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bare; wind east to southeast, light; temp., 15°. Downy Woodpecker, i; Blue Jay, 6; 

 American Crow, 3; Pine Grosbeak, 10; Redpoll, 12; Tree Sparrow, 33; Junco, 11; 

 Chewink, i, male; Brown Creeper, i; White-breasted Nuthatch, 2; Chickadee, 17; 

 Golden-crowned Kinglet, 4. Total, 12 species, loi individuals. A flock of 33 Pine 

 Grosbeaks were seen on December 20. — Charles E. Heil. 



West Roxbury, Mass. — December 22 ; time, 10 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. Cloudy; ground 

 bare; no wind; temp., 34°. Flicker, 6; Blue Jay, 6; American Crow, 28; White-winged 

 Crossbill, 18; American Goldfinch, 2; Tree Sparrow, 4; Junco, 6; Red-breasted Nut- 

 hatch, i; Chickadee, 10; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 9. Total, 10 species, 90 individuals. 

 — Charles E. Heil. 



Boston, Mass. (Arnold Arboretum to Brookline Village and Howard Bridge). — 

 December 22 ; time, 9.20 A. m. to 12.20 p. M. No wind ; fair; no snow on ground ; temp., 

 26°. Herring Gull, 3; Golden-eye, i; Great Horned Owl, i; Downy Woodpecker, i; 

 Flicker, 8; Blue Jay, 9; Crow, 21; Goldfinch, 14; White-winged Crossbill, 3; Junco, 3; 

 Song Sparrow, 3; Cedar Waxwing, 18; Myrtle Warbler, 3; Brown Creeper, 2; 

 White-breasted Nuthatch, 6; Canadian Nuthatch, 5; Chickadee, 23; Golden-crowned 

 Kinglet, 5. Total, 18 species, 129 individuals. — C. BossoN. 



Boston, Mass. (The Arnold Arboretum, Olmsted and Riverway Parks, the Fens, 

 and Charles River). — December 22; time, 9 a.m. to 3.45 p.m. Fair, wind southwest, 

 light, A. M ; clouded, wind northeast, light, p.m.; ground bare; temp., 37° to 44°. 

 Great Black-backed Gull, 2; Herring Gull, 6 ; Black Duck, i ; Red-legged Black Duck, 5 ; 

 Green-winged Teal, i duck ; American Golden-eye, 45; Bob-white, 33; Ruffed 

 Grouse, i; American Sparrow Hawk, i; Great Horned Owl, i; Downy Woodpecker, 3; 

 Flicker, 37; Blue Jay, 27; American Crow, 35; Pine Grosbeak, 6; Purple Finch, 6; 

 American Crossbill, 9; White-winged Crossbill, 30; Redpoll, 5; American Goldfinch, 

 22; Pine Siskin, 7 ; White-throated Sparrow, 4 (one singing) ; Tree Sparrow, 10; Junco, 

 28 ; Song Sparrow, 14; Cedar Waxwing, 20; Myrtle Warbler, i ; Brown Creeper, 4; White- 

 breasted Nuthatch, 2 ; Red-breasted Nuthatch, 4; Chickadee, 56 ; Golden-crowned King- 

 let, 17; Robin, I. Total, 33 species, 444 individuals. — Horace W. Wright, Francis 

 G. and Maurice C. Blake. 



Arlington Heights, Belmont and Cambridge (fresh pond marshes and region), 

 Mass. — December 24; time, 9.15 a. m. to 3 p. m. Clouded to fair; five inches of snow on 

 ground; wind northwest, light; temp., 18° to 24°. Red-shouldered Hawk, i; American 

 Sparrow Hawk, i; Downy Woodpecker, 2; Flicker, 3; Blue Jay, i; American Crow, 

 24; Pine Grosbeak, 79; American Crossbill, 7; White-winged Crossbill, 10; Redpoll, 

 23; American Goldfinch, 27; Pine Siskin, 5; Tree Sparrow, 32; Junco, 32; Song Spar- 

 row, 3; Brown Creeper, 7; White-breasted Nuthatch, 3; Red-breasted Nuthatch, 2; 

 Chickadee, 33 ; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 20. Total, 20 species, 315 individuals. — Hor- 

 ace W. Wright, Francis G. and Maurice C. Blake. 



Middlesex Fells, Mass. — December 24; time, 9.30 a. m. to 12.30 p. M. Clear; four 

 inches of snow on ground; wind northwest, light; temp., 15° to 21°. Red-tailed Hawk, 

 i; Red-shouldered Hawk, i; Barred Owl, i; Downy Woodpecker, i; Blue Jay, 9; 

 Crow, 10; Pine Grosbeak, 57; White-winged Crossbill, 3; Tree Sparrow, 6; Song Spar- 

 row, t; Carolina Wren, i (first seen November 21 ) ; Brown Creeper, i; White-breasted 

 Nuthatch, i; Red-breasted Nuthatch, i; Chickadee, 16; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 3. 

 Total, 16 species, 113 individuals.— Gordon Boit Wellman. 



Squantum, Mass.— December 24; time, 12.4010 3 P. m. Clear; five inches of snow 

 on ground; wind northwest, strong; temp., 20°. Great Black-backed Gull, 2; Ameri- 

 can Herring Gull, 40; American Merganser, 20; American Scaup Duck, about 500; Old 

 Squaw, 5; White-winged Scoter, 14; Horned Lark, 2; Pine Siskin, i; Tree Sparrow, i; 

 Chickadee, 3. Total, 11 species, 588 individuals.— Richard Marble and James L. 

 Pi;ters. 



