Bird-Lore*s Eighteenth Christmas Census 27 



Nuthatch, i; Chickadee, 8. Total, g species, 23 individuals. On Nov. 2 and 3, a mixed 

 flock of between 75 and 100 Bohemian Waxwings and Evening Grosbeaks was observed 

 in North Bennington. — Dr. and Mrs. Lucretius H. Ross. 



Newfane, Windham Co., Vt. — Dec. 25; 10 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. Clear; 3 feet of snow; 

 wind northwest, light; maximum temp, about — 10°. About 3 miles on foot. Ruffed 

 Grouse {B.u.umbellus), 6; Barred Owl, i; Downy Woodpecker, 4; Blue Jay, 20; Pine 

 Grosbeak, 30; White- winged Crossbill, 15; White-breasted Nuthatch, i; Black-cap 

 Chickadee, 2. Total, 8 species, about 80 individuals. — Geo. K. Cherrie. 



Boston to Gloucester, Mass. — Dec. 22; i to 4 p.m. Clear; wind northwest, strong; 

 temp. 34°, falHng to 20°. Thirty miles by steamboat. Black Guillemot, i; Kittiwake, 

 50; Iceland Gull, 3 (cream-white with small black bill); Black-backed Gull, 15; Herring 

 Gull, 300; Bonaparte's Gull, 4; Red-breasted Merganser, 10; American Goldeneye, 

 6; Old-squaw, 14; Canada Goose, i. Total, 10 species, 504 individuals. — Lidian E. 

 Bridge and Annie M. Cobb. 



Gloucester, Mass. — Dec. 24; 10 a.m. to 3.45 p.m. Cloudy to fair; old snow and ice; 

 wind southwest, brisk; temp. 40°. Observers together. Holboell's Grebe, 2; Horned 

 Grebe, i; Loon, 3; Black Guillemot, i; Iceland Gull, 32; Great Black-backed Gull, 25; 

 Herring Gull, 200; Red-breasted Merganser, 30; Black Duck, 2; Goldeneye, 44; Old- 

 squaw, 12; Scoter, 5; White- winged Scoter, 4; Northern Flicker, 5; Prairie Horned Lark, 

 (collected), i; Crow, 45; Starling, 100; Meadowlark, 2; Bronzed Crackle, i; Snow Bunt- 

 ing, 21; Ipswich Sparrow, i; Tree Sparrow, 3; Northern Shrike, 3; Black-capped Chick- 

 adee, 2. Total, 24 species, 546 individuals. The remarkable flight of Iceland Gulls 

 consisted chiefly of creamy white birds, for two only were in the pearl-gray adult 

 plumage. — L. R. Talbot and Barron Brainerd. 



Brewster, Mass. (walks taken from a central point to favorable localities). — Dec. 2 7 ; 

 4 hours, between 8.15 a.m. and 4 p.m. Clear, with slight flurries of snow; wind north, 

 rather heavy; temp, about 15°; ground bare. About 9 miles. Black-backed Gull, i; 

 Herring, Gull, 10; Black Duck, 85; American Goldeneye, 4; Canada Goose, i; Flicker, 

 6; Horned Lark, 6; Blue Jay, i; Crow, 8; Meadowlark, 15; Goldfinch, 3; Tree Sparrow, 

 10; Slate-colored Junco, i; Myrtle Warbler, 14; Chickadee, i; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 

 2. Total, 16 species, about 168 individuals. — Warren F. Eaton. 



Cohasset, Mass. (Sandy Cove region, along shore and through the woods). — ^Dec. 

 27; 2 to 4 P.M. Overcast; i in. of fresh snow and a little still falling; wind northeast, 

 light; temp. 20°. Black-backed Gull, 4; Herring Gull, 50; Red-breasted Merganser, i; 

 Black Duck, 3; American Goldeneye, 4; White- winged Scoter, 10; Hairy Woodpecker, 

 i; Downy Woodpecker, i; Flicker, 2; Blue Jay, i; Tree Sparrow, 4; Slate-colored Junco, 

 3; Cedar Waxwing, 9; Myrtle Warbler, 10; Brown Creeper, i; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 

 4; Robin, 40. Total, 17 species, 148 individuals. (I consider this list as of value only as 

 showing the small number of birds present this winter in comparison with other years.) 

 — John B. May, M. D. 



■Cohasset, Mass. — Dec. 28; 10.05 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. Cloudy, with frequent snow- 

 flurries; wind variable, light; temp. 30°. Common Loon, 6; Black-backed Gull, 12; 

 Herring Gull, 120; Red-breasted Merganser, 27; Black Duck, no; American Golden- 

 eye, 9; Old-squaw, i; Brant, 3; Downy Woodpecker, i; Northern Flicker, 4; Horned 

 Lark, 7; Blue Jay, 3; Crow, 19; Purple Finch, 3; Goldfinch, i male; Tree Sparrow, 40; 

 Slate-colored Junco, 25; Song Sparrow, 7; Myrtle Warbler, 36; Black-capped Chickadee, 

 50; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 4; Robin, 33. Total, 22 species, 518 individuals. — Barron 

 Brainerd and Haskell B. Curry. 



Edgartown, Martha's Vineyard, Mass. — Dec. 26; 8 to 11.30 a.m. and 1.30 to 3.30 

 P.M. Clear; ground bare; wind northwest, strong; temp. 22°, a little warmer at noon. 

 Five miles on foot. Herring Gull, 40; Baldpate, 3 drakes; Night Heron, 8; Sharp-shinned 

 Hawk, i; Flicker, 2; Horned Lark, 55; Blue Jay, 6; Crow, 33; Meadowlark, 33; Gold- 



