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wind southwest, light; temp. 34° at start. Approximately 6 miles, on foot; by automobile 

 between points. Observers together. Horned Grebe, 2; Black-backed Gull, 6; Herring 

 Gull, 455; American Merganser, 6; Red-breasted Merganser, 29; Black Duck, 158: 

 American Golden-eye, 325; Old Squaw, 4; Bob-white, 7; Ruffed Grouse, 4; Belted King- 

 fisher, i; Downy Woodpecker, 3; Northern Flicker, 3; Horned Lark, 30; Blue Jay, 15 

 Crow, 85; Starling, 2; Meadowlark, 5; Purple Finch, 2; Red Crossbill, i; Goldfinch, 45, 

 Pine Siskin, 3; Snow Bunting, 2; White- throated Sparrow, 2; Tree Sparrow, 55; Slate- 

 colored Junco, 40; Song Sparrow, 4; Swamp Sparrow, 2; Towhee (male), i; Myrtle 

 Warbler, 6; Brown Creeper, i; Red-breasted Nuthatch, 2; Chickadee, 80; Robin, i. 

 Total, 34 species, 1,387 individuals. The Towhee was also seen on Dec. 21. — Dr. 

 WiNSOR M. Tyler, C. A. Robbins, Frank Robbins. 



Cohasset, Mass. (Jerusalem Road, Atlantic Ave., Sandy Cove). — Dec. 26; 10 a.m. 

 to I P.M.. Clear, becoming overcast; ground partly covered with light snow; temp. 25° 

 to 32°. Four miles on foot, alone. Loon, i; Black-backed Gull, 20; Herring Gull, 250; 

 Red-breasted Merganser, 5; American Golden-eye, 6; Black-crowned Night Heron, 3; 

 Ring-necked Pheasant, 2; Sparrow Hawk, i; Hairy Woodpecker, i; Downy Wood- 

 pecker, i; Flicker, 3; Horned Lark (heard, not seen); Blue Jay, 3; American Crow, 20; 

 Starling, 7; Purple Finch, 2; American Goldfinch (heard, not seen); Tree Sparrow, 25; 

 Junco, 10; Song Sparrow, 4; Cedar Waxwing, 55; Myrtle Warbler, 20; Brown Creeper, i; 

 Chickadee, 25; Robin, i. Total, 25 species, about 465 individuals. A Screech Owl was 

 heard at 7 a.m. Dec. 27. A Baltimore Oriole was seen in Cohasset Dec. 21, feeding on 

 frozen grapes in an arbor; I watched it from a distance of 3 feet, although it flew a hun- 

 dred yards without difficulty when first seen. This is of particular interest because I 

 reported another Baltimore Oriole within a mile of this place, in my Christmas Bird 

 Census three years ago, the only two winter Orioles I have ever known. The earlier 

 record was made on Dec. 26 and 31, 1916. — John B. May, M.D. 



Somerset and Dighton, Mass. (along Taunton River and Broad Cove). — Dec. 25; 

 8.30 A.M. to 12 M. Cloudy; 2 in. ice and snow; wind northeast, strong; temp. 24°. Ob- 

 servations mostly together. Herring Gull, 25; Black Duck, 30; Golden-eye, 2; Downy 

 Woodpecker, i; Northern Flicker, 4; Blue Jay, i; Crow, 20; Starling, 40 (single and in 

 small, loose flocks); Meadowlark, 4; Goldfinch, 6; Pine Siskin, 30 (dusky streaks and 

 yellow on wings noted at close range, also notes heard)^ Tree Sparrow, i; Slate-colored 

 Junco, 3; Myrtle Warbler, 15; Chickadee, i. Total, 15 species, about 183 individuals. — 

 F. Seymour Hersey, Charles L. Phillips. 



New Bedford and Dartmouth, Mass. — Dec. 26; 11.30 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. Fair; 2 in. 

 of snow; wind southwest, very light; temp. 30° at start, 25° at return. About 7>^ miles 

 on foot. Observers together. Sharp-shinned Hawk, 5; Barred Owl, i; Crow, 12; Blue 

 Jay, 15; Flicker, 9; Starling, 40; Meadow Lark, 24; Horned Lark, 60; Purple Finch, 3; 

 Redpoll, 4; Goldfinch, 99; White-throated Sparrow, 2; Tree Sparrow, 37; Junco, 20; 

 Song Sparrow, 10; Brown Creeper, 4; Chickadee, 36; Robin, 21. Total, 18 species, 402 in- 

 dividuals. (We followed fresh tracks of a covey of twelve Bob- white, for about 200 feet 

 through underbrush and scrub oaks, and a little later met a man who had just seen 

 them.) — Edith F. Walker, Alice Terry. 



Edgartown, Martha's Vineyard, Mass. — Dec. 23; 9.45 a.m. to 1.45 p.m. Foggy; 

 patches of snow on ground, thawing; wind east, light; temp. 42°. Four miles or so on 

 foot. Observers together. Loon, i; Herring Gull, 3; Duck, i (unidentified); Bob- white, 8; 

 Downy Woodpecker, 2; Flicker, 4; Horned Larks, 3; Blue Jay, 5; Crow, 8; Meadow- 

 lark, 8; Goldfinch, 1; Tree Sparrow, 3; Junco, 2; Song Sparrow, i; Fox Sparrow, i; 

 Myrtle Warbler, 16; Mockingbird, i; Red-breasted Nuthatch, 3; Chickadee, 9. Total, 

 19 species, 80 individuals. Heard Red Crossbills at several points. A flock of about 

 60 is wintering here. The Fox Sparrow had been seen earlier in the month. The Mock- 

 ingbird appears to be the same one that has been here for three years. A flock of 13 Night 



