Bird- Lore's Seventeenth Christmas Census 17 



New Haven, Conn. (Edgewood Park and Mitchell's Hill). — Dec. 25; 10 a.m. to 

 12:30 P.M. Partly cloudy; wind west, brisk; ground partly snow-covered; temp. 39°. 

 Herring Gull, i; Sparrow Hawk, 2; Red-tailed Hawk, i; Kingfisher, i; Downy Wood- 

 pecker, 2; Blue Jay, 13; Crow, 18; Starling, 97; Goldfinch, 2; Junco, 56; White-throated 

 Sparrow, i; Tree Sparrow, 3; Song Sparrow, 5; Brown Creeper, i; White-breasted 

 Nuthatch, 2; Chickadee, 6; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 3; Robin, 3. Total, 18 species, 

 166 individuals. — Dwight B. and Clifford H. Pangburn. 



New London, Conn. — Dec. 27; 10:15 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Rainy; ground nearly bare; 

 wind east, light; temp. 30° at start. Herring Gull, 6; Black Duck, 10; Greater Scaup, 

 10; Goldeneye, 29; Bufilehead, 6; Bob-white, i; Horned Lark, 25; Blue Jay, 7; Crow, 11; 

 Starling, 60; Pine Grosbeak, i; Goldfinch, 11; White-throated Sparrow, i; Tree Spar- 

 row, 19; Slate-colored Junco, 18; Song Sparrow, 2; Myrtle Warbler, 16; Brown Creeper, 

 i; Chickadee, 14. Total, 19 species, 248 individuals. — Frances M. Graves. 



Norwalk, Conn. — Dec. 24; 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Partly cloudy; temp. 30°; 12 miles. 

 Red-breasted Merganser, 40; Black Duck, 200; Scaup, 200; American Goldeneye, 6; 

 Old-squaw, 20; Herring Gull, 40; Red-shouldered Hawk, i; Screech Owl, i; Downy 

 Woodpecker, i; Flicker, i; Horned Lark, 30; Blue Jay, 11; Crow, 24; Starling, 50; 

 Meadowlark, i; Purple Finch, 2; Goldfinch, 16; Pine Siskin, 50; White-throated Spar- 

 row, 11; Song Sparrow, 16; Tree Sparrow, 15; Junco, 7; Towhee, i; Cardinal, i; Brown 

 Thrasher, i; Winter Wren, i; Brown Creeper, i; White-breasted Nuthatch, 7; Chicka- 

 dee, 10; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 2. Total, 30 species, 767 individuals. Cardinal dis- 

 covered by Mr. Geo. Ells in November and has lived in same place ever since; seen 

 daily. Towhee and Thrasher found at edge of large swamp. — James Hall and Wilbur 

 F. Smith. 



South Windsor, Conn. — 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Clear; wind west, light; temp. 32°. Her- 

 ring Gull, i; American Merganser, i; Sharp-shinned Hawk, i; Goshawk, i; Sparrow 

 Hawk, i; Screech Owl, i; Hairy Woodpecker, 3; Downy Woodpecker, 8; Horned Lark, 

 20; Blue Jay, 8; Crow, 75; Starling, 20; Meadowlark, 6; Rusty Blackbird, 2; Purple 

 Finch, 2; Goldfinch, 45; White-throated Sparrow, 2; Tree Sparrow, 200; Junco, 6; Song 

 Sparrow, 35; Swamp Sparrow, i; Brown Creeper, 2; White-breasted Nuthatch, 7; 

 Chickadee, 50. Total, 24 species, about 500 individuals. — C. W. Vibert. 



Windsor, Conn. — 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Ground snow-covered; rain all day; light winds; 

 temp. 35°. American Merganser, i; Ruffed Grouse, i; Rough-legged Hawk, 2; Barred 

 Owl, i; Screech Owl, i; Kingfisher, i; Hairy Woodpecker, i; Downy Woodpecker, 5; 

 Blue Jay, 6; Starling, 30; Crow, 565; Tree Sparrow, 73; Junco, 6; Brown Creeper, 4; 

 White-breasted Nuthatch, 2; Black-capped Chickadee, 29; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 3. 

 Total, 17 species, 731 individuals. Pileated Woodpecker, i; Pine Grosbeak, 3; Redpoll, 

 6; Hudsonian Chickadee, 2, observed at West Hartford, Conn., within a week of Christ- 

 mas. — Edward P. St. John. 



Albany, N.Y. (just west of the city). — Dec. 24; 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 P.M. Partly cloudy; 

 2 to 3 in. of snow and ice; wind northwest, 5 miles per hour; temp. 28°. Sparrow Hawk, 

 i; Downy Woodpecker, i; Crow, i,ooo-|-; Starling, 100 (one flock, an unusual sight in 

 this section); Redpoll, 50; Tree Sparrow, 41; Brown Creeper, i; White-breasted 

 Nuthatch, 2; Chickadee, 28. Total, 9 species, 1,224-!- individuals. — Clarence 

 Houghton. 



ColUns, N. Y. (Hospital grounds and Cattaraugus Indian Reservation). — Dec. 24; 

 12:30 to I and 2 to 5 p.m. Cloudy, dull, overcast; light southwest wind; 2 ft. of snow, 

 mostly level; creek open; temp. 30°. Great Blue Heron, i; Sharp-shinned Hawk, i; 

 Sparrow Hawk, i; Hairy Woodpecker, i; Downy Woodpecker, 6; Flicker, i; Prairie 

 Horned Lark, 6; Blue Jay, i; American Crow, 3; Tree Sparrow, 15; Song Sparrow, i; 

 Cedar Waxwing, 2; Brown Creeper, i; White-breasted Nuthatch, 3; Chickadee, 200. 

 Total, 15 species, 243 individuals. — Drs. Earle V. Gray and Anne E. Perkins. 



