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Purple Finch, 15; Tree Sparrow, 2; Slate-colored Junco, 2; Brown Creeper, 2; White- 

 breasted Nuthatch, 4; Black-capped Chickadee, 25; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 2. Total, 

 13 species, 61 individuals + Crows. — Edward Daly and J. F. Calvert. 



Millbrook, Ont. — Dec. 24; 12 m. to 5 p.m. Cloudy; 8 in. of snow; wind west, light; 

 temp. 32°. Great Blue Heron, i; Red-tailed Hawk, i; Downy Woodpecker, i; Blue 

 Jay, 4; Snow Bunting, 50; Redpoll, 30; Chickadee, 14. Total, 7 species, loi individuals. 

 — Sam. Hl'Nter. 



Reaboro, Franklin and Bethany, Ont., and return. — Dec. 21; 8.40 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

 Overcast; about 4 in. of snow; wind westerly, light; temp. 28°. Canada Ruffed Grouse, 

 i; large hawk, i; Barred Owl, i; Great Horned Owl, i; Hairj- Woodpecker, 6; Downy 

 Woodpecker, i; Blue Ja}^, 15; Pine Grosbeak, 2; Snow Bunting, 400; Tree Sparrow, 11; 

 Song Sparrow, i; White-breasted Nuthatch, i; Chickadee, 27. Total, 13 species, 468 

 individuals. — ^E. W. Calvert. 



Dover, N. H. — Dec. 26; 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Cloudy; ground 95 per cent bare; south 

 breeze; temp. 51° to 36°. Herring Gull, 37; American Goldeneye, 13; duck sp., 5; 

 Ruffed Grouse, 3; Sharp-shinned Hawk, i; Blue Jay, i; Crow, 5; Meadowlark, 2; Tree 

 Sparrow, 15; Black-capped Chickadee, 19; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 2. Total, 11 

 species, 103 individuals. — Perley M. Jenness. 



East Jaffrey, N. H. — Dec. 23; 7.30 to 11.15 a.m. and i to 4.30 p.m. Cloud}', begin- 

 ning to rain in p.m.; id in. of snow; wind southeast, moderate; temp. 21° to 38°. Hairy 

 Woodpecker, i; Downy Woodpecker, 3; Blue Jay, 3; White-breasted Nuthatch, i; 

 Black-capped Chickadee, 24; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 2; Robin, 34. Total, 7 species, 

 68 individuals. The Robins were in a flock that is wintering here. — Stuart T. Dan- 



FORTH. 



Rochester, N. H. — Dec. 29; 1.30 to 4.30 p.m. Heavy snowstorm with strong north 

 wind; 2 to 4 in. of snow; temp. 25°. Ruffed Grouse, i; Downy Woodpecker, i; Tree 

 Sparrow, i; Chickadee, 20; White-breasted Nuthatch, i; Brown Creeper, heard. Total, 

 6 species, 26 individuals. — Franklin McDuffee and Mrs. George Watson. 



Tilton, N. H. — Dec. 25; 8.20 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. Cloudy, changing to light rain; a 

 little snow on ground; wind light, southeast; temp. 38°. Blue Jay, i; White-breasted 

 Nuthatch, i; Chickadee, 6; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 2. Total, 4 species, 10 individ- 

 uals. Birds seem unusually scarce this winter. — George L. Plimpton and Edward 

 H. Perkins. 



Bennington, Vt. — Dec. 24; 10 to 11.30 a.m. Cloudy, with a fine mist following, 

 making the day dark; 4 to 8 in. of snow; light southeast wind; temp. 40°. Ruffed Grouse, 

 5; Hairy Woodpecker, i; Downy Woodpecker, 2; Blue Jay, 2; American Crow, 7; 

 Starling, 2; White-breasted Nuthatch, i; Red-breasted Nuthatch, 2; Black-capped 

 Chickadee, 10. Total, 9 species, 32 individuals. — Dr. and Mrs. Lucretius H. Ross. 



Clarendon, Vt. — Dec. 24; 2 to 4.30 p.m. Cloudy; i ft. of snow; wind southwest, 

 brisk; temp. 35°. Ruffed Grouse, 3; Great Horned Owl, 2; Downy Woodpecker, i; 

 Blue Jay, 2; White-breasted Nuthatch, i; Chickadee, 4. Total, 6 species, 13 individual-s. 

 — L. H. Potter. 



Boston, Mass. — Dec. 24; (Arnold Arboretum to Longwood, 9.45 a.m. to 12.45 ^■^■ 

 and Charles River Basin, 3.45 to 4.15 p.m.); partly cloudj^; ground bare; wind north- 

 west, moderate; temp. 39°. Black-backed Gull, 7; Herring Gull, 30; American Golden- 

 ej'e, 30; Bob-white, 12; Pheasant, 5; Sparrow Hawk, i; Downy Woodpecker, i; Flicker, 

 2; Blue Jay, 10; Crow, 16; Goldfinch, 7; White-throated Sparrow, i; Junco, 20; Song 

 Sparrow, 2; Cedar Waxwing, 7; Chickadee, 6; Golden-crowned Kinglet, i. Total, 17 

 species, 158 indi\aduals. — E. G. and R. E. Robbins. 



Boston, Mass. (Charles River Basin, the Fens, Riverway, Olmsted Park and 

 Jamaica Pond). — Dec. 20; 9.05 a.m. to 2 p.m. Clear; ground bare; wind northwest, 

 light; temp. 32° to 38°. Black-backed Gull, 7; Herring Gull, 1,500; Merganser, 4; 



