6 Bird - Lore 



Leominster, Mass. (to Lowell and back). — Dec. 25; 8 a.m. to 6.30 p.m. Clear; 

 ground bare; wind northwest, blowing a gale; temp. 18° at start, 5° at return. Herring 

 Gull, 20; Downy Woodpecker, 3; Blue Jay, 5; Crow, 25; Goldfinch, 20; Tree Sparrow, 20; 

 Junco, 25; Myrtle Warbler, i; White-breasted Nuthatch, 5; Chickadee, i. Total, 10 

 species, 105 individuals. — Edwin Russell Davis. 



Sharon, Mass. — Dec. 28; 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Partly cloudy; 3 in. of snow; wind north- 

 west, light; temp. 32° most of the time. Five miles on foot. Bob- white, 6; Ruffed Grouse, 

 7 ; Downy Woodpecker, 3 ; Flicker, 2 ; Blue Jay, 1 3 ; Cro w, 1 2 ; Starling, 6 ; Purple Finch, 2 ; 

 Tree Sparrow, 21; Slate-colored Junco, 45; Northern Shrike, i; Brown Creeper, 2; 

 Black-capped Chickadee, 23; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 6; Robin, i. Total, 15 species, 

 150 individuals. — Mrs. Harriet U. Goode, Harry G. Higbee and Manley B. 



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Weston, Mass.— Dec. 26; 9.45 a.m. to 12 m. and i to 4 p.m. Fair; ground bare; no 

 wind; temp. 11° to 23°. Overcast in p.m. All on foot. Ruffed Grouse, 3; Ring-necked 

 Pheasant, 3; Hairy Woodpecker, 2; Downy Woodpecker, i; Blue Jay, 6; Crow, 488; 

 White- throated Sparrow, i; Tree Sparrow, 22; Junco, 24; Song Sparrow, i; Winter Wren, 

 i; Brown Creeper, i; White-breasted Nuthatch, 2; Black-capped Chickadee, 17; Golden- 

 crowned Kinglet, 9; Robin, i. Total, 16 species, 586 individuals. — Warren F. Eaton. 



Southampton, Mass. — Dec. 26; 8.30 a.m., 5 hours. Clear; ground bare; in morning 

 no wind, later light west wind; temp. 40° at start. Ruffed Grouse, 3; Downy Woodpecker, 

 3; Blue Jay, 5; Tree Sparrow, 117 + ; Slate-colored Junco, 15; Black-capped Chickadee, 

 18; Robin, 2. Total, 7 species, 163 individuals. Dec. 20: American Crow, 3. Dec. 22: 

 Starling, 25. — Bessie M. Graves. 



Holyoke, Mass. (vicinity of Mt. Tom Range). — Dec. 25; 7 a.m. to i p.m. Clear; 

 ground entirely free from snow; Connecticut River and large ponds open; wind west- 

 northwest, absent at start but increasing as day wore on, which raised the dust from 

 plowed fields as well as roadways and blew across the valley in clouds; temp. 19° at 

 start, 27° at return. Eight to 10 miles on foot. Two observers together, joined by third 

 at end of trip. Ring-necked Pheasant, i; Ruffed Grouse, 6; Goshawk, i; Hairy Wood- 

 pecker, 2; Downy Woodpecker, i; Blue Jay, i; Crow, 8; Starling, 10; Tree Sparrow, 4; 

 Junco, 12; Northern Shrike, 2; Brown Creeper, i; White-breasted Nuthatch, i; Chick- 

 adee, 14; Golden crowned Kinglet 5. Total, 15 species, 69 individuals. Sparrow Hawk 

 and Great Horned Owl observed Dec. 23, the latter at South Deerfield. — Arthur. 

 Mitchell, Aaron C. Bagg and John L. Bagg. 



Williamstown, Mass. — Dec. 24; 8 to 11 a.m. Partly cloudy with snow flurries; 

 ground bare except on hills; strong northwest wind; temp. 28° at start and end. About 

 5 miles covered; altitude 600 to 1,200 feet; town, rural and woodland country. Ruffed 

 Grouse, 4; Downy Woodpecker, i; Crow, 3; Starling, 6; Junco, 14; Brown Creeper, 2; 

 White-breasted Nuthatch, i ; Black-capped Chickadee, 20. Total, 8 species, 51 individ- 

 uals. A scarcity of birds has been noted here all the month. — Wm. J. Cartwright. 



Wareham, Mass. — Dec. 25; 7.45 a.m. to 12.15 p-m., 2.15 to 4.15 p.m. Clear, becoming 

 cloudy; ground bare; wind northwest, at first light, gradually freshening; temp. 10° 

 at start. Approximately 5 miles on foot (between points by automobile). Observers 

 together. Horned Grebe, 8; Black-backed Gull, i; Herring Gull, 136; Red-breasted 

 Merganser, 8; Black Duck, 85; American Golden-eye, 140; Old Squaw, 2; White- winged 

 Scoter, 7; Canada Goose, 7; Red-tailed Hawk, i ; Belted Kingfisher, i ; Downy Woodpecker 

 i; Northern Flicker, 6; Horned Lark, 8; Prairie Horned Lark, 2; Blue Jay, 4; Crow, 55; 

 Starling, 85; Meadowlark, 9; Goldfinch, i; Tree Sparrow, 2; Slate-colored Junco, 17; 

 Song Sparrow, 11; Swamp Sparrow, 3; Myrtle Warbler, 40; Chickadee, 21. Total, 25 

 species, 633 individuals. — L. T. Little, C. A. Robbins and W. L. Robbins. 



Cohasset, Mass. — Dec. 25; 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Clear; no snow; brisk north wind; temp. 

 22° at start, 18° at return. Distance covered 10 miles on foot — -seashore, salt marshes. 



