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pecker and White-breasted Nuthatch were seen by Messrs. Ford and Comes after leaving 

 me. A Screech Owl known to be in a certain hole could not be made to show himself, nor was 

 it accessible. — Fkank Bruen. 



Fairfield, Conn. (Birdcraft Sanctuary and Fairfield Beach). — Dec. 26; 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. 

 Cloudy, with light snow; temp. 30°. Herring Gull, 80; Black-crowned Night Heron, 8; Scaup, 

 12; Golden-eye, 3; Old Squaw, 22; Surf Scoter, 4; White-winged Scoter, 35; Sharp-shinned 

 Hawk, i; Red-shouldered Hawk, i; Sparrow Hawk, i; Screech Owl, 2; Downy Woodpecker, 

 S; Blue Jay, 5; Crow, 4; Starling, 50 (flock); Purple Finch, 3; Goldfinch, 7; White-throated 

 Sparrow, 4; Tree Sparrow, 7; Junco, 35; Song Sparrow, 7; Northern Shrike, i; Myrtle 

 Warbler, 3; Catbird, i; White-breasted Nuthatch, 2; Chickadee, 8; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 

 3. Total, 27 species, 314 individuals; five Great Black-backed Gulls seen Dec. 22. — Frank 

 Novak, Warden. 



Fairfield, Conn. — Dec. 27; 8.10 a.m. to 12.40 p.m. Partly cloudy; ground, with about 

 >^ in. of new-fallen snow; wind light southwest; temp. 28° to 35°. Nine miles on foot. 

 Horned Grebe, i; Loon, i; Herring Gull, 43; Mallard, 3; Scaup Duck, 7; Golden-eye, 14; 

 Old Squaw, 85; White-winged Scoter, 47; Surf Scoter, 10; Night Heron, 2; Red-shouldered 

 Hawk, i; Sparrow Hawk, i; Screech Owl, i; Kingfisher, i; Downy Woodpecker, 3; Blue 

 Jay, 7; Crow, 9; Starling, 44; Purple Finch, 4; Tree Sparrow, 42; Junco, 7; Song Sparrow, 

 4; Northern Shrike, 2; Brown Creeper, i; White-breasted Nuthatch, 2; Chickadee, 24; 

 Golden-crowned Kinglet, 2. Total, 27 species, 368 individuals. — Aretas A. Saunders. 



Hartford, Conn. — Dec. 26; 9.30 a.m. to 5 p.m. (dark.) Clear. 2-6-mile wind; ground 

 covered with light crust, and trees with ice., temp. 17° to 27°. Walke'd about 14 miles, cov- 

 ering Elizabeth Park, Reservoir Park, and about 6 miles of rolling farm and woodland going 

 from one park to the other. Alone. Ruffed Grouse, 2; Red-shouldered Hawk, 2; Sparrow 

 Hawk, 2; Downy Woodpecker, 2; Blue Jay, 4; Crow, 100 -f-; Starling, 25 -|-; Tree Sparrow, 

 44; Jvmco, 40-I-; Northern Shrike, i (seen at distance of 50 ft.); Brown Creeper, 3; White- 

 breasted Nuthatch, 4; Chickadee, 20; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 7; Total, 14 species, 256 -f- 

 individuals. I saw 3 Pileated Woodpeckers on Dec. 18 and others saw a flock of 15 Evening 

 Grosbeaks on Dec. i7.^Geo. T. Griswold (Hartford Bird Study Club). 



Hartford, Conn. — Dec. 26; 9 a.m. to 12 m. Clear; ground snow-covered; light northwest 

 wind; temp. 18°. Ruffed Grouse, i; Red-shouldered Hawk, i; Barred Owl, i; Screech Owl, i ; 

 Hairy Woodpecker, 3; Downy Woodpecker, 2; Blue Jay, 6; Crow, 34; Starling, 56; Pine Gros- 

 beak, 6; Tree Sparrow, 27; Slate-colored Junco, 28; White-breasted Nuthatch, 3; Chickadee, 

 22. Total, 14 species, 191 individuals. — Clifford M. Case. 



Meriden, Conn. — Dec. 26. Clear sky, becoming partly cloudy; ground crusted with 

 ]4. in. of snow, covered with a light fall, making good tracking; trees and shrubs ice-coated 

 from ice-storm of Dec. 24; wind north; temp. 26° to 30° to 24°. Forenoon walk, three hours, 

 4 miles of residential outskirts, farm section and swamp woodland. Afternoon walk, two 

 hours, 3 miles — i mile along Quinnipiac River, and near sewage-disposal beds. Black Duck 

 31; Pintail Duck, 2 (flew directly overhead); Belted Kingfisher, i; Downy Woodpecker, 2; 

 Horned Lark, 23; Blue Jay, 7; Crow, 100 -|-; Starling, 75+ (25 scattered and one flock of 50 -|-); 

 Tree Sparrow, 38; Black-capped Chickadee, 36. Total, 10 species, 316 individuals; also 

 English Sparrow, 16 (decreasing); one Sparrow Hawk and nine Golden-crowned Kinglets 

 seen on Dec. 25. — Lester W. Smith. 



New London, Conn, (to Niantic and around Black Point). — Dec. 27; 8.30 a.m. to 4 p.m. 

 Snowing at start, afterwards clear; light covering of snow; wind west, very light; temp. 29° 

 at start, 38° at return. Fifteen miles on foot. Herring Gull, 124; Great Black-backed Gull, i ; 

 Red-breasted Merganser, 28; Black Ducks, 2; Scaup Duck, 100 (est.); Golden-eye, 30; Old 

 Squaw, 2; Canada Goose, i; Sharp-shinned Hawk, i; Crow, 20; Blue Jay, 6; Starling, 1,000 

 (est.); Tree Sparrow, 6; Song Sparrow, 8; Northern Shrike, i; Myrtle Warbler, i; Chickadee, 

 22. Total, 20 species, about 1,3x5 individuals. Also English Sparrow, 50. — Frances Miner 

 Graves. 



