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Stormy. Wednesday, Dec. 26tli. 2 Chickadees, i Blue Jay, 2 

 Herring Gulls. Thursday, Dec. 27th. 7 Crows, i Junco, i Blue 

 Jay, I Robin, 5 Whistlers. Friday, Dec. 28th. 3 Crows, i Gros- 

 beak, I White-breasted Nuthatch. Saturday, Dec. 29th. 2 Her- 

 ring Gulls, 3 Crows, I Downy Woodpecker, i Grosbeak, i Grouse. 

 Sunday, Dec. 30th. 5 Whistlers, 3 Crows, 2 Chickadees. 



I did not see any English Sparrows for the week, yet early in 

 the season they were very thick around here. They have no doubt 

 become citizens and migrate like true Americans. One solitary old 

 Eagle yet passes up and down the river nearly every day. 



J. Merton Swain. Farmington. 



Dec. 23rd, saw 3 Pine Grosbeaks and 4 Chickadees in trees near 

 my home in Skowhegan. 



Dec. 24th, about town all day ; saw 7 Chickadees and 2 Pine 

 Grosbeaks. 



Dec. 25th, snowed hard nearly all day ; saw three Chickadees 

 about town. 



Dec. 26th, very rough and windy ; snow drifted badly. Eeft 

 Skowhegan via electrics for Madison at 6 A. M. ; took a pair of 

 horses to drive to Farmington, but the roads were so badly drifted 

 we turned back ; took train in afternoon to Lewiston ; saw 5 Pine 

 Grosbeaks, 2 Canada Ruffed Grouse near Madison, i Goshawk near 

 Leeds Junction. 



Dec. 27th, took train from Eewiston for Farmington; saw 3 

 Crows near Eevviston. Between North Jay and Farmington I saw i 

 Canada Ruffed Grouse, 16 Redpolls, 4 Pine Grosbeaks. From 

 Farmington we went via train to Phillips; saw 6 American Gold- 

 finches near Strong. 



Dec. 28th, went from PhilHps to Farmington and took forenoon 

 train to Wilton and drove to North Jay, Jay, Chisholm's and Eiver- 

 more Falls ; saw 9 Pine Grosbeaks, and a large flock of Redpolls or 

 Siskins, I did not get near enough to tell which. 



Dec. 29th, took train to Winthrop, then via electrics to Augusta; 

 saw 4 Chickadees and 3 Pine Grosbeaks. Took afternoon train to 



