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ber of bird-lovers who had ample oppor- 

 tunity to watch them closely from a 

 curtained window, which looked out on 

 the apple-tree and feeding-station only a 

 few feet from the house; so there was no 

 chance of an error in their identification. 

 They were first seen on January 5, in the 

 midst of a driving blizzard, with the 

 mercury dropping to 25° below zero. The 

 pair remained in the vicinity of the grain- 

 strewn feeding-station for about half an 

 hour, and have been seen a great many 

 times since, by a large number of people. 

 — Ethel A. Nott, Reedshurg, Wisconsin. 



Evening Grosbeaks at Port Henry, N. Y. 



On December 17, 1915, I saw a pair of 

 Evening Grosbeaks. 



On January 28, 1916, out over an open 

 spot of water in Lake Champlain, I saw 

 three Canada Geese and the men working 

 near there told me they had been around 

 there all the morning. 



On January 7, 1916, I saw a large flock 

 of Evening Grosbeaks. 



The last two weeks I have seen many 

 Crows as many as four in one flock. — - 

 Dora B. Harris, Port Henry, N. Y. 



The Evening Grosbeak at Glens 

 Falls, N. Y. 



The Bird Club of Glens Falls reports 

 that on January 25, 1916, Miss Shields 

 saw on one of our streets, seven Evening 

 Grosbeaks, four males and three females. 

 — C. EvELEEN Hathaway, Secretary, 

 Glens Falls, N. Y. 



Evening Grosbeaks at Saratoga 

 Springs, N. Y. 



It gives me much pleasure to report to 

 you that on Sunday morning, January 30, 

 1916, there was a flock of Evening Gros- 

 beaks feeding in the open woodland across 

 the street. When first seen, about twenty 

 of the birds were sitting quietly on the 

 upper branches of a leafless maple, the 

 balance feeding on exposed ground 

 between snowdrifts under the trees. 



There were thirty-seven birds in the flock, 

 of which one-fourth to one-third were 

 males in the brilliant yellow, white, and 

 brownish black plumage. They were 

 talking to each other softly, and the low 

 beaded call was frequent; but I did not 

 hear the males whistle as they used to in 

 Wisconsin. 



I called the attention of Miss Adelaide 

 Denton (the local authority on bird-life) 

 to the flock, and we watched them for 

 quite some time, before they rose, took 

 wing, and wheeling, flew to the north, and 

 disappeared. Miss Denton had never 

 seen Evening Grosbeaks in this territory 

 before, although she tells me Pine Gros- 

 beaks are fairly common winter visitors. 



I have re-opened this letter to add that 

 part of the flock have returned to this 

 locality. Twenty-five of the Grosbeaks 

 now being in the maples across the way. 



Perhaps I should add that I am quite 

 familiar with the Evening Grosbeaks, 

 having observed them every winter from 

 1900 to 1908-9 inclusive, feeding in the 

 box elder trees in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. 

 — Jacolyn Manning, M. D., Saratoga 

 Springs, N. Y. 



The Evening Grosbeak at Boston 



Any record of the Evening Grosbeak on 

 the Atlantic coast is so very rare that it 

 may interest the readers of Bird-Lore to 

 hear of a visit made to us by one on De- 

 cember 16, 1915. 



Our bird was found in the Boston Park- 

 way, close to the city blocks, flying about, 

 at times rather wildly, at others, feeding 

 tamely on the ground among the Eng- 

 lish Sparrows. 



By its plumage, of which we give here- 

 with a brief sketch, we judge it to have 

 been a female or young bird. Head, 

 rather dark gray; nape, yellowish green; 

 back, pale brownish green; wings, black, 

 interspersed with large areas of white; 

 tail, black, with broad, white tip; chin and 

 throat, gray; rest of under-parts pale 

 yellowish or greenish brown; legs, pink; 

 bill, whitish, or pale horn-color. 



When at rest, the bird gave the effect of 



