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gansers in quite large numbers, a flock of Herring Gulls and several 

 Loons. 



This spring I made three trips there, at what I believe to be 

 the most favorable times. A Spotted Sandpiper was the only water 

 bird I saw. 



During May, Purple Finches have been present in great 



abundance. 



D. W. Sweet. 

 Avon, May 15, 1907. 



Damariscotta Notes. — The flight of Fox vSparrovvs was large 

 and took place at a time when we had a severe snow storm. I found 

 three that were unable to stand the weather. I fed them and at one 

 time had over sixty in front of my store. Bobolinks are thicker this 

 year than I ever saw them before around here. Great Northern 

 Divers are nesting quite plentifully in the surrounding ponds, also 

 three pairs of Wood Ducks and two pairs of Blacks. Solitary Sand- 

 pipers are with us, as usual, but no increase in numbers. Martins 

 about the same as last year. Hawks increasing in number. 



F. M. David. 



Damariscotta, May 20, 1907. 



Notes from Nkwry. — There are not nearly as many birds 

 here this year, owing to the snow storm. One lumberman told me 

 that he was at an island in the middle of a pond and the Swallows 

 were near the chimney of the house on the roof to get warm. The 

 next morning he picked up twenty dead ones. He said they tried 

 to get something to eat on the pond, but could not. Many J uncos 

 were found dead. There are only two pairs near our cabin, while 

 last year fully twenty pairs were there. There are not as many 

 Song Sparrows, but the Warblers are all right, as they come later. 



I once told you of a Robin building on the tongue of a cart; the 

 farmer, wanting to use the cart, took the nest and placed it on a 

 ^beam in the shed. The Robin went to it and hatched the eggs. I 



