4 JOURNAT< OF MAINE ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIKTY. 



On motion of Mr. Norton, it was voted to appoint a connnittee to 

 prepare a program for the next meeting. The following committee 

 were elected from the floor: A. H. Norton, Mrs. Fred P. Abbott, 

 Prof. Knight. Suggestions were then made as to place of our next 

 annual meeting and referred to the council for final appointment. 



Mr. Hiram Ellis here gave an interesting talk on "Observations 

 on the Buzzards and other Notes." 



Miss Sara C. Eastman then read a most interesting paper, 

 "Bird Notes for October and November, igo8." 



Mr. Brownson then asked again for the co-operation of all the 

 members to assist in the coming Christmas bird census. 



The balance of the forenoon was very profitably occupied in a 

 general talk and discussions on various phases of bird life. 



On motion of Mr. Norton, voted to adjourn sine die. 



The Carolina Wren. 



By :\lRS. E. E. Brewkr, Portlaiul. 

 (Read at annual meeting of Maine Ornithological Society, Nov. 27, 1908.) 



I have very kindly been asked to give you the details of my 

 observations, which led to the taking of a Carolina Wren by Mr. 

 Arthur H. Norton, at Underwood Spring, Falmouth* Foreside, Me., 

 on Oct. 3, 1908. Although fully realizing that the most of you are 

 undoubtedly more experienced than I in the study of our birds, yet 

 it gives me pleasure, if it can be of interest or profit to any, to tell 

 you of this interesting little bird I was fortunate in becoming 

 acquainted with during the summer days. 



We were living at Town Landing, Falmouth, which you all 

 know is but a short distance from Underwood Spring. The whole 

 vicinity is ideal for birds, the surroundings offering most favorable 

 conditions, not only for passing migrants to rest on their way north 

 and south, but for great numbers of our summer residents to locate 

 and remain through the breeding season. 

 *Cf. Auk, XXVI, p. 82. 



