RECORDS, VOLUME XI, MARCH, 1919. 47 



The following interesting notes are from Miss Viola 

 E. Crittenden of Beverly. 



Birds seen Feb. ; 7 to 8 and 10 to 12 a. m. 



1. Chickadee, 30, 



2. White-breasted Nuthatch, 3. 



3. Junco, 5, 



4. Canadian Pine Grosbeak, 28, 



5. Starling, 4. 



6. Crow, 7. 



7. Horned Lark, 25. 



8. Downy Woodpecker, 2, 



9. Hairy Woodpecker. 1. 



10. Blue Jay, 2. 



11. Cedar Waxwing. 17. 



We feel that the Evening Grosbeaks have trifled with 

 us this year. They have hardly called on us since Jan. 1. 



The Pine Grosbeaks are constantly on the same es- 

 tate — that of Mr. Greeley onOberiSt., Beverly Cove. When 

 the snow melted, I discovered that the lawn is literally 

 carpeted with ash seeds — food for weeks to come unless 

 the snow covers it again. 



Apparently the birds never feed all together. There 

 will be some in the Norway spruces while the rest are on 

 the ground, so the tiock may be larger than I have esti- 

 mated. There are at least five males. 



The birds fly up from their food very often, 1 don't 

 know whether this is due to timidity or over feeding, but 

 the advent of a hustling Nuthatch or Chickadees is suffi- 

 cient to send the whole flock into the trees, where they 

 often sit for ten or fifteen minutes before one adventurous 

 member (always a female) sets the example of feeuiug on 

 the ground again. 



