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Chickadee, 4. Total, 13 species, 33 individuals. Also seen recently Flicker, Red-bellied 

 Woodpecker, Pine Siskin. — A. A. Wood. 



Duncrief, Ont.— Dec. 26. Bright in the early morning, clouding up later; ground covered 

 with snow; wind light, south to southwest. Red-legged Black Duck, i; Short-eared Owl, i; 

 Screech Owl, i; Great Horned Owl, i; Hairy Woodpecker, i; Downy Woodpecker, 2; Prairie 

 Horned Lark, i; Crow, i; Snow Bunting, 175; White-breasted Nuthatch, 2; Black-capped 

 Chickadee, 2; Robin, i. Total, 12 species, 189 individuals. Great Blue Heron, Red-bellied 

 Woodpecker, Bronzed Grackle, Dec. 20; Arctic Three-toed Woodpecker, Dec. 16. — Roger 

 Hedley. 



Hamilton, Ont. — Dec. 23; 8 a.m. to 12 m. Sky overcast; snow flurries; temp. 30° at start, 

 34° at return. Eight miles on foot. Observers together. Canadian Ruffed Grouse, i ; Downy 

 Woodpecker, 2; Blue Jay, 3; Canada Jay, i(?); Tree Sparrow, 12; Brown Creeper, i; White- 

 breasted Nuthatches, 2; Black-capped Chickadees, 9. Total, 8 species, 31 individuals. 

 Heard Crows; saw (Dec. 22) Robin, i ; Herring Gulls. —Mrs. C. D. Cook and Ruby R. Mills. 



London, Ont., vicinity of. — Dec. 24; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sky overcast, light snow falling; 

 ground snow-covered; wind moderate northeast; temp. 9 a.m. 28°, 5 p.m. 20°. Six parties 

 working in different directions during the day. Herring Gull, 6; Great Blue Heron, i; Quail, 

 9 (i covey); Sparrow Hawk, i; Screech Owl, i; Hairy Woodpecker, 3; Downy Woodpecker, 6; 

 Blue Jay, 15; Crow, 6; Bronzed Grackle, i (flock of 6 seen a few days ago) ; Pine Grosbeak, 32 

 (flock feeding on buds of an ironwood tree); Redpoll, 12; Tree Sparrow, 102; Junco, 9; Song 

 Sparrow, i; Cardinal, 4; Northern Shrike, i; White-breasted Nuthatch, 9; Red-breasted 

 Nuthatch, 2; Black-capped Chickadee, 75; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 27. Total, 21 species, 

 323 individuals. Others seen recently Brown Creeper, Meadowlark, Robin, and Goldfinch 

 (flock of 7). — E. M. S. Dale, Edward Daly, Eli Davis, G. Gillespie, W. E. Greene, 

 E. H. McKoNE, G. T. E. Martin, J. R. McLeod, T. D. Patterson, W. E. Saunders, 

 C. G. Watson. (Mcllwraith Ornithological Club.) 



Ottawa, Ont. — Dec. 26. Five separate parties. First party, 8.15 a.m. to 2.15 p.m., 

 Dominion Observatory to Black Rapids and return, 14 miles; second party, 8.50 a.m. to 2.25 

 P.M., from Billing's Bridge 6 miles south on Metcalfe Road and return by C. P. Ry. tracks 

 and road, 14 miles; third party, 9.45 a.m. -to 5 p.m.. Kirk's Ferry, P.Q., to Hull, P.Q.,. west of 

 Gatineau River, 11 miles; fourth party, 9.45 a.m. to 5 p.m.. Kirk's Ferry, P.Q., to Hull, P.Q., 

 east of Gatineau River, 16 miles; fifth party, 10.45 a.m. to 4.45 p.m., Rockcliffe and eastward, 

 returning along Ottawa River, 12 miles. All on foot. Occasional clouds; 5-in. snow; wind 

 light, east near ground, west in upper air. Temp. — 6.5° at start, +9° at return. Merganser 

 (sp.?, not Hooded), 2; Canada Ruffed Grouse, 10; Sharp-shinned Hawk, i (C. E. J.); Hairy 

 Woodpecker, 4; Downy Woodpecker, 2; Blue Jay, 5; Canada Jay, 3; Crow, 15; Pine Grosbeak, 

 26; Redpoll, 42; Pine Siskin, 7; Snow Bunting, 13; Northern Shrike, i; White-breasted Nut- 

 hatch, 3; Red-breasted Nuthatch, i; Black-capped Chickadee, 33; Robin, 3. Total, 17 

 species, 171 individuals. — D. Blakeley, Ralph E. DeLury, Daniel B. DeLury, Philip F. 

 FoRAN, Claude E. Johnson, Harrison F. Lewis, Hoyes Lloyd, C. L. Patch. (Ottawa 

 Field-Naturalists' Club.) 



Toronto, Ont. (outskirts). — Dec. 25; 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Clear; 2 in. of .snow; wind light, 

 north; temp. 18° at start, 14'^ at return. Ten miles on foot. Observers together. Great 

 Black-backed Gull, i ; Herring Gull, 5 ; American Merganser, 2 ; Scaup Duck, 1 1 ; Old Squaw, 53 ; 

 American Scoter, 31 (first record in eight years); Hairy Woodpecker, i (male); Downy Wood- 

 pecker, 6; Red-headed Woodpecker, 3; (first winter record); Horned Lark, 1; Blue Jay, 4; 

 Tree Sparrow, 105 -f-; Slate-colored Junco, 2; Song Sparrow, i; Brown Creeper, 2; White- 

 breasted Nuthatch, 8-|-; Black-capped Chickadee, 33; Robin, i (first December record). 

 Total, 18 species, about 265 individuals. Ten-power binoculars used. Large number of 

 Ducks seen but too far out for indentification. — Paul Harrington and F. A. E. Stear. 



Brunswick, Me. (MaquoitBay, Merrymeeting Park). — Dec. 28; 9.30 a.m. to i p.m., 2 to 

 4 p.m. Fair; wind, northwest; 3 to 6 inches of snow; temp. 16° at start. Nine miles on foot. 



