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Mr. Lewis 1 stated that they were first seen in Hampden, March 17 

 and remained until April 26, and that the large flock mentioned was 

 seen on April 1. 



Somerset County. — On April 16, 1916 Mr. J. Merton Swain, 

 who travels extensively in south central Maine, reported Evening 

 Grosbeaks in the following Somerset County towns : — Bingham, 

 Flagstaff, New Portland, North Anson, Pittsfield, Solon, and 

 Skowhegan, in flocks of from ten or fifteen to forty and fifty, with 

 adult males predominating. 



Kennebec County. — From Mr. Arch Hiram Morrell, of 

 Gardiner, we have the information that the birds were noticed in 

 Gardiner about the first of March, remaining as late as April 20. 

 The first flock contained eight, about half males, while the largest 

 flock seen at his place, on April 5, contained over seventeen birds. 

 Mr. Morrell states, "about half were always males." In a later 

 letter, he states that some remained until May 17. 



On May 7, 1916, Miss Dora M. Norton, whose home is in Gardi- 

 ner, wrote that a flock had been near her home " for something like 

 two weeks when I left home nearly two weeks ago." There were 

 twenty-five or thirty of 'the birds. Mr. Alton S. Pope reported 

 two seen at Manchester, March 1 1 and stated that they had been 

 reported from Augusta and Winthrop. Mr. J. Merton Swain 

 (April 16) stated that he had seen flocks in Mt. Vernon, Readfield 

 and Water ville. 



Knox County. — June 12, 1916, Mrs. Adelaide C. Bird, of Rock- 

 land, reported in full the bird's occurrence at that place. From 

 her report we take this summary. First seen, Feb. 16, a young 

 male; a dozen March 7; large flocks April 9; and small numbers 

 seen at various dates through April. The last were seen April 28. 

 Mr. Niven C. Kallock, of Warren, reported Feb. 13 one male; 

 Feb. 15 two males and a female, and two on April 2, all at 

 Warren; and a male at Thomaston, March 27. 



Sagadahoc County. — Miss Nellie F. Donton of Bath on April 

 3, reported that a pair had been seen there. A week later she sent a 

 clipping from the Bath 'Daily Times' of April 13, reporting that 

 the teachers and pupils of the Weeks Street Grammar school had 



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