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south wind, light; temp., io°. Downy Woodpecker, 3; Crow, 3; Cooper's Hawk, i; 

 White-breasted Nuthatch, 6; Red-breasted Nuthatch, i; Chickadee, 17. Total, 6 

 species, 30 individuals. — Emma E. Drew. 



Tilton, N. H. — December 26; time, 10 A. M. to 4 P. M. Cloudy; a little snow on 

 ground; wind northeast to north, light; temp., 26°. American Merganser, about 21; 

 Black Duck, i; American Golden-eye, about 14; Canadian Ruffed Grouse, i; Downy 

 Woodpecker, i; Blue Jay, 3; American Crow, i; White breasted Nuthatch, 2; Chicka- 

 dee, 18. Total, 9 species, 62 individuals.— Edward H. Perkins and George L. Plimpton. 

 Wilton, N. H. — Time, 8.30 to 10.30 A. m., 1.45 to 3.30 p. m. Clear in forenoon, 

 cloudy in afternoon; ground lightly covered with snow in patches; wind west, light; 

 temp., 4° to 25°. Ruffed Grouse, i; Hairy Woodpecker, 2; Downy Woodpecker, 5; 

 Blue Jay, 7; American Crow, 18; Redpoll, 5; American Goldfinch, 60; White- breasted 

 Nuthatch, i; Chickadee, 16; Golden-crowned Kinglet, i. Total, 10 species, 116 indi- 

 viduals. — George G. Blanchard. 



Hanover, N. H. — December 21 ; 8.15 a. m. to 10 A. M. Clear, about five inches of 

 snow covering the ground; wind northwest, fresh; temp., 18°. Canadian Ruffed 

 Grouse, i; Northern Downy Woodpecker, i; Blue Jay, i; American Crossbill, 2; Gold- 

 finch, i; Pine Siskin, 15; Brown Creeper, 3; Red-breasted Nuthatch, i; Chickadee, 21. 

 Total, 9 species, 46 individuals. — Francis G. Blake, Brookline, Mass. 



Meriden.N. H. — Time, 10 a. m. to i P. m. Distance covered, nine miles, over rolling 

 and hilly country half open, half mixed-growth woodland; temp., 4° below zero; no 

 wind, hazy sunlight, ground about two-thirds covered with snow. Ruffed Grouse, 2; 

 Red-tailed Hawk, i; Hairy Woodpecker, i; Downy Woodpecker, i; Pileated Wood- 

 pecker, i ; Blue Jay, 8; Redpoll, about 100 ; Goldfinch, 40; White-breasted Nuthatch, 2 ; 

 Chickadee, 25. Total, 10 species, 181 individuals. — Ernest Harold Baynes. 



Boston, Mass. — (From Harvard Bridge, through the Back Bay Fens and Riverway, 

 Olmsted and Jamaica Parks and the Arnold Arboretum; six miles of the city park system.) 

 December 23; 8.15 a. m. to 4.15 p. m. Cloudy, with occasional light rain and sunshine; 

 eight inches of snow on the ground ; wind southwest, light; temp., 38° to 48°. Great 

 Black-backed Gull, 7 ; Herring Gull, 55 ; Black Duck, 3 ; Red-legged Black Duck, 

 115; American Golden-eye, 21 ; Bob-white, 16; Sparrow Hawk, i; Downy Wood- 

 pecker, i; Flicker, 36; Blue Jay, 17; American Crow, 32; Purple Finch, 21; Goldfinch, 

 3; Snowflake, 2; White-throated Sparrow, 4; Tree Sparrow, 34 ; Junco, 20; Song 

 Sparrow, 19; Fox Sparrow, 3 ; Cedar Waxwing, 87 ; Mockingbird, 2; Brown Creeper, 

 6; White-breasted Nuthatch, 2; Chickadee, 27 ; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 12; Robin, 3. 

 Total, 26 species, 549 individuals.— Horace W. Wright, Francis G. and Maurice C. 

 Blake. 



Boston, Mass. (Franklin Park, Arnold Arboretum and Fenway) December 26; 

 time, II A. m. to 3 p. M. Ground well covered with snow; sky overcast; temp., about 23°. 

 Downy Woodpecker, i; Flicker, 2; Crows 15; Junco, 4; Chickadee, 4 ; Golden-crowned 

 Kinglet, 2. Total, 6 species, 28 individuals. I have also to report the appearance of a 

 Catbird in the Boston Public Garden December 21 and 23, 1904. This bird seemed to 

 be in good condition. — J. S. Codman. 



Medford (through Middlesex Fells, to Pine Banks Park, Maiden, Mass.).— Time, 

 8.40 A. M. to 3.30 p. M. Clear, followed by snow-flurries ; ground covered with snow; 

 wind west, brisk; temp., 25°. Ruffed Grouse, 3; Northern Downy Woodpecker, i; 

 Arctic Three -toed Woodpecker, i male; Blue Jay, 3; American Crow, 19; American 

 Crossbill, 11 ; American Goldfinch, 41 ; White-throated Sparrow, i ; Tree Sparrow, 4; 

 Junco, 48; Song Sparrow, i ; Fox Sparrow, i; Brown Creeper, 9; White-breasted Nut- 

 hatch, i ; Red-breasted Nuthatch, 4; Chickadee, 105; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 2. 

 Total, 17 species, 255 individuals —Gordon Boit Wellman, Horace W. Wright, 

 Maurice C. Blake, and Hervey W. King. 



