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Shrike, i ; American Goshawk, young-of-the-year phmiage, chasing 

 Pigeons, i. 



Thursday, Dec. 28. Very warm and bright, thawing all day. 

 Looks like spring weather. Drove from Wilton to Dryden, No. 

 Jay, Jay, Chisholm's, Riley and Livermore Falls, and to Hast Diver- 

 more and back to the Falls. Birds seen : Hawk Owl, i ; Chickadee, 

 3 : Goldfinch, 9 ; also an oddity among a flock of House Sparrows. 

 At Wilton I saw a Black Sparrow among the rest. The bird was 

 shot for me, but was badly torn. Plumage was perfectly black and 

 was as glossy as a Crow's plumage. Unfortunately the skin could 

 not be saved. 



Friday, Dec. 29. Cloudy but warm at 7 A. M. ; looks like 

 snow. Began snowing at 8 A. M. Saw two flocks of Snow Bunt- 

 ings near Divermore Falls, one with 4, the other 38 ; i Crow. At 10 

 A. M., snow turned to rain. Rained hard rest of the day. Took 

 train for New Meadows. Saw 30 Herring Gulls on ice in New 

 Meadows River, and 12 Crows. In the afternoon, took train for 

 Warren and electrics to Rockland. Saw 11 Herring Gulls at Wis- 

 casset, 7 Herring Gulls at Newcastle, 21 Herring Gulls at Thomas- 

 ton, and 27 Crows along the Knox & Dincoln R. R. 



Saturday, Dec. 30. Very warm and clear all day. Took train 

 at 5. 15 A. M. for Damariscotta. A heavy thunder shower about 

 11.30 P. M. last night. Very heavy thunder and sharp lightning at 

 Rockland and Damariscotta, too. Saw 3 Crows at Newcastle, 7 

 Herring Gulls at Newcastle, 39 Herring Gulls at New Meadows, 

 and 18 Herring Gulls at Bath. The snow is nearly gone. Train to 

 Augusta in the afternoon. Saw 3 Crows at Richmond. 



Sunday, Dec. 31. Very clear and warm. Took train in the 

 afternoon from Augusta to Fairfield. Saw 87 Crows along the 

 Kennebec River between Augusta and Waterville, nearly all in one 

 flock. 



Everett E. Johnson, Hebron. 



In reply to your call for a Christmas week bird census, I have 

 been very busy moving lately and have had no time to go out look- 



