i6 Bird - Lore 



Grebe, 5; Herring Gull, 20; (American or Barrow ?) Golden-eye, 12; Old Squaw, 6; 

 American Scoter, 15; White- winged Scoter, 20; Hairy Woodpecker, i (seen before 

 starting); Downy Woodpecker, 2; Crow, 30; Purple Finch, 2; Black-capped Chickadee, 20. 

 Also a small Plover or Sandpiper, impossible to identify under the circumstances. Total, 

 12 species, about 134 individuals. — Sterling Dow, Edward B. Hinckley. 



Wilton, N. H. — Dec. 25; 8 a.m. to 12 m. Clear; r in. fresh snow; wind, northwest, 

 light; temp. 20° to 26°. Ru£fed Grouse, i; Red-tailed Hawk, i; Downy Woodpecker, 2; 

 Crow, 10 (one flock); Starling, 4; Goldfinch, 15; Redpoll, 38 (two flocks); Tree Spar- 

 row, 5; Junco, 3; Chickadee, 11; Robin, 8 (one flock). Total, 11 species, 98 individuals. 

 Hairy Woodpecker and White-breasted Nuthatch were seen Dec. 21. — George G. 

 Blanchard. 



Jaffrey, N. H. — Dec. 22; 9.45 a.m. to 4 p.m. Cloudy in a.m., clear in p.m.; ground 

 bare; wind southwest, light; temp. 24° at start, 30° at return. Eleven miles on foot. 

 Observers apart. Hairy Woodpecker, i; Blue Jay, i; Redpoll, 146; American Goldfinch, 2; 

 Tree Sparrow, 20; Chickadee, 16. Total, 6 species, 186 individuals. — Lucia B. Cutter, 

 Nina G. Spaulding. 



Wells River, Vt. (to East Ryegate along the banks of the Connecticut River, back 

 on first range of hills west of river.) — Dec. 23; i to 5 p.m.; clear; i in. snow; no wind; 

 temp. 32° at start, 42° at return. Eight miles on foot. Ruffed Grouse, 3; Blue Jay, 2; 

 Redpoll, i; Brown Creeper, 2; White-breasted Nuthatch, i; Chickadee, 11 (2 flocks). 

 Total, 6 species, 20 individuals. On the preceding day I observed a Hairy Woodpecker 

 and two Pine Grosbeaks. — Wendell P. Smith. 



Bennington, Vt. — Dec. 23; 9.45 to 11.15 a.m. Clear; 2 in. snow; wind west, very 

 light; temp. 24° at start, 30° at return. Four-mile auto trip with a walk of i mile in 

 fields and woods. Observers together. Ruffed Grouse, 2 (a pair); Hairy Woodpecker, i; 

 Downy Woodpecker, 3; Blue Jay, 2; Crow, 6; Starling, 40+; Meadowlark, 8; Pine 

 Siskin, 50 -|-; Tree Sparrow, 4; Red-breasted Nuthatch, i; Chickadee, 6. Total, 11 

 species, about 120 individuals. On Dec. 12 and 13 a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker was 

 observed. — Dr. and Mrs. Lucretius H. Ross. 



Devereux to Marblehead Neck, Mass. (and back). — Dec. 26; 12 m. to 4 p.m. Partly 

 cloudy; ground bare; wind northeast, strong; temp. 32°. Observers together. Holboell's 

 Grebe, i; Horned Grebe, 7; Black Guillemot, 8; Dovekie, i; Kittiwake, 4; Great Black- 

 backed Gull, 4; Herring Gull, 350; Ring- billed Gull, i; Red-breasted Merganser, 11; 

 Black Duck, i; American Golden-eye, 38; Old Squaw, 5; Bald Eagle, i (full plumage); 

 Sparrow Hawk, 2; Crow, 5; Flicker, 3; Starling, 125 (in two flocks); Tree Sparrow, 2; 

 Black-capped Chickadee, 4. Total, ig species, 573 individuals. The Gulls were all 

 seen at close range as they sal on the water. — Alice O. Jump, Lidian E. Bridge. 



Boston, Mass. (Arnold Arboretum and vicinity). — Dec. 26; 10.30 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

 Cloudy; 2 in. snow; wind southwest; temp. 25° to 35°. Herring Gull, i; Ring-necked 

 Pheasant, 1; Northern Flicker, 5; Blue Jay, 11; Crow, 40; Slate-colored Junco, 12; 

 Myrtle Warbler, 11; Black-capped Chickadee, 30; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 4. Total, 

 9 species, 115 individuals. — George MacDonald, Chandler Brooks. 



Boston, Mass. (The Arnold Arboretum). — Dec. 22; 10.30 a.m. to 2.30 p.m. Cloudy 

 (the last hour sunny); a trace of snow only; wind northwest to southwest, light; temp. 

 25° at start, 37° at return. Sparrow Hawk, i; Downy Woodpecker, i; Northern Flicker, 

 4; Blue Jay, 24; Crow, 22; Starlin'g, 140; Redpoll, 3; Goldfinch, 2; Pine Siskin, 13; 

 White-throated Sparrow, 3; Slate-colored Junco, 22; Song Sparrow, 4; Myrtle War- 

 bler, 8; Mockingbird, i; White-breasted Nuthatch, 2; Chickadee, 21; Golden-crowned 

 Kinglet, 2; Hermit Thrush, 1. (Both kinds of Crossbills had been present from Oct. 30 

 to Dec. I, inclusive.) Total, r8 species, 274 individuals. — Horace W. Wright. 



Roslindale, Mass. (Forest Hills Cemetery, Franklin Park, Arnold Arboretum, and 

 Allendale Woods.) — Dec. 25; 10.30 a.m. to s p.m. Clear; >^in. snow; wind east, very 



