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BIRDS OF MASSACHUSETTS 



246. Sitta canadensis Linn. CANADA NUTHATCH. 



A common but irregular winter resident, often abundant in 

 autumn. It breeds regularly in Berkshire County, and locally 

 elsewhere in the State, as at Ware, Winchendon, Plymouth 

 County, Bolton, Beverley, Medford and Needham. 



September 3 to May 20 ; Summer. 



Amherst: "Several instances." Berkshire: "Not uncommon perma- 

 nent resident." Only a migrant and winter visitant in the low country. 

 Bristol County : " Irregular winter visitant." Brookline : " Common, 

 often abundant, migrant and winter resident." Cambridge . Irregular 

 transient and winter visitant. Cohasset: "Irregular; common in 

 autumn. Some winter." Dedham : "Usually rare." Essex County: 

 " Common " in winter. Ipswich : " Very common in winter. Once Augvist 

 15." Martha's Vineyard : " Common in autumn. Once August i." Spring- 

 field: " Rather common in migration, and an irregular winter visitor." 

 Templeton: "Migrant of variable abundance." Wellesley : "Irregular 

 migrant and winter visitant." 



247. Sitta carolinensis Lath. WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH. 

 A common spring and autumn migrant and winter resident, 



and a rare local summer resident. 



Amherst: "Abundant resident, but rare in summer." Berkshire: 

 " Permanent resident. Not uncommon." Bristol County : Rather com- 

 mon winter visitant and common transient visitant; may breed. Brook- 

 line : " Common winter resident and rare local summer resident." Cam- 

 bridge : Permanent resident, rare in summer. Cohasset: " Rather rare 

 resident." Dedham: "Common." Essex County : "Rare." Martha's 

 Vineyard: "Common resident." Springfield: "Common resident, 

 more numerous during migrations." Templeton : " Common migrant." 

 Wellesley: " Rather common resident. More plentiful as a migrant." 



248. Certhia familiaris americana (Bonap.). BROWN 

 CREEPER. 



A common spring and autumn migrant and winter resident; 

 as a summer resident found regularly in Berkshire County, and in 

 certain parts of Plymouth County, 1 and also recorded breeding at 

 Taunton 2 in 1878 and Springfield 3 in 1863 and near Boston prior 

 to 1877.4 



September 12 to May 12 ; Summer. 



iChadbourne; Auk, Vol. XIII, No. 4, Oct., 1896, p. 346. 



2 Brewer; Bull. Nutt. Orti. Club, Vol. IV, No. 2, Apr., 1879, pp. 87-90. 



3 Allen ; Proc. Essex Inst., Vol. IV, 1864, p. 69. 



4 Minot ; Land & Game Birds of N. E., 1877, p. 68. 



