1 6 Bird -Lore 



South Windsor, Conn. — Dec. 25; six hours. Snow in the morning, cloudy all day; very 

 little wind; temp. 27 . About 7 miles. Herring Gull, 3; Merganser, 6; Black Duck, 2; Quail, 

 8; Ring-necked Pheasant, 4; Red-shouldered Hawk, 2; Sparrow Hawk, 1; Long-eared Owl, 1; 

 Short-eared Owl, 6; Hairy Woodpecker, 1; Downy Woodpecker, 6; Prairie Horned Lark, 30; 

 Blue Jay, 5; Crow, 45; Starling, 10; Meadowlark, 8; Purple Finch, 25; Goldfinch 35; 

 Savannah Sparrow, 3; Tree Sparrow, 150; Song Sparrow, 14; Swamp-Sparrow, 1; Brown 

 Creeper, 5; White-breasted Nuthatch, 6; Chickadee, 23. Total, 25 species, 399 individuals. — 

 C. W. Vibert. 



Albany, N. Y. (west of the city). — Dec. 25; 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Cloudy; 2 in. of new-fallen 

 snow; wind northwest, light; temp. 8° at start, 14 at return. Twelve miles on foot. Sparrow 

 Hawk, 1; Blue Jay, 5; Crow, 728; Starling, 37; Redpoll, 45; Tree Sparrow, 120; Red-breasted 

 Nuthatch, 2; Chickadee, 9. Total, 8 species, 947 individuals. A number of Northern Shrikes 

 seen this fall and winter and Pine Grosbeaks twice reported. Downy Woodpeckers and 

 White-breasted Nuthatches are numerous in certain localities. — Clarence Houghton. 



Buffalo, N. Y. (Niagara River Shores). — Dec. 26; 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sky mostly overcast; 

 about 3 in. of snow; wind southwest, light; temp. 21 at start, 24 at return. Observers 

 together. Iceland Gull, 1; Herring Gull, 360; Ring-billed Gull, 90; Bonaparte's Gull, 375; 

 Merganser, 35; Red-breasted Merganser, 55; Mallard, 4; Black Duck, 215; Scaup Duck, 400; 

 Golden-eye, 225; Old Squaw, 375; Ring-necked Pheasant, 1; Downy Woodpecker, 2; Crow, 

 350; White-breasted Nuthatch, 2; Chickadee, 8. Total, 16 species, (about) 2,498 individuals. 

 The smaller land-birds have been scarce this winter. A Whistling Swan was swept over 

 Niagara Falls on Dec. 17. The Iceland Gull noted today was an immature specimen, and was 

 observed at close range as it rested on the rocks, with Herring and Ring-billed Gulls for 

 companions. — James Savage, Thomas L. Bourne, and Barnard S. Bronson. 



Collins, N. Y. (hospital grounds and Cattaraugus Indian Reservation).— Dec. 26; 10 

 a.m. to 4 p.m. Clear in a.m., light snow in p.m.; no wind. Sharp-shinned Hawk, 1; Hairy 

 Woodpecker, 2; Downy Woodpecker, 2; Prairie Horned Lark, 3; Blue Jay, 5; Crow, 2; Gold- 

 finch, 1; Tree Sparrow, 30; Slate-colored Junco, 20; Song Sparrow, 1; Cardinal, 6 (studied 

 closely; live here; seen for years past); Northern Shrike, 1; White-breasted Nuthatch, 3; 

 Chickadee, 14. Total, 14 species, about 91 individuals. Robin, Screech Owl, Barred Owl 

 seen last week in December and known to be wintering. — (Dr.) Anne E. Perkins. 



Fort Plain, N. Y. — Dec. 26; 8 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Bright sunshine; 6 in. 

 snow; wind northwest, light; temp. — 16 at start; +io° at return. Route, vicinity -of 

 Mohawk River, Abeel Island, Little Run, Oak and Otsquago Creek Valleys, including heavy 

 woods on Oak Hill. Observers together during morning; also beagle hound. About 15 miles 

 on foot. Ruffed Grouse, 6; Hairy Woodpecker, 1; Downy Woodpecker, 4; Blue Jay, 1; 

 American Crow, 75; Starling, 80; Tree Sparrow, 25; Northern Shrike, 1; Brown Creeper, 1; 

 White-breasted Nuthatch, 3; Black-capped Chickadee, 25. Total, n species, 223 individuals. 

 Fresh tracks in snow: Ring-necked Pheasant, pursued by mink, takes flight; Dec. 10, 3 Pine 

 Grosbeaks; Dec. 20, Robin, pursued by Northern Shrike, escapes. — Douglas Ayres, Jr. and 

 Everett Lasher. 



Geneva, N. Y. (to Junius, border city swamp, Seneca Lake, and Glenwood Cemetery) . 

 — Dec. 29; 8.30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Cloudy; strong northwest wind; snow-squalls at intervals; 

 temp. 33 to 15 . Observers working in different directions. Horned Grebe, 7; Loon, 1; 

 Herring Gull, 51; Ring-billed Gull, 3; American Merganser, 13; Red-breasted 

 Merganser, 5; Hooded Merganser, 1 ; Redhead, 4,000 + ; Canvasback, 12; Greater Scaup, 700 + , 

 Lesser Scaup, 5; American Golden-eye, 17; Bufflehead, 7; Old Squaw, 3; White- winged Scoter; 

 4; Pheasant, 19; Marsh Hawk, 1; Sparrow Hawk, 2; Hairy Woodpecker, 1; Downy Wood- 

 pecker, 5; Crow, 500 + ; Starling, 1; Meadowlark, 2; Redpoll, 7; Goldfinch, 3; Pine Siskin, 

 1; Song Sparrow, 3; Tree Sparrow, 75; Junco, 6; Brown Creeper, 3; White-breasted Nut- 

 hatch, 13; Black-capped Chickadee, 38; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 7. Total, 33 species, 5,516 

 individuals. — E. H. Eaton, Mrs. H. H. Henderson, and Malcolm S. Johnston. 



