Bird- Lore's Seventeenth Christmas Census 15 



Sparrow, 5; Northern Shrike, i; Myrtle Warbler, 80; Brown Creeper, 4; White-breasted 

 Nuthatch, 2; Red-breasted Nuthatch, 3; Chickadee, 52; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 21; 

 Robin, 24. Total, 39 species, 2,031 individuals. — J. Kittredge, Jr., Joseph A Hagar, 

 Barron Brainerd and James L. Peters. 



Southampton, Mass. — 9 a.m. to 12 m; i to 4 p.m. Clear; ground bare; wind light, 

 northwest; temp. 25°. Ruffed Grouse, i; Downy Woodpecker, i; Blue Jay, 7; 

 American Crow, 3; Starling, 2; Redpoll, 25; Pine Siskin, 4; Tree Sparrow, 2; Chickadee, 

 Q. Total, 9 species, 54 individuals. — Bessie M. Graves. 



Wareham, Mass. — Dec. 24; sunrise to sunset. Fair; ground mostly bare; wind 

 westerly, calm at first, light later; temp. 26°. Observers together except for about an 

 hour. Horned Grebe, i; Loon, i; Herring Gull, 225; Red-breasted Merganser, 15; Black 

 Duck, 14; American Goldeneye, 150; Old-squaw, 45; White- winged Scoter, 7; Surf 

 Scoter, i; Black-crowned Night Heron, i; Bob- white, 6; Ring-necked Pheasant, 2; 

 Cooper's Hawk, i; Kingfisher, 2; Downy Woodpecker, i; Northern Flicker, 5; Horned 

 Lark, i; Blue Jay, 14; Crow, 75; Starling, 24; Meadowlark, i; Purple Finch, 2; Red 

 Crossbill, 5; Redpoll, i; Goldfinch, 32; Pine Siskin, 5; Tree Sparrow, 80; Field Sparrow, 

 i; Slate-colored Junco, 75; Song Sparrow, 13; Swamp Sparrow, i; Myrtle Warbler, 28; 

 Brown Creeper, i; White-breasted Nuthatch, 2; Red-breasted Nuthatch, 2; Chickadee, 

 no; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 14; Robin, i. Total, 38 species, 965 individuals. — C. A. 

 RoBBiNS and Frank Robbins. 



Weston, Mass. — Dec. 26; 6:50 to 8:45 a.m.; 9:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.; occasionally 

 during p.m. Clear, 4-8 in. of snow; wind northwest, strong; temp. 14° to 20.° Observers 

 together during a.m. Ruffed Grouse, 2; Red-shouldered Hawk, i; Hairy Woodpecker, i; 

 Downy Woodpecker, i; Flicker, i; Blue Jay, 4; Crow, 17; Pine Grosbeak, 12; 

 Redpoll, 10; Goldfinch, 2; Tree Sparrow, 4; Junco, 20; Brown Creeper, 2; White- 

 breasted Nuthatch, 2; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 6; Chickadee, 19; Robin, i. Total, 

 17 species, 105 individuals. — Warren F. Eaton, Paul Winsor, Jr., and Charles 

 Brewer, Jr. 



Williamstown, Mass. — Dec. 26; i to 4 p.m. Clear; 3 to 6 in. of snow; wind north- 

 west; temp. 10°. Hairy Woodpecker, i; Downy Woodpecker, i; Crow, 2; Starling, i 

 (singing); Tree Sparrow, 5; Goldfinch, 3; White-breasted Nuthatch, 2; Chickadee, 8. 

 Total, 8 species, 23 individuals. — W. J. Cartwright. 



Pawtucket to Seekonk, R. L — 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Clear to cloudy; 4 in. of old snow, in 

 places ground bare; wind west, light; temp. 28° to 35°. Herring Gull, 5; Sparrow Hawk, 

 i; Snow Owl, i; Downy Woodpecker, 2; Flicker, i; Horned Lark, 100; Blue Jay, 17; 

 Crow, 24; Starling, 250; Meadowlark, i; Purple Finch, i; Redpoll, 24; Goldfinch, 7; 

 Pine Siskin, b; Tree Sparrow, 15; Junco, 21; Song Sparrow, 2; Swamp Sparrow, 2; 

 Brown Creeper, i; White-breasted Nuthatch, 3; Chickadee, 12; Golden-crowned King- 

 let, II. Total, 22 species, 502 individuals. During the past week: Snow Bunting, Even- 

 ing Grosbeak, Red Crossbill and others. The winter birds are unusually common this 

 winter in our section. — Earl Marsh, and D. W. Marsh. 



Providence, R. L — Dec. 24; 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Partly cloudy; snow on ground; 

 wind southwest, light; temp. 55°. Flicker, 4; Blue Jay, 3; Crow, 15; Tree Sparrow, 10; 

 Junco, 15; Song Sparrow, 5; Myrtle Warbler, 3; Chickadee, 25. Total, 8 species, 80 

 individuals. — John W. Russell. 



Warwick, R. L — Dec. 24; 9:45 a.m. to 2:45 P-^- Clear followed by cloudy; 3 in. of 

 snow; wind northwest, light; temp. 30°. Herring Gull, 43; Scaup, 6,000; Bob-white, 15; 

 Sparrow Hawk, i; English Pheasant, 2; Downy Woodpecker, 2; Flicker, 14; Blue Jay, 

 11; American Crow, 22; Starling, 309; Meadowlark, 3; Purple Finch, 6; Goldfinch, 3; 

 Pine Siskin, 20; Tree Sparrow, 28; Junco, 15; Song Sparrow, 5; Myrtle Warbler, 66; 

 White-breasted Nuthatch, 1; Chickadee, 31; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 3; Bluebird, 3. 

 Total, 22 species, 6,603 individuals. — Harry S. Hathaway. 



