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Notes from Avon. — I saw two Pectoral Sandpipers Oct. 5th. 

 They were at the edge of a pool of water in a marshy place, but 

 later flew into a dry field some distance away and appeared to be 

 feeding. I saw a Northern Shrike Nov. 7th. I heard the call notes 

 of the Pileated Woodpecker Dec. 21st, and again Jan. 26th. Gold- 

 finches have been rather scarce. The last one I saw was Jan. 26th. I 

 saw a flock of Redpolls Nov. 24th, Later I came upon a flock feeding 

 upon the seeds of a clump of scrub cedars. I have seen but very 

 few since. I saw a Pine Grosbeak Jan. 23rd, and heard one whis- 

 tling Jan. 26th. 



Dana W. Sweet, 



Avon, F'eb. 20, 1908. 



Pine GrOvSbeaks. — While at Tunk Pond, town of Franklin, 

 Dec. 23, 1907, hundreds of Pine Grosbeaks were seen, also over a 

 hundred Hudsonian Chickadees in small bands of their own kind or 

 mingled with flocks of the common Chickadee. 



At Bangor there has been an absolute absence of winter birds up 



to Feb. nth, when a small flock of Snowflakes were seen between 



Bangor and Orono. 



Ora W. Knight. 

 Bangor, Feb. 10, 1908. 



Birds of Maine. — Press work on "Birds of Maine" is pro- 

 gressing very satisfactorily, and there is no reason to doubt that it 

 will be issued on time. Only a few copies of the subscription edition 

 are now unengaged, and parties not promptly engaging this book 

 may be unable to obtain a copy of the first or subscription edition at 



any price. 



Ora W. Knight. 

 Bangor, Feb. 10, 1908. 



Feeding Winter Birds. — No winter birds at all so far up 



this way. Mr. Brown, of Bigelow, has a flock of Chickadees, Downy 



and Hairy Woodpeckers he and his wife are feeding in front of their 



home. 



J. Merton Swain. 

 Farmington, Feb. i, 1908. 



