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ican Crossbills, 2 Redpolls, 4 Golden-crowned Kin^^lets, i Tree 

 Sparrow, 2 Red-breasted Nuthatches, 5 Chickadees, 6 White-winged 

 Crossbills. 



Dec. 24th, at Pine Point, 6 American Crossbills, 2 Meadow- 

 larks, I Shelldrake, 17 Black Ducks, 2 I^oons, 10 Horned I^arks, 

 5 Snow Buntings, i Brown Creeper, large numbers of Crows, Her- 

 ring Gulls, Old Squaws and Scoters, and a large flock of Redpolls, 

 feeding among the beaoh grasses and weeds. The Snowy Owl was 

 still reported on the marshes. 



Dec. 25th, near Bath, i White-breasted Nuthatch, 4 Golden- 

 crowned Kinglets, 2 Chickadees, 2 Red-breasted Nuthatches, 4 

 Blue Jays, 5 Pine Grosbeaks, 6 American Crossbills, a small flock 

 of about 15 Goldfinches, 7 Herring Gulls and 6 Crows, which were 

 perched upon the cakes of ice floating down the river. 



Dec. 26th, at Yarmouth. 4 Crows, i Northern Shrike, 2 Chick- 

 adees. Later, at Underwood, I met a true bird lover, a Mrs. Tay- 

 lor, who has fed the birds about her house for so many years that 

 they are very tame. At least 50 Chickadees and Red-breasted Nut- 

 hatches came when she called, lighting upon our heads and shoul- 

 ders, and eating freely from our hands. The birds were evidently 

 true New Englanders, for she says that doughnuts are their favorite 

 food, and it was very amusing to see them select the outside pieces, 

 with the fat upon them, and push aside the others. They invari- 

 ably selected the largest pieces, also, and frequently hid them in the 

 crotch of a tree or some other convenient cranny, returning imme- 

 diately for more. I afterward tried calling them to me from differ- 

 ent parts of the woods, always successfully. A Brown Creeper was 

 with them, apparently much interested in proceedings, but did not 

 dare to come to me. A large flock of Redpolls, 2 American Cross- 

 bills, 4 Crows and 5 Black Ducks were also seen there, and from the 

 two bridges hundreds of Gulls. 



Dec. 27th, at Delano Park and Pond Cove. 2 Brown Creepers, 

 9 Chickadees, 8 Red-breasted Nuthatches, 2 Golden-crowned King- 

 lets, 6 American Crossbills, i White-winged Scoter, four small 



