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seen: Song Sparrows, 32, Robins, 18, Rusty Crackles, 12, Bronzed 

 Grackles, 2, Juncos, 2, Bluebirds, 3, also what appeared to be a 

 pair of Wood Ducks, at a distance too great to make identity cer- 

 tain. The interest in these noble birds is now of such importance 

 to us that I made a second visit to the same locality two weeks later 

 for further investigation, when another pair of Ducks, still too far 

 off, was seen, but nearer, enough so to make me feel reasonably sure 

 of my birds. I shall endeavor to make another visit to the same 

 waters, and to try and find them nesting, and should I be so fortu- 

 nate will report the find in a later issue. The above observation does 

 not include the usual numbers of Crows. According to my best 

 judgment, based upon what little attention I have been able to give 

 the matter, and by talking with others, I should say that the birds 

 seemed to arrive later than usual this spring, say from one to two 

 weeks, but there are more than the usual numbers of almost all 

 kinds. — A. L. Chase, Bangor, Maine. 



