Bird- Lore's Seventeenth Christmas Census 13 



Pheasant, 6; Down)' Woodpecker, i; Blue Jay, 28; Crow, 79; Redpoll, 20; Goldfinch, 6; 

 Slate-colored Junco, 4; White-breasted Nuthatch, 8; Black-capped Chickadee, 49. 

 Total, 13 species, 231 individuals. — Nature Club, Manley B. Townsend, leader. 



Tilton, N. H. — Dec. 25; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Clear; a foot of snow; wind west, light to 

 strong; temp. 20°. Party together in a.m., E. H. P. alone in p.m. American Merganser, 

 11; Canada Ruffed Grouse, 2; Downy Woodpecker, i; White- winged Crossbill, 11; 

 White-breasted Nuthatch, 2; Chickadee, 18. — G. E. Plimpton, T. F. Plimpton, 

 Thomas Wood and Edward H. Perkins. 



Wilton, N. H. — Dec. 25; 8 a.m. to 12M. Clear; 3 to 6 in. of snow; no wind; temp. 

 26° to 32°. Canada Ruffed Grouse, i; Downy Woodpecker, i; Blue Jay, 6; Pine Gros- 

 beak, 8; Pine Siskin, 7; Tree Sparrow, 5; Winter Wren, i; White-breasted Nuthatch, i; 

 Chickadee, 10. Total, 9 species, 40 individuals. — George G. Blanchard. 



Bennington, Vt. — Dec. 28; 10 to 11:30 a.m. Cloudy; 3 to 5 in. of snow; wind north- 

 west, moderate; temp. 35° to 40°. Ruffed Grouse, 4; Saw- whet Owl, i (at 5 a.mJ; 

 Screech Owl, i(at 10 p.m.); Hairy Woodpecker, i; Downy Woodpecker, i; Blue Jay, 

 6; Crow, i; Starling, 4; Pine Grosbeak, 17; Pine Siskin, i; White-breasted Nuthatch, 

 i; Chickadee, 8. Total, 12 species, 46 individuals. — Dr. and Mrs. Lucretius H. 

 Ross. 



Clarendon, Vt. — Dec. 24; 10:20 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Slightly overcast; 8 in. of snow; 

 wind northeast, very light; temp. 16°. Ruffed Grouse, 8; Hairy Woodpecker, 4; Downy 

 Woodpecker, 12; Blue Jay, 5; Pine Grosbeak, 19; White- winged Crossbill, 3; Redpoll, 

 16; Tree Sparrow, 2; White-breasted Nuthatch, 4; Chickadee, 22; Golden-crowned 

 Kinglet, i. Total, 11 species, 96 individuals. — L. H. Potter. 



St. Johnsbury, Vt.- — Dec. 26; 8 to 11 a.m. Clear; 8 in. of snow; wind northwest; 

 temp. 4°. Ruffed Grouse, i; Hairy Woodpecker, 2; Blue Jay, 4; Evening Grosbeak, 7; 

 Redpoll, 44; Goldfinch, 10; White-breasted Nuthatch, 2; Chickadee, 40. Total, 8 

 species, no individuals. — Inez Addie Howe and Mabel Agnes Shields. 



Woodstock, Vt. — Dec. 25; 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Clear; 6 in. of snow; wind northwest, 

 light; temp. 20°. Ruffed Grouse, 2; Great Horned Owl, i; Northern Hairy Woodpecker, 

 2; Downy Woodpecker, 5; Blue Jay, i; Evening Grosbeak, 3; Pine Grosbeak, 20; Red 

 Crossbill, 4; White- winged Crossbill, 5; Redpoll, 38; White-throated Sparrow, i; Tree 

 Sparrow, 3; Junco, i; Brown Creeper, i; White-breasted Nuthatch, 8; Red-breasted 

 Nuthatch, 2; Black-capped Chickadee, 15; Hudsonian Chickadee, i; Golden-crowned 

 Kinglet, 2. Total, 19 species, 115 individuals. The Evening Grosbeaks (i bright male 

 and 2 females) have been seen frequently in two large box elders on my lawn since Dec. 

 1. The single White-throated Sparrow, the Junco and the Hudsonian Chickadee were 

 seen at Mr. Fred Dana's feeding-station, where they have been continually since the 

 middle of November. — Richard M. Marble. 



Boston, Mass. (Chestnut Hill Reservoir). — Dec. 18; 12:30 to 2 p.m. Fair; 6 in. of 

 snow;- wind west, light; temp. 27°. Herring Gull, i; Merganser, 18; Mallard, 3; Black 

 Duck, 133; Green- winged Teal, 2; Pintail, i; Lesser Scaup, i; Goldeneye, 2; Northern 

 FHcker, i; Blue Jay, 3; Crow, 3; Starling, 32; Redpoll, 9. Total, 13 species, 209 individ- 

 uals. — Horace W. Wright. 



Cambridge, Mass. (Waverley, Belmont, Fresh Pond and Charles River Basin).— 

 Dec. 24; 8:15 a.m. to 4 P.M. Clear; 4 in. of snow; wind northwest, strong; temp. 34°. 

 Black-backed Gull, i; Herring Gull, 175; American Merganser, 20; Black Duck, 2; Red- 

 shouldered Hawk, i; Ring-necked Pheasant, i; Hairy Woodpecker, i; Downy Wood- 

 pecker, 3; Blue Jay, 5; American Crow, 51; Starling, 250; Purple Finch, 3; Redpoll, 27; 

 Goldfinch, 5; Pine Siskin, 8; White-throated Sparrow, 2; Tree Sparrow, 3; Junco, i; 

 Song Sparrow, 3; Cedar Waxwing, 3; White-breasted Nuthatch, i; Chickadee, 9; 

 Hudsonian Chickadee, i; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 19; Ruby-crowned Kinglet, i. 

 Total, 25 species, 596 individuals. — Myles P. Baker. 



