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seen this winter, also shows the highest total I have ever mae 
for the bird at this season of the year. 
The White-breasted Nuthatch was recorded 21 times in 
December, and 20 times in January, both months having as the 
longest interval of absence—3 days. In February there were 
6 records up to the 8th of the month, when a long interval of 18 
days followed, with only one more record—on the 27th. February 
had ro records in 1914, and 17 in 1913; showing that this species 
tends to appear with much irregulatity in that month. 
The Red-headed Woodpecker was seen on 25 days in Decem- 
ber, 14 in January, and 6 in February, making a total of 45 records, 
which was 21 fewer than the winter of 1913-14. In December the 
longest absence was 2 days, in January, 6 days; and in February 
the species disappeared for the long period of 17 days. ‘This is 
the second winter in which I have found the Red-headed Wood- 
pecker. 
The Downy Woodpecker shows 12 records for December, 
9 for January, and only 4 for February, with a total of 24 records. 
This was 17 fewer than the winter before, which had the largest 
number of records for this species that I have ever made for the 
season. The longest interval of absence in December was 4 days; 
in January, 11 days; and in February this species was not present 
from the 9th to 18th—-10 days, and from the 18th to 28th—9 days. 
The Brown Creeper appeared on to days in December, 18 in Jan- 
uary, and 12 in February, making a total of 40 records, which greatly 
exceeded the two previous winters, 1913-14 having had 13 records, 
and 1912-13, only 3 records. Here is a case of irregularity that is 
certainly bewildering. In December the Creeper’s longest absence 
was 9 days; in January, 5 days; in February, only 3 days. 
The Snowbird was observed on 7 days in December; on 17, 
in January; and on 9g, in February, the total being 33 records— 
27 fewer than the previous winter, which had an unprecedented 
record for this species. There were two long intervals of absence 
in December—8 and 1o days respectively; in January the longest 
absence was 4 days; in February, 6 days. 
Three Sparrows were found this winter—the Tree Sparrow, 
the Song Sparrow, and the Vesper Sparrow. In December the 
Tree Sparrow was recorded 4 times; in January, 14; in February, 
11; totalling 29 records. ‘The Song Sparrow had 7 records in 
December, 2 in January, and 7 in February. The Vesper Sparrow 
