i8 ' Bird- Lore 



Cambridge, Mass. (Fresh Pond Reservation, Maple Swamp and Pout Pond Swamp). 

 — Dec. 26; 10 to 11.30 A.M. Partly cloudy; wind west, brisk; temp., 25°. Great Black- 

 backed Gull, i; Herring Gull, 700; Black Duck, 10; American Golden-eye, 35; Ring- 

 necked Pheasant, i; Red-shouldered Hawk, i; Sparrow Hawk, i; Flicker, 3; Crow, 3; 

 Redpoll, 20; Goldfinch, 5; Pine Siskin, 25; White-throated Sparrow, i; Tree Sparrow, 

 12; Song Sparrow, 2; Red-breasted Nuthatch, i; Chickadee, 4; Golden-crowned King- 

 let, 3. Total, 18 species, 828 individuals. — ■B.vrrox Br.mxeud, J. Kittredge and 

 James L. Peters. 



Brookline, Mass. (Arboretum, Jamaica Pond). — Dec. 23; 8.30 .\.m. to 12.15 ''•^'• 

 Cloudy; ground covered with patches of snow; wind northeast, strong; temp., 15°. 

 American Merganser, i; Mallard, i; Black Duck, 30; .\merican Widgeon, i; Lesser 

 Scaup Duck, 7; American Golden-eye, i; American Coot, i; Downy Woodpecker, i; 

 Flicker, 8; Blue Jay, i; Crow, 42; Pine Siskin, 153; White-throated Sparrow, 3; Tree 

 Sparrow, 2; Junco, 15; Song Sparrow, 2; White-breasted Nuthatch, i; Chickadee, 3; 

 Golden-crowned Kinglet, i; Hermit Thrush, i; Robin, i. Total, 21 species, 276 indi- 

 viduals. — -J. Kittredge, Jr., and R. M. M.\rble. 



Boston, Mass. (Brookline Fenway, Olmsted and Riverway Parks, Jamaica Pond, 

 Arnold Arboretum to Forest Hills, Squantum and Moon Island). — Dec. 19; 9 a.m. to 

 12.15 P- ^^'i 1-55 t*^ 3-55 P- -^i- Clear; one inch of snow; wind west, light; temp., 20° to 30°. 

 Herring Gull, 296; Red-breasted Merganser, 8; Mallard, i; Black Duck, 85; American 

 Widgeon, i; Scaup Duck, 450; Lesser Scaup Duck, 6; American Golden-eye, 52; 

 Bufflehead, 21; Old Squaw, 7; Ruddy Duck, 3; American Coot, 2; Bob-white, 11; 

 Sparrow Hawk, i; Downy Woodpecker, 3; Northern Flicker, 8; Blue Jay, 6; Crow, 

 no; Meadowlark, 4; Redpoll, 2; Goldfinch, i; Pine Siskin, 24; White-throated Spar- 

 row, 11; Tree Sparrow, i; Song Sparrow, 5; Northern Shrike, i; Myrtle Warbler, i; 

 White-breasted Nuthatch, i; Chickadee, 13; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 4; Robin, 5. 

 Total, 32 species, 1,145 individuals. — Barron Brainerd with H. W. Wright and Dr. 

 Brainerd in the a.m.; with C. J. Maynard in p.m. 



Wyoming, through Middlesex Fells to West Medford, Mass.^Dec. 27; 9.15 a.m. 

 to I P.M. Fair; ground partly covered with snow; wind southwest, light, temp., 35°. 

 Herring Gull, i; RufTed Grouse, i; Downy Woodpecker, i; Blue Jay, 7; Crow, 13; 

 American Crossbill, 2; Redpoll, 55; Pine Siskin, 27; Junco, 5; Brown Creeper, 3; White- 

 breasted Nuthatch, 2; Chickadee, 12. Total, 12 species, 129 individuals. December 

 24, there was one Screech Owl, one Northern Shrike and one Song Sparrow on our place 

 in West Medford. — Edmund and Lidian E. Bridge. 



Chestnut Hill Reservoir and vicinity, Jamaica Pond and Arnold Arboretum, Mass.— 

 Dec. 20; 9.40 to 10.20 A.M. Clear; less than an inch of snow; wind west, brisk; temp., 

 34°. Great Black-backed Gull, 2; Herring Gull, 80; American Merganser, 39; Mallard, 

 i; Black Duck, 85; American Widgeon, i; Wood Duck, i; Lesser Scaup Duck, i; 

 American Golden-eye, 2; Ruddy Duck, 3; American Coot, i; Northern Flicker, 3; Blue 

 Jay, 2; Crow, 6; Redpoll, 2; Goldfinch, i; Pine Siskin, 17; White-throated Sparrow, 5; 

 Junco, 7; Song Sparrow, i; Northern Shrike, i; Myrtle Warbler, i; Chickadee, 18; 

 Golden-crowned Kinglet, 1. Total, 24 species, 281 individuals. — R. M. Marble and 

 Barron Brainerd. 



Jamaica Pond and Arnold Arboretum, Mass. — Dec. 25; 9 to 11 a.m. Clear; ground 

 partially lovered with snow; wind soutlnvesl, light; temp., 40°. Mallard, 50; Black 

 Duck, 30; Scaup Duck, 2; Canada Goose, 6; Blue Jay, 6; Crow, 8; White-throated 

 Sparrow, 5; Song Sparrow, 2; Fox Sparrow, 2; Brown Creeper, 2; Red-breasted Nut- 

 hatch, 3; Chickadee, 4. Total, 12 species, 120 individuals. American Coot, Ruddy Duck, 

 Herring Gull, Baldpate and Robin seen this winter (2 weeks ago). — HARoi.t) A. Zim- 

 merman. 



Ipswich, Mass. — Dec. 26; 10.30 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. Clear; ground snow-covered; 



