20 THE WREN. 
which I saw in either flock. I believe such companies occur 
regularly further south each year, but to me such vast multitudes 
of one species were quite novel and very interesting. 
Joseph Kittredge, Jr. 
THE MOCKINGBIRD IN FRANKLIN PARK. 
On February 22 I saw a Mockingbird in Franklin Park. As this 
is the fourth time that this species has been observed in Franklin 
Park in the winter, it may be a good plan to give a short account of 
his previous visits. In 1902 the bird first appeared on the 26th 
of January and remained until April 14. On February 3, 1903, I 
saw the bird again and observed him at intervals until April 21. 
After these two instances the bird did not appear in the Park, 
although this species was seen in several localities close by, until 
1908. On February 9 of that year the Mockingbird made his 
appearance, and remained until April 26. In April another bird 
arrived, but whether one was a male and the other a female I am not 
prepared to state. At any rate one was a male. On April 20 I 
watched him as he sang. His song was composed of snatches from 
nearly a dozen species of birds, including the Blue Jay, Purple 
Finch,, Sparrow Hawk, Flicker, Chickadee, Red-winged Black- 
bird, Bluebird, Chewink, and Brown Thrasher. Neither of the 
last two species had then arrived. 
Just why these Mockingbirds should appear in January or Feb- 
ruary and depart in April is a question no one seems to be able to 
answer. Almost all the records for Mockingbirds in this vicinity 
are fall or winter ones; very few birds have been seen in the sum- 
mer. 
J. L. Peters. 
NOTES. 
On February 20 Barron Brainerd, J. L. Peters, and W. C. Levey, 
while in company with Mr. C. J. Maynard on the Gloucester boat 
saw numbers of Kittiwakes; three Razor-billed Auks off the 
Graves; a Kumlien’s Gull off Winthrop; a Briinnich’s Murre off 
Nahant and another off Marblehead; and five Little Auks off 
Manchester. 
