14 JOURNAL OF MAINE ORNITHOLOGICAL .SOCIKTY. 



Miss E. M. Griggs, Westbrook. 

 Dec. 24th. Pine Grosbeaks at Cuml)erkind Mills, feeding on 

 mountain ash berries. Dec. 25th, Chickadees and Goldfinches, 

 feeding on seeds of weeds on hillside garden. Dec. 26th, a few 

 Crows. Dec. 28th, Chickadees. Dec. 30tli, Chickadees and Blue 

 Jays and some quite large birds flying in and about lilac bushes. 

 Think them Tree Sparrows. 



J. Mkrton Swain, Skowhegan. 



My regular work took me over the territory below mentioned, 

 and no time was offered me to look after birds, except what I saw 

 during my drives and while on the train. I made a special effort to 

 keep an "eye out" at all times for bird life, with the following re- 

 sults : 



Sunday, Dec. 24. Weather very warm and clear. Place, 

 Skowhegan. Birds seen : Tree Sparrow, 1 ; Chickadee, 2. Was 

 not away from the house all day. 



Monday, Dec. 25. Thermometer at 7 A. M., zero. Warin and 

 clear all day ; unusually warm weather for Christmas. Was about 

 Skowhegan all day. Birds seen : Tree Sparrow, 2 ; Chickadee, 3 ; 

 Northern Hairy Woodpecker, i . 



Tuesday, Dec. 26. Thermometer zero at 7 A. M. Cloudy in 

 forenoon, cleared at noon. With a pair of horses and driver, I left 

 Skowhegan at 7 A. M., driving to Norridgewock, Mercer, New 

 Sharon, Farmington Falls and Farmington (29 miles), then took 

 train from F'armington to Phillips in the afternoon. Birds seen : 

 Chickadees, 3, near Mercer; Canada Ruffed Grouse, 3; Crow, i, 

 near New Sharon ; White-bellied Nuthatch, i ; American Goldfinch, 

 30; vSnowflakes, about 100; Snowy Owl, i. 



Wednesday, Dec. 27. Very clear and warm. Took train at 

 Phillips at 7.30 to Farmington; drove to Allen's Mills (6 miles) and 

 back. Was about Farmington and West Farmington. In the 

 afternoon drove to East Wilton and Wilton (8 miles). Birds seen : 

 Canada Ruffed Grouse, 3 ; Goldfinch, 7 ; Snowflake, 5 ; Northern 



