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'77a) and Tilton (Dearborn, '98). Mr. Dearborn (1. c.) has 

 also observed it rarely at Alton near the southeastern end 

 of Lake Winnepesauke. North of this lake, save in the 

 Connecticut valley basin, the bird is practically wanting, and 

 appears not to occur at all in the White Mountain valleys in 

 summer, though Mr. H. C. Sargent tells me that in the fall of 

 1902 he saw it at Chocorua. In the western part of the state, 

 it is of regular occurrence in the Connecticut valley region. At 

 Alstead, Mr. R. Hoffmann has found it rare in summer; Mr. G. 

 H. Thayer writes me that it is common at Keene, and on one or 

 two occasions stragglers have appeared at Dublin; at Charles- 

 town it is common, according to Mr. W. M. Buswell, and still 

 farther up, at Hanover, Mr. E. B. Frost has found it in num- 

 bers. The most northern breeding locality in the Connecticut 

 valley known to me is Lancaster, where Mr. F. B. Spaulding has 

 not infrequently seen the bird and found its eggs. These Con- 

 necticut valley birds seem to keep close to the river, and rarely 

 get into the mountain valleys on either side ; indeed, the only 

 record I have for the Franconia region is of a bird seen Oc- 

 tober 2, 1887, at Franconia by Dr. Walter Faxon. Mr. F. B. 

 Spaulding has twice noted a single cowbird wintering at Lan- 

 caster ; one was shot there on Jan. 18, 1895, which had been 

 noticed throughout the winter feeding on the streets with the 

 English sparrows (Spaulding, '95), and a second was seen into 

 December, 1899, staying about with the sparrows. 

 Dates : March 25 to October 2 ; (winter). 



157. Agelaius phoeniceus (Linn.). RED-WIXGED 

 BLACKBIRD. 



A rather common, but local summer resident, breeding in 

 marshes and open swamp land throughout the Transition areas ; 

 accidental in winter. It is found rather commonly about the 

 rivers and lakes of the southern parts of the state, and a few 

 colonies are found even among the White Mountain valleys 

 and at Umbagog. The young are on the wing by July, and at 

 Intervale I have never seen the birds later than August 2ist, as 

 they leave their breeding grounds during the first part of that 

 month. Mr. C. F. Goodhue ('85) records that a fine specimen 



