The Christmas Bird Census 9 



Moon Island and Squantum, Mass.— December 24; time, 9 A. M. to 2 i'. m. 

 Cloudy; ground bare; wind southwest, light; temp., 36° to 47°. Horned Grebe, i; 

 Black-backed CtuII, 2; Herring Gull, 245; American Scaup Duck, 415; American 

 Golden -eye, 137; Butfle-head, 40; Old Squaw, 14; American Scoter, 18; Northern. 

 Downy Woodpecker, i ; Flicker, 6: American Crow, 151; Meadowlark, 6 (several in 

 song); Tree Sparrow, i; Song Sparrow, 4; Chickadee, 11; Robin, i. Total, 16 species,^ 

 1,053 individuals. — Francis G. and Maurice C. Blake. 



Nahant Beach, Mass. — December 26; time, 10.20 A. M. to 12.20 i'. M. Cloudy; 

 snowing heavily; ground covered; wind northwest, very high; temp., 24° to 33°. Black- 

 backed Gulls, 5; Herring Gull, 71 ; Horned Lark, 11; American Crow, 16; Song 

 Sparrow, i; Chickadee, r. (The snow made it impossible to see out over the water.) 

 Total, 6 species, 105 individuals. — Francis G. and Maurice C. Bi.ake. 



Boston, Mass. (Charles River, the Back Bay Fens, Parkway, Olmstead Park, 

 Jamaica Pond and the Arnold Arboretum). December 28; time, 8.45 a. m. to 3 i'. M. 

 Clear; ground covered; wind west, brisk ; temp., 16°. Black-backed Gull, 7; Herring 

 Gull, 39; Black Duck, 6; American Golden-eye, 57; Hairy Woodpecker, i; Downy 

 Woodpecker, i; Flicker, 26; Blue Jay, 10; American Crow, 13; Pine Grosbeak, 3; 

 White - winged Crossbill, 3; American Goldfinch, 11; White - throated Sparrow, 8; 

 Tree Sparrow, 6; Junco, 13; Song Sparrow, 5; Northern Shrike, i; Brown Creeper, 3; 

 Chickadee, 26; Golden - crowned Kinglet, 7. Total, 21 species, 240 individuals. — 

 Francis G. and Maurice C. Blake. 



Boston, Mass. (From Harvard Bridge through the Back Bay Fens and Riverway, 

 Olmstead and Jamaica Parks and the Arnold Arboretum; six miles of the city park 

 system.) — December 24; 8.30 to 4. Cloudy; ground bare; wind southwest, light; 

 temp., 39° to 47°. Great Black-backed Gull, i ; Herring Gull, 22; Black Duck, 116. 

 (six on Jamaica Pond); American Golden - eye, 172; Bob-white, 13; Sharp - shinned 

 Hawk, I ; Sparrow Hawk, i; Hairy Woodpecker, i; Downy Woodpecker, i; Flicker,. 

 21 ; Blue Jay, 7 ; Crow, 24 ; Pine Grosbeak, 12 ; Purple Finch, 2 ; Goldfinch, 11; White- 

 throated Sparrow, 10 (two in song); Junco, 21 ; Song Sparrow, 8; Fox Sparrow, 2; Myrtle 

 Warbler, i ; Brown Creeper, 3; White-breasted Nuthatch, 5 ; Chickadee, 44; Golden- 

 crowned Kinglet, 4. Total, 24 species, 503 individuals. December 19. Northern 

 Shrike, i ; American Crossbill, i ; Tree Sparrow, 21 ; Hermit Thrush, i ; Robin, i. — 

 Horace W. Wright. 



Forest Hill Station, Mass. (through the Arnold Arboretum, Faulkner and Weld 

 Farms to Chestnut Hill). — Time, 11.45 A. M. to 2.15 P. M. Sky overcast; wind light,, 

 no snow on the ground; temp., 45°. Flicker, i; Crow, 8; Tree Sparrow, 4; Junco, 14;. 

 Brown Creeper, i; White-breasted Nuthatch, 3; Chickadee, 10. Fotal, 7 species, 41 

 individuals. — J. S. Codman. 



Cambridge, Mass., Fresh Pond. — December 26. Time, 9.50 A. M. to 11.30 A. M. 

 Clear, ground bare; wind southeast, medium; temp., 35°. Great Black-backed Gull, 2; 

 Herring Gull, 33; Sparrow Hawk, i ; Downy Woodpecker, i; Crow, 5; Tree Sparrow, 

 i; Song Sparrow, i; White-breasted Nuthatch, 2; Chickadee, 3; Golden-crowned 

 Kinglet, 2. Total, 14 species, 52 individuals. — Francis A. P. James. 



Cambridge, Mass. — Time, 9.10 a. m. to 12.10 P. M.; 3 p. M. to 4 P. M. Slight 

 southwest wind. Sky heavily overcast. Rain in the afternoon. Great Black-backed 

 Gull, 8; Herring Gull, 600; American Merganser, i; Black Duck, 42; Mongolian 

 Pheasant, i; Sparrow Hawk, 2; Downy Woodpecker, 3; Flicker, 2; Crow, 11; Gold- 

 finch, i; Tree Sparrow, 46; Junco, i; Song Sparrow, 6; Brown Creeper, 2 ; Chickadee, 

 14. Total, 15 species, 740 individuals. A Grackle was observed December 24. — Helen 

 C. ScoRGiE and Elvira L. Scorgie. 



Cambridge, Mass., ( past Fresh Pond through the Fresh Pond Marshes, over Ar- 

 lington Heights to Waverly) — Time, 8.40 a. m. to 12 m. Cloudy; very light southwest 



