i6 Bird - Lore 



Bristol, Conn. — Dec. 25; 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Cloudy, snow flurry forenoon, becom- 

 ing fair in afternoon; wind brisk, increasing to a gale 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., diminishing 

 to fresh at sundown; 4 to 6 in. of old snow; temp. 32°. Sparrow Hawk, i; Downy Wood- 

 pecker, 2; Blue Jay, 25; Crow, 18; Starling, 60; Pine Grosbeak (?), young males or 

 females, 2 (in flight overhead, size, general coloration and calls, made us feel quite cer- 

 tain); Redpoll, 179 + ; Goldfinch, 20; Tree Sparrow, 38; Song Sparrow, 2; Winter Wren, 

 i; White-breasted Nuthatch, 3; Chickadee, 23; Golden-crowned Kinglet, i. Total, 14 

 species, 375 individuals. — E. E. Smith and Frank Bruen. 



Clinton and Grove Beach, Conn. — Dec. 25; 9:30 a.m. to 12:50 p.m.; 2:30 to 4:15 

 P.M. Partly cloudy to clear; ground bare; wind northwest, heavy; temp. 36°. Horned 

 Grebe, i; Loon, i; Red-throated Loon, 2; Herring Gull, 63; Red-breasted Merganser, i; 

 Black Duck, 4; Scaup, 122; Goldeneye, 7; Bufiiehead, 17; Old-squaw, 2; Scoter, 2; White- 

 winged Scoter, 13; Surf Scoter, 32; Bob-white, 12; Cooper's Hawk, i; Screech Owl, i 

 (at dusk); Downy Woodpecker, i; Horned Lark, 3; Blue Jay, i; Crow, 5; Starling, 23; 

 Red Crossbill, i; Purple Finch, 2; Pine Siskin, 3; Goldfinch, 5; Tree Sparrow, 9; White- 

 throated Sparrow, 4; Junco, 19; Song Sparrow, i; Cardinal, i (7 a.m); Myrtle Warbler, 

 3; Chickadee, 6; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 3. Total, 33 species, 361 individuals. The 

 Cardinal was an adult female, seen from a distance of 50 feet, through seven-diameter 

 prism-binoculars. The bird was seen again, in the same place, on the morning of Dec. 

 26. On that day, in the vicinity of Guilford, Conn., at least 100 Redpolls. — Aretas A. 

 Saunders. 



Fairfield, Conn. (Birdcraft Sanctuary, 10 acres). — Dec. 25; sunrise to sunset. 

 Partly cloudy; temp. 38°. Herring Gull, 15; Downy Woodpecker, 3; Blue Jay, 5; Crow, 

 7; Starling, flock of 250; Redpoll, 18; Purple Finch, 10; Goldfinch, 15; White-throated 

 Sparrow, 3; Tree Sparrow, 12; Junco, 30; Song Sparrow, 6; Myrtle Warbler, 10; White- 

 breasted Nuthatch, 2; Chickadee, 5; Robin, i. Total, 16 species, 398 individuals. — 

 Frank Novak, Warden. 



Hartford, Conn. — Dec. 25; 9 a.m. to i p.m. Clear; ground snow-covered; wind 

 west, strong; temp. 35°. Downy Woodpecker, 3; Blue Jay, 9; Crow, 6; Starling, 26; 

 Redpoll, 46; Goldfinch, 14; Tree Sparrow, 2; Slate-colored Junco, 71; White-breasted 

 Nuthatch, 4; Chickadee, 18. Total, 10 species, 199 individuals. — Clifford M. Case. 



Hartford, Conn. — Dec. 24; 10:30 a.m to 5 p.m. Clear a.m., cloudy p.m.; 6 in. of 

 snow and crust; light northwest wind; temp. 30° to 35°. Walk of 15 miles or more 

 covering a considerable variety of territory. Screech Owl, i; Hairy Woodpecker, 2; 

 Downy Woodpecker, 8; Northern Pileated Woodpecker, 2; Blue Jay, 34; Crow, 150-f-; 

 Starling, so-|-; Redpoll, flock of 5o-(-; Pine Siskin, flock of 75 + ; Tree Sparrow, 2; Junco, 

 45; Brown Creeper, 8; White-breasted Nuthatch, 11; Black-capped Chickadee, 18; 

 Hudsonian Chickadee, 7-I-; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 9. Total, 16 species, 472 -|- indi- 

 viduals. The Pileated Woodpecker and the Hudsonian Chickadee have been observed by 

 the writer every week for over a month; both are seldom seen here. — Geo. T. Griswold. 



West Hartford, Conn. — Dec. 24; 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 to 5 p.m. Fair; ground 

 partly covered with snow and ice; temp. 28°. Ruffed Grouse, i; Sparrow Hawk, 1; 

 Screech Owl, 2; Hairy Woodpecker, i; Downy Woodpecker, 3; Northern Pileated Wood- 

 pecker, 2; Blue Jay, i; Crow, 200; Starling, 91; Purple Finch, 3; Goldfinch, 6; Tree 

 Sparrow, 10; Song Sparrow, 2; nuthatch sp., 4; Chickadee, 15; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 

 3. Total, 16 species, 345 individuals. Hudsonian Chickadees have been in Reservoir 

 Park for over a month; as high a number as 40 were seen in one day. Three Pine Gros- 

 beaks were seen on Saturday, a number of flocks of Redpolls have been seen in West 

 Hartford and in Hartford the past week, and A. C. Hall reported to me this morning 

 that last Friday he saw a Phoebe. The identification was positive; the bird was with a 

 flock of Juncos, and Mr. Hall had a good chance to observe it, saw it wag its tail and 

 observed its markings. — Edwin H. Munger. 



