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both doughnut and suet. It is something I have never seen before, 

 although a Creeper comes each year to the same tree, but has 

 always seemed indifferent to the suet. As the tree is very near the 

 window it is quite interesting to watch the Chickadees, both Nut- 

 hatches and the Creeper all feeding there at once, but one thing I 

 have noticed is, that never two birds at a time have I ever seen par- 

 taking of the suet, each courteously waiting his turn. 



Sherman E. Phillips. 



Observations , at Canterbury, N. H.: 



You will find my list of birds short this year. During the ten 

 days I saw only Chickadees and Blue Jays. There were 6 Chicka- 

 dees in the flock. I cannot give the exact number of Jays, as I saw 

 the same birds several times. 



Mrs. Charles G. Atkins. 



Observations at East Orland: 



Dec. 2oth, 7 Chickadees, 12 Redpolls, 10 Pine Grosbeaks. 

 Dec. 2ist, 4 Chickadees, i Blue Jay. Dec. 22nd, 4 Chickadees, 

 2 White-breasted Nuthatches, i Blue Jay, i Hairy Woodpecker, 

 8 Herring Gulls, i Rusty Blackbird. Dec. 23rd, 3 Chickadees, 

 I Blue Jay. Dec. 24th, 4 Chickadees, 3 Blue Jays. Dec. 25th, 

 5 Chickadees, 3 Blue Jays. Dec. 26th, 2 Pine Grosbeaks, 4 Chick- 

 adees, I Blue Jay, i Northern Shrike. Dec. 27th, 4 Pine Gros- 

 beaks, 2 Blue Jays, 5 Chickadees. Dec. 28th, 6 Chickadees, i Blue 

 Jay, I Northern Shrike. Dec. 29th, 7 Chickadees, 3 Blue Jays. 

 Dec. 30th, 7 Chickadees, 3 Blue Jays. Dec. 31st, 4 Chickadees, 



4 Blue Jays. 



Maud M. Oilman. 



Observations at Cape Elizabeth: 



I saw a flock of eight Tree Sparrows, in Scarboro; a Robin, a 

 Red-breasted Nuthatch, and a Grebe, at Pond Cove. The Grebe 

 was rather small and the white on his throat extended nearly around 

 his neck, but he was quite far out when I first saw him and kept 

 going farther, so that I could not see him well enough to identify 

 him positively. [Undoubtedly a Horned Grebe.] 



