20 Bird - Lore 



Brown Creeper, 2; Chickadee, 12; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 3. Total, 9 species, 28 

 individuals. — Eliza F. Miller. 



Bennington, Vt. — Dec. 25; 8 to 11 a.m. and 2 to 3 p.m. Clear; ground bare; wind 

 west, very light, temp., 35 to 45°. Ruffed Grouse, i; Downy Woodpecker, i; Blue Jay, 

 7; Crow, 20; American Goldfinch, 7; Vesper Sparrow, i; Slate-colored Junco, 4; Brown 

 Creeper, 3; White-breasted Nuthatch, i; Red-breasted Nuthatch, 3; Chickadee, 10. 

 Total, II species, 58 individuals. — Lucretius H. Ross, M.D., and Charles Hitchcock. 



Burlington, Vt. — 8 to 10.30 a.m. Cloudy; ground bare; wind west, light; temp., 35°. 

 From window rear "lunch-counter." Chickadee, 8; White-breasted Nuthatch, 3; 

 Hairy Woodpecker, i; Downy Woodpecker, 5. 3 to 4 p.m. Clear; ground bare; wind 

 west, light; temp., 40°. "Bird-walk." Crow, i; Chickadee, 5; White-breasted Nuthatch, 

 3; Downy Woodpecker, 2. Total, 5 species, 28 individuals. — Nellie M. Day and 

 Emma E. Drew. 



Cabot, Vt. — Dec. 25; 10 a.m. to i p.m. Clear; four inches snow; wind south, light; 

 temp., 50°. Downy Woodpecker, i; Blue Jay, 2; Pine Grosbeak, 300; Nuthatch, 4; 

 Chickadee, 12. Total, 5 species, 320 individuals. — J. M. Tebbetts. 



Clarendon, Vt. — Dec. 24; 10.55 a.m. to 12 m. Cloudy; ground bare; wind west, 

 light; temp., ^,3,°. Ruffed Grouse, 15; Hairy Woodpecker, i; Blue Jay, 2; Pine Gros- 

 beak, 16; Purple Finch, 2; White-winged Crossbill, 32; Redpoll, 6; Pine Siskin, 32; 

 Brown Creeper, i; White-breasted Nuthatch, i; Red-breasted Nuthatch, 5; Chickadee, 

 15; Golden-crowned Kinglet, i. — Total, 13 species, 129 individuals. — L. H. Potter. 



Essex Junction, Vt. — Dec. 26; 1.30 to 4.30 p.m. Cloudy; ground bare; wind south, 

 light; temp., 45°. Redpoll, 300, feeding in white birch trees; Goldfinch, 50; Blue Jay, 2; 

 Crow, i; Chickadee, 6. Total, 5 species, 359 individuals. Saw flock of Snow Buntings 

 on Nov. 15. — Carlton D. Howe. 



Berkshire, Mass. — Dec. 25; 2.30 to 5 p.m. Cloudy; ground bare; light east wind; 

 temp., 35°. Downy Woodpecker, i; Redpoll, 12; Tree Sparrow, 2; White-breasted 

 Nuthatch, i; Chickadee, 2; Total, 5 species, 18 individuals. — Anne H. Whiting. 



Boston, Mass. (Arnold Arboretum, Jamaica Pond, Olmsted and Riverway Parks). — 

 Dec. 25; 9.30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Clear, ground bare; wind west to southwest, light; temp., 

 34 to 44°. Herring Gull, i; Mallard, i; Black Duck, 261; Baldpate, i; Lesser Scaup 

 Duck, 5; Golden-eye, 4; Sparrow Hawk, 2; Downy Woodpecker, 5; Northern Flicker, 

 9; Blue Jay, 15; Crow, 16; Purple Finch, 4; Goldfinch, 28; Pine Siskin, 2; White-throated 

 Sparrow, 6; Tree Sparrow, 32; Junco, 8; Song Sparrow, 5; Mockingbird, i; Catbird, i; 

 Chickadee, 14; Hermit Thrush, i; Robin, i. Total, 23 species, 424 individuals. — E. E. 

 Caduc and Horace W. Wright. 



Boston, Mass. (Arnold Arboretum, Jamaica Pond, Olmsted and Riverway Parks, 

 the Charles River Basin, and Beacon Hills. — Dec. 22; 10.15 a.m. to 3.15 p.m. Cloudy; 

 ground bare; wind north to southeast, light; temp., 36 to 43°. Great Black-backed 

 Gull, i; Herring Gull. 109; Merganser, 16; Mallard, i drake; Black Duck, 251; Baldpate, 

 I drake; Scaup Duck, loi; Lesser Scaup Duck, 4; Golden-eye, 130; Ring-necked Pheas- 

 ant, i; Sparrow Hawk, i; Barred Owl (Beacon Hill), i; Downy Woodpecker, i; Northern 

 Flicker, 11; Blue Jay, 15; Crow, 22; Purple Finch, 2 (one singing); Goldfinch, 10; White- 

 throated Sparrow, 5; Tree Sparrow, 4; Slate-colored Junco, 3; Song Sparrow, 8; White- 

 breasted Nuthatch, i; Chickadee, 13; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 4; Total, 25 species, 

 716 individuals. — Horace W. Wright. 



Boston, Mass. (Arnold Arboretum, Jamaica and Leverett Ponds.) — Dec. 26; 11 

 A.M. to 1.30 P.M. Fair; ground bare, and grass green; wind west, scarcely perceptible; 

 temp., 45°. Mallard, i; Black Duck, 282; Baldpate, i; Lesser Scaup, 5; Golden-eye, 3; 

 Flicker, 2; Blue Jay, 8; Crow, 5; Purple Finch, i; Goldfinch, 2; White-throated Sparrow, 

 i; Tree Sparrow, 12; Junco, 6; Song Sparrow, i; Palm Warbler, i; Chickadee, 7; Golden- 

 crowned Kinglet, 2; Ring-necked Pheasant, 4. Total, 18 species, 344 individuals. We 



