18 RECORDS VOLUME XI, JAN., 1 91 9. 



Berlin. We were.told at rhe close of church by our town 

 tree warden that he saw a tlock on his way lo church. I 

 suggested to our Sunday School superintendent that I 

 take my little class of girls out to find those birds. We 

 had gone about a two minute's walk when we saw the 

 flock of 25 or more in the trees. One of the girls rushed 

 back to tell the rest of the Sunday School, and the whole 

 assembly appeared in short order. It was a wonderful view, 

 for they frequently lit on the ground within a few feet of 

 us. 



"With two friends I took a three mile walk yesterday 

 and saw the following birds :- 



1. Crow, 



2. Black-capped Chickadee. 



3. White-breasted Nuthatch. 



4. Goldfinch. 



5. Downy Woodpecker. 



6. Hairy Woodpecker. 



7. Tree Sparrow, a large flock. 



8. Starlings, a flock of about 100. 



9. Pine Grosbeak, a flock of 20. 



"Five Starlings live in our big elm, I wish they didn't, 

 they have ousted three sets of Flickers the past year. All 

 of these birds and also the Jays have been frequent visit- 

 ors to our feeding station just inside the schoolroom win- 

 dows. You can imagine what a revelation it is to these 

 city boys to see birds so tame. Last year the Chickadees 

 would eat from our hands, this year they are still a little 

 afraid. 



'•1 saw a Brown Creeper in Hudson while I was wait- 

 ing for this (probably) same flock of Evening Grosbeaks on 

 last Friday morning. They had been there about a week, 



