. L Dec. 25; 9.15 a.m. to 12.15 p-^- Clear; ground bare, except in 

 spots in the woods; wind southwest, light; temp.; 38° to 45°. Blue Jay, 15; Crow, 20; 

 Pine Siskin, 10; Goldfinch, 6; Tree Sparrow, 75; Junco, 50; Brown Creeper, i; Chicka- 

 dee, 9; Bluebird, 3. Total, 9 species, 189 individuals. — Clarence M. Arnold. 



Manville, R. I. — Dec. 26; 10.45 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sky overcast, sun frequently appear- 

 ing in the warm bursts and as frequently obscured by clouds; ground bare; wind west, 

 changing to north, very brisk; temp., 40° to 42 °. Blue Jay, 2; Crow, 12; Redpoll, 4; 

 Junco, 4; Tree Sparrow, 4; Brown Creeper, 2; Red-breasted Nuthatch, i; Chickadee, 

 I. Total, 8 species, 30 individuals. — .\nna P. C. Mowry. 



Middletown, Conn. — Dec. 20; 1.30 to 5.30 p.m. Cloudy; about two inches of snow on 

 ground; wind north, light; temp., 28°. Downy Woodpecker, 2; Blue Jay, 2; Crow, 4; 

 Cowbird, 3; Tree Sparrow, 36; Junco, 4; White-breasted Nuthatch, 4; Chickadee, 15; 

 Golden-crowned Kinglet, 4. Total, 9 species, 74 individuals. Herring Gulls, Song 

 Sparrows, Purple Finches, Redpolls, Flickers and Meadowlarks are also present, but 

 were not seen this walk.- ICdward IT. Pkkkins. 



Waterbury, Conn., to Waterville and Brown's Farm. — ^Dcc. 26; 7.25 to 8.10 a.m.; 

 9.45 A.M. to 12.10 P.M. Clear till noon; ground bare in some sunny places; wind north- 

 west; temp., 29° to 37°. Downy Woodpecker, i; Blue Jay, 4; Crow, 9; Goldfinch (heard); 

 Pine Siskin, i; Tree Sparrow, i; Junco, 20; White-breasted Nuthatch, i; Chickadee, 

 6; Bluebird, 6. Total, 10 species, 50 individuals. — Norman B. Pilling and H. G. 

 Anderson. 



Washington, Conn. — ^Dec. 27; 9 to 9.30 a.m. Fair; ground covered with light snow; 



