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same locality to see if they remain again during the entire season of 

 cold. The middle of December I saw several Warblers in the air in 

 that section, but was not able to get near enough to them to fully 

 identify them. On Christmas day, with several companions, I made 

 another search and succeeded in finding at least six Myrtle War- 

 blers, the identification being beyond a doubt. For the next two' 

 weeks the Warblers were not seen, though I paid several visits to 

 the place. On the 15th of January I again found the Warblers, two 

 of them this time being seen and fully identified. I have no doubt 

 that they are again wintering there, making two seasons in succes- 

 sion. This w^ould almost make them a winter resident of southern 

 Maine. Mr. Ruthven Deane, of Chicago, two years ago at Scarboro 

 found the Myrtle Warbler nesting. It is therefore probable soon to 

 be rated a permanent resident of this part of the State. 



Red-legged Black Ducks, Whistlers and Buffle-heads are again 

 wintering around the iinier harbor and around Martin Point Itridge. 

 Robins are seen frequently in Portland and at Cape I^lizabeth. I 

 saw a Hermit Thrush at Cape Elizabeth Dec. 25, 1904, and one has 

 been reliably reported in January around the Western Promenade 

 in Portland. A vSong Sparrow has been seen this winter several 

 times at Pond Cove, Cape Elizal)eth. 



Portland, Maine. W. H. Brownson. 



A CHICKADEE ON A GUN BARREL. 



An amusing incident illustrating the tameness of the Chickadee 

 is reported by Dr. Harold G. Giddings, of Gardiner, who in com- 

 pany with a friend was taking a snowshoe tramp through the 

 woods on January 23rd, taking a gun along. 



In crossing a frozen stream a flock of Chickadees were encoun- 

 tered flying from one side to the other very close to the trampers, 

 and in a spirit of fun it was suggested that if the gun was held out 

 one might alight upon it. 



The experiment was no sooner tried than one of the birds actu- 

 ally lit upon the end of the barrel, gazing inquiringly upon the two 

 intruders for several seconds before resuming its flight. 



