24 Bird -Lore 



Spencer, Mass. — Dec. 24; 9.30 to 11.30 .a.m. Cloudy; ground bare; northwest wind, 

 light; temp., 28°. Ruffed Grouse, 2; Downy Woodpecker, i; Blue Jay, 4; Crow, 6; 

 Tree Sparrow, 3; Junco, 4; Fo.x Sparrow, i; Brown Creeper, 8; White-breasted Nuthatch, 

 i; Red-breasted Nuthatch, 14; Chickadee, 30. Total, 11 species, 74 individuals. — B. 



A. HUTCHINS. 



Sturbridge, Mass. — Dec. 25; 8 a.m. to 12 m. Clear; ground bare; wind west; temp., 

 36°. Downy Woodpecker, 2; Blue Jay, i; Crow, 6; Goldfinch, 13; Tree Sparrow, 4; 

 Brown Creeper, i; Red-breasted Nuthatch, 2; Chickadee, 5. Total, 8 species, 34 indi- 

 viduals. — J. Hayxes and H. H. Stone. 



West Hartford, Conn., and Reservoir Park. — Dec. 25; 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Clear; 

 ground bare; wind westerly, light; temp., 32°. Ruffed Grouse, i; Downy Woodpecker, 

 3; Crow, 158; Goldfinch, i; Tree Sparrow, 6; Junco, 20; Chickadee, 33; Golden-crowned 

 Kinglet, i. Total, 8 species, 223 individuals. — Mr. and Mrs. N. C. Wardwell, Mr. 

 and Mrs. H. P. Meech, and Miss Julia F. White. 



Windsor, Conn. — Dec. 26; 10 a.m. to 2.45 p.m. Cloudy all day; no wind; temp., 40°. 

 American Merganser, i; Bob-white, 8; Hairy Woodpecker, i; Downy Woodpecker, 10; 

 Blue Jay, 5; Crow, 800; Starling, 50; Redpoll, i; Goldfinch, 9; White-throated Spar- 

 row, i; Junco, 12; Song Sparrow, 3; Tree Sparrow, 2; White-breasted Nuthatch, 8; 

 Chickadee, 19; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 3. Total, 16 species, 1,133 individuals. — 

 Mrs. Eustace L. Allen. 



Buffalo, N. Y. — Dec. 25; 11 a. m. to 1.30 p.m. Cloudy; ground bare; wind west, 

 light; temp., 47°. Crow, 6; White-throated Sparrow, i; Brown Creeper, 2; Chickadee, 

 5. Total, 4 species, 14 individuals. — Mrs. George M. Turner. 



Canandaigua, N. Y. — Dec. 25; 2.30 to 5 p.m. Clear; ground bare; wind northwest, 

 light and steady; temp., 50°. Horned Grebe, 3; Herring Gull, 10; American Merganser, 

 i; Mallard, 7; Black Duck, 20; Redhead Duck, 25; Canada Goose, 100; Ruffed Grouse, 

 2; Rough-legged Hawk, i; Screech Owl, i; Hairy Woodpecker, i; Downy Woodpecker, 

 3; American Crow, 20; Meadowlark, i; Song Sparrow, 30; Towhee, i; Northern Shrike, 

 i; White-breasted Nuthatch, 4; Chickadee, 6. Total, 19 species, 237 individuals. — 

 David Darling. 



Fairport, N. Y. — Dec. 26; 12 m. to i p.m. Cloudy; ground bare. Downy Wood- 

 pecker, I ; Chickadee, 2. Total, 2 species, 3 individuals. — Julia Moesel. 



Far Rockaway, N. Y. — Dec. 23; 2 to 4.30 p.m. Partly cloudy; ground bare; wind 

 south, light; temp., 45°. Herring Gull, 1,000 (estimated).; Canada Goose, 15; 

 Sparrow Hawk, i; Downy Woodpecker, 4; Crow, i; Starling, 10; Junco, 8; Song 

 Sparrow, 7; Robin, 2. Total, 9 species, 1,048 individuals (estimated). — Charlotte 

 Bogardus. 



Geneva, N. Y. — Dec. 24; all day. Cloudy; wind north, light; temp., 36°. Hol- 

 boell's Grebe, 2; Horned Grebe, 15; Herring Gull, 2; Ring-billed Gull, i; Redhead, 100; 

 Canvasback, 15; Greater Scaup, 500; Lesser Scaup, 12; Golden-eye, 17; Old Squaw, 125; 

 King Eider, i; Canada Goose, 43; Red-shouldered Hawk, i; Screech Owl, i; Hairy Wood- 

 pecker, i; Downy Woodpecker, 3; Crow, 50; Tree Sparrow, 20; Junco, 9; Song Spar- 

 row, 2; White-breasted Nuthatch, 5; Chickadee, 6; Brown Creeper, 3; Golden-crowned 

 Kinglet, i. Total, 24 species, 935 individuals, — William Breitfield, Edgar Dyke, 

 and Otto McCreary. 



Hamburg, N. Y. — Dec. 24; 1.30 to 5 p.m. Ground bare; cloudy; wind southwest, 

 light; temp., 35°. Flicker, i; Prairie Horned Lark, 2; Blue Jay, 2; Crow, 6; Junco, i; 

 Northern Shrike, i; White-breasted Nuthatch, 6; Robin, i. Total, 8 species, 20 indi- 

 viduals. — Tho-mas L. Bourne. 



Huntington, L. L, N. Y. — Dec. 26; 8 to 11 a.m. Cloudy; ground bare; wind south- 

 west, light; temp., 45°. American Herring Gull, 29; Downy Woodpecker, 3; Blue Jay, 5; 

 American Crow, 15; Starling, 2; American Goldfinch, 8; White-throated Sparrow, i; 



