l6 JOURNAL OF MAINE ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



1906 and 1907. The third Christmas Bird Census is reported here- 

 with. The reports are not so numerous as before, but it has been a 

 time of unexampled scarcity of birds all over this State. Therefore 

 the meagerness of the reports is in itself valuable, as correctly repre- 

 senting the prevailing conditions. The only report which is volum- 

 inous is that of Mrs. Abbott, of Saco, who seems to have met with 

 better success than any other observer. This report includes several 

 species in the identification of which unusual care should be exer- 

 cised. Some of them are very difficult to recognize with certainty 

 at a considerable distance. Leaving out all doubtful records, 

 however, Mrs. Abbott still has a fine record, and one that will ibe 

 read with interest. For the fifth consecutive winter Myrtle Warb- 

 lers have been observed at Cape Elizabeth during Christmas week. 



The reports sent by different members for Christmas week of 



1907 are as follows : 



Prof. Leslie A. Lee. 



Bird census, Dec. 22 to Dec. 31, 1907, at Brunswick: 



Dec. 22. — Sky clear, wind southwest, temperature 26 degrees, 

 eight inches of snow, some on the pine trees. Walked from 9.45 to 

 11.45, about three miles, in pine woods east of village, along a 

 weedy meadow, and on F'ederal street. Birds seen — Chickadees, 8 ; 

 Brown Creeper, i . 



Dec. 24. — An hour's walk in the woods and along the roads 

 disclosed no birds. 



Dec. 25. — A part of the forenoon was spent in the pine woods 

 in studying the pine blight and marking trees. No birds were 

 ob.served. 



Dec. 29. — A walk of three miles across the plains, among the 

 pitch piilcs and birches, where some birds are iisually seen, gave no 

 results. 



Dec. 31. — From the trolley car to Bath six Crows were seen 

 near the New Meadows River, among the pine trees. 



Other oliservers in town report the scarcity of birds during this 

 period. 



