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temp. 42°, ground bare. Herring Gull, 300; Red-breasted Merganser, i; Lesser Scaup, 

 i; Old-squaw, 70; Surf Scoter, 5; White-winged Scoter, 200; English Pheasant, 2; Sharp- 

 shinned Hawk, i; Sparrow Hawk, 2; Barred Owl, 2; Kingfisher, i; Hairy Woodpecker, 

 3; Downy Woodpecker, 5; Blue Jay, 7; Crow, 9; Starling, 250; Meadowlark, 2; Goldfinch, 

 14; White-throated Sparrow. 11; Junco, 15; Song Sparrow. 7; Fox Sparrow, 3; Winter 

 Wren, i; Brown Creeper, 3; White-breasted Nuthatch, 2; Chickadee 6; Golden-crowned 

 Kinglet, 2; Robin, 3. Total, 28 species, 928 individuals. — Frank Norak, Warden. 



Norwalk, Conn. — Dec. 24; 7 to 1 1 a.m. Cloudy; ground bare; wind northeast, very 

 light; temp. 38° to 44°. Horned Grebe, 4; Great Black-backed Gull, 2; Herring Gull, 47; 

 Red-breasted Merganser, 2; Black Duck, 2; Scaup Duck, 34: Golden-eye Duck, 42; 

 Bufflehead Duck, 5; Old-squaw, 36; Great Blue Heron, i; Downy Woodpecker, 2: 

 Horned Lark, 9; Blue Jay, 4; Crow, 39; Starling, 13; Meadowlark, 4; Snow Bunting, 56; 

 Tree Sparrow, 8; Field Sparrow, 2; Junco, 6; Song Sparrow, 3; Pipit, i; Brown Creeper, 1 ; 

 White-breasted Nuthatch, 2; Chickadee, 8. Total, 25 species, 329 individuals. The 

 Pipit was in company with the Horned Larks. Its presence was first detected by its call- 

 note. Later it was observed from about 100 feet. — Aretas A. Saunders. 



Albany, N. Y. (west side of city). — Dec. 25; 9.30 a.m. to 1.30 p.m., drizzling rain; 

 wind west; temp. 36° at start, 38° at return; ground bare. Six miles on foot. Sparrow 

 Hawk, 2; Blue Jay, 3; Crow, 75; Goldfinch, i; Tree Sparrow, 85; Northern Shrike, i; 

 Brown Creeper, 2; White-breasted Nuthatch, 3; Chickadee, 12. Total, 9 species, 184 

 individuals. — Jos. S. Lawrence. 



Albany, N. Y. (north of city, near Hudson River). — Dec. 22; 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Light 

 rain; muddy; wind south; temp. 48° at start, 46° at return. About 6 miles on foot. 

 Herring Gull, 8; Downy Woodpecker, 2; American Crow, 175; Tree Sparrow, 35;. Song 

 Sparrow, 15; Brown Creeper, 3; White-breasted Nuthatch, 7; Black-capped Chickadee, 

 18. Total, 8 species, 263 individuals. — Clarence Houghton. 



Fort Plain, N. Y. — Dec. 28; 10 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. Clear, with frequent flurries of snow; 

 ground almost bare; wind northwest, strong; temp. 26° at start, 18° at return. Route, 

 Oak Creek valley, through woods, thence across open fields to Erie canal and Mohawk 

 river, following Erie canal towpath home. About 10 miles on foot. Ruffed Grouse, i ; 

 Downy Woodpecker, 2; .American Crow, i; Red- winged Blackbird, 2; Rusty Blackbird, 

 i; Tree Sparrow, 20; Song Sparrow, i; White-breasted Nuthatch, 2; Black-capped 

 Chickadee, 18; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 2. Total, 10 species, 50 individuals. The 

 Red-winged Blackbirds are wintering in a nearby swamp. Crows for some reason are 

 scarce. Pheasants are quite numerous, but keep well concealed. — Douglas Ayres, Jr. 



Syracuse, N. Y. — Dec. 26; 9.30 a.m. to 3.30 p.m. Cloudy, with light snow flurries; 

 temp. 28°; light northwest wind; ground bare, slightly frozen. Route from Liverpool 

 to Long Branch, returning to Liverpool by different route. Herring Gull, 22; Black 

 Duck, 2; Downy Woodpecker, 3; American Crow, 4; Tree Sparrow, 29; Junco, i; Song 

 Sparrow, 9; Brown Creeper, 3, White-breasted Nuthatch, 2; Chickadee, 25. Total, 

 10 species, 100 individuals. — Nettie M. Sadler and Blanche Hamson. 



Geneva, N. Y.(City, Lake Shore, Pine Plain, Pre-emption Road Swamp). — Dec. 28; 

 8 a.m. to 5 P.M. Partly cloudy; trace of snow on ground; light northwest wind; temp, 

 about 30°. Observers mostly working apart. Horned Grebe, i; Herring Gull, 26; Ring- 

 billed Gull, i; Redheaded Duck, 2000-I-; Canvasback Duck, 3; Scaup Duck, 500-I-; 

 Goldeneye Duck, 3; Bufllehead Duck, 6; Old-squaw, 5; Great Blue Heron, 1; Ring- 

 necked Pheasant, 5; Sharp-shinned Hawk, i; Red-tailed Hawk, i; Screech Owl, i; 

 Hairy Woodpecker, 5; Downy Woodpecker, 21; Red-headed Woodpecker, i; Flicker, 

 i; Prairie Horned Lark, 6; American Crow, 1,100; Red-winged Blackbird, i; Pine Gros- 

 beak, 3; Purple Finch, 2; Redpoll, i; Goldfinch, 6; Tree Sparrow, 85; Junco, 7; Song 

 Sparrow, 7; Swamp Sparrow, 2; Cape May Warbler, i; Brown Creeper, 7; White- 

 breasted Nuthatch, 39; Chickadee, 117; Golden-crowned Kinglet. 11; Robin, 2. Total, 35 



