﻿Sixth Christmas Bird Census 17 



4; English Starling, i; Slate-colored Junco, 7; Tree Sparrow, 35; Song Sparrow, 1; 

 White-breasted Nuthatch, 1; Chickadee, 3. Total, 10 species, 71 individuals. — Clifford 

 H. Pangburn and Dwight B. Pangeurn. 



New Haven, Conn. — Time, 3.15 P. m. to 5 p. M. Partly cloudy; ground bare; wind 

 light, southwest; temp., 36 . Tree Sparrow, 1; Song Sparrow, 1 ; Myrtle Warbltr, 3; 

 Chickadee, 6. Total, 4 species, n individuals. — D. B. Pangburn and A. A. Saunders. 



Edgewood and West Rock Parks, New Haven, Conn. — Time, 9 a. m. to 1.30 p. m. 

 Clear; ground bare; wind west, light; temp., 22 ; 10 miles covered. Belted Kingfisher, 

 1; Downy Woodpecker, 2; Blue Jay, 13; Crow, 4; American Goldfinch, 13; Tree Spar.ow, 

 24; Slate-colored Junco, 4; Song Sparrow, 2; Brown Creeper, 1 ; White-breasted 

 Nuthatch, 5; Chickadee, 14. Total, ir species, 83 individuals. — A. A. Saunders and A. 

 W. Honywill. 



New Haven, Conn. — Time, 3.30 p. m. to 4.45 p. m. Clear; ground bare; wind south- 

 west, light; temp., 36 . Blue Jay, 2; Crow, 1; Tree Sparrow, 6; Song Sparrow, 1. 

 Total, 4 species, 10 individuals. — A. W. Honywill and C. H. Pangburn. 



Westville, Conn. — Time, n. 15 a. m. to 11.35 a. m. Clear; ground bare; wind 

 southwest, light; temp., 35 . (Observed while riding my bicycle through a road in West- 

 ville): Blue Jay, 3; American Crow, 4; Song Sparrow, 1; English Sparrow, 10. Total, 

 4 species, 18 individuals. — Harold M. Fowler. 



Washington, Conn. — Time, 9 a. m.; 2 p. M. to 4 p. m. Clear in forenoon, cloudy 

 in afternoon; ground bare; wind west, light; temp., 36 . Ruffed Grouse, 1; Downy 

 Woodpecker, 1; Blue Jay, 1; Brown Creeper, 1; White-breasted Nuthatch, 4; Chickadee, 

 2. Total, 6 species, 10 individuals. — Wilhelmina C. Knowles. 



Bristol, Conn. — Time, 6.45 a. m. to 3.45 p. m. Clear; ground bare; wind light, 

 northwest; temp., 16 . Ruffed Grouse, 7; Sparrow Hawk, 1 ; Downy Woodpecker, 6: 

 Blue Jay, 10; Crow, 10; Tree Sparrow, 40; Junco, 4; Song Sparrow, 1 ; Northern 

 Shrike, 3; Brown Creeper, 1; White-breasted Nuthatch, 4; Chickadee. 48 (27 feeding 

 on ground); Golden-crowned Kinglet, 2. Total, 13 species, 178 individuals. Birds are 

 very scarce and quiet. More Shrikes seen than in six years past. Does this account for 

 scarcity of other birds? — R. W. Ford, F. W. Holmes, E. E. Smith and Frank Bruen. 



South Norwalk, Conn. — Clear, beautiful day; ground bare; temp., 40 , noon. Dis- 

 tance, walked 7 miles and drove 10 miles. (Holboell's?) Grebe, 1 ; Pied-bill Grebe, 4 ; 

 Herring Gull (estimate low), 450; Red-breasted Merganser, 4; American Golden-eye 

 (low), 125; Old Squaw, 10; Hawk (Red-shouldered?), 1; Sparrow Hawk, 1; Downy 

 Woodpecker, 2; Shore Lark, 9; Blue Jay, 2; Crow, 35; Starling, 4; Goldfinch, 26; 

 Tree Sparrow, 30; Song Sparrow, 6 ; Brown Creeper, 1 ; White-breasted Nuthatch, 3 ; 

 Chickadee, 24; Bluebird, 6. Total, 21 species, 744 individuals. Less birds this winter, 

 than usual. Snow-flakes have been plentiful on marshes. — Wilbur F. Smith. 



Jay, Adirondacks, N. Y. — Time, 8.30 A. M. to 2 p. m. Cloudy; ground covered with 

 snow ; no wind; temp., 28 to 32 . Hairy Woodpecker, 1 ; Downy Woodpecker, 4 ; 

 Blue Jay, 7; White-breasted Nuthatch, 2 ; Chickadee, 39. Total, 6 species, 69 individuals. 

 — Nellie M. Day. 



Canandaigua, N. Y. — December 26; time, 7.45 a. m. to 5.15 p. M. Clear; ground 

 bare; wind southwest, fresh; temp., 28 to 38 . Loon, 1; Herring Gull, 9; Red- 

 breasted Merganser, 2; American Golden-eye, 3 ; Bufflehead, 2; Old Squaw, 2 ; Canada 

 Goose, 50 (approximate); American Rough-legged Hawk, 1; American Sparrow Hawk, 

 1 ; American Crow, 90; Red-winged Blackbird, 1; Tree Sparrow, n; Song Sparrow, 

 4; Brown Creeper, 2; White-breasted Nuthatch, 5; Chickadee, n; Robin, 1; Ring 

 Pheasant, r. Total, 18 species, 197 individuals. — Francis G. and Maurice C. Blake. 



Auburn, N. Y. — Time, 7 a. m. to 3 p. m. Cloudy, with strong southwest wind and 

 light snow-flurries; temp., 26 . Horned Grebe, 1; American Merganser, 3; Red-breasted 

 Merganser, 10; Hooded Merganser, 3; American Golden-eye, 3; Sparrow Hawk, r; 



