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no wind; temp., 34°. Brown Creeper, i; White-breasted Nuthatch, 2; Chickadee, 4; 

 Golden-crowned Kinglet. While riding on the trolley, between New Haven and Bridge- 

 port, on December 26, saw two Herring Gulls, five Meadowlarks and one Crow. — 



WiLHELMINA C. KnOWLES. 



Westville, Conn. — Dec. 25; forenoon. Clear to cloudy; ground partly snow-covered; 

 wind southwest, light. Hawk, i; Downy Woodpecker, 3; Blue Jay, 7; Crow, 4; English 

 Starling, 5; Purple Finch, 5; Goldfinch, 9; Tree Sparrow, 4; Junco, 40; Song Sparrow, 4; 

 Fox Sparrow, 8; Brown Creeper, i; White-breasted Nuthatch, 3; Chickadee, 11. Total, 

 14 species, 105 individuals. — Mrs. C. A. Dykeman. 



New London, Conn. — Dec. 26; 9.30 a.m. to 2.20 p. m. Light, west breeze; temp., 55°. 

 Horned Grebe, 18; Herring Gull, 148; American Golden-eye, 80; Flicker, i; Shore Lark, 

 8; Crow, 22; Meadowlark, 24; Goldfinch, i; Pine Siskin, 13; White-throated Sparrow, 

 i; Song Sparrow, 3; Brown Creeper, 3; Chickadee, 3. Robin, 2; Bluebird, 4. Total, 15 

 species, 331 individuals. — Frances M. Graves. 



Bristol, Conn. — Dec. 25; 9 a.m. to 12.15 P-M- Light clouds, increasing to shower of 

 rain and sleet at 12 M.; three inches snow; wind southwest to south, very light at noon; 

 temp., 32° to 48° at noon. Hairy Woodpecker, i; Downy Woodpecker, i; Blue Jay, 11; 

 Crow, 6; Redpoll, 175; Goldfinch, 3; Tree Sparrow, 75 Junco, 46; Song Sparrow, i; 

 White-breasted Nuthatch, 2; Chickadee, 5; Bluebird, i. Total, 12 species, 327 indi- 

 viduals. December 23, twenty-five to thirty White-winged Crossbills, mostly males. — 

 Frank Bruen. 



New Haven, Conn., Edgewood Park and Mitchell's Hill. — Dec. 21; 10.30 a.m. to 

 12.30 P.M. Clear; three inches snow, with light crust; wind west, light; temp., 40°. Red- 

 shouldered Hawk, i; Downy Woodpecker, 3; Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, i; Blue Jay, 11; 

 Crow, 19; English Starling, 33; Goldfinch, 4; Pine Siskin, 44; White-throated Sparrow, 

 11; Tree Sparrow, 55; Junco, 60; Song Sparrow, 3; Myrtle Warbler, 3; Brown Creeper, 

 3; White-breasted Nuthatch, 3; Chickadee, 22; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 3; Robin, i. 

 Total, 18 species, 280 individuals. — ^Clifford H. Pangburn. 



New Haven, Conn., Momauguin to Lighthouse Point. — Dec. 22; 9.30 a.m. to 3 p.m. 

 Cloudy; two inches of snow; wind light, northeast; temp., 29°. Horned Grebe, 3; Her- 

 ring Gull, 42; Golden-eye, 2; White-winged Scoter, 7; Red-tailed Hawk, i; Red-should- 

 ered Hawk, 2; Blue Jay, 2; Crow, 14; Starling, 7; Red-winged Blackbird, 2; Meadow- 

 lark, 28; White-winged Crossbill, 25; Goldfinch, 14; Junco, i; Tree Sparrow, 38; Song 

 Sparrow, 17; Fox Sparrow, i; Chickadee, 3; Robin, 2. Total, 19 species, 210 indi- 

 viduals. — Albert W. Honywill, Jr., Clifford H. Pangburn and M. B. Pangburn. 



New Haven, Conn., Lake Saltonstall, Saltonstall Ridge and Foxon. — Dec. 25; 9.45 

 A.M. to 2 P.M. Clear to cloudy; two inches of snow; wind brisk, southwest; temp., 34°. 

 Herring Gull, i; Black Duck, 69; Golden-eye, 2; Hairy Woodpecker, 2; Downy Wood- 

 pecker, 4; Blue Jay, 8; Crow, 29; Starling, 6; White-winged Crossbill, 12; Goldfinch, 4; 

 Pine Siskin, no; Tree Sparrow, 11; Junco, 9; Song Sparrow, 4; White-breasted Nut- 

 liatch, 5; Red-breasted Nuthatch, 4; Brown Creeper, 2; Chickadee, 4; Golden-crowned 

 Kinglet, 12; Bluebird, i. Total, 20 species, 299 individuals. — Clifford H. Pangburn. 



New Haven, Conn., Forest Street and West Shore from Sandy Point to Oyster River. — 

 Dec. 25; 9 A.M. to 1.30 P.M. Mostly cloudy; two inches of snow; wind brisk, southwest: 

 distance covered fifteen miles. Horned Grebe, i; Herring Gull, 127; Black Duck, 5; 

 Golden-eye, i; BufiSehead, i; Old Squaw, 15; White-winged Scoter, 20; Sharp-shinned 

 Hawk, i; Downy Woodpecker, 2; Horned Lark, 5; Blue Jay, 4; Crow, 17; Starling, 11; 

 Meadowlark, 2; Goldfinch, 15; Pine Siskin, 12; White-throated Sparrow, 3; Tree Spar- 

 row, 33; Slate-colored Junco, 2; Song Sparrow, 15; Myrtle Warbler, 2; White-breasted 

 Nuthatch, 3; Chickadee, 25; Robin, i. Total, 24 species, 323 individuals. — D. B. 

 Pangburn. 



New Haven, Conn., Edgewood Park to Mitchell's Hill. — Dec. 25; 9.30 a.m. to 12.15 



