24 Bird - Lore 
‘Chickadee, 2. Total, 8 species, 89 individuals. A pair of Starlings have been wintering 
here.—NorMAN B. PILLING. 
West Hartford, Conn.—Dec. 25; ten-mile walk; § a.m. to 12 mM. Cloudy; ground 
mainly bare; temp., 19°. Rufted Grouse, 1; Hairy Woodpecker, 3; Downy Woodpecker, 
2; Blue Jay, 5; American Crow, 93; Tree Sparrow, 70; White-breasted Nuthatch, 7; 
‘Chickadee, 21. Total, 8 species, 20r individuals.—Myrrton T. Smita. 
Westville, Conn.—Dec. 22; about ro A.m. Cloudy; ground bare; wind north, light; 
temp., 26°. Hawk, 1; Owl, 1; Downy Woodpecker, 5; Blue Jay, 4; Crow, 6; Starling, 25; 
Meadowlark, 6; Purple Finch, 3; Goldfinch, 8; Tree Sparrow, 6; Junco, 3; Song 
Sparrow, 2; Brown Creeper, 3; Chickadee, 20; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 3; Robin, 3; 
Bluebird, 4. Total, 17 species, 106 individuals.—Mrs. C. A. DyKEMAN. 
Afton, N. Y.—Dec. 24; 2 to 4.30 p.m. Light wind; temp., 38°. Rufted Grouse, 1; 
Hairy Woodpecker, 1; Crow, 1; Tree Sparrow, 106; White-breasted Nuthatch, 1; 
Chickadee, 10; Robin, 1. Total, 7 species, 121 individuals.—A. S. BEATMAN. ‘ 
Brooklyn, N. Y. (Prospect Park).—Dec. 23; 12.30 to 4 p.m. Partly cloudy; ground 
bare; wind northeast, moderate; temp., 38° to 40°. Sharp-shinned Hawk, 1; Downy 
Woodpecker, 1; Starling, 22; White-throated Sparrow, 6; Junco, 6; Song Sparrow, 1; 
ox Sparrow, 2; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 1; Robin, 5. Total, 9 species, 45 individuals.— 
Mrs. CHarztes S. HARTWELL. 
Brooklyn, N. Y. (Prospect Park).—Dec. 27; 2 to 4.30 P.M. Clear; ground covered 
with ten inches of snow; light, west wind; temp., 32°. Herring Gull, 1; Starling, 40; Fox 
Sparrow, 2; White-throated Sparrow, 7; Junco, 1; Brown Creeper, 1; Robin, 1. Total, : 
7 species, 53 individuals. On December 26, in heavy snowstorm, we saw Red-shouldered 
Hawk, 1; Song Sparrow, 1; White-throated Sparrow, 6.—KatrE P. and E. W. VICTOR. 
Brooklyn, N. Y. (Prospect Park).—Dec. 25; 8 to rz A.m. Cloudy; ground bare; 
wind east; temp., 30°. Herring Gull, 7; Black-crowned Night Heron, 1; Starling, 47; 
White-throated Sparrow, 12; Junco, 5; Fox Sparrow, 1; Robin, 2. Total, 7 species, 75 
individuals. —EDWARD FLEISCHER. 
Buffalo, N. Y.—Dec. 24; 1 to 3 p.m. Clear; ground snow covered; wind west, light; 
temp., 28°. Downy Woodpecker, 2; White-breasted Nuthatch, 3; Brown Creeper, 2; 
“Total, 3 species, 7 individuals.—Mrs. G. M. TuRNER. 
Buffalo, N. Y.—Dec. 25; 9 to 11 A.M. Snowing rapidly; ground well covered; wind 
northeast, strong; temp., 24°. Crow, 1; Brown Creeper, 2. Total, 2 species, 3 individ- 
uals.—G. M. TURNER. 
Geneva, N. Y. (Eight miles along west shore Seneca Lake).—Dec. 28; 2.30 to 4.45 
P.M. Sky overcast; some snow at intervals; no wind; temp., 28° to 30°. Horned Grebe, ro; 
Pied-billed Grebe, 1; Herring Gull, 4; Ring-billed Gull, 2; Redhead, 150; American 
‘Scaup, 20; Lesser Scaup, 2; American Golden-eye, 300; Bufflehead, 1; Old Squaw, 11; 
Downy Woodpecker, 1; Crow, 125; Snow Bunting, 1,000; Ring-necked Pheasant, 1. 
Total, 15 species, about 1,600 individuals.—F. H. Hatr. 
Geneva, N. Y.—Dec. 26; 9 A.M. to 12.30 P.M. Steady snow; brisk, northwest wind; 
ttemp., about 30°. Seven and one-half inches of snow during previous twenty-four hours. 
Horned Grebe, 3; Herring Gull, 5; Ring-billed Gull, 2; American Scaup Duck, 3; 
American Golden-eye, 3; Old Squaw, 2; Ducks (species unknown), 50; Downy Wood- 
pecker, 1; Crow, 6; Tree Sparrow, 1; Junco, 7; Song Sparrow, 1; White-breasted Nut- 
‘hatch, 2; Chickadee, 8; Robin, 1. Total, 14 species, 95 individuals.— UNSIGNED. 
Long Beach, L. I., N. Y.—10.30 a.M. to 5 p.m. At first overcast, clearing at 2.30 P.M. 
wind light in morning and afternoon, strong at midday, west to northwest; beach bare; 
«dunes and marshes deeply covered with snow; ground frozen; temp., 25°. Horned 
Grebe, 3; Great Black-backed Gull, 500(estimated); Herring Gull, to0,000; Ring-billed 
Gull, 1; Red-breasted Merganser, 5; Black Duck, 1,000 (estimated, five large beds as 
well as smaller flocks); American Scaup Duck, 1; American Golden-eye, 15; Old Squaw, 
