Bird-Lore's Fifteenth Christmas Census 23 



Port Dover, Ont. — Dec. 25; 10 a.m. to 12.45 p-^- Mostly clear; i ft. of snow; wind 

 northeast, light; temp. 5° to 7°. Cooper's Hawk, i; Hawk (apparently Red-tailed), i; 

 Blue Jay, 8; Crow, 2; Purple Finch, 2; Tree Sparrow, 10; Junco, 3; Song Sparrow, 2; 

 White-breasted Nuthatch, i; Chickadee, 16; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 3. Total, 11 

 species, 49 individuals. — Arthur W. Preston. 



Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. — Dec. 29; 8 a.m. to i p.m. Cloudy, heavy sleet and rain 

 from II A.M. on; 2 in. of snow; wind southeast, moderate; temp, at sunrise, 31°. Crow, 

 10; Vesper [?Ed.] Sparrow, i; Junco, 2; Myrtle Warbler, 2; Red-breasted Nuthatch, i; 

 Acadian Chickadee, i; Golden-crowned Kinglet, i. Total, 7 species, 18 individuals. — 

 Harrison F. Lewis. 



Brunswick, Maine. — Dec. 25; 9 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. Six inches of snow; wind north; 

 temp. — 10°. Ruffed Grouse, 3; Downy Woodpecker, 2; Pine Grosbeak, 3; Goldfinch, 2; 

 Pine Siskin, 8; Red-breasted Nuthatch, i; Black-capped Chickadee, 5. Total, 7 species, 

 24 individuals. — Dr. and Mrs. Alfred O. Gross. 



Nashua, N. H. — Dec. 34; 10.30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Cloudy; 5 in. of snow; wind north- 

 west, very light; temp. 20°. American Merganser, 14; Ruffed Grouse, 3; Ring-necked 

 Pheasant, 2; Hairy Woodpecker, i; Blue Jay, 16: Crow, 6; Goldfinch, 47; Junco, i; 

 Brown Creeper, i; White-breasted Nuthatch, i; Red-breasted Nuthatch, 2; Black- 

 capped Chickadee, 12. Total, 12 species, 106 individuals. Dec. 21, Downy Woodpecker, 

 I. Scarcity of Downy Woodpeckers this winter very remarkable; absent where usually 

 common. Juncos also scarce. — Manley B. Townsend. 



Tilton, N. H. — Dec. 25; 10 a.m. to i p.m. Cloudy; about 12 in. of snow; wind north- 

 west, strong; temp. 8°. American Merganser, 36; Canadian Ruffed Grouse, i; Red- 

 breasted Nuthatch, 5; Chickadee, 13; Golden-crowned Kinglet, i. Total, 5 species, 56 

 individuals. — George L. Plimpton, Theodore F. Plimpton and Edward H. Perkins. 



Wilton, N. H. — Dec. 25; 8 a.m. to 12.45 P-M- Clear to cloudy; 5 in. of snow; no 

 wind; temp. 10° to 20°. Ruffed Grouse, 2; Downy Woodpecker, i; Blue Jay, 12; Crow, 

 7; Tree Sparrow, 26; White-breasted Nuthatch, i; Red-breasted Nuthatch, 8; Chickadee, 

 14. Total, 8 species, 71 individuals. — George G. Blanchard. 



Bennington, Vt. — Dec. 24; 11 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. Cloudy, with a few flakes of snow 

 falling; 3 to 6 in. of snow; wind south, very light; temp. 10° to 20°. Ruffed Grouse, 

 i; Red-shouldered Hawk, i; Downy Woodpecker, 3; Blue Jay, 7; Crow, 50-f; StarHng, 

 3; White-breasted Nuthatch, 2; Red-breasted Nuthatch, 2; Chickadee, 10. Total, 9 spe- 

 cies, 79 individuals. — Dr. and Mrs. Lucretius H. Ross. 



Boston, Mass. — Dec. 25; Leverett Pond and Arnold Arboretum, 9 a.m. to 12.30 

 P.M. Fresh Pond, Cambridge, 2 to 3.30 p.m. Clear and cold; ground, covered with snow; 

 wind northeast; temp. 15°. American Merganser, 14; Black Duck, 83; American Golden- 

 eye, i; Ring-necked Pheasant, 4; Ruffed Grouse, i; Sparrow Hawk, i; Downy Wood- 

 pecker, i; Flicker, 11; Blue Jaj^, 19; Crow, 21; Purple Finch, 9; Goldfinch, 2; Tree Spar- 

 row, 16; Song Sparrow, 6; Fox Sparrow, 3; Cedar Waxwing, 78; Brown Creeper, 2; 

 White-breasted Nuthatch, 2; Chickadee, 7. Total, 19 species, 281 individuals. — Ida 

 G. Jenkins and E. E. Caduc. 



Boston, Mass. (Arnold Arboretum, Jamaica Pond, and Longwood, and route 

 between). — Dec. 25; 10.15 a.m. to 1.15 p.m. Mainly clear; about 3 in. of snow and ice; 

 wind northwest, moderate, increasing; temp. c. 32°. Herring Gull, i; American Mergan- 

 ser, 3; Black Duck, 175-I-; Pheasant, 5; Flicker, 3; Blue Jay, 9; Crow, 14; Purple Finch, 

 8; Goldfinch, i; White-throated Sparrow, 9; Junco, 9; Song Sparrow, i; Cedar Wax- 

 wing, 20; Mockingbird, i; Chickadee, 5; Robin, 2. Total, 16 species, 266 individuals. — 

 Mr. and Mrs. Royal E. Robbins and Miss T. R. Robbins. 



Brookline, Mass.^ — Dec. 27; reservoir, 11 a.m. to 12 m.; Leverett Pond and Arnold 

 .A.rboretum, Jamaica Plain, i to 3.30 p.m. Overcast and snow squalls; ground covered 

 with snow; wind northwest, light; temp. 20°. American Merganser, 23; Black Duck, 200; 



