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There must have been a flight of these interesting little birds, 

 for this occurrence elsewhere has been reported. One was blown 

 ashore at Cape Elizabeth so exhausted that he allowed his capturers 

 to take possession of him without resistance, and they enjoyed their 

 odd visitor over night, allowing him to enter the surf the next day 

 and swim to sea. . Ed. 



WINTER BIRD NOTES FROM CENTRAL MAINE. 



Winter birds have been ver}^ scarce in the interior of the State 

 this winter. A few small flocks of Redpolls have been seen, also a 

 few Siskins, but no Grosbeaks or Crossbills have been reported to 

 date (Jan. 30). A few Crows have been seen occasionally. 



Robins Wintering in vSomerset Co. — Late in December, 

 while in Starks, I saw a Robin feeding on some vines. It flew down 

 by a mill and circled back to its feeding grounds. lyater a teacher 

 there told me she had seen five Robins about town all winter. The 

 day I saw them it was snowing and was l^elow zero weather. Jan- 

 uary 5th, a teacher in Skowhegan sent word that she saw a Robin 

 the 4th in town. Several people have seen two Robins about town. 

 Last week they were seen. The thermometer has registered 46 

 degrees below zero. Pretty cold for Robins to stay so far north! 



Purple P'inch. — Tuesday, Jan. 17, saw a Purple Finch {car- 

 podacus puvpiireus) feeding at Solon. It flew to a pine tree beside 

 the road. I watched it some time at close quarters. The ther- 

 mometer registered 15 degrees below. 



Snowy Owl. — Saw a Snowy Owl along electric line between 

 Skowhegan and Madison Jan. 17th. The next day I saw a fine 

 white specimen at rooms of Dan. A. Wendall, a taxidermist in No. 

 New Portland. Mr. Bernard Gibbs, of Madison, shot the bird near 

 Madison. A vSnowy Owl was shot last Week in New Vineyard, and 

 one was seen near Kingfield the same week. 



January igtli, very cold, snowing and drifting in forenoon, saw 

 a Croshawk perched on a limb between vStarks and Madison. 



January 28tli, while on electrics between Fairfield and Benton 

 Falls, I saw three Snovvflakes, the first ones I've seen since early 





