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covered; wind, northwest, moderate; temp., 22° to 24°. Bob-white, 13; Downy Wood- 

 pecker, i; Flicker, 4; Blue Jay, 16; Crow, 13; Purple Finch, i; Goldfinch, 21; Pine 

 Siskin, 40; Tree Sparrow, 3; Junco, 75; Myrtle Warbler, 9; Chickadee, 2; Golden- 

 crowned Kinglet, i ; Bluebird, 5. At home I saw the following birds feeding on suet, etc., 

 on pear tree in back yard: Downy Woodpecker, 2; Nuthatch, i; Chickadee, 4; Golden- 

 crowned Kinglet, i. Total, 15 species, 212 individuals. — Lucy B. Bliss. 



West Taunton, Mass. — December 26 ; time, 11.45 A. m. to 4.15 p. M. Clear; ground 

 well covered with snow; wind west, rather strong; temp., 28° to 30°. Bob-white, 7; 

 Downy Woodpecker, i; Blue Jay, 4; Crow, 565; Goldfinch, 22; Pine Siskin, 2; Tree 

 Sparrow, 85; Junco, 86; Song Sparrow, 3; Myrtle Warbler, i: White-breasted Nuthatch, 

 2; Chickadee, 5. Total, 12 species, 783 individuals. — Edith M. Hodgman. 



Beverly, Mass. — Time, 8.30 to 11.30 a. m. Heavy snow-storm through forenoon, 

 with about twelve inches of snow on the ground; wind west-northwest; temp., 20°. Great 

 Black-backed Gull, 5; American Herring Gull, 125; Blue Jay, 2; Crow, 5; Pine Gros- 

 beak, 40; Redpoll, 17; Tree Sparrow, i; Junco, 6; Chickadee, 6; Golden-crowned King- 

 let, 4. Total, 10 species, 211 individuals. — Frank A. Brown. 



Nantucket, Mass. — Time, 7 a. m. to 8 p. m. Snow flurries, followed by clearing; 

 ground mostly bare; wind northwest, strong; temp., 29°. Horned Grebe, 6; Loon, 15; 

 Black Guillemot, i; Great Black-backed Gull, 5; Herring Gull, 30; American Mergan- 

 ser, 19; Redhead, 18; American Scaup Duck, 7; Barrow Golden-eye, 2; Bufflehead, 1; 

 Old Squaw, 22; American Eider Duck, 42; American Scoter, 2; White-winged Scoter, 

 32; American Crow, 30. Total, 15 species, 229 individuals. — Alvin B. Gurley. 



Spencer, Mass. — December 22; time, 8 a. m. to 12 M., 1.30 to 3 p. m. Cloudy, 

 ground bare ; wind northeast, very light; temp., 30° to 36°. Downy Woodpecker, 3 ; 

 Blue Jay, i ; Pine Grosbeak, 2; Redpoll, 14; Northern Shrike, i ; Chickadee, 13. Total, 

 6 species, 34 individuals. — H. H. Blanchard. 



Hamilton, Mass. -Time, 9. 30 A. M. to 12.30 p. M., and 2.30 to 3.30 P. M. Cloudy, 

 snow squalls; wind northwest, strong; temp., 22°. Pheasant, r ; Flicker, 2; Downy 

 Woodpecker, i; Crow, 100; Pine Grosbeak, 20; Pine Siskin, 100; Tree Sparrow, 5 ; 

 Chickadee, 4. Total, 8 species, 233 individuals. — Reginald C. Robbins. 



Oxford, Mass. — December 27; time, 9.15 to 10.15 a.m. Bright, several inches of 

 snow; wind southwest, light; temp., 26°. Downy Woodpecker, i ; Blue Jay, 2; Tree 

 Sparrow, 8 ; Chickadee, 3. Total, 4 species, 14 individuals. — Georgianna M. Wheelock. 



Woonsocket, R. L — Time, 9.45 to 11.45 a. m. Cloudy, ground snow-covered; wind, 

 northwest, strong; temp., 26°. Downy Woodpecker, i ; Blue Jay, 9; Goldfinch, 16; Tree 

 Sparrow, 10. Total, 4 species, 36 individuals. — Clarence M. Arnold. 



Glocester, R. I. — Time, 8.30 a m., to 1.30 P. M. Slightly cloudy, six inches of snow; 

 wind northerly, strong; temp , 20°. Rufled Grouse tracks; American Goshawk, i; 

 Screech Owl, i; Purple Finch, 1; Chickadee, 2. Total, 4 species, 5 individuals. Two 

 Song Sparrows seen daily up to December 24. — J. Irving Hill. 



New London, Conn.— December 26; time 9.45 A. M., to 1.30 P. M. Clear; ground 

 partly covered with light snow ; wind west, brisk; temp., 29°. Herring Gull, 11; Downy 

 Woodpecker, i; Blue Jay 2; Crow, 4; Goldfinch, 10; Junco, i; Song Sparrow, 3; Chick- 

 adee, 5; Robin, 2; Bluebird, 2. Total, 10 species, 41 individuals. — Frances M. Graves. 



New London, Conn. — December 28 ; time, 10 to 11 A. M., and 2 to 4 P. M. Drizzling 

 rain in a. m., clear in p. M. Ground bare ; no wind ; temp., 40°. Herring Gull, 100; 

 Great Black-backed Gull, i ; Whistler Duck, 8 ; Red-shouldered Hawk, i ; Horned Lark, 

 2; Pine Siskin, 30; Junco, 7; Song Sparrow, 2; Brown Creeper, i; White- breasted Nut- 

 hatch, i; Chickadee, 13; Bluebird, 14. Total, 14 species, 167 individuals. — Frances M 

 Graves. 



New Haven, Conn. — December 24. Lighthouse Point to Mamoguin. Time, 8.45 to 

 11.30 A. M. Clear, occasional snow flurries; one inch of snow on ground; brisk north- 



