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seemed to appreciate it. They must have been holding a farewell 

 reception for the departing guests, I think, for that morning there gath- 

 ered in the trees in our door yard, pine and evening grosbeaks, red 

 polls, chickadees, goldfinches, nuthatches, blue jays and English spar- 

 rows. Some of the grosbeaks came under the windows, but did not 

 approach the bird table. None of the birds showed any fear of the 

 family who were watching them from the window. The grosbeaks 

 were not seen again after the following day. They awakened a good 

 deal of interest in people who ordinarily do not take much notice of the 

 birds." 



LISTS KEPT BY MR. AND MRS. GEORGE M. MILLER OF BETHEL 

 The hunting ground has been a part of Bethel village, and some of 

 the country within a radius of two miles. 



RESIDENTS 



1 Ruffed grouse 



2 Barred owl 



3 Saw-whet owl 



4 Screech owl 



5 Hairy woodpecker 



6 Downy woodpecker 



7 Blue jay 



8 White-breasted nuthatch 



9 Red-breasted nuthatch 



10 Black-capped chickadee 



1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 



11 Loon 6-1 1-25 



12 Herring gull 3-27 



13 Bonaparte gull 4-28 



14 American merganser 4-6 4-1 



15 American scaup duck ' 4- 4 



16 Golden-eye •. 3-24 



17 Canada goose 4-6 10-12 4-13 



18 Great blue heron 8-4 9-4 



19 Little green heron 5-17 8-24 8-6 5-21 



20 Black-crowned night heron .... 8-12 9- 4 7-29 7-28 7-18 7- 9 



(Young) 



21 Solitary sandpiper 7-18 8-1 



22 Spotted sandpiper 5-4 4-29 5-11 5-1 5-7 4-25 



23 Marsh hawk 8-12 7-25 



