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species coininon, and most of the birds that I saw were singing. 

 The song, when heard a little distance away, impressed me as being 

 remarkably similar to that of the White-crowned Sparrow. I saw 

 one White-crowned May nth, two May i6th, and two the 17th. 

 They were all in song. May 5th, I came upon a flock of nine 

 Pipits. This is my earliest record. The same day I saw a large 

 compact flock of Redpolls. I estimated the number to be between 

 100 and 200. The Sparrow Hawks have been fairly common this 

 spring. With me this is a rare species. Up to date, the present 

 month seems to have been most unfavoral:)le for the observation of 

 Warblers. They are not inclined to sing much, owing to the cold, 

 backward weather. A few have arrived at the usual time, but it 

 takes perseverance and sharp eyes to find them. — Dana W. Sweety 

 Phillips. 



Fox SparroWvS vSing in Bangor. — The 2nd of April I was 

 delighted to hear again the inspiring song of the Fox vSparrow. I 

 rushed out of doors with my glasses, and sure enough the little fellow 

 was perched on a high branch of a young birch tree in our garden, 

 his cinnamon back gleaming in the sunlight, and his joyous notes 

 fairly crowding from his bursting little throat. This is the earliest 

 spring record that I have of the Fox Sparrow. I first learned to 

 know the song five years ago. Since then, every spring, num])ers 

 of the birds have visited our grounds, scratching among the leaves on 

 the hillside, and singing exuberantly in the trees, generally staying 

 with us about ten days or two weeks in April. As yet my little 

 songster seems to be alone, but I hope soon to welcome his friends. 

 Some bird books say the F'ox vSparrow sings only on his northern 

 breeding grounds ; but I and several of my bird-lover friends know 

 very well that of late years, at least, they sing around Bangor. In 

 our own garden, and also in another garden somewhat similarly 

 situated in another ])art of the city, we enjoy their most beautiful 

 ringing song every April. — Dcrtha L. Broivn, Bangor. 



More Bohemian Waxwings. — Mrs. F^lizabeth H. Marks, of 

 Yarmouth, writes that Miss Ellen F. Paine, of Bangor, reports a 



