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Wren, 4; Brown Creeper, 3; White-breasted Nuthatch, i; Tufted Titmouse, 7; Chicka- 

 dee, 2; Catbird, i. Total, 24 species, 400 individuals. — William B. Evans. 



Easton, Pa. — Dec. 25; 8.30 a.m. to 12.15 ^■^- To 10 a.m. cloudy, then clear; wind 

 northwest, light, ground covered with snow, some of the more exposed places bare; 

 temp., 35° at start, 41° at return. Downy Woodpecker, i; Crow, 4; Purple Finch, i; 

 Goldfinch, 2; Tree Sparrow, 16; White-throated Sparrow, 2; Junco, 18; Song Sparrow, 

 19; Cardinal, i; Winter Wren, i; White-breasted Nuthatch, i; Robin, i. Total, 12 

 species, 67 individuals. — -Edward J. F. Marx. 



Chestnut Hill, Pa. (along the Cresheim Creek). — Dec. 26; 1.40 to 4.40 p.m. Cloudy; 

 ground covered with snow; strong wind from the northwest; temp., 40°. Red-shouldered 

 Hawk, i; Flicker, 6; Downy Woodpecker, 5; Cardinal, 7; Junco, 30; Goldfinch, 4; 

 White-throated Sparrow, 17; Tree Sparrow, 25; Song Sparrow, 6; Myrtle Warbler, 5; 

 Carolina Wren, (one in song), 4; Winter Wren, 2; Chickadee, 7; Golden-crowned King- 

 let, i; Bluebird, 2. Total, 15 species, 122 individuals. Recently I saw a flock of about 

 fifteen English Starlings in the neighborhood of Germantown. — George Lear. 



Philadelphia, Pa., Woodlands Cemetery (City ornithology). — Dec. 26; 2.30 to 4 p.m. 

 Cloudy; ground covered with light snow; high, northwest wind; temp., 36°. Downy 

 Woodpecker, 2; Crow, 4; Goldfinch, i; White-throated Sparrow, 40; Junco, 25; Song 

 Sparrow, 14, Winter Wren, i; Robin, i. Total, 8 species, 84 individuals. — -Thomas R. 

 Hill. 



Philadelphia, Pa., Delaware River Meadows, Bridesburg and Frankford. — Dec. 25; 

 9.17 a.m. to 1.25 P.M. Overcast at start, afterward clear, sun occasionally obscured by 

 dull clouds; five inches of soft snow; wind south, calm, barely perceptible; temp., 40°. 

 Herring Gull, 3; Red-tailed Hawk, i; Red-shouldered Hawk, i; Rough-legged Hawk, i; 

 Hairy Woodpecker, i; Downy Woodpecker, 2; Crow, 51; Fish Crow, 2; Meadowlark, 



10 (flock); Rusty Grackle, 4; Purple Crackle, i; Purple Finch, 4; Goldfinch, 7; Pine 

 Siskin, 3; White-throated Sparrow, 18; Tree Sparrow, 14; Field Sparrow, 3; Junco, 34; 

 Song Sparrow, 35; Swamp Sparrow, i; Fox Sparrow, i; Towhee, i; Cardinal, i; Titlark, 



11 (flock); Carolina Wren, pair; Winter Wren, 2; Tufted Titmouse, 5; Chickadee, 2; 

 Brown Creeper, 2; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 4. Total, 30 species, 227 individuals. The 

 Purple Grackle and Towhee were not wounded individuals left behind in the migrations 

 for they both were capable of extended flight. — Richard F. Miller. 



Kennett Square, Pa. — Dec. 25; 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Slightly clouded yet sunny; ground 

 covered with two to five inches of snow; wind very slight, southwest; temp., 44°. Red- 

 tailed Hawk, 4; Turkey Buzzard, i; Downy Woodpecker, 12; Flicker, i; Crow, 1,000; 

 Meadowlark, i; Goldfinch, 5; Tree Sparrow, 50; Junco, 30; Song Sparrow, 15; Cardi- 

 nal, 3; Carolina Wren, i; Winter Wren, i; White-breasted Nuthatch, i; Chickadee, 15; 

 Golden-crowned Kinglet, 20. Total, 16 species, 1,173 individuals. — -Horace J. Grubb. 

 Kennett Square, Pa. — Dec. 25; i to 5 p.m. Cloudy; temp., 42°. Turkey Buzzard, 3; 

 Marsh Hawk, 2; Cooper's Hawk, i; Red-tailed Hawk, i; Downy Woodpecker, i; 

 Flicker, i; Blue Jay, i; Crow, 27; Meadowlark, 16; Tree Sparrow, 55; Junco, 41; Song 

 Sparrow, 11; Cardinal, i; Winter Wren, 3; White-breasted Nuthatch, 2; Tufted Tit- 

 mouse, i; Chickadee, i. Total, 17 species, 168 individuals. — C. J. Pennock. 



Radnor Township, Delaware Co., Pa. — Dec. 21; 9.15 a.m. to 2.30 p.m. Clear; ground 

 bare; wind northwest, temp., 30° at start. Red-tailed Hawk, i; Red-shouldered Hawk, i; 

 Sparrow Hawk, i; Hairy Woodpecker, 2; Downy Woodpecker, 4; Flicker, (heard); 

 Blue Jay, 2; Crow, 15; Meadowlark, 2; Purple Finch, 2; Goldfinch, 2; Vesper Sparrow. 

 6; White-throated Sparrow, i; Tree Sparrow, 35; Junco, 75; Song Sparrow, 15; Cardinal, 

 4; Carolina Wren, 5; Winter Wren, 4; Brown Creeper, 2; White-breasted Nuthatch, 

 4; Black-capped Chickadee, i; Golden-crowned Kinglet, i. Total, 23 species, 180 indi- 

 viduals. — Alfred C. Redfield. 



Concordville, Pa. — Dec. 28; i to 4 p.m. Clear; ground covered with snow; slight 



