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They have now been heard from in every county in Massachusetts but Dukes 

 and Nantucket, and are now reported from Rhode Island and Connecticut. 

 They have been gradually working south and east, until apparently they 

 have become scattered over nearly the whole of New England. Pine gros- 

 beaks also, which have been abundant in northern New England since De- 

 cember, have worked southward until they have reached the southernmost 

 New England states, and have even appeared in the larger islands along the 

 coast. Their numbers in northern New England and in northern and wes- 

 tern Massachusetts have been large and the movement is very widespread, 

 ft seems remarkable to see so many of them in such mild open weather. 



Redpolls 



Redpolls seem to be working south and along the seaboard. Since 

 January came in they have been reported in large numbers from Maine and 

 northern Vermont and have worked down to southern New Hampshire in 

 large flocks. Apparently the flocks have not yet reached southern Ver- 

 mont. A flock of about 500 is reported from northern Worcester County, 

 but comparatively few have been noted as yet along the southern Connecticut 

 valley and in southeastern Massachusetts. 



Waxwings 



Cedar waxwings appear to have been almost wholly absent from New 

 England during the last two months. The only records reported since 

 December 16 are a large flock in Plymouth County, Mass., and three birds 

 in Boston January 17. A migration is due to return now, or any time in 

 February. 



The above was written on the 29th, — two days later (the 31st) a report 

 comes of 40 birds near Boston January 28. 



Bohemian waxwings have been reported locally in considerable num- 

 bers from the Maine and New Hampshire seaboards, between January 6 and 

 23. Six birds were reported near Boston "about the 20th" feeding on the 

 fruit of a thorn tree. They were quite tame and the white markings on the 

 wings could be plainly seen. The latest report records seven birds from a 

 new locality in Maine, so tame that one could go within six or eight feet of 

 them. Other small bands were seen and heard the same day. This species 

 is considered a very rare and irregular visitor in New England. In the 

 November bulletin observers were notified to be on the watch for this species. 

 It should not be confounded with the cedar waxwing. 



Wrens 



Last winter seems to have exterminated all the Carolina wrens in New 

 England. It is reported to have killed most of them as far south as Vir- 

 ginia. Even on Naushon Island, where they have nested for years, none has 

 been reported this season. 



