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7; Black Duck, 2; Baldpate, 10; Scaup sp. , 200; American Goldeneye, 18; BufBehead, i; 

 Sharp-shinned Hawk, i; Kingfisher, i; Downy Woodpecker, 3; Blue Jay, 4; Crow, 15; 

 Meadowlark, 7; Goldfinch, 34; Tree Sparrow, 34; Junco, 22; Song Sparrow, 9; Myrtle 

 Warbler, 12; Brown Creeper, i; White-breasted Nuthatch, 2; Chickadee, 12; Robin, i; 

 Bluebird, 7. Also 200 unidentified Ducks. Total, 25 species, about 678 individuals. — 

 Frances Miner Graves. 



Norwalk, Conn. — Dec. 24; 8.30 a.m. to i p.m. and 2 to 5 p.m. Partly cloudy, a 

 few light showers in the morning; wind southwest, light; temp. 34°; about 10 in. of snow. 

 Twelve miles on foot. Herring Gull, 14; Black Duck, 3; Scaup, 500; Goldeneye, 3; Old- 

 squaw, 42; White-winged Scoter, 6; Hairy Woodpecker, 3; Downy Woodpecker, 5; 

 Horned Lark, 36; Blue Jay, 14; Crow, 7; Starling, 104; Meadowlark, 4; Purple Finch, 

 4; Goldfinch, 2; White-throated Sparrow, i; Tree Sparrow, 6; Field Sparrow, i; Junco, 7; 

 Song Sparrow, 14; Brown Creeper, i; White-breasted Nuthatch, 2; Black-capped 

 Chickadee, 8; Robin, i. Total, 24 species, 788 individuals. — Aretas A. Saunders. 



South Windsor, Conn. — Dec. 25; 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Cloudy; 5 to 10 in. of snow; 

 temp. 32°; wind light. Twelve- mile walk. Herring Gull, 2; Merganser, 2; Black Duck, i; 

 Ruffed Grouse, 2; Sharp-shinned Hawk, i; Sparrow Hawk, i; Saw- whet Owl, i; Screech 

 Owl, i; Hairy Woodpecker, 2; Downy Woodpecker, 6; Flicker, i; Prairie Horned Lark, 

 50; Blue Jay, 6; Crow, 200; Starling, 25; Meadowlark, 2; Tree Sparrow, 200; Junco, i; 

 Song Sparrow, 2; Swamp Sparrow, i; Northern Shrike, i; Brown Creeper, 4; White- 

 breasted Nuthatch, 3; Chickadee, 12. Total, 24 species, 527 individuals. I took a three- 

 day census and the additional species included i Goshawk and i Migrant Shrike. — C. 



W. ViBERT. 



Douglaston, L. I., N. Y. — Dec. 23; 9 a.m. to i p.m. Clear; 4 or 5 in. of snow; wind 

 northwest, light; temp. 19° at start, 34° at return. Observers together. Black-backed 

 Gull, 2; Herring Gull, 90; (Goldeneye?) Duck, 15; Ducks (other than the supposed 

 Goldeneyes), 16; (Short-eared?) Owl, i (flying over marsh); Belted Kingfisher, 2; Downy 

 Woodpecker, 3; Crow, 35; Fish Crow, 75 (identified by their calls while feeding upon a 

 garbage-dump with House Sparrows and Starlings) ; Starling, 400 (nearly all in one flock) ; 

 Meadowlark, 7; Goldfinch, 4; Tree Sparrow, 24; Junco, 14; Song Sparrow, 24; Swamp 

 Sparrow, 2; Black-capped Chickadee, 2 (one sang). Total, 17 species, about 716 in- 

 dividuals. — Mr. and Mrs. G. Clyde Fisher and Ruth Anna Fisher. 



East Marion, L. L, N. Y. — Dec. 26; 9.30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Clear; ground nearly bare; 

 wind northwest, light; temp. 20° at start, 23 ° at return. The chief territory covered was 

 about a half-mile of shore along Peconic Bay and a piece of cedar and oak woods with 

 adjoining fields. Horned Grebe, i; Herring Gull, 150 + ; Scaup, 5; Old-squaw, 15; 

 Surf Scoter, 20 ; Belted Kingfisher, i ; Downy Woodpecker, i ; Flicker, 4 ; Horned Lark, 3 ; 

 Blue Jay, 5; Crow, 21; Starling, 70; Purple Finch, i; Goldfinch, 4; Tree Sparrow, 50; 

 Junco, 30; Song Sparrow, i; Myrtle Warbler, 25; Black-capped Chickadee, 8; Robin, 2. 

 Total, 20 species, about 417 individuals. An unusually small number of water- fowl 

 were near enough to shore for identification. A Migrant Shrike was seen on Dec. 6. — 

 Mabel R. Wiggins. 



Ft. Salonga, L. I., N. Y., near Smithtown. Covered most of the territory within a 

 radius of 2 miles of Sunken Meadow. — Dec. 27; 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Clear; 3 in. of 

 snow; wind northwest, light; temp. 14° at start, 18° at return. Black-backed Gull, i; 

 Herring Gull, loi; Ring-billed Gull, 19; Bonaparte's Gull, i; Black Duck, one flock of 

 1,500 + , 7 single; Green- winged Teal, i; Scaup, i; American Goldeneye, 34; Old-squaw, 

 21; American Scoter, 10; White-winged Scoter, 36; Surf Scoter, 3; Canada Goose, i; 

 Brant, i; Black-crowned Night Heron, i; Wilson's Snipe, i; Goshawk (?), i; 

 Red-tailed Hawk, i; Bald Eagle, i; Hairy Woodpecker, 1; Downy Woodpecker, 4; 

 Flicker, 4; Blue Jay, 2; Crow, 300 + ; Starling, 100; Crackle, 3; Tree Sparrow, 57; Junco, 

 200 + ; Song Sparrow, 17; Myrtle Warbler, 16; Chickadee, 144; Robin, i; Bluebird, 



