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had been seen by me only a few days before today, but search for these two species 

 today was fruitless, although they have both been seen frequently for the past month. 

 — Arthur G. Powers. 



Hartford, Conn. — Dec. 25; 10 a.m. to 12 m. Cloudy; ground bare; no wind; temp. 

 32°. Downy Woodpecker, 2; Blue Jay, 6; Crow, 8; Starling, 82; Redpoll, 6; Goldfinch, 

 21; Tree Sparrow, 51; Junco, 38; Northern Shrike, 2; White-breasted Nuthatch, 3; 

 Chickadee, 22. Total, 11 species, 241 individuals. — Clifford M. Case. 



Hartford, Conn. (Keney and Elizabeth Parks). — Dec. 25; 9.30 a.m. to 2 p.m. 

 Cloudy; raw; temp. 35°. Ring-necked Pheasant, i female; Downy Woodpecker, 2; 

 Blue Jay, 12; Crow, 4; Meadowlark, 2; Pine Siskin, 150; Junco, 50; Brown Creeper, i; 

 White-breasted Nuthatch, 8; Black-capped Chickadee, 10. Total, 10 species, 240 

 individuals. — Harry D. Hitchcock. 



West Hartford, Conn. — Dec. 25; 9.15 a.m. to 12.15 p-m. and 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Very 

 cloudy; ground bare; wind light, southeast; temp. 32° to 36°. Marsh Hawk, i female; 

 Hairy Woodpecker, i; Downy Woodpecker, i; Blue Jay, 3; Crow, 3,000; Starling, 1,000; 

 Tree Sparrow, 100; Northern Shrike, i; White-breasted Nuthatch, 5; Chickadee, 6; 

 Bluebird, i. Total, 11 species, 4,119 individuals. — Edwin H., Myron^T. and Paul H. 



MUNGER. 



New Haven, Conn. (Edgewood Park). — Dec. 25; 10 a.m. to i p.m. Sun behind thin 

 clouds; ground bare; wind light, east; temp. 36°. Barred Owl, i; Hairy Woodpecker, i; 

 Downy Woodpecker, i; Blue Jay, 3; Crow, 7; Starling, 7; Tree Sparrow, 82; Junco, 25; 

 Song Sparrow, 8; Brown Creeper, i; White-breasted Nuthatch, i; Chickadee, 31; Golden- 

 crowned Kinglet, 2. Total, 13 species, 170 individuals. — Clifford H. and Dwight B. 

 Pangburn. 



New London, Conn. — Dec. 27; 10.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. and 2 to 4.30 p.m. Clear; 

 ground bare; wind northwest, strong, diminishing; temp. 26°. Herring Gull, 67; Screech 

 Owl, i; Crow, 16; Starling, 6; Meadowlark, 16; Purple Finch, 3; Goldfinch, i; Tree 

 Sparrow, 4; Junco, 14; Myrtle Warbler, 16; Chickadee, 5; Bluebird, 3. Total, 12 species, 

 152 individuals. — Frances M. Graves. 



South Windsor, Conn. — Dec. 26; 9 a.m. to i p.m. Snow and sleet; temp. 34°. Her- 

 ring Gull, 4; American Merganser, i; Ring-necked Pheasant, i; Red-shouldered Hawk, i; 

 Hairy Woodpecker, 3; Downy Woodpecker, 4; Flicker, i; Horned Lark, 25; Blue Jay, 

 i; Crow, 12; Starling, 3; Meadowlark, 2; Tree Sparrow, 75; Junco, 5; Song Sparrow, i; 

 Brown Creeper, i; White-breasted Nuthatch, 4; Chickadee,, 10. Total, 18 species, 204 

 individuals. — C. W. Vibert. 



Stratford Point, Conn. — Dec. 28; 10 a.m. to 3.30 p.m. 10 miles. Fair; no snow; 

 temp. 20° at 8 a.m. Horned Grebe, 3; Herring Gull, 77; Black Duck, 7; Lesser Scaup, 

 200; Goldeneye, 11; Old-squaw, 6; White-winged Scoter, 90; Marsh Hawk, 2; Goshawk 

 (?), i; Red-shouldered Hawk, i; Sparrow Hawk, 2; Short-eared Owl, 3; Red-headed 

 Woodpecker, i; Horned Lark, 50; American Crow, 172; Starling, 222; Cowbird, i (posi- 

 tive); Meadowlark, 40; Purple Crackle, i; Red-winged Blackbird, 36; Tree Sparrow, 

 202; Song Sparrow, 30; Fox Sparrow, i; American Pipit or Lapland Longspur, 15; 

 Chickadee, 7; raft of ducks in Sound, species undetermined, probably Scaup, 1,000 

 (estimate low). Total, 25 species, 2,198 individuals. — Wilbur F. Smith, James F. 

 Hall and George P. Ells. 



Unionville, Conn. — Dec. 24; 12 m. to 6 p.m. Clear; ground bare; wind west, light; 

 temp. 60°. Black Duck, i; Ruffed Grouse, i; Hairy Woodpecker, 4; Downy Wood- 

 pecker, 2; Blue Jay, 2; American Crow, 9; Redpoll, 6; Goldfinch, 8; Tree Sparrow, 3; 

 White-breasted Nuthatch, 8; Chickadee, 12. Total, tt species, 57 individuals. — 

 Antoinette S. Cressy. 



West Hartford, Conn. — Dec. 25; 7.15 to 11.15 a.m. Cloudy; ground bare; 

 temp. 30° to 43°. Downy Woodpecker, 4; Starling, 47; Crow, 447; Blue Jay, 4; Tree 



