12 JOURNAL OF MAINE ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



Jay, 15 Pine Grosbeaks, 3 Redpolls. 5 Chickadees. Dec. 28th, 4 

 Redpolls, 2 Chickadees. Dec. 29th. i Blue Jay. 3 Redpolls. Dec. 

 30th, I Ruffed CTrouse, i Hairy Woodpecker, i Downy Woodpecker. 



1 Blue Jay, 5 Redpolls. 2 Red-breasted Xuthatches, 15 Chickadees, 



2 Golden-crowned Kinglets. Dec. 31st. 3 Redpolls. 5 Chickadees. 

 Jan. ist, I Downy Woodpecker, i Blue Jay. 12 Redpolls, i White- 

 breasted Nuthatch, 5 Chickadees. Jan. 2nd. i Downy Woodpecker, 

 I Blue Jay. i Pine Grosbeak, i American Crossbill. 17 Redpolls, 6 

 Red-breasted Nuthatches, 16 Chickadees, i Golden-crowned King- 

 let. Number of birds, 179; different species, ii. 



Jan. 4th, I saw a Brown Creeper, the first one seen since spring. 



Herbert L. Spinnky, Stguin. 



I here submit to you my list of birds seen l)et\veen Dec. 23rd 

 and 31st. 



Dec. 23rd. Wind from east-northea>l lo northwest Irtsli with 

 snow squalls, i Herring Gull seen. Dec. 24th. Wind north- 

 east, fresh, cloudy and cold. i Cormorant (/'. carbo) seen. 

 Dec. 25th. Wind fresh, with heavy snow squalls. ! Cormorant 

 seen (/'. carbo). Dec. 26th. Wind west-northwe.st to southwest, 

 with snow squalls, i Herring Gull. 2 Cormorants (/*. rarbo), 2 

 White-winged Crossbills, 3 Dovekies. Dec. 27th. Wind southwest, 

 moderate to fresh, warmer. 2 Cormorants (/'. tarbo), 3 Dovekies. 

 Dec. 28th. Wind northeast, moderate, warm and cloudy. 2>, Cormo- 

 rants {P. carbo), 5 Black Guillemots, 50 Herring Gulls. 5 Kittiwake 

 Gulls, 4 Dovekies, 4 Crows. Dec. 29th. i Cormorant {P. carbo). 

 Dec. 30th. 2 White-winged Crossbills. Dec. 31st. Fre.sh breeze, 

 witli rain. 2 Herring Gulls and i Black-backed Gull. 



The Cormorants are here now. and once in a while a Dovekie 

 and Black Guillemot, but other sea fowl are very scarce. I have 

 seen but i Dusky Duck, and i Red-breasted Merganser around the 

 island this winter. 



P. M. I)Avii>, Damariscotta, 



Sunday. Dec. 23rd. vStormy. Monday, Dec. 24th. 4 vSnow- 

 buntings, 10 Juncos. i Grou.se, i Chickadee. Tuesday. Dec. 25th. 



