28 Bird - Lore 



Tilton, N. H. — 9.30 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. Cloudy; above five inches of snow on ground; 

 wind, none; temp. 36°. Goldeneye, 15; Canadian Ruffed Grouse, 3; Hairy Woodpecker, 

 2; Downy Woodpecker, i; Blue Jay, heard several; Redpoll, 6; Tree Sparrow, 13; 

 White-breasted Nuthatch i (heard); Chickadee, 34; Golden-crowned Kinglet, i. Total, 

 ID species, 75 individuals. Crows, Brown Creepers, a Song Sparrow, and an Acadian 

 Chickadee have been present within a few days. — George L. Plimpton, Ernest R. 

 Perkins and Edward H. Perkins. 



Wilton, N. H. — Dec. 25; 8 a.m. to ii a.m. Cloudy; ground covered with two inches 

 of snow; no wind; temp. 38°. Ruffed Grouse, 2; Blue Jay, 3; Tree Sparrow, 15; Northern 

 Shrike, i; White-breasted Nuthatch, 2; Chickadee, 5; Robin, 1. Total, 7 species, 29 

 individuals. — George G. Blanchard. 



Clarendon, Vt. — Dec. 25; 7 a.m. to i p.m. Cloudy; eight inches of snow on ground; 

 wind north, light; temp. 35°. Ruffed Grouse, 4; Hairy Woodpecker, i; Downy Wood- 

 pecker, 2; Blue Jay, 1; Pine Grosbeak, 3; Redpoll, 12; Red-breasted Nuthatch, i; 

 Chickadee, i. Total, 8 species, 30 individuals. Redpolls, Siskins and Pine Grosbeaks 

 were very numerous up to the middle of December. — L. Henry Potter. 



Bethel, Vt. — Dec. 22; 9.15 a.m. to 2.15 p.m. Cloudy, but became clear; snow in thin 

 patches; wind north, light; temp. 31° to 5^°. Duck, sp. i; Downy Woodpecker, i; 

 Redpoll, i; Chickadee, 18; White-breasted Nuthatch, i. Total, 5 species, 22 individuals. 

 — Eliza F. Miller. 



Bennington, Vt. — Dec. 26; 10 a.m. to 12 m. Cloudy, with light flurries of snow; 

 ground covered with from three to ten inches of snow; wind northeast, strong; temp. 36°. 

 Ruffed Grouse, i; Hairy Woodpecker, i; Downy Woodpecker, 3; Blue Jay, 4; Crow, 

 3; Starling, 30; Pine Grosbeak, i; American Goldfinch, i; Tree Sparrow, 19; Northern 

 Shrike, i; White-breasted Nuthatch, 2; Chickadee, 2. Total, 12 species, 68 individuals.— 

 The Starling made its first appearance in Bennington, Dec. 12, 1913, when a flock of 

 about 30 arrived. — Dr. and Mrs. Lucretius H. Ross, Charles Hitchcock and Mrs. 

 Wm. H. Bradford, 



Boston, Mass. (Arnold Arboretum, Jamaica Plain, Jamaica Pond, Olmsted and 

 Riverway Parks, and Charles River Basin. — Dec. 22; 8.45 a.m. to 3.45 p.m. Cloudy a.m., 

 clear p.m.; ground bare, wind northeast, light; temp. 42° to 47°. Great Black-backed 

 Gull, i; Herring Gull, 850; Merganser, 59; Mallard, 4; Black Duck, 413; European 

 Widgeon, 2 drakes; Baldpate, i; Scaup 2; Lesser Scaup, 77; Goldeneye, 4; Bufflehead, i; 

 Ruddy Duck, 2; Coot, 8; Ring-necked Pheasant, 15; Hairy Woodpecker, i; Northern 

 Flicker, 8; Blue Jay, 13; Crow, 34; Goldfinch, 12; Pine Siskin, 57; White-throated 

 Sparrow, i; Tree Sparrow, i; Junco, 4; Song Sparrow, i; Northern Shrike, i; Brown 

 Creeper, i; Chickadee, 27; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 7; Robin, 2. Total, 29 species, 

 1,609 individuals. — Horace W. Wright and Richard M. Marble. 



Boston to Gloucester, Mass. (by boat). — Dec. 23; i to 3.45 p.m. Cloudy; sea rough 

 wind southeast, strong; temp. 40°. Brunnich's Murre, 3; Dovekie, 7; Kittiwake, 80 

 Iceland Gull, i; Great Black-backed Gull, 4; Herring Gull, 1,000; Bonaparte's Gull, 2 

 Red-breasted Merganser, 8; American Goldeneye, i. Total, 9 species, 1,106 individuals. 

 — Anna Kingman Barry, Lidian E. Bridge and Ruth D. Cole. 



Cambridge, Mass. (Fresh Pond and adjoining grounds). — Dec. 25; 9.05 a.m. to 

 12.05 P-M. Overcast; ground bare; wind northeast; temp. 40°. Black-backed Gull, 3; 

 Herring Gull, 9; American Merganser, 54; Black Duck, 65; Redhead, 2; American 

 Goldeneye, 4; Ring-necked Pheasant, 5; Sparrow Hawk, i; Hairy Woodpecker, 2; 

 Flicker, 11; Blue Jay, 3; Crow, 8; Starling, 75; Meadowlark, 9; Purple Finch, 4; Gold- 

 finch, 2; Tree Sparrow, 36; Junco, 3; Song Sparrow, 5; Swamp Sparrow, i; Brown 

 Creeper, 2; Chickadee, 11. Total, 21 species, 315 individuals. — Eugene E. Caduc and 

 Horace W. Wright. 



Cambridge, Mass. (Waverley, Belmont, Arlington and Fresh Pond).— Dec. 23; 



