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dred or more, and Oct. 29th, a flock of two or three hundred. — D. 

 W. Sweet, Avon, Me. 



The English Sparrow at Crawford House, New 

 Hampshire. — Mr. Nathan C. Brown has reported to the Journal 

 the following interesting fact about the English Sparrow. Crawford 

 House is situated in a small clearing in an extensive wood which is 

 largely primitive. Its altitude is about two thousand feet. Previ- 

 ous to the year 1909, but a single straggler of this species had been 

 observed there. In 1909 several were seen, and at least one pair 

 raised a brood of young birds there.* It is interesting to note that 

 none were present during the summer of 1910, as it shows a recent 

 instance of this prolific and hardy species failing to establish itself 

 after breeding successfully. On Sept. ist, 1910, a number of these 

 birds were reported there, plainly incursionists from outside. 



Birds in Shelburne, N. H. — I spent the month of August 

 in the beautiful town of Shelburne, N. H., and, as always, took 

 note of the birds. Following is the list of those that I found there: 

 Aug. I, Crow, Barn Swallow, Bluebird; Aug. 2, Robin, Red-eyed 

 Vireo, Chipping Sparrow, American Goldfinch, Hermit Thrush; 

 Aug. 3, Chimney Swift, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Spotted Sandpiper 

 (last seen Aug. 27), Catbird, Kingfisher; Aug. 5, Blue-headed 

 Vireo, Vesper Sparrow, Chickadee; Aug. 7, Redstart, Phoebe, Fish 

 Hawk; Aug. 8, Night Hawk; Aug. 9, Great Blue Heron; Aug. 10, 

 Junco, Red-tailed Hawk; Aug. 11, Kingbird, Song Sparrow, House 

 Wren, Marsh Hawk; Aug. 18, Flicker; Aug. 21, Brown Thrasher, 

 Olive-sided Flycatcher; Aug. 23, Brown Creeper; Aug. 24, Hairy 

 Woodpecker, Black-throated Blue Warbler, Black-throated Green 

 Warbler, Black and White Warbler, Rose-breasted Grosbeak; Aug. 

 25, Hummingbird, Myrtle Warbler, Blue Jay; Aug. 29, Partridge. 

 The Red-headed and the Pileated Woodpecker are both found in 

 Shelburne, but although I spent many hours in the woods I did not 

 see them, but found many trees that gave evidence of their presence. 

 —Sara C. Eastman, Portland, Me., Sept. j, igio. 

 *Cf. Marble Auk, XXVI, p. 437. 



