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Creeper, 4; White-breasted Nuthatch, 5; Red-breasted Nuthatch, 3; Chickadee, 16; 

 Robin, I. Total, 22 species, 352 individuals. — Edward P. St. John. 



South Windsor, Conn. — Dec. 24; 8 a.m. to i p.m. Partly cloudy; ground partly 

 covered with snow and ice; light wind; temp. 20°. Herring Gull, 10; American 

 Merganser, 25; Bob- white, 10; Ring-necked Pheasant, i; Sparrow Hawk, 5; Hairy 

 Woodpecker, 4; Downy Woodpecker, 7; Horned Lark, 24; Blue Jay, 12; Crow, 100; 

 Starling, 150; Meadowlark, 20; Purple Finch, 27; Tree Sparrow, 50; Song Sparrow, 

 14; Brown Creeper, 2; White-breasted Nuthatch, 15; Chickadee, 50. Total, 18 species, 

 526 individuals. — Five Redpolls seen on Dec. 25. — C. W. Vibert. 



Geneva, N. Y., to Naples, Canandaigua and Cayuga Lake Park. — Dec. 26; 8 a.m. 

 to 5.45 P.M. Clear; about i in. of snow; wind strong, west; temp. 25° to 35°. Holboell's 

 Grebe, i; Horned Grebe, 10; Pied-billed Grebe, i; Herring Gull, 53; American Mergan- 

 ser, 6; Black Duck, 70; Redhead, 800; Canvasback, 500; Greater Scaup, 950; Lesser 

 Scaup, 7; American Goldeneye, 17; Bufflehead, 7; Old-squaw, 2; Canada Goose, 50; 

 Ruffed Grouse, 2; Ring-necked Pheasant, 17; Sharp-shinned Hawk, i; Red-tailed Hawk, 

 i; Red-shouldered Hawk, i; Screech Owl, 2; Hairy Woodpecker, 3; Downy Woodpecker, 

 9; Red-bellied Woodpecker, i; Flicker, 3; Blue Jay, 11; Crow, 1,800; Rusty Blackbird, 

 2; Goldfinch, 7; Tree Sparrow, 45; Junco, 44; Song Sparrow, 5; Northern Shrike, 2; 

 Winter Wren, 2; Brown Creeper, i; White-breasted Nuthatch, 18; Chickadee, 98; 

 Golden-crowned Kinglet, 30; Robin, i. Total, 38 species, 4,574 individuals. — The three 

 observers worked in different directions. — Thomas Sherman, Harley Sherman and 

 Otto McCreary. 



Hamburg, N. Y. — Dec. 20; 2 to 5.30 p.m. Cloudy; about 4 in. of snow; wind west, 

 brisk; temp. 24°. Ruffed Grouse, i; Downy W^oodpecker, 3; Crow, 6; Tree Sparrow, 8; 

 Winter Wren, 2; White-breasted Nuthatch, 3; Chickadee, 8. Total, 7 species, 31 indi- 

 viduals. — Red-headed Woodpeckers and Red-breasted Nuthatches absent this winter. — 

 Thomas L. Bourne. 



Jamacia, Long Island, N. Y. (northward to Flushing Creek). — Dec. 26; 2.30 to 

 4.30 P.M. Clear; cold (barely thawing in the sun); several inches of snow; strong 

 northerly winds. During the morning, a snowstorm, driven by a seventy-mile gale, 

 and accompanied bj^ lightning and thunder, had raged. Conditions were unfavor- 

 able for seeing many birds. Herring Gull, i; Marsh Hawk, 2; Broad-winged 

 Hawk (?), i; Crow, 5; Starling, 12; Tree Sparrow, 12; Junco, 25; Song Sparrow, 2; 

 Swamp Sparrow, i. Total, 9 species, 61 individuals. I regret that I cannot be absolutely 

 certain about the identity of the Hawk called a Broad-winged. — Robert Cushman 

 Murphy. 



New York City (231st Street and Broadway to Jerome Reservoir, Van Cortlandt 

 Park, Mosholu Parkway, Bronx Park, Unionport, Castle Hill and Clason Point. Trol- 

 ley used between Bronx Park and Unionport, rest of route on foot). — Dec. 27; 8 a.m. 

 to 4.45 P.M. Slightly overcast; ground snow-covered, thawed in some places; wind 

 west, light; temp. 36° to 52°. Loon, 3; Herring Gull, 2,000-t-; Merganser, 7; Black 

 Duck, 10; Scaup, 200; Black-crowned Night Heron, 42; Bob-white, 16; Red-tailed Hawk, 

 5; Red-shouldered Hawk, 2; Sparrow Hawk, i; Kingfisher, i; Downy Woodpecker, 9; 

 Blue Jay, 6; Crow, 16; Starling, 213; Goldfinch, 32; Vesper Sparrow, i; White-throated 

 Sparrow, 9; Tree Sparrow, 108; Field Sparrow, 8; Junco, 41; Song Sparrow, 20; Cedar 

 Waxwing, 2; Brown Creeper, 5; White-breasted Nuthatch, i; Chickadee, 21; Robin, i. 

 Total, 27 species, 2,8oo-l- individuals. On Dec. 25, two Fox Sparrows and a female 

 Cardinal were seen in Bronx Park by the Messrs. Nichols. — ^George E. Hix, L. Nelson 

 Nichols and Edward G. Nichols. 



New York City (Central Park). — Dec. 25; 9 a.m. to i p.m. Cloudy; ground mostly 

 bare, with some remaining patches of snow; wind southeast, light; temp. 45° to 54°. 

 Herring Gull, 70; Black Duck, i; Downy Woodpecker, 2; Starling, 24; Junco, 4; Song 



