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the Three-toed species were there, but in not very plentiful num- 

 bers, in fact not near so plenty as we found them at I^ake Onawa 

 (Piscataquis County) on a former hunting trip. The Pileated Wood- 

 pecker was very common there, often seen on the telephone poles 

 and feeding on the dead tops in the Tamarac swamps. 



Of the Finches, quantities of Red Crossbills {Loxia ciirvirostra 

 uiiuor) (Brehm) were seen. Small flocks of Goldfinches were seen 

 daily, feeding on the birch cones. Pine Siskins were there in abun- 

 dance. Both varieties of the Nuthatch were observed, but Canaden- 

 sis was very common. 



Golden Crowned Kinglets {Rconhis sa/rapa) were everywhere 

 abundant (little birch lairds, as our guide called them). Several 

 Hermit Thrushes were seen in the woods about us and along the 

 banks of the river, and two Swainson's Thrushes {Tiirdns nstulatus 

 swainsonii) (Cub.) were seen one bright day near the Grand Falls, 

 just below the dam. This was rather late for the Olive-back to be 

 staying there (Oct. 23). 



A quite large colony of Robins were still staying about the 

 clearing around the camps, and were still there when we came away. 

 Several mornings the ground was white with frost, and one morning 

 the ground was covered with about an inch of snow, yet these hardy 

 Robins did not appear to have any idea of going south, though I 

 had not seen any Robins down river for several days before we went 

 into camp. 



On Sept. 2ist the guide came in late. It was snowing hard, but 

 proved only a squall of short duration, but was very cold After 

 lighting a fire and the lamps, he noticed a small bird had flown in 

 through a crack in the camp wall and was fluttering about a win- 

 dow. He caught it and it proved to be a Tree Swallow. He took 

 it to the door and let it go, but Bicolor looked out into the cold, dark 

 world and had no idea of going out into the cheerless elements, and 

 fluttered back into the camp and remained all night. In the morn- 

 ing he let it go and it flew off up the river. It seemed to be a young- 

 of-the-year bird, and for some cause did not get away with his asso- 

 ciates when they had started on their long journey southward. 



