22 Bird - Lore 



west wind; temp., io°. Herring Gull, 200; White-winged Scoter, 6; Ducks (kind ?), 40; 

 Red-tailed Hawk, i; Red-sliouldered Hawk, i; Hawk (kind?), 2; Crow, 21; English 

 Starling, 16; Meadowlark, 20; Redpoll, 4; Tree Sparrow, 5; Song Sparrow, i; Chick- 

 adee, 4. Total, II species, 321 individuals. — A. A. S.aunders, A. W. Honywill and D. 

 B. Pangburn. 



New Haven, Conn. — An effort was made by five members of the New Haven Bird 

 Club to cover the best sections of bird country in and about New Haven. The results fol- 

 low : Fierce northwest wind ; thin clouds covering sun ; one inch of snow ; temp., 18° to 22°. 



I. Edgewood Park and Mitchell's Hill. — Time, 8.15 A. M. to 12.30 p. m. Red-tailed 

 Hawk, i; Downy Woodpecker, 3; Flicker, i; Phoebe, i; Blue Jay, 11; American 

 Crow, i; English Starling, 2; Redpoll, 11; Goldfinch, i; Tree Sparrow, 6; Field 

 Sparrow, i; Slate-colored Junco, 4; Song Sparrow, 5; Myrtle Warbler, 3; Brown 

 Creeper, 5; White-breasted Nuthatch, 6; Chickadee, 21; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 3; 

 Bluebird, i. Total, 19 species, 87 individuals. The Phoebe mentioned above has been in 

 the park since November 25. Last year one was in the same locality from December 21 

 to March 10. On December 26, 4 Pine Siskins and i Northern Shrike were in the Park. — 

 Clifford H. Pangburn. 



II. East Haven and Lake Saltonstall. — Time, 8.30 A. M. to i P. m. Herring Gull, 

 26; Black Duck, 87; Red-tailed Hawk, i; Sharp-shinned Hawk, i; Hairy Woodpecker, 

 i; Flicker, i; American Crow, 10; Blue Jay, 5; English Starling, 4; Meadowlark, 6; 

 American Crossbill, 4; Goldfinch, 2; Tree Sparrow, 78; Slate-colored Junco, 16; Song 

 Sparrow, i; Brown Creeper, 2; White-breasted Nuthatch, i; Red-breasted Nuthatch, 2; 

 Chickadee, 34; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 17. Total, 21 species, 299 individuals. — A. A. 

 Saunders. 



III. West Rock Park and Wintergreen Sap. — Time, 8.20 a. m. to 12.20 p. M. 

 Red-tailed Hawk, i; Downy Woodpecker, i; Blue Jay, 2; American Crow, 5; English 

 Starling, 2; Goldfinch, 30; Tree Sparrow, 3; Field Sparrow, i; Slate-colored Junco, 6; 

 Song Sparrow, i: Myrtle Warbler, i; White-breasted Nuthatch, i; Chickadee, 13. 

 Total, 13 species, 67 individuals.— Dwight B. Pangburn. 



IV. New Haven to West Haven. — Time, 9. a. m. to 1.30 p. m. Distance covered, 

 twelve miles. Herring Gull, 20; Red-tailed Hawk, i; Downy Woodpecker, i; Flicker, 

 i; Blue Jay, 6; Crow, 7; English Starling, 6; Slate-colored Junco, 3; Song Sparrow, i; 

 White-breasted Nuthatch, i; Chickadee, 3. Total, 11 species, 50 individuals. — A. W. 

 Honywill. 



V. Prospect Hill to Pine Rock. — Time, 10 a. m. to i p. m. Downy Woodpecker, 

 i; American Crow, 3; Junco, about 20; Song Sparrow, 2; Brown Creeper, 2; White- 

 breasted Nuthatch, 3; Chickadee, 3; Golden-crowned Kinglet, i; Bluebird, 3. Total. 9 

 species, about 38 individuals. — Bernard E. Leete. 



Washington, Conn. — Time, 8.30 to 9 a.' m. Clear; one inch of snow on ground; 

 wind northwest; temp., 16°. Hairy Woodpecker, i; Downy Woodpecker, 2; Tree 

 Sparrow, 10; White-breasted Nuthatch, 2; Chickadee, 6. Total, 5 species, 21 individuals. 

 December 28 two Pine Grosbeaks were seen among the trees. Observed the same pair 

 November 24, 1906, and heard the call, which I had not heard since the winter of 1903-04, 

 when these birds came for the first time under my observation. — Wilhelmina C. 

 Knowles. 



Glastonbury, Conn. — Time, 3.30 to 4.30 p. M. Six inches of snow; snowing a little; 

 no wind; temp., 22°. Crow, i; Tree Sparrow, i; House Sparrow, i; (heard Juncos; ) 

 White-breasted Nuthatch, i; Chickadee, 3. Total, 6 species, 7 individuals. December 

 26 saw Downy Woodpecker and December 27. Brown Creeper. — Edith M. Clark. 



Bristol, Conn. — Time, 7.30 a. m. to 12 M. Clear at 7 a. m., gradually clouding 

 until half overcast at noon; 2 inches of snow underlaid with ice; fresh northwest wind, 

 increasing to high but gusty; temp., 14° at start, 23° at noon. Downy Woodpecker, i; 



