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Goldfinch, i; Brown Creeper, 3; Chickadee, 6; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 4. Total, 9 

 species, 37 individuals. — Richard Greenleaf Turner and Gordon Boit Wellman. 



Phillips Beach and Cambridge, Mass. (Belmont, Arlington, and Jamaica Pond). 

 — Dec. 22; 7 A.M. to 5 P.M. Clear; ground snow-covered; wind south, moderate; temp. 

 30°. Black-backed Gull, 3; Herring Gull, 2,000; American Merganser, 6; Red-breasted 

 Merganser, 6; Black Duck, 1,000; Ring-necked Pheasant, 5; Sparrow Hawk, i; Downy 

 Woodpecker, i; Flicker, i; Blue Jay, 4; Crow, 25; Starling, 12; Purple Finch, 11; Gold- 

 finch, 9; White-throated Sparrow, 12; Junco, 6; Cedar Waxwing, 25; White-breasted 

 Nuthatch, i; Black-capped Chickadee, 10; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 12; Robin, 10. 

 Total, 21 species, 3,160 individuals. — Myles Pierce Baker, Howard M. Forbes and 

 Henry M. Spelman, Jr. 



Sandwich, Cape Cod, Mass. — Dec. 26; 11.45 a.m. to 1.30 p.m.; 2.15 p.m. to 3.50 

 P.M. Clear; 2 in. of snow; wind southwest, light; temp, at 11.45 a.m. 10°; at 2.15, 12°. 

 Herring Gull, i; Bob- white, 6; Hairy Woodpecker, i; Flicker, 3; Crow, 20; Meadow- 

 lark, 3; Goldfinch, i; Tree Sparrow, i; Junco, 17; Song Sparrow, i; Chickadee, 9; 

 Robin, 20; Bluebird, 2. Total, 13 species, 85 individuals. — Beulah Wadsworth 



HiGGINS. 



Sheffield, Mass. — Dec. 26; 11.30 a.m. to i p.m. Brilliantly clear; 4 in. of snow, 

 wind northwest, sharp; temp. zero. Ruffed Grouse, 2; Blue Jay, i; Goldfinch, 3; Tree 

 Sparrow, i; Red-breasted Nuthatch, 5; Chickadee, 4; Golden-crowned Kinglets heard 

 Total, 7 species, about 20 individuals. — Hamilton Gibson and Tertius Van Dyke 



Shelburne Falls, Mass. — Dec. 20; 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Clear; 3 in. of snow, which was 

 covered with ice,=caused by sleet and rain which fell the previous night; wind west 

 brisk; temp. 28°. Hairy Woodpecker, i; Blue Jay, 10; Crow, 7; Goldfinch, i; Tree Spar 

 row, 6; Northern Shrike, i; White-breasted Nuthatch, 2. Total, 7 species, 28 individuals 

 December has been unusually cold. — Misses A. M. Swan and N. M. Russell. 



Wareham, Mass. — Dec. 25; 2.15 to 4.10 p.m. Clear; i in. of snow; wind west, 

 fairly strong; temp. 18°. Horned Grebe, 2; Herring Gull, 20; American Merganser, i 

 White- winged Scoter, 3; Pheasant, 3; Red-tailed Hawk, i; Downy Woodpecker, 2 

 Flicker, 4; Blue Jay, 4; American Crow, 35; Meadowlark, i; Goldfinch, 4; Junco, 50 

 Song Sparrow, i; Fox Sparrow, i; Myrtle Warbler, 12; Catbird, i; Brown Thrasher, i 

 Brown Creeper, i; Chickadee, 12; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 2; Robin, 2. — Total, 22 

 species, 163 individuals. — C. A. Robbins and Frank Robbins. 



Wyoming to West Medford, Mass. (through Middlesex Fells). — Dec. 20; 9.15 to 

 11.30 A.M. Clear; ground bare; wind west, moderate; temp. 28°. Herring Gull, 17; Black 

 Duck, 150; Ring-necked Pheasant, i; Mourning Dove, 2; Downy Woodpecker, i; 

 Flicker, i; Blue Jay, 3; American Crow, 17; Brown Creeper, 3; Chickadee, 14; Golden- 

 crowned Kinglet, 11. Total, 12 species, 220 individuals. There were 7 Cedar Wax- 

 wings and 3 Purple Finches on our place in West Medford. — Edmund and Lidian E. 

 Bridge. 



Diamond Hill, R. I. — Dec. 25. Clear; light snow on the ground; wind northwest, 

 Hght; temp. 16°. Bob-white, 2; Downy Woodpecker, 2; Blue Jay, 2; American Crow, 

 24; Tree Sparrow, 18; Junco, 36; Cedar Waxwing, 60; Myrtle Warbler, i; Chickadee, 4. 

 Total, 9 species, 149 individuals. — Roland Hammond. 



Glocester, R. I. — Dec. 25; 8 to 10 a.m., one-half hour in afternoon. Sky hazy; 2 in. 

 of snow; wind northwest, Hght; temp. 16°. Ruffed Grouse, i; Downy Woodpecker, i; 

 Blue Jay, 4; Tree Sparrow, flock 20; Chickadee, i. Total, 5 species, 27 individuals. — 

 J. Irving Hill. 



Providence, R. I. (Neutaconkanut Hill). — Dec. 27; 11.45 a.m. to 2 p.m. Cloudy; 

 ground barely covered with snow; wind northwest, light; temp. 23°. Sharp-shinned 

 Hawk, i; Flicker, 3; Blue Jay, 3; Junco, 10; Chickadee, 12; Robin, i. Total, 6 species, 

 30 individuals. — John W. Russell. 



