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Notes and observations upon bird life within our State are earnestly desired for publication in this 

 column from all our readers, and should be sent to The Journal, 22 Elm Street, Portland, Maine. 



Early Winter Yellowlegs (Correction).— Through an 

 editorial slip, the note on this bird by Mr. Walker, on page 22 of the 

 last Journal, was cited Totanus fiavipcs instead of T. melanoleucus . — 

 A. H. Norton. 



The Yellow Palm Warbler Near Ellsworth. — Every 

 spring I look for the Yellow Palm Warbler on High Street in the 

 willows above the river. This year (1910), such a cursory glimpse 

 of them was not satisfactory. Donning heavy rubber boots, I fol- 

 lowed them to a swamp three miles away. Here I found them evenly 

 distributed and in song May 18. Last year they were common in 

 this same locality on Aug. 11. Undoubtedly they nest here, but I 

 was unable to find time to determine the fact this season. — Cordelia 

 J ' . Stanwood. 



Spring Birds at Damascus, Maine. — Fifteen miles west of 

 Bangor, on the M. C. R. R., in the town of Carmel, lies the village 

 of Damascus. It is well divided into upland and lowland, and be- 

 tween the hills on each side the Souadabscook stream runs in an 

 easterly course directly through the village. There are numerous 

 old fields and partially grown up pastures, together with small open 

 pieces of woods, all combining to make a good field for one inter- 

 ested in bird study. It is the home of my boyhood, and about as 

 many of my vacation days are spent there (I think more real ones) 

 as in all other places of resort put together. I chanced to be there 

 on April 16th, 191 1, stopping with friends. At that time the snow 

 was not all gone. There were patches here and there in shaded 

 places, along the fences, and enough left in the woods to render 

 walking unpleasant. Many of the birds had arrived, and it occurred 

 to me to take a stroll over some of the places so near and dear to me 

 on account of early associations, and report the result of my observa- 

 tions to the Ornithological Journal. The following birds were 



