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lo Chickadees, 7 Tree Sparrows, i Sparrow Hawk. (This bird was 

 seen across a mill pond. He was on a stake when first seen. He 

 would fly a short distance and then return to his stake. A flock of 

 Chickadees were at work in the low bushes near by, when he flew 

 over them with a harsh cry, and they stopped singing at once. The 

 distance was a good four hundred yards, so my identification is not 

 sure.) Dec. 27th, 4 Crows, 2 Juncos, 10 Chickadees, 5 Tree Spar- 

 rows, 3 Brown Creepers, 2 Red Crossbills, male and female. Dec. 

 28th, 6 Chickadees, i Brown Creeper, 10 Gulls. Dec. 29th, 6 Crows, 

 ID Chickadees. Dec. 30th, 12 Crows, 50 Gulls, 4 Chickadees, 10 

 Tree Sparrows, 6 Yellowhammers. Dec. 31st, 12 Crows, 6 Chicka- 

 dees. A large flock of White- winged Crossbills was seen Dec. 19th. 

 The sexes were about equal. They stayed near our house nearly 

 all of the forenoon. 



Mrs. Harriet S. McIvEIvEAn. 



Observations at Cape Elizabeth and elsewhere: 



Dec. 20th, at Cape Elizabeth, in the woods near the five-cent- 

 limit station, 4 Chickadees, 5 Red-breasted Nuthatches, 2 Brown 

 Creepers, two flocks of Redpolls, numbering in all about 50, one 

 flock of White-winged Crossbills, perhaps 20 in all, and from the car 

 window, while crossing the bridge, large flocks of Herring Gulls and 

 4 Crows were seen. 



Dec. 2ist, at Evergreen Cemetery, Deering, 6 Chickadees, 4 

 Brown Creepers, 2 Crows, three flocks of Redpolls, at least 60 in 

 all, one flock of 11 Pine Siskins, two flocks of Crossbills, all that 

 were distinguishable being the White- winged. 



Dec. 22nd, at Pine Point, i Loon, 3 Scoters, 14 Old Squaws, 

 4 American Crossbills, 3 Chickadees, 2 Brown Creepers, 2 Red- 

 breasted Nuthatches, two large flocks of Snow Buntings, number- 

 ing at least 50, 75 Crows (estimated), 6 Horned Earks, 3 Meadow- 

 larks, a flock of about 40 Redpolls, at least 150 Herring Gulls, and 

 the gunners reported a Snowy Owl which had been on the marshes 

 for several days, but I did not see him. 



Dec. 23rd, at Delano Park and Pond Cove, a flock of 7 Amer- 



