8 Bird - Lore 



mile tramp. Sparrow Hawk, i; Barred Owl, i; Screech Owl, i; Hairy Woodpecker, i; 

 Downy Woodpecker, 2; Red-headed Woodpecker, i; Blue Jay, 5; Crow, 3,000; Starling, 

 700; Song Sparrow, 2; Brown Creeper, i; Nuthatch, 13. Total, 12 species, (about) 

 3,728 individuals. Dec. 26: Pileated Woodpecker, i; Robin, i. — Edwin H. Hunger. 



Bristol, Conn, (northeastern part). 8 a.m. to 2.30 p.m. Nearly clear; ground barely 

 covered by a snow-flurry in the night; wind fresh; temp. 23° at start, 26° at return. 

 Five to 6 miles on foot, then about 10 miles by auto, with R. W. Ford, stopping at various 

 places to look for birds, a northern Shrike being the only additional bird found. The sky 

 remained nearly clear, but the wind became high, nearly a gale by noon. Hairy Wood- 

 pecker, i; Downy Woodpecker, i; Crow, 8; Starling, (about) 300; Goldfinch, 6; Tree 

 Sparrow, 12; Song Sparrow, i; Northern Shrike (immature), i; White-breasted Nut- 

 hatch, 3; Chickadee, 2. Total, 10 species, 335 individuals. The day before a Brown 

 Creeper and a Sparrow Hawk had been seen in town, and the writer has seen or heard 

 Blue Jays almost every morning on the way to the office, but, for the first time in our 

 experience, we failed to find them today. — Frank Bruen and R. W. Ford. 



New London, Conn, (shore road to lighthouse and back by inland road). — Dec. 28; 

 12.40 to 4.30 P.M. Clear; ground partly covered with snow; wind northwest, light; 

 temp. 40° at start, 36° at return. Seven and one-half miles on foot. Herring Gull, 188; 

 Ring-billed Gull, 7; Great Black-backed Gull, i; Kittiwake, i; Scaup Duck, 50 (est.); 

 Crow, 5; Junco, 6; Tree Sparrow, i; Myrtle Warbler, 5. Total, 9 species, 264 individuals. 

 — Frances Miner Graves. 



Meriden, Conn. — Dec. 25; 9.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. and 1.30 to 3 p.m. Clear; no snow; 

 4 in. of ice on lakes; wind, northwest, very strong; temp. 15°. About 4-mile walk, open 

 country and one small section of woodland and brush. Sharp-shinned Hawk, i; Red- 

 tailed Hawk, i; Downy Woodpecker, i; Northern Flicker, i; Horned Lark, 75; Crow, 10; 

 Starling, 19; Tree Sparrow, 8; Brown Creeper, i; White-breasted Nuthatch, 2; Chick- 

 adee, 3; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 2; Robin, 3 (one a partial albino, with white patches on 

 back, wing coverts and tail). Total, 13 species, 127 individuals. Dec. 24: a Rusty Black- 

 bird. — Lester W. Smith. 



Fairfield, Conn. (Birdcrait Sanctuary and Fairfield Beach). — Dec. 25; sunrise to 

 sunset. Fair; ground bare; temp. 18° to 38°. Herring Gull, 75 ; Red-breasted Merganser, 

 3; Black Duck, 9; Lesser Scaup, 32; American Golden-eye, 7; Old Squaw, 20; White- 

 winged Scoter, 40; Surf Scoter, 8; Black-crowned Night Heron, 6; Cooper's Hawk, i; 

 Sparrow Hawk, i; Downy Woodpecker, 3; Horned Lark, 5; Blue Jay, 7; American Crow, 

 6; Starling, 40; Meadowlark, 2; White-throated Sparrow, 6; Tree Sparrow, 10; Junco, 30; 

 Song Sparrow, 10; Myrtle Warbler, 5; Brown Creeper, i; White-breasted Nuthatch, 2; 

 Golden-crowned Kinglet, 4. Total, 25 species, 333 individuals. — Frank Novak (Warden). 



Fairfield, Conn. — Dec. 24; 9.20 a.m. to i.io p.m. and 2.15 to 4.45 p.m. Partly cloudy, 

 ground bare; wind west, heavy; temp. 44° at start, 36° at return. Fourteen miles on foot. 

 Horned Grebe, i; Great Black-backed Gull, i; Herring Gull, 400; Scau.> Duck, 12; 

 Golden-eye, 4; Old Squaw, 2; White- winged Scoter, 4; Surf Scoter, n; Sparrow Hawk, i; 

 Downy Woodpecker, 2; Blue Jay, 11; Crow, 5; Starling, 6; Goldfinch, 2; Tree Sparrow, 

 23; Slate-colored Junco, 4; Song Sparrow, 3; Myrtle Warbler, 21; White-breasted 

 Nuthatch, 2; Chickadee, 5. Total, 20 species, 520 individuals. A Catbird seen Dec. 19 

 could not be found today. Most small land-birds are scarce this winter, and Chickadees 

 unusually so. — .\retas A. Saunders. 



Wilton, Conn. — Dec. 24; 7.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. Cloudy to fair; ground bare; wind 

 northwest; temp. 35° at start, 40° on return. Five miles on foot. Ruffed Grouse, i; 

 Kingfisher, i; Hairy Woodpecker, 1; Crow, 15; Goldfinch, 6; Tree Sparrow, 6; Junco, 

 37; Myrtle Warbler, 7; Winter Wren, i; Chickadee, 7; Bluebird, 3. Total, 11 species, 

 85 individuals. The Kingfisher was seen flying over the open waters of the reservoir at 

 Wilton with 6X glasses. — Sydney K. Bunker. 



