l6 JOURNAL OF MAINE ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



Red Crossbills, Chickadees, Downy Woodpecker (male and female), 

 Crows, Pine Grosbeaks (male and female), Pigeons, Juncos, English 

 Sparrows, Northern Shrike, Owl (large brown, think it was a Barred 

 Owl), White-breasted Nuthatch, Brown Creeper, Pine Siskin. 



Louis E. Legge, Portland. 



Cape Elizaheth, Dec. 23, 1906. 

 Myrtle Warbler, 5; Northern Shrike, i; American and White- 

 winged Crossbill, 30 (estimated); Dovekie, 2; Black Guillemot, 3; 

 Horned Grebe, i; Old Squaw, 10; Chickadee. 5; Crow, i; Amer- 

 ican Goldfinch, 7; Herrinj; Gull, 20. 



Mrs. Chas. G. Atkins, East Orland. 



I beg to submit the following list of birds observed in this 

 vicinity during Christmas week, Dec. 23-29, 1906. 



Sunday, Dec. 23rd. Pine (/rosbeak, 2; Blue Jay, i; Chickadee, 

 4; Red])oll, 20; large birds supposed to be Owls, 2. Monday, Dec. 

 24th. Blue Jay, i. Tuesday. Dec. 25th. Snowed all day; saw no 

 birds. Wednesday, Dec. 26th. Blue Jay. 3; Downy Woodpecker, i. 

 Thursday. Dec. 27th. Golden-crowned Kinglet. 4; Downy Wood- 

 pecker, i; Chickadee, 3. Friday, Dec. 28th. Grosbeak, 6; Downy 

 Woodpecker, 2; Chickadee, 3; Redpoll, 30; White-breasted Nut- 

 hatch, I. Saturday. Dec. 29. No birds. 



Several Goshawks were seen in this vicinity during December, 

 and one was captured in the act of catching a chicken. As they are 

 rarely seen here in winter. I thought it worth mentioning. 



Evicrett \''.. Johnson, Hebron. 



I did not get time to go out to hunt up the birds for the Christ- 

 mas week bird census, but kept my eyes open about my work. Was 

 hauling out cord wood on my own place most of the time and saw 

 the following l)irds : 



Dec. 24th, 4 Chickadees. Dec. 25th, 2 Chickadees. Dec. 26th, 

 4 Chickadees, i Blue Jay. Dec. 27th, saw i Crow fly over. Dec. 

 28th, 2 Chickadees, 1 Blue Jay. Dec. 30th, 3 Chickadees. Jan. 2, 

 saw 9 Pine Grosbeaks feeding on frozen apples. 



