Bird-Lore's Fifteenth Christmas Census 27 



wind nuilhwt'st ; light; temp. io°. Herring Gull, i; American Merganser, 15; American 

 Goldeneye, 2; Ring-necked Pheasant, 2; Red-tailed Hawk, i; Red-shouldered Hawk, i; 

 Hairy Woodpecker, 2; Downy Woodpecker, 4; Flicker, i; Prairie Horned Lark, 25; 

 Blue Jay, 5; American Crow. 10; Starling, 7; Purple Finch, 50; Goldfinch, 26; White- 

 throated Sparrow, 3; Tree Sparrow, 30; Song Sparrow, 6; Swamp Sparrow, i; Brown 

 Creeper, 5; White-breasted Nuthatch, 3; Chickadee, 8. Total, 23 species, 250 indi- 

 viduals. — Charles W. Vibert. 



West Hartford, Conn. (Trout Brook Valley and Arnold's New Ice Pond, an ii-mile 

 tramp). — Dec. 25; 8.20 a.m. to 4.20 p.m. Partly cloudy, 2 in. of ice and snow; strong 

 cutting northwest wind; temp. 24° to 15°. Black Duck, i; Ring-necked Pheasant, i; 

 Red-shouldered Hawk, i; Sparrow Hawk, i; Hairy Woodpecker, 2; Downy Woodpecker, 

 9; Red-headed W^oodpecker, 10 (came in a large October migration, scattered through 

 all the town, have been rare here for 70 years); Blue Jay, 26; Crow, 180; Starling, 118; 

 Tree Sparrow, 2 (unusually small number here this winter); Brown Creeper, 2; White- 

 breasted Nuthatch, 11; Chickadee, i; Golden-crowned Kinglet, i. Total, 15 species, 

 366 individuals. — Edwin H., Myron T. and Paul H. Munger. 



Aurora, N. Y. — Dec. 26; 11.30 a.m. to i p.m. and, by different route, 2 to 3.30 p.m. 

 Clear; ground covered with snow; wind north, light; temp. 6° at start. Horned Grebe, 2; 

 Canvasback, 30; Greater Scaup 5; Goldeneye, 2; Old-squaw, 2; Hairy Woodpecker, i; 

 Downy Woodpecker, 6; Crow, 21; Brown Creeper, 2; White-breasted Nuthatch, 6; 

 Chickadee, 18; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 5. Total, 12 species, loi individuals. Two 

 large flocks of Ducks far out in lake, unidentified. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker was seen 

 3 times during Christmas week. — Rosamond C. Sewall. 



Buffalo, N. Y. — Dec. 26; 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Clear; i ft. of snow; quiet; temp. 38°. 

 Crow, i; Downy Woodpecker, 2; White-breasted Nuthatch, 2; Chickadee, 3. Total, 4 

 species, 8 individuals. — Julia Moesel and Harriett S. Baker. 



Collins, N. Y. (Hospital grounds and Indian Reservation). — Dec. 24; 12.20 to 2.15 

 p.m. 10 in. of snow, still snowing slightly; temp. 30°. Hairy Woodpecker, i; Downy 

 Woodpecker, 3; Prairie Horned Lark, 8; Blue Jay, 6; Crow, 5; Tree Sparrow, 10; Song 

 Sparrow, i; Junco, 5; Brown Creeper, i; White-breasted Nuthatch, 3; Red-breasted 

 Nuthatch, i; Chickadee, 20. Total, 12 species, 64 individuals. Dec. 13, Kingfisher; 

 Dec. 22, Goldfinch; Dec. 22, large flock of Snow Buntings; Dec. 13, Red-shouldered 

 Hawk; Dec. 13, Cowbird, i. — Annk E. Perkins, M.D. 



Dresden, N. Y. — Dec. 20. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Clear; ground covered with snow; wind 

 northwest, light; temp. 20° to 30°. Horned Grebe, 24; Herring Gull, i; American Mer- 

 ganser, 13; Redhead, 25; Canvasback, 47; Scaup, 68; Goldeneye, 41; Ring-necked 

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

 Crow. 200; Goldfinch, 2; Tree Sparrow, 21; Junco, 6; Song Sparrow, 7; Brown Creeper, 

 2; White-breasted Nuthatch, 6; Chickadee, 22; Golden-crowned Kinglet 19. Total, 

 20 species, 511 individuals. — B. B. Fulton and Otto McCreary. 



Easthampton, Long Island, N. Y. — Dec. 27; 9 a.m. to i p.m. Kittiwake, i; Black- 

 backed Gull, i; Herring Gull, 500; Bonaparte's Gull, 6; Red-breasted Merganser, 3; 

 Purple Sandpiper, i; White- winged Scoter, 5; Bob- white, i; Sharp-shinned Hawk, i; 

 Sparrow Hawk, i; Screech Owl, i; Flicker, i; Horned Lark, 3; Blue Jay, 2; American 

 Crow, 3; Starling, 10; Meadowlark, 13; White-throated Sparrow, i; Tree Sparrow, i; 

 Junco, 6; Song Sparrow, 10; Tree Swallow, i; Myrtle Warbler, 40; Chickadee, 35; 

 Golden-crowned Kinglet, 5. — -George W. Hollister and J. L. Helmuth. 



Geneva, N. Y. — Dec. 27; 9 a.m. to 4 p.m Clear; ground covered with snow; wind 

 south, strong; temp. 12° to 20°. Horned Grebe, 7; Ring-billed Gull, i; American Mer- 

 ganser, 4; Red-breasted Merganser, i; Black Duck, 16; Redhead, 75; Greater Scaup, 

 200; Lesser Scaup, 150; Goldeneye, 20; Bufflehead, i; Old-squaw, 3; Ring-necked Pheas- 

 ant, 15; Downy Woodpecker, i; Prairie Horned Lark, 2; Crow, loc; Snow Bunting, 20; 



