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came 1113' way. Several times I saw what I believed to be Redpolls, 

 but couldn't satisfactorily identify them. 



Dec. 30th. I heard a flock of Chickadees and a Red-breasted 

 Nuthatch singing all at once. I went to them, hoping to find a 

 Creeper or Kinglet in the flock, but instead found a Saw-whet Owl 

 in the midst of the group. The Nuthatch was within five inches of 

 the Owl's head, singing lustily, while on the other side of the Owl, 

 about a foot away, was a Chickadee. 



Crossbills, Goldfinches and Blue Jays are plentiful, while 

 Golden-Crowned Kinglets and Creepers are not so common as usual. 



Mrs. Sarah Ridp:out Abbott, Saco. 

 Dec. 25th, 8 to 10 A. M.: Blue Jays, 3 ; Crows, 14; Downy Wood- 

 pecker, I ; Tree Sparrows, 11 ; numerous Herring and Black-backed 

 Gulls ; Loons, 3 ; many Grebes, Old Squaw and Sheldrake Ducks. 

 2.30 to 4.30 P. M. : Tree Sparrows, 15 ; Myrtle Warblers, 5 ; Chick- 

 adees, 3; Blue Jays, 2; Crows, 11; Ducks, Grebes, Loons and 

 Gulls. Dec. 26th, 2.30 to 4.15 P. M. : Large flock of Tree vS par- 

 rows ; Myrtle Warblers, 3 ; Robin seen, i (another called at short 

 distance); Chickadees, 5 ; Ruffed Grouse, 2 ; Shore Larks, 3 ; Downy 

 Woodpecker, i ; many Crows. Counted 53 Ducks over one feeding 

 shallow^ Dec. 27th, 8.15 to 11 A. M.: Tree Sparrows, 9; Blue 

 Jays, 3; Chickadees, 5; Robins, 2. 3 to 4.15 P. M. : Northern 

 Shrike, i ; Crows, 7 ; counted 60 Gulls ; Chickadee, i ; Myrtle 

 Warbler, i. Dec. 28th, 8.15 to 11.45 A. M. : Robins, 2; Myrtle 

 Warblers, 5; Tree Sparrows, 12; counted Loons, 3; Ducks, 73; 

 many Gulls and Crows ; Shore Lark, i ; flock of Crossbills, counted 

 5. Dec. 29th, 4 to 5 P. M. : Robin seen, i (heard another across th& 

 pond) ; Tree Sparrows, 3 ; Chickadee, i ; Myrtle Warbler, i ; Blue 

 Jay, i; many Crows, Dec. 30th, 2.15 to 4 P. M. : Robins, 2; 

 Myrtle Warblers, 5 ; Chickadees, 3 ; Blue Jays, 5 ; Ducks in river, 

 3 (no Ducks on bay) ; small Auk, i. Dec. 31st, 8 to 9.15 A. M. : 

 Tree Sparrows, 3 ; Chickadee, i ; Blue Jays, 2 ; Crows, 11 ; Snowy 

 Owl, I. 



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