Bird-Lore's Thirteenth Bird Census 21 



Millbrook, Ontario. — Dec. 25; 9 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. Bright; one inch of snow; wind 

 southerly; temp. 32 . Ruffed Grouse, 1; Downy Woodpecker, 2; Blue Jay, 3; Crow, 3; 

 Snow Bunting, 40; Chickadee, 6. Total, 6 species, 55 individuals. Also fresh tracks of 

 Great Blue Heron and remains of one said to have been killed by a dog about two weeks 

 ago. December 26: Pine Grosbeak, 10; Tree Sparrow, 14/ — Sam Hunter. 



Reaboro, Ontario. — Dec. 24; 9 a.m. to 12 m.; 2 to 3 p.m. Wind light, southwest; 

 temp. 3 2 . Ruffed Grouse, 5; Hairy Woodpecker, 2; Snowbirds, 100; White-breasted 

 Nuthatch, 4; Chickadee, 25. Total, 5 species, 136 individuals. Crows 7, seen on Decem- 

 ber 25. — J. F. Calvert. 



Antrim, N. H. — Dec. 26; 10.30 a.m. to 12 m. Clear; three inches of snow; wind 

 southwest, light; temp. 38°. Ruffed Grouse, 2; Pileated Woodpecker, 1 (Dec. 23); 

 Chickadee, 6. Total, 3 species, 9 individuals. — Charles H. Abbott. 



Bennington, Vt. — Dec. 26; 10 to n a.m. Clear; two to four inches of snow; no 

 wind; temp. 40°. Screech Owl, 1; Blue Jay, 4; Crow, 12; Tree Sparrow, 1; White-breasted 

 Nuthatch, 3; Chickadee, 10; Acadian Chickadee, 1. Total, 7 species, 32 individuals. — 

 Dr. and Mrs. Lucretius H. Ross, and Charles Hitchcock. 



Bethel, Vt. — Dec. 20; 9 to 11 a.m.; 1.30 to 4.15 p.m. Snowstorm, which became 

 thick in p. m. Ground bare, whitened later; brisk west wind; temp. 30 to 33 . Ruffed 

 Grouse, 1; Downy Woodpecker, 1; Tree Sparrow, 3; Junco, 1; Brown Creeper, 2; 

 White-breasted Nuthatch, 1; Chickadee, 13. Total, 7 species, 22 individuals. — Mr. and 

 Mrs. Geo. M. Miller. 



Cabot, Vt. — 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Clear; one inch of snow; wind south, light; 

 temp. 38 . Downy Woodpecker, 2; Pine Grosbeak, 25; Snow Bunting, 300; White- 

 breasted Nuthatch, 4; Chickadee, 12. Total, 5 species, 343 individuals. — Mrs. J. M. 

 Tebbetts. 



Tilton, N. H. — Dec. 22; 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Clear; ground bare; wind northwest, light; 

 temp. 22 . American Merganser, 4; Canada Ruffed Grouse, 8; Hairy Woodpecker, 1; 

 Downy Woodpecker, 1; Crow, 3; White-throated Sparrow, 1; Brown Creeper, 1; White- 

 breasted Nuthatch, 3; Chickadee, 48; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 4. Total, 10 species, 

 74 individuals. Tree Sparrows and Northern Shrikes have also been seen within a few 

 days. — Edward H. and Ernest R. Perkins. 



Boston, Mass. (Country Club toLongwood, via Jamaica Pond). — Dec. 26; 10 a. m. 

 to 12.30 p. m. Clear; snow about six inches deep; wind west, moderate; temp. 32 . 

 Herring Gull, 3; Black Duck, 100 (on Jamaica Pond); Downy Woodpecker, 1; Flicker, 

 4; Blue Jay, 7; Crow, 18; Goldfinch, 1; White-throated Sparrow, 9; Tree Sparrow, 2; 

 Song Sparrow (?), 1; Chickadee, 4. Total, n species, 150 individuals. — Miss T. R. 

 and R. E. Robbins. 



Boston, Mass. (Arnold Arboretum, Jamaica Pond, Charles and Riverway Parks, 

 and the Charles River Basin). — Dec. 23; 8.30 a.m. to 2.45 p.m. Fair; ground bare; wind 

 northwest, fresh; temp. 31 to 37 . Black-backed Gull, 1; Herring Gull, 1,500; Mergan- 

 ser, 6; Mallard, 3; Black Duck, 260; Baldpate, 2 (pair); Canvasback, 1 drake; Greater 

 Scaup, 150; Lesser Scaup, 700; Golden-eye, 250; Ring-necked Pheasant, 1; Sparrow 

 Hawk, 1; Hairy Woodpecker, 1; Downy Woodpecker, 1; Flicker, 5; Blue Jay, 12; Crow, 

 29; Purple. Finch, 2; Goldfinch, 9; White-throated Sparrow, 27; Tree Sparrow, 1; 

 Junco, 21; Song Sparrow, 6; Cedar Waxwing, 1; Brown Creeper, 2; White-breasted 

 Nuthatch, 2; Red-breasted Nuthatch, 2; Chickadee, 24; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 3; 

 Robin, 1. Total, 30 species, 3,024 individuals. — Horace W. Wright and Richard M. 

 Marble. 



Bridgewater, Mass. — Dec. 23; 7.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. Clear; ground bare; wind 

 north, moderate; temp. 28° to 36 . Ruffed Grouse, 3; Red-tailed Hawk, 1; Red-should- 

 ered Hawk, 1; Hairy Woodpecker, 2; Downy Woodpecker, 3; Flicker, 3; Blue Jay, 1; 

 Crow, 15; Purple Finch, 5; Goldfinch, 4; White-throated Sparrow, 1; Tree Sparrow, 15; 



