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warning. The previous season two had remained with open 

 water to January 5. In 1907 two remaining from a larger flock 

 were last seen on December 14. In 1906 the last one remained to 

 December 6. 



One spring record is that of a Ruddy drake seen by me on Fresh 

 Pond on March 23, 1910. 



Branta canadensis. Canada Goose. — Mr. Barron Brainerd 

 states that on the afternoon of November 14, while at the pond, 

 he heard a few "honks" and soon saw twenty-eight Canada Geese 

 come into view from the north and pass over. They were in one 

 line. There have been occasions when a migrating flock has 

 alighted on the pond. 



Fulica amcricana. Coot. — This species is also regularly 

 present year by year. The number has rapidly increased, how- 

 ever. In 1906 ten was the maximum; in 1907, twenty-two; 

 in 1908, an off year, only three. I found on October 19, 1909, 

 that there were twenty-nine present. The Norfolk Bird Club 

 reports this number present on the 17th. The number went on 

 increasing until a month later, November 22, there were thirty- 

 nine. This maximum was held for five days, when there began 

 to be a slight decrease, but even a month later, December 21, 

 there were thirty-three present. The number then fell off rapidly 

 to eleven on the 28th, and to five on the day of the closing up of 

 the pond, December 30. These five were penned with the flock 

 of park ducks, geese, and swans, but escaped, save one, and flew 

 out on the ice and then round about, looking for open water, but 

 finding none. As no more was seen of these birds, I surmise that 

 they proceeded farther south, as sections of the flock had already 

 done within the preceding few days. One was secured with the 

 park fowl and is in captivity with them at Franklin Park. 



One Coot wintered during the season of 1907-8 on Jamaica 

 and Leverett Ponds. It was the remnant of a flock which at its 

 maximum numbered twenty-two birds. This coot was seen on 

 January 1, 14, 20, and 28, on all of which dates the pond was 

 partially open. In February and March the bird was on Leverett 

 Pond and remained there up to April 8, after which no further 

 record of it was obtained. One Coot appeared on Jamaica Pond 

 in the spring migration of 1910. It was first seen by Mr. Kelley 



