Vermont Bird Club I7 



SOME ADIRONDACK BIRD NOTES. 

 Miss E. E. Drew, Burlington. 



This paper deals in an interesting way with observations made of 

 birds in the spring of 1905 : 



A pair of crossbills, loxia ntrvirostra minor, were observed from 

 April 30 to June 8. They became so tame that the writer was able to sit 

 for an hour at a time within six feet of them. She attracted them by 

 means of bits of salt pork tied to the limbs of trees. 



May 4 a ruby-crowned kinglet was observed in song, "a prolonged 

 and varied warble, mellow and flute like with such sweetness and purity of 

 tone !" 



On May 9 and later dates the writer noticed "a queer looking crow." 

 A description of the bird was sent to the Department of Agriculture at 

 Washington and a reply was received that the bird described was un- 

 doubtedly a raven, corvus corax principaUs. 



A PRELIMINARY LIST OF BIRDS OF vSOUTHERN VERMONl. 

 By Mrs. Eijzabeth B. Davenport, Brattleboro. 

 The territory of this list includes the townships of Readsboro, 

 Whitingham, Stamford and Pownal. Observations were made during 

 the lirst and last weeks of May and the first ten days of June 1905. The 

 list includes 86 species. Mrs. Davenport plans to make further investiga- 

 tions of the region during the coming summer, reporting results at the 

 winter meeting. That the list may be more complete, publication is de- 

 ierred until the next issue of the bulletin. 



CALIFORNIAN BIRD NOTES. 



NelIvY Hart Woodworth, St. Albans. 

 This exceedingly interesting paper expressed in charming language 

 -contains nearly 10,000 words. A creditable abstract within the space 

 allowed is, therefore, clearly impossible. The writer gives graphic and 

 realistic descriptions of bird life which she observed in cities and suburbs, 

 on mesas, foothills, canons, and mountains. In company with Mrs. Olive 

 Thorne Miller the writer spent one winter on a ranch. A larger portion 

 of the paper deals with her observations and experiences with birds dur- 

 ing that time. 



