28 Bird -Lore 



vicinilN : tliox aii- ;ipin\rontl\ winli-vinu; Iumo. Evening Grosbeaks were reportoil in 

 Novonihoi- from l\Mtl.uul, Conn,, ;nul C'.riH-ntiolil, IMass.— Ai.DKN Heat.ky, John 1.. 

 lv\i.;r.. ami Aaron (.'. Haiu:. 



Southampton, Mass. — 1>ih-. -"4; l\>ur lunirs. Cloudy; grouiui bare; no wiiul; temp. 

 .|S'\ R\itTeil (.irouse, i; HownN A\'ooiipoikcr, .'; Arctic Three-toeil \\'oodpeekor. 1; 

 I'licker, 1 lu-ard; Hlue Ja_\ . ;; American Crow, _;; Pine (.irosbeak. ij; Tree Sparrow, g; 

 \\ hite breasted Nuthatch, .-; Hlack-capped Chickadee. 0. Total, 10 siiecies, 47 imii- 

 \iduals. llair\' \\'oodpeckers have been seen within a month. The Hair)- and Arctic 

 ■Phree toed W'ooilin-ckers were both I'ound in a strip of nouusj, pine killed h.\- forest tire 

 last spring. No possible doubt of Three toed, as il has been seen several times and 

 the glossy black back, with yellow spot on head, with white line, were seen each time 

 with the naked eye. — M.WDK A. and HissiK M. C.k.wks. 



Dighton, Mass.- -Dec. ^5; 7.,,o to 11. ^,o a.m. Cloudy; ground bare, wiml northwest. 

 \ er\ light; temp. ,;.(''. Herring Cull, ^^o; Black Puck, i; Uairx Woodpecker, i; blicker, 

 .■; I>lue biy, > ; .\merican Crow, ^^5; Starling, 13; Meadowlark, 4; Coldtinch, ^^50 (^\ ers 

 musical; feeding in a weedy tieUP ; Tree Sj-Kirrow, 30; Song Sparrow, o; M\ rtle Warbler, 

 15; brown (.'reeper, 1; White breasted Nuthatch, 1; Chickadee, S. Total, 15 species, 

 5o.- indi\ idu,\ls. Cuakivs 1.. rmiiirs. 



New Bedford, Mass. Pec. --S; 10.30 a.m. to 4 r.M. Clear during forenoon; cloudy 

 with occasional clearing during afternoon; ground bare; wind northeast, light; temp, 3:;^ 

 to 4o'\ .\bout six miles on foot. Hawk, :: l">own\- Woodpecker, S; Flicker, 8; Horned 

 l.ark. 53; C'row, .-:;; blue J.iy, 4; Starling. 0; Meadowlark, 11; Coldtinch, jj; Tree 

 Sparrow, 50; Song S(iarrin\, .- 1 ; brown Creeper. 7; Chickadee, 10; Robin, 8. Total, 

 14 species, .-^.^ indi\iduals. bmru !•'. Waikkr. 



Mattapoisett, Mass. — Dec. ^5; S a.m. to 1 : m. ^Mist and fog; grouml bare; temp. 4.^'' 

 to .j.p'; calm to light west wind, bour miles on foot, llolbcell's Grebe, 1; Loon, 4; 

 black backed Cull, .' : Herring tUdl, ,r. Merganser, ii; Wood Duck, 1; Golden-eye 

 Puck. 10; 0U\ squaw, 17: Scoter, .■; White-winged Scoter, S; Flicker. 2; Blue Jay. 5; 

 .\merican Crow. ;; Starling, 10; Meadowlark, 1; Coldtinch, 30; Tree Sparrow, id; 

 Junco, 10; Song Sparrow. 0; ^lyrtle Warbler. 55; brown e'reeper, j; Chickadee. 30; 

 Robin, (>. Total, -'3 species, -^05 individuals. — J. F. N ok vox Shaw. 



Edgartown, Martha's Vineyard, Mass. — Dec. .lO; S.30 to ii.j;o a.m. A few birds seen 

 in the afternoon. Cloudy; ground bare; no frost in ground; wind west, light; temp. 37''. 

 falling a few degrees; about 11 a.m. it began to hail, turning to rain and later to 

 snow. Three miles on loot. Loon, i; Herring Gull. 7; Golden-eye J")uck. 0; Kingfisher. 

 1; Powny \\oodpecker. i; Flicker, 2; Horned Larks. 45; Bluejay, 3; Crow, 14; Gold- 

 finch, -m; Tree Sparrow, p; Junco, 0; Song Sparrow, 5; ISlyrtle Warbler, 11; Tine 

 Warbler, 3: Red-breasted Nuthatch, j; Chickadee, 7. Total, 17 species, about 150 

 indixidu.ds.. Three large tlocks of Geese, were reported to me as thing o\er in the 

 early morning and about 100 Mergansers in a pond. The Kingfisher was by a pond 

 and tlew otT, sounding his rattle. There is a Mockingbird wintering here, apparently 

 the same one that was here the last two years. Dec. :c, 1 saw a flock of .m Snow 

 Buntings. -^loKA Worden. 



Warwick, R. L — Dec. 25; 0.30 a.m. to -\30 p.m. Cloudy; ground bare: wind light, 

 southwest; temp. 40^" at start, 45'' at, return. Eight miles on toot. Herring taiU, 5S; 

 Red-shouldered Hawk. 1; Flicker. S: Downy Woodpecker, i; Blue Jay, 7; Crow, 13; 

 Starling, 000; ^Meadowlark. 10; Goldtineh. 51; Tree Sparrow, 14; Jvmco, 40; Song Sparrow 

 8 l,one singingV, White-breasted Nuthatch, 1; Chickadee. -S; Robin, \\. Total, 15 

 species, 857 individuals.— Harry S. Hathaway. 



Kingston and coast from Narragansett Pier to Point Judith, R, I. — l>ec. 24; 7 a.m. 

 to 4.30 P.M. (.")\ ercasl in forenoon, rain in afternoon; ground bare; wind east, strong; 

 temp. oO'" at start, 47'' at return. HoUhvU's Grebe, i; Loon. \: Herring Gull, n; .\meri- 



