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a flock heard after dark; Brant, i; Ruffed Grouse, 2; Screech Owl, 1; Flicker, 11; 

 Horned Lark, 3; Blue Jay, 5; Crow, 56; Starling, 42; Meadowlark, 3; Goldfinch, 2; 

 Tree Sparrow, 8; Junco, 28; Song Sparrow, 5; Swamp Sparrow, 1; Cedar Waxwing, 

 72; Myrtle Warbler, 40; Brown Creeper, 1; Red-breasted Nuthatch, 2; Chickadee, 29; 

 Golden-crowned Kinglet, 3; Robin, 50; Bluebird, 1. Total, 29 species, 593 individuals. 

 This is probably the first large flock of Starlings to appear in eastern Massachusetts. — 

 J. A. Hagar, J. L. Peters, Barron Brainerd, and Joseph Kittredge, Jr. 



Phillipston, Mass. — Dec. 25; 10 to 11 a.m. Snow on ground; wind west, light; 

 temp. 20 upwards. Hairy Woodpecker, 3; Chickadee, 5. Total, 2 species, 8 individuals. 

 — Mrs. Myra Dunn. 



Scituate, Mass. — Dec. 23; 8.30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Clear; rather cold; ground bare; 

 wind northerly, brisk; temp. 20 at sunrise, 40 at noon. Holbcell's Grebe, 6; Horned 

 Grebe, 1; Loon, 1; Red-throated Loon, 4; Black Guillemot, 2; Dovekie, 1; Black- 

 backed Gull, 2; Herring Gull, 200; Red-breasted Merganser, 41; Black Duck, 50; 

 Golden-eye, 1; Old-squaw, 3; Surf Scoter, 5; Screech Owl, 1; Downy Woodpecker, 1; 

 Flicker, 4; Horned Lark, 1; Blue Jay, 1; Crow, 43; Meadowlark, 2; Goldfinch, 13; Tree 

 Sparrow, 30; Field Sparrow, 1; Junco, 15; Song Sparrow, 3; Cedar Waxwing, 3; Myrtle 

 Warbler, 54; Chickadee, 25; Robin, 13. Total, 29 species, 527 individuals. — Joseph 

 A. Hagar. 



Watertown, Mass. — Dec. 26; 12 m. to 1 p.m. Sunny; ground snow-covered; light 

 south wind, warm. Downy Woodpecker, 1; Flicker, 1; Blue Jay, 1; Purple Finch, 1; 

 Goldfinch, 7; European Goldfinch, 1; Song Sparrow, 6; Chickadee, 1. Total, 8 species, 

 19 individuals. — Adelaide Stockwell. 



Waban, Mass. — Dec. 29; 12 m. to 4.30 p.m. Partly cloudy; ground covered with 

 snow; temp. 38 . Merganser, 3; Bob-white, 10; Pheasant, 9; Owl, (Barred?), 1; Downy 

 Woodpecker, 2; Blue Jay, 3; Crow, 15; Goldfinch, 1; Tree Sparrow, 15; Junco, 20; 

 Song Sparrow, 6; Chickadee, 4. Total, 12 species, 89 individuals. A solitary Robin was 

 seen December 21, while the ground was still bare. — John B. May, M.D. 



West Roxbury, Mass.— Dec. 21; 10 to 11 a.m. Partly cloudy; ground bare; wind 

 west, light; temp. 35 . Downy Woodpecker, 1; Blue Jay, 3; Crow, 7; Song Sparrow, 1; 

 Junco, 7; Northern Shrike, 1; Chickadee, 3. Total, 7 species, 23 individuals. — Charles 

 E. Heil. 



Cranston, R. I. (South Auburn and Blackmore Pond). — Dec. 25; 11.45 A - M - to 2.15 

 p.m. Clear; ten inches of snow; wind none; temp. 40 . Flicker, 1; Blue Jay, 13; Crow, 

 11; White- throated Sparrow, 3; Tree Sparrow, 62; Junco, 32; Song Sparrow, 5; Swamp 

 Sparrow, 2; Myrtle Warbler, 2; White-breasted Nuthatch, 2; Chickadee, n. Total, 

 11 species, 144 individuals. — Harry S. Hathaway. 



Glocester, R. I. — 7.45 to 9 a.m. Clear; nine inches of fresh snow; wind west, 

 light; temp. 20 . Tree Sparrow, 12; Junco, 10. Total, 2 species, 22 individuals. — 

 J. Irving Hill. 



Woonsocket, R. I. — 8 a.m. to 12 m. Clear; eight inches of snow on ground; 

 wind west, very light; temp. 24 to 36 . Downy Woodpecker, 1; Blue Jay, 10; Crow, 

 11; Tree Sparrow, 75; Junco, 10; Song Sparrow, 2; Chickadee, 2. Total, 7 species, 

 about in individuals. — Clarence M. Arnold. 



Hartford, Conn. — 10 a.m. to 12 m. Clear; ground covered with snow; no 

 wind; temp. 32 . Hairy Woodpecker, 1; Downy Woodpecker, 4; Blue Jay, 8; Crow, 

 19; Starling, 34; Goldfinch, 7; Tree Sparrow, 21; Junco, 28; White-breasted Nuthatch, 

 3; Chickadee, 16. Total, 10 species, 141 individuals. — Clifford M. Case. 



Hartford, Conn. — Dec. 25; 10.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. Clear; six inches of snow; no 

 wind; temp. 33 . Downy Woodpecker, 1; Blue Jay, 8; Crow, 3; Starling, 36; Goldfinch, 

 3; Tree Sparrow, 2; Brown Creeper, 1; White-breasted Nuthatch, 2; Chickadee, 12. 

 Total, 9 species, 70 individuals. — Arthur G. Powers. 



