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watched the Palm Warbler feeding on the ground and in the bushes close at hand for 

 about fifteen minutes. It has been in the same locality^for a week or two. — Mrs. Wil- 

 liam M. Levey and W. Charlesworth Levey. 



Bridgewater, Mass. — Dec. 25; 9 to 11 a.m. Partly cloudy; ground hare; wind west, 

 moderate; temp., 40°. Hlack Duck, i; Bob-white, 8; RulTcd Grouse, 2; Red-tailed Hawk, 

 i; Downy Woodpecker, i; I-'licker, i; Blue Jay, 6; Crow, 15; Meadowlark, 20; Purple 

 Finch, 10; Goldfinch, 15; White-throated Sparrow, 2; Tree Sparrow, 20; Junco, 10; 

 Song Sparrow, i; Brown Creeper, 3; Chickadee, 8; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 8. Total, 

 18 species, 132 individuals. — Harold W. Copeland. 



Cambridge, Mass. (Fresh Pond). — Dec. 25; 2.45 to 3.30 p.m. Cloudy; ground bare; 

 slight westerly wind; teni])., 39°. Herring Gull, 150; American Merganser, 14; Lesser 

 Scaup, 5; Black Duck, 100; Northern Flicker, i; Crow, 4; Chickadee, i; Golden-crowned 

 Kinglet, i. Total, 8 species, 276 individuals. — Myle Peirce Baker. 



Cambridge, Mass. — Dec. 26; 2 to 3 p.m. Clear; ground bare; light west wind; 

 temp., 45°. Black-backed Gull, 2; Herring Gull, 1,500; (American) Merganser, 20; 

 Black Duck, 100; Lesser Scaup Duck, 9; Barred Owl (in Boston), i; Crow, 6; Goldfinch, 

 2; Chickadee, 2. Total, 9 species, about 1,640 individuals. — H. D. Mitchell. 



Dighton, Mass. — Dec. 25; 8 to 11 a.m. Clear; ground bare; wind southwest, light; 

 temp., 40°. Bob-white, 5; Blue Jay, 5; Crow, 15; Purple Finch, 5; Goldfinch, 15; White- 

 throated Sparrow, 25; Tree Sparrow, 20; Field Sparrow, 20; Slate-colored Junco, 25; 

 Song Sparrow, 5; Myrtle Warbler, 15; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 10; Chickadee, 12; 

 Robin, 4. Total, 14 species, 181 individuals. — F. Seymour Hersey and Charles L. 

 Phillips. 



Ipswich, Mass. — Dec. 25; 11 a.m. to i p.m.; 2.30 to 4 p.m. Cloudy; ground bare; 

 wind northwest, brisk; temp., 40°. Herring Gull, i; Pheasant, 2; Crow, 22; Snow Bunt- 

 ing, 40; Chipping Sparrow, i; Chickadee, 10. Total, 6 species, 76 individuals. — Jesse 

 H. Wade and Francis C. Wade. 



Leominster, Mass. (Leominster to Chelmsford). — Dec. 25; clear, and very warm 

 for the season; wind west, very light; ground bare. Pheasants, 13; Mottled Owl, i; 

 Downy Woodpecker, 2; Hairy Woodpecker, i; Blue Jay, 2; Crow, 4; Goldfinch, 100; 

 Tree Sparrow, 14; White-breasted Nuthatch, 5; Chickadee, 6; Partridge, i. Total, 11 

 species, 149 individuals. — Edwin Russel Davis. 



Lunenburg, Mass. — Dec. 24; 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Partially cloudy, turning to cloudy 

 in afternoon; ground entirely bare; wind southwest; temp., 32°. RufTed Grouse, 4; 

 Pheasant, 2; Barred Owl, i; Downy Woodpecker, 3; Blue Jay, 7; Crow, 328; Goldfinch, 

 16; Pine Siskin, i; American Crossbill, 5; Northern Shrike, i; Brown Creeper, 6; White- 

 breasted Nuthatch, 4; Red-bellied Nuthatch, 12; Chickadee, 42; Golden-crowned 

 Kinglet, 5. Total, 15 species, 437 individuals. (I cannot account for the total absence 

 of Tree Sparrows and Juncos from this locality the past three weeks). — Clayton E. 

 Stoxe. 



Maiden, Mass. (Through Middlesex Fells to Spot Pond). — Dec. 20; 10 to 12 a.m. 

 Clear; ground bare; wind west, light; temp., 30°. Herring Gull, 40; .American Mergan- 

 ser, 9; Black Duck, 225; Downy Woodpecker, 2; Blue Jay, i; Crow, 8; Purple Finch, 2; 

 Redpoll, 36; Goldfinch, 7; Slate-colored Junco, 8; Brown Creeper, 3; Chickadee, 5; 

 Golden-crowned Kinglet, 3. Total, 13 species, 349 individuals. — Gordon Boit 

 Wellman. 



Marblehead Neck, Mass. — Dec. 22; 12.30 to 2.15 p.m. Cloudy; ground bare; 

 wind northeast, light; temp., 34°. Horned Grebe, 7; Loon, 3; Black Guillemot, i; Great 

 Black-backed Gull, 2; Herring Gull, 16; Red-breasted Merganser, 37; Golden-eye, 25; 

 Old Squaw, 15; Scoter, 8; Ring-necked Pheasant, 2; Downy Woodpecker, i; Flicker, 2; 

 Crow, 4; Tree Sparrow, 10; Song Sparrow, 2; Myrtle Warbler, 15. Total, 16 species, 

 150 individuals. — Lidian E. Bridge. 



