Bird -Lore's Twelfth Christmas Bird Census 23 



Warwick, R. I. — Dec. 24; 10.45 a.m. to 2 p.m. Cloudy; ground bare; light northwest 

 ■wind; temp., 46°. Herring Gull, 65; Scaup Duck, 6; Downy Woodpecker, 2; Flicker, 6 

 Blue Jay, 15; Crow, 11; Purple Finch, 4; Goldfinch, 9; Tree Sparrow, 35; Junco, 48 

 Song Sparrow, 2; Myrtle Warbler, 53; Brown Creeper, i; White-breasted Nuthatch, 2 

 Chickadee, 65; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 29; Robin, i. Total, 17 species, 354 individuals. 

 — Harry S. Hathaway. 



Woonsocket, R. I. — Dec. 25; 9.15 to 11.15 a.m. Clear; ground entirely bare; wind 

 west, very light; temp., 32 to 42°. Blue Jay, 8; Crow, 6; Goldfinch, 15; Tree Sparrow, 

 20; Junco, about 50; Song Sparrow, 3; Chickadee, 9; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 5. Total, 

 8 species, about 116 individuals. — Clarence M. Arnold. 



Hartford, Conn. — Dec. 25; 10.30 a.m. to 12 m. Clear; ground bare; no wind; temp., 

 46°. Sparrow Hawk, i; Hairy Woodpecker, i; Downy Woodpecker, 2; Flicker i; Blue 

 Jay, 15; Crow, 24; Starling, 12; Meadowlark, 2; Redpoll, 2; Goldfinch, 2; Tree Sparrow, 

 27; Slate-colored Junco, 52; Song Sparrow, 2; White-breasted Nuthatch, 2; Chickadee, 

 ■9; Hermit Thrush, i. Total, 16 species, 155 individuals. — Clifford M. Case. 



Hartford, Conn. — Dec. 25; 9.40 to 11.40 a.m. Clear; ground bare; no wind; bright 

 sun; temp., 30°. Downy Woodpecker, i; Blue Jay, 4; Crow, 11; Junco, 6; Mocking- 

 bird, i; Chickadee, 15. Total, 7 species, 40 individuals. The Juncos and Mockingbird 

 were seen the previous afternoon. To my knowledge a Mockingbird has spent the last 

 three winters in this same identical spot, even staying in the same clump of rose bushes 

 nearly all of its stay. I have watched diligently for three years to learn of its summer 

 haunts, but am still as much in the dark as when I began. Last winter I saw two others 

 wintering in different places in West Hartford, all three disappearing synchronously. — 

 Arthur G. Powers. 



New Canaan, Conn. — Dec. 23; 10.30 a.m. to 12 m., 1.30 to 4 p.m. Cloudy and rainy; 

 ground bare; wind light; temp., 38°. Downy Woodpecker, 3; Blue Jay, 3; Crow, 6; 

 Goldfinch, 2; Pine Siskin, 20; Tree Sparrow, 12; Junco, 15; Song Sparrow, 3; Fox Spar- 

 row, i; Chickadee, 7; White-breasted Nuthatch, i; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 5. Total, 

 12 species, 78 individuals. — Harold E. Jones. 



New Haven, Conn. (East shore and Edgewood Park). — Dec. 25; 9.30 a.m. to 1.30 

 P.M. Light west wind; cloudy; temp., 35°. Horned Grebe, 2; Herring Gull, 18; Old 

 Squaw, 2; Blue Jay, 3; Crow, 21; Starling, 57; Meadowlark, i; Purple Finch, 2; Gold- 

 finch, i; Savannah Sparrow, i; White-throated Sparrow, 10; Tree Sparrow, 25; Song 

 Sparrow, 5; Swamp Sparrow, i; Fox Sparrow, 2; Brown Creeper, i; White-breasted 

 Nuthatch, 2; Chickadee, 7. Total, 18 species, 161 individuals. — Albert W. Honywill, 

 Jr., and Dwight B. Pangburn. 



New Haven, Conn. (Edgewood Park and Marvel Wood). — Dec. 25; 9 a.m. to 1.30 

 P.M., and Sandy Point 3.30 to 4 p.m. Clear; ground bare; no wind; temp., 34 to 46°. 

 Herring Gull, 50; Golden-eye, 2; Ruffed Grouse, i; Sharp-shinned Hawk, i; Red- 

 shouldered Hawk, i; Hairy Woodpecker, i; Downy Woodpecker, 5; Flicker, i; Horned 

 Lark, 3; Blue Jay, 24; Crow, 18; Starling, 35; Meadowlark, 2 (singing); Rusty Black- 

 bird, 26; Purple Finch, 2; Goldfinch, 16; Tree Sparrow, 120; Field Sparrow, 6; Junco, 

 7; Song Sparrow, 9; Swamp Sparrow, 6; Brown Creeper, 3; White-breasted Nuthatch, 3; 

 Chickadee, 18; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 4. Total, 25 species, 364 individuals. — Clif- 

 ford H. Pangburn. 



New London, Conn. — Dec. 26; 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Clear; ground bare; wind west, 

 light; temp., 38°. Pied-billed Grebe, 13; Herring Gull, 22; White-winged Scoter, 2; 

 Kingfisher, 2; Downy Woodpecker, 3; Shore Lark, 7; Crow, 58 (afterward found a 

 roost of 300, estimated); Jay, 3; Starling, 103; Meadowlark, 8; Tree Sparrow, 7; Song 

 Sparrow, 9; Savannah Sparrow, 6; Fox Sparrow, 2; Junco, 4; Goldfinch, i; Brown 

 Creeper, 2; White-breasted Nuthatch, i; Chickadee, 9; Golden-crowned Kinglet, i: 

 Total, 21 species, 61; individuals. — Frances M. Graves. 



