i6 Bird - Lore 



Melville Cross, Ontario. — Dec. 22; 9 a.m. to 12 m.; 2 to 3 p.m. Wind west, light; temp., 

 17° to 20°. Goshawk, i; Downy Woodpecker, i; Blue Jay, 5; Crow, 2; Pine Grosbeak, 

 8; American Crossbill, 30; White-winged Crossbill, 5; Pine Siskin, 3; White-breasted 

 Nuthatch, i; Red-breasted Nuthatch, 2; Chickadee, 2. Total, 11 species, 62 indivi- 

 duals. — Alvi.n Scott. 



Orangeville, Ontario. — ^Dec. 24; lo a.m. to 3.30 p.m. Wind south, light; temp., 

 30° to 35°. Hairy Woodpecker, i; Downy Woodpecker, 4; Blue Jay, 7; Crow, i; Pine 

 Grosbeak, 2; Snowflake, loo; White-breasted Nuthatch, 2; Chickadee, 2. Total, 8 

 species, 119 individuals. — Ai.vin Scott and J. F. Calvert. 



Reaboro, Ontario. — Dec. 25; 7.25 a.m. to 1.20 p.m.; 1.45 to 5.50 p.m. Sky dull in 

 morning, clear in afternoon; about seven inches of snow; wind southwest, light; temp., 

 34° to 37°. Hawk (species unknown), i; Hairy Woodpecker, 3; Blue Jay, 8; White- 

 winged Crossbill, 40; Pine Grosbeak, 2; Redpoll, 95; Snowflake, 250; Junco, 1; Northern 

 Shrike, i; Red-breasted Nuthatch, 4; White-breasted Nuthatch, 9; Chickadee, ^;^. Total, 

 12 species, 447 individuals. Crow was seen on December 24, a Tree Sparrow on Decem- 

 ber 17, and a Song Sparrow on December 15. — E. W. Calvert. 



Toronto, Ontario, — Lakeshore. — Dec. 24; Thawing; one inch of snow on ground; 

 wind southerly. Herring Gull, 50; American Golden-eye Duck, 40; Old Squaw, 60; 

 Flicker, i; Horned Lark, 8; Crow, 5; Meadowlark, i; Redpoll, 20; Golden-crowned 

 Kinglet, i; Rol)in, 3. Total, 10 species, 189 individuals. — Sam Hunter. 



Blanchard, Me. — Dec. 24; 9.30 a.m. to 12 m.; 2 to 4.30 p.m. Cloudy; ten inches 

 snow; wind north, light; temp., 10°. Downy Woodpecker, 2; Arctic Three-toed Wood- 

 pecker, i; Pileated Woodpecker, i; Canada Jay, 3; Pine Siskin, 5; Brown Creeper, 2; 

 Red-breasted Nuthatch, i; Chickadee, 18; Hudsonian Chickadee, i. Total, 9 species, 

 34 individuals. — Francis G. Blake. 



Bethel, Vermont. — Dec. 23; 2 to 3.50 p.m. Clear; about a foot of snow; light, north- 

 east wind; temp., 16° to 19°. Pine Siskin, 25; Chickadee, 2; Tree Sparrow, i. Total, 

 3 species, 28 individuals. Saw a Song Sparrow a few days ago, and heard his call-note 

 on Christmas day. — Eliza F. Miller. 



Clarendon, Vt. — Dec. 25; 9.15 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sky cloudy, with occasional flakes of 

 snow; wind northwest, very light; temp., 31°. Ruffed Grouse, 2; Short-eared Owl, i; 

 Downy Woodpecker, i; Blue Jay, 5; American Crossbill, 3; White-winged Crossbill, 30; 

 Redpoll, 150; Snowflake, 12; Field Sparrow, i; Northern Shrike, i; White-breasted 

 Nuthatch, 2; Red-breasted Nuthatch, i; Chickadee, 3; Golden-crowned Kinglet, i. 

 Total, 15 species, 214 individuals. — L. Henry Potter. 



Essex Junction, Vt. — Dec. 23; i to 5 p.m. Clear; si.\ inches of snow; wind northeast, 

 light; temp., 10°. English Pheasant (wild), i; Downy Woodpecker, i; Blue Jay, 2; 

 Crow, 79; Goldfinch, 12; Snowflake, 27; Chickadee, 4. Total, 7 species, 126 individuals. 

 — Carlton D. Howe. 



Cornish, N. H. — Dec. 22; 10.15 ^■^- to 12 m.; 2.05 to 3.45 p.m. Clear; ground cov- 

 ered with several inches of snow; wind light; temp., 16°. Hairy Woodpecker, i; Downy 

 Woodpecker, 2; Blue Jay, 7; Goldfinch, i; Snowflake, about 90; Brown Creeper, i; 

 "White-breasted Nuthatch, 2; Red-breasted Nuthatch, 3; Chickadee, 22. Total, 9 species, 

 129 individuals. — Ethel R. Barton. 



Tilton, N. H. — Dec. 25; 10.40 a.m. to 3.20 p..m. Cloudy, with a little snow; about 

 one foot of snow on ground; wind northwest, very light; temp., 28°. American Mer- 

 ganser, 4; American Golden-eye, 32; Downy Woodpecker, 4; Blue Jay, 3; Redpoll, 7; 

 White-breasted Nuthatch, 2; Chickadee, 9. Total, 7 species, 61 individuals.— George 

 L. Plimpton and Edward H. Perkins. 



Wilton, N. H. — Dec. 25; 8 a.m. to 12.15 ''■ ^- Clear till 10 a.m; cloudy after; four 

 to five inches snow; no wind; temp., 35° to 45°. Ruffed Grouse, 2; Hairy Woodpecker, 

 2; Downy Woodpecker, i; Blue Jay, 9; Crow, 2; Redpoll, 325; Tree Sparrow, 12; Junco, 



