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in January through southern New England. A few of these 

 remained in Massachusetts. Evening Grosbeaks were common, 

 though not so abundant as in the winter of 1920-21. On the 

 coast a few Fox Sparrows and Swamp Sparrows remained, 

 while a very few Chipping Sparrows were reported on Cape 

 Cod. During the last week of January the number of Gold- 

 finches, Purple Finches and Siskins seemed to increase along 

 the coast of southern New England. A few Catbirds, Blue- 

 birds and Hermit Thrushes were noted. A Prairie Horned Lark 

 was singing on January 20 at Block Island, and Meadowlarks. 

 also sang there on mild days. 



February, 1922. 



February temperatures averaged above normal in southern 

 New England, with less than the usual amount of snow. There 

 were only two cold waves, but in northern New England there 

 was much snow, and low temperatures prevailed. The south- 

 erly seaboard of southern New England was without snow 

 most of the month, and during the last half small land birds 

 increased in numbers there and some began mating and singing. 



A Northward Movement. — On the eastern seaboard of Massa- 

 chusetts and on Long Island, New York, a slight northward 

 spring movement of land and water birds began during the 

 last ten days of the month, while both along the coast and in 

 the interior boreal land birds began to work toward the North. 

 Along the coast Canada Geese began to move. Storms at sea 

 again drove many sea birds ashore during the month, but na 

 Puffins were reported during the last half. 



Many Species Wijiiered. — A Hooded Merganser wintered 

 in or near Boston and Baldpates passed the winter on Marthas 

 Vineyard. Apparently more Night Herons than usual wintered 

 in the coastal region of southern New England, and at least 

 one Great Blue Heron seemed to survive the winter in eastern 

 Massachusetts, another in New York, and still another in 

 Maine. Several Killdeers wintered in Connecticut. Mourning 

 Doves stayed through the season on Cape Cod and Marthas 

 Vineyard. Short-eared Owls were reported all winter in 

 southern New England, and at least one Long-eared Owl. Cow- 

 birds, Red-winged Blackbirds, some Field Sparrows and Swamp 

 Sparrows, Song Sparrows (but fewer of these than usual),, 



