XT be journal ot 



TJhe f/^aine Ornitholoffical uocieti/. 



A QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF MAINE ORNITHOLOGY. 



VOL. III. 



WATERVILLE, MAINE. JAN. 1901. 



NO. 1. 



ITbc * /iDaine * ©vnitbolooical 

 Society?. 



Prof. Wm. L. Powers, Gardiriv^r, Pres. 

 Capt. H. L. Spinney. Seguin Vice Pres. 

 A. H. Norton, W.'Stbroolv, Sec'y — Treas. 

 J. Merton Swain, Waterville, Editor 

 Prof. A. L. Lane, Waterviile, Councillor 

 Ora W. Knights, Bangor, Councillor 



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JEMtorial. 



With tlie beginning of Vol. Ill we 

 are pleased to inform oui- readers that 

 We are I'ble to enlarge our Journal, 

 and we hope at no very distarit date to 

 give a few illustrations. As we are able 

 to enlarge our paper, v/e hope to re- 

 ceive a more hearty support, by gain- 

 ing a larger membership, and a longer 

 list of subscribers. 



A very interesting meeting was held 

 in Lewiston, showing a deeper interest 

 is growing for our Society. We hope 

 to see this interest deepen and spread 

 all over the State. As the next an- 

 nual meeting is arranged to convene 

 at Augusta and the date fixed upon, we 



ought to have a greater attendance of 



memb.^rs. 



The evtning session was made a suc- 

 ctss through the untiring efforts of 

 Prof. Lee, who so kindly volunteered 

 to make and show the lantern slides 

 from the bird photos the several mem- 

 bers had. Prof. Stanton was also very 

 untiring in his efforts to make the 

 whole meeting a success. His talk on 

 birds was very interesting and in- 

 structive. 



We were very much pleased to add 

 to our membership Hon. L. T. Carle- 

 ton, of Augusta, Chairman of the Fish 

 and Game Commission. We need the 

 efforts of such men, to aid in the work 

 of our Society. 



A scarcity of winter birds has been 

 remarked by several of our m^'mbers. 

 The editor in his travels over the 

 State of five days each week, has noted 

 but one flock of seven Pine Grosbeaks, 

 and one large flock of Redpolls. Sev- 

 eral small flocks of Tree Sparrows 

 have been observed, also large flocks 

 of Snownakes, being seen more com- 

 mon near the coast. 



After a critical examination of the 

 winter specimen of Mandts Guillemot, 

 recorded in the October number by 

 Mr. Johnson, Mr. Norton pointed out 

 the fact that it was a somewhat pe- 

 culiar specimen of the Black species. 

 So we are still without a record of the 

 Mandts in our State. 



Every effort will be made by our 

 "Committee on Protection" with the 



