4 Bird - Lore 



Nuthatch, 2; Chickadee, 4. Total, 8 species, 19 individuals. — Hoyes Lloyd and 

 Frank C. Hennessey. 



Bowmanville, Ont. — Dec. 27; 1.15 to 6 p.m. Cloud}'; 3 in. of snow; wind northeast, 

 very light; temp. 26° to 30°. Twelve miles on foot. (Cooper ?) Hawk, i; Downy Wood- 

 pecker, I ; Flicker, i ; Horned Lark (fresh tracks in snow identified as belonging to the 

 Horned Lark by the long hind toe-nail), 6; Crow, 3; Snowflake, 100; Junco, 10; Song 

 Sparrow, 5; Chickadee, 50. Total, 9 species, about 177 individuals. Other species seen 

 in the last ten days: Herring Gull, BufBehead, Hairy Woodpecker, Blue Jay, Goldfinch, 

 Brown Creeper, Golden-crowned Kinglet. — Maitland G. Gould. 



London, Ont. (vicinity of). Dec. 26; 8.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. Sky overcast; 2 or 3 in. 

 of snow on ground; brisk east wind; temp. 23° at start, 29° at finish. Combined list of 

 four parties covering adjacent territory. American Merganser, 2; Golden-eye, i; Red- 

 shouldered Hawk, i; Great Horned Owl, i; Kingfisher, i; Hairy Woodpecker, 3; 

 Downy Woodpecker, 8; Blue Jay, 8; Crow, 11; Snow Bunting (flock heard flying over, 

 not seen; number unknown); Tree Sparrow, 27; Junco, 72; Song Sparrow, 5; Cardinal, 4 

 (two pairs); Brown Creeper, 2; White-breasted Nuthatch, 3; Black-capped Chickadee, 

 26; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 27. Total 18 species, 202 individuals (plus Snow Bunt- 

 ings). — W. E. Saunders, C. G. Watson, T. D. Patterson, J. F. Calvert and E. M. 

 S. Dale (Mcllwraith Ornithological Club). 



Leamington to Point Pelee, Ont. — Dec. 24; 9.20 a.m. to 4 p.m. Cloudy; ground bare; 

 wind strong, west; temp, about 25°. Horned Grebe, 4; Herring Gull (about) 90; .\merican 

 Merganser, 10; Ducks (unidentified), 20; Bob- white, 12; Marsh Hawk, 3; Red-shouldered 

 Hawk, i; Downy Woodpecker, i; Crow, (about) 44; Bronzed Crackle, i; Vesper Sparrow, 

 i; Tree Sparrow, (about) 180; Junco, 12; Song Sparrow, 8; Cardinal, 9; Cedar Waxwing, 

 23; Brown Creeper, 3; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 34; Robin, 2. Total, 18 species, 471 

 individuals. The following have also been seen recently: Screech Owl (heard). Bald 

 Eagle, Flicker, Goldfinch, and Chickadee. — Earl W. Calvert. 



Amprior, Ont. — Dec. 25; 9.20 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. Fine and clear; 4 in. of snow with a 

 hard icy crust; wind northwest, moderate; temp. — 5° at start, —2° at return. Twenty-five 

 miles on foot. Observers separate. American Golden-e\-e, i; Canadian Ruffed Grouse, 

 15; Hairy Woodpecker, 3; Downy Woodpecker, 3; American Crow, 23; White-winged 

 Crossbill, 46; American Goldfinch, i; Snow Bunting, 37; Song Sparrow, i (unusual in 

 winter); Brown Creeper, 16; White-breasted Nuthatch, 7; Red-breasted Nuthatch, 5; 

 Black-capped Chickadee, 39; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 5. Total, 14 species, 202 in- 

 dividuals. Seen recently (Dec. 19), Blue Jay, 3. — Liguori Gormley and Charles 

 MacNauara. 



Waterville, Maine. — Dec. 24; 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Clear; 2 to 3 in. of snow on ground; 

 wind, northwest, strong to moderate; temp. 26° at 9 a.m., 20° at 4 p.m. American Mer- 

 ganser, 2; Black Duck, 2; American Golden-eye, 3; Canadian Ruffed Grouse, 7; Crow, i; 

 Redpoll, 8; Northern Shrike, 2; Brown Creeper, 4; White-breasted Nuthatch, i; Black- 

 capped Chickadee, 22. Total, 10 species, 52 individuals. — Edward H. Perkins. 



Kennebunk, Maine (to Parsons Beach and back). — Dec. 24; 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Clear; 

 thin snow and ice in woods, none in open countrj'; wind west, strong and gusty; temp. 

 30°. Nine miles on foot. Observers together. Horned Grebe, 3 (probably many more 

 not seen); Loon, i; Great Black-backed Gull, 12; Herring Gull, 90; Golden-eye, 5 (prob- 

 ably American); Old Squaw, 35; American Scoter, i; White-winged Scoter, i; Common 

 Crow, 40; Horned Lark, i. Observation of the flock of Old Squaws and Scoters was very 

 difficult and unsatisfactory; no doubt more were present than could be positively iden- 

 tified. Total, 10 species, about 189 individuals. Dec. 23, flock of 6 or 7 Robins 17 miles 

 south of here and within sight of the ocean. — Sterling Dow and Edward B. Hinckley. 



Brunswick, Main« (Maquoit Bay, Merrymeeting Park). — Dec. 26; 9 a.m. to 4.30 

 P.M. Fair; wind, northwest; i in. of snow with icy crust; temp. 10" at itart, 30" at return. 



