42 JOURNAL OK MAINE ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



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Notes and observations upon bird life within our State are earnestly desired from all our readers 

 for publication in this column, and should be sent to Louis E. Legge, 22 Dow Street, Portland, Maine. 



Four Purple Martins, all males, arrived this forenoon. None 

 were around this morning, but when I went to dinner I found the 

 four calmly sitting on one of my bird houses. This is one of the 

 earliest arrivals in this section of the county that I recall. — Geo. H. 

 Smit/i^ Presque Isle, Me., April 2g, igio. 



I write to report the capture of a Mallard Duck in fine plumage 

 at Red Beach, Washington County, Me., by Wm. Warnock of that 

 place, Feb. 5th. I am mounting it for him. From the records I 

 have they seem to be quite scarce. — Hoiuard H. McAdam, Si. 

 Stephen, N. B. 



I saw a flock of five Purple Finches Feb. 22nd. Two of them 

 were males. Meadowlarks have appeared in increased numbers. 

 The IvOggerhead Shrike, usually common, has failed to appear. 

 The Scarlet Tanager arrived May i8th, on time. The Warblers are 

 a week late. The Northern Yellowthroat has not arrived at the 

 time of this writing. — D. W. Sweet, Avon, May 20. 



A Late Carolina Dove. — On January istof the present year, 

 Mr. Charles H. Hodsdon, of Pownal, called my attention to a strange 

 bird that for some days had been visiting his farm and feeding with 

 his hens in the yard. For several days the thermometer had been 

 running low, twenty degrees below zero on this particular morning 

 was the report from more than one nearby town, so you can imagine 

 my surprise when I found the bird in question to be a Carolina Dove. 

 It made frequent visits to the farm during each of the two succeed- 

 ing days. On the morning of January 4th, which was a severely 

 cold day, the Dove was seen on the piazza of a neighboring farm- 

 house, but was not seen afterward. I think undoubtedly this will 

 prove the latest date for this species in Maine.— /a;;^^^ Carroll Mead. 



