l8 journal of maine ornithological society. 



Sara C. Eastman. 



Birds seen at Christmas near Portland : 



Although I searched diligently for Horned Larks and Snow 

 Buntings in the locality where I saw them in November, I was unable 

 to find them or to discover a footprint on the sand. 



My record is as follows: Dec. 25th. 150 Herring Gulls (esti- 

 mated), 7 Crows, I Loon, 5 Old Squaws, many Black Coots; Dec. 

 26th, 60 Herring Gulls. 12 Chickadees, 3 Myrtle Warblers, i Robin, 

 I Crow; Dec. 27th, 5 Chickadees; Dec. 28th, 54 Herring Gulls, i 

 Black-backed Gull, 4 Old Squaws, i Crow. 



Mrs. Sarah Rideout Abbott. 



Observations at Saco, Maine: 



Dec. 22, 1907, fair and mild. Tree Sparrows, 5 ; Blue Jay, i ; 

 Crows, 1 1 ; Herring Gulls, 90 ; Black-backed Gulls, 3 ; Brown 

 Creeper, i; Chickadees, 6 ; Downy Woodpecker, i. 



Dec. 23rd, severe rain storm. Crows, 42; Herring and Black- 

 backed Gulls, 108 ; Flicker, i . 



Dec. 24th, fair and mild. Blue Jay, i ; Tree Sparrows, 11 ; 

 Red-polls, 5 ; Myrtle Warblers, 8 ; Partridges, 2 ; Brown Creeper, 

 I ; Golden-crowned Kinglets. 7 ; Shrike, i ; Crows, 19 ; (kills, 53 ; 

 Loon, I ; White-winged, vSurf vScoter and Old Squaw Ducks, 187. 



Dec. 25th, warm and fair. Downy Woodpecker, i ; Tree Spar- 

 rows, 1 1 ; Redpolls, 6 ; Chickadees, 3 ; Golden-crowned Kinglets, 

 8 ; Horned Owl. i ; Shrike, i ; numerous Ducks on the bay, did not 

 count these or the Gulls and Crows ; American Goldfinch, 31 ; small, 

 dark bird, little smaller than a Robin, unidentified; Myrtle War- 

 blers, 3. 



Dec. 26th, warm and fair. Sparrow Hawk, i ; Nuthatch, i ; 

 Partridges, 2 ; Golden-crowned Kinglets, 3 ; Chickadees, 5 ; Tree 

 Sparrows, 11 ; Myrtle Warblers, 2; Crows, 7; Herring Gulls, 87 ; 

 Loon, I ; Dovekies, 3 ; Old Squaws and White-winged Scoters, 58 ; 

 many sea birds too far off to identify. 



Dec. 27th, fair and warm. Redpolls, it ; Tree Sparrows. 15; 



