Bird-Lore's Twenty-first Christmas Census 7 



mixed woods and farming country. Three workers hunted together. Holbcell's Grebe, 2; 

 Great Northern Diver, 5; Great Black-backed Gull, i; Herring Gull, 500 + ; Red- 

 breasted Merganser, i; Old Squaw, 2; White-winged Scoter, 6; Hawk (probably Rough- 

 legged), i; Flicker, i; Crow, 10; Junco, 64; Tree Sparrow, i; Song Sparrow, i; Brown 

 Creeper, 3; White-breasted Nuthatch, i; Chickadee, 14; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 16. 

 Total, 17 species, 629+ individuals. — L. B. Fletcher and Mr and Mrs. Charles L. 

 Whittle. 



Mattapoisett, Mass. — Dec. 25; 10.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. Clear; bare ground; wind 

 northwest, heavy; temp. 24° at start, 30° at return. Six miles on foot. Observers 

 together. Horned Grebe, 6; Herring Gull, 5; Old Squaw, 7; Scoter, 50 + ; Downy Wood- 

 pecker, i; Flicker, 4; Blue Jay, 9; Crow, 8; Starling, 6; Meadowlark, 18; Crossbill, 2; 

 Goldfinch, 6; Pine Siskin, i ; Tree Sparrow, i ; Junco, 6; Song Sparrow, 4; Myrtle Warbler, 

 44; Chickadee, 7; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 9; Robin, 2. Total, 20 species, 206 individuals. 

 Mr and Mrs. J. E. Norton Shaw. 



Fairhaven, Mass. (Sconticut Neck region;. — Dec. 26; 12 m. to 3 p.m. Clear; ground 

 bare; light wind; temp. 24°. Four miles on foot. Herring Gull, 23; Old Squaw, 11; 

 Blue Jay, 2; American Crow, 8; Starling, 40; Goldfinch, 20; Junco, 10; Song Sparrow, 12; 

 Chickadee, 5; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 2. Total, 11 species, 151 individuals. — Mabel 

 L. Potter. 



New Bedford and Dartmouth, Mass. — Dec. 26; 1 1 a.m. to 4.45 p.m. Clear until about 

 I o'clock then slightly haz}-; wind slight, north at start to southeast to south; temp. 12°. 

 About 8 miles on foot. Observers separate. Sharp-shinned Hawk, i ; Hairy Woodpecker, 

 i; Downy Woodpecker, i; Blue Jay, 3; Crow, 15; Starling, 400 + ; Tree Sparrow, 35; 

 Junco, 64; Song Sparrow, 36; Myrtle Warbler, 4; Brown Creeper, 7; Chickadee, 25; 

 Robin, I. Total, 13 species, 593+ individuals. — Alice Terry and Edith F. Walker. 



Providence, East Providence and Johnson, R. I. — Dec. 25; all day. Clear; ground 

 bare; wind northwest, strong; temp. 30°. Herring Gull, 35; Scaup, 100; Bob-white, 5; 

 Downy Woodpecker, 2; Flicker, 4; Blue Jay, i; Crow, 10; Starling, 200; Goldfinch, 7; 

 Tree Sparrow, 6; Junco, 50; Song Sparrow, 3; Brown Creeper, 2; Myrtle Warbler, 12; 

 White-breasted Nuthatch, 2; Chickadee, 60. Total, 16 species, 499 individuals. — John 

 W. Russell. 



Warwick, R. I. — Dec. 25; 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Clear; ground bare; wind northwest, 

 strong; temp. 26° at start, 28° at return. Nine miles on foot. Herring Gull, 300; Scaup, 

 10; Flicker, 2; Blue Jay, 2; Crow, 8; Myrtle Warbler, 16; Chickadee, 9. Total, 7 species, 

 347 individuals. — Harry S. Hathaway 



South Windsor, Conn, (beside Connecticut River and in the swamps and woodland 

 parallel thereto). — Dec. 26; 10 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. Partly cloudy; 5-mile northeast wind; 

 temp. 8° to 19°. Observers together all day. Herring Gull, i; ^Merganser, 10; Mallard 

 Duck, 2; Black Duck, 50 + ; Sharp-shinned Hawk, i; Red-shouldered Hawk, 2; Sparrow 

 Hawk, 2; Screech Owl, r; Hairy Woodpecker, 6; Downy Woodpecker, 5; Blue Jay, 2; 

 Crow, 2,000-f; Starling, 10; Tree Sparrow, 150 + ; Song Sparrow, 8; Swamp Sparrow, i; 

 Brown Creeper, 7; White-breasted Nuthatch, 5. Total, 18 species, 2,263-!- individuals. 

 Pileated Woodpecker, 2 seen earlier in week; Golden-crowned Kinglets, Juncoes, Barred 

 Owl seen on Dec. 25; great scarcity of Chickadees in this vicinity. — C. W. Vibert and 

 (iEo. T. (Iriswold. 



Hartford, Conn. — Dec. 25; 10 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. Clear; ground bare; strong north- 

 west wind; temp. 30° at start, 28° at return. Barred Owl, 2; Hairy Woodpecker, i; 

 Downy Woodpecker, 3; Blue Ja}', 14; Crow, 14; Starling, 37; American Goldfinch, 22; 

 Tree Sparrow, 37; Slate-colored Junco, 57; White-breasted Nuthatch, 3; Chickadee, 23. 

 Total, II species, 213 individuals. — Clifford M. Case. 



West Hartford, Conn. — Dec. 25; 7.30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Clear; ground bare; very strong 

 northwest wind; temp. 24° at start and finish, only two degrees higher at noon. Si.xteen- 



