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can Merganser, 3; Red-breasted Merganser, 15; Black Duck, 200; Great Blue Heron, 

 i; Downy Woodpecker, i; Northern Flicker, 4; Horned Lark, 60; Blue Jay, 12; Ameri 

 can Crow, 17; Starling, 3; Goldfinch, 42; White-throated Sparrow, 3; Tree Sparrow, 

 32; Slate-colored Junco, 57; Song Sparrow, 6; Cedar Waxwing, i; Myrtle Warbler, 52; 

 White-breasted Nuthatch, 2; Chickadee, 28; Robin, 2. Total, 23 species, 544 individuals. 

 The following additional species have been found during the last few days: Bob- white, 

 Ruffed Grouse, Barred Owl, Screech Ovvl, Meadowlark, Purple Grackle, Pine Gros- 

 l)eak, and Redpoll. — Edward H. Perkins. 



South Windsor, Conn. — Dec. 27; 8 .\.m. to 3 p.m. Partly cloudy; with occasional 

 flurries of snow; wind west, light; temp. 30°. 10 miles. Herring Gull, 4; Black Duck, 5; 

 Red-shouldered Hawk, 2; Sparrow Hiwk, i; Ruffed Grouse, i; Screech Ovvl, i; Hairy 

 Woodpecker, 3; Downy Woodpecker, 5; Horned Lark, 45; Blue Jay, 8; Crow, 300; 

 Starling, 25; Red-wing Blackbird, i; Purple Finch, 15; Goldfinch, 20; White-throated 

 Sparrow, i; Tree Sparrow, 250; Junco, 15; Swamp Sparrow, i; Song Sparrow, 12; 

 Brown Creeper, 7; White-breasted Nuthatch, 6; Chickadee, 15. Total, 23 species, 

 about 772 individuals. — C. W. Vibert. 



Hartford, Conn. — Dec. 25; 8 .\.m. to 2 p.m. Cloudy; light mist; no wind; ground bare; 

 temi). 45°. Sparrow Hawk, 8; Barred Owl, i; Screech Owl, i; Hairy Woodpecker, 7; 

 Downy Woodpecker, 5; Blue Jay, 26; .\merican Crow, 40; Starling, 255; Goldfinch, 49; 

 Tree Sparrow, 65; Slate-colored Junco, 103; Song Sparrow, 3; White-breasted Nuthatch, 

 11; Chickadee, 42. Total, 14 species, 616 individuals. — Clifford M. C.\se. 



Hartford, Conn. (North from this city beside the Connecticut River several miles, 

 and in the meadows and woodland adjacent to said river). — Dec. 25; 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. 

 ("loudy all forenoon, to clear in afternoon; temp. 38^ to 49°; wind light, and changeable 

 throughout the day; ground bare and muddy following a very heavy rain all night 

 previous. About 10 miles. Herring Gull, 6; Black Duck, 6; Red-shouldered Hawk, i; 

 Sparrow Hawk, 2; Screech Ovvl, i; Hair}- Woodpecker, 2; Downy Woodpecker, 5; 

 Horned Lark, (one flock) 50-I-; Blue Jay, 6; .\merican Crow, iooo-(-; Starling, 200 + ; 

 Purple Finch, 10; Goldfinch, 75 + ; White-throated Sparrow, i; Tree Sparrow, 300 + ; 

 Slate-colored Junco, (one flock) 50-I-; Song Sparrow, (unusually plentiful) 20-}-; 

 Swamp Sparrow, i; Brown Creeper. 4; White-breasted Nuthatch, 5; Chickadee, 15-!-. 

 Total, 21 species, 1760-I- individuals. Redpolls, Pine Grosbeak and Pileated Wood- 

 peckers rci)ortcd here recently, but not seen today. — Geo. T. Griswold. 



West Hartford, Conn. — ^Dec. 22; 7 to 12 a.m. and 3 to \.j;o p..\t. Cloudy forenoon, rain 

 afternoon. Light wind; ground bare, temp, up to 55°. Xine mile tramp. Ruffed Grouse, 

 2; Hairy Woodpecker, i- Xorthcrn Pileated W'oodpecker, 2; Blue Jay, 3; .\merican 

 Crow, 300; Starling, 150; (ioldfinch, 130; Tree Sparrow, 21; Junco, 25; Song Sparrow, i ; 

 Chickadee, 6. Total, 11 species, 641 individuals. — Kdwin H. Mi'NC.er. 



Bristol, Conn. (Edgewood District and northwest quadrant of city). — Deo. 25; 

 7.20 A.M. to 4.50 P. .VI. Cloudv with mist and fog on elevated territory; ground bare; 

 trees and bushes dripping; a faint l)reath of air east; temp. 40° at start, 44° at return. 

 Began to clear at noon; southwest breeze changing to brisk from northwest, and slightly 

 cloudy at return. Hairy Woodpecker 2; Downy Woodpecker, 2; Blue Jay, 19; Crow, 10; 

 Starling. 45; (ioldfinch 182-I-; While-throated S|)arrow, i; Tree Sparrow, 2; Song 

 Sparrow, 2; Winter Wren, i; White-breasted Nuthatch, 5; Chickadee 25. Total,. 12 

 sijccies, 2()(> ind'v iduals. — Ki.BKRT K. Smith and Frank Brien. 



New London, Conn.— Dec. 26; 9.20 a.m. to 4 p.m. Snowing, very little wind; temp. 

 38° at start. Seven miles on foot. Holb(eirs (Jrcbe, i; Horned Grebe, 9; Herring Gull, 

 182; Ring-billed (aiU. 2; Scaup Duck, 10; Kingfisher, i; Goldfinch, i; Tree Sparrow, 2^; 

 Song Sparrow, 0; Chickadee, 11. Total, 10 species, 240 individuals. -Frances .\L 

 Graves. 



Birdcraft Sanctuary to Fairfield Beach, Conn. Det . 25; sunrise to sunset. Fair, 



