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side of the lake. I haven't heard any yet in the St. John River 

 valley, though it has been reported that one was heard in St. John 

 Plantation, ten miles above Fort Kent, during the summer of 1903. 



On January 13th, I saw a flock of about fifty PurpLe Finches, 

 composed mostly of females. They have been seen nearly every 

 day since that date. As we are having an exceedingly mild winter, 

 I believe they will winter in this territory. On the same day I saw 

 also a Northern Shrike. 



January i4tli I found a pair of White-winged Crossljills. While 

 the female was feeding on cones in a spruce tree the male was 

 perched on the top of the tree singing a very sweet song, suggestive 

 of the canary's, only not so loud. 



A Bronzed Crackle, Juncos and Horned Lakes are also winter- 

 ing in this region. 



February 23rd, I went to a lumber camp at Square Lake, where 

 I saw a great many White-winged Crossbills, which sang most 

 charming songs. The variety of bird-songs during the winter made 

 it all the sweeter. I found a male which had white wings and tail, 

 with a few dark feathers on the edge of the wings. I also found a 

 pair of American Crossbills. In this region the White-winged 

 Crossbill is by far the most common. 



Jos. C. MORIN. 



Fort Kent, Me., March 3, 1906, 



