THE BIRD STUDY BOOK 



Wolfmtte, N. S. — Dec. 25; 10 a. m. to 12.30 p. m. Cloudless; 



3 inches of light snow; no wind; temperature 30 degrees. Herring 

 Gull, 2; Black Duck, 100; Canada Ruffed Grouse, 4; Downy 

 Woodpecker, 1; Northern Raven, 1; Crow, 6; Goldfinch, 11; 

 Vesper Sparrow, 1 (collected for positive identification); Black- 

 capped Chickadee, 7; Acadian Chickadee, 2; Golden-crowned 

 Kinglet, 5. Total, 1 1 species, 140 individuals. Dec. 20, a flock 

 of 8 to 10 American Crossbills. — R. W. Tufts. 



Tilton, N. H. — Dec. 25; 8.20 a. m. to 12.30 p. m. Cloudy, 

 changing to light rain; a little snow on ground; wind light, south- 

 east; temperature 38 degrees. Blue Jay, 1; White-breasted 

 Nuthatch, 1; Chickadee, 6; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 2. Total, 



4 species, 10 individuals. Birds seem unusually scarce this 

 winter. — George L. Plimpton and Edward H. Perkins. 



Bridgewater, Mass. — Dec. 25; 8 to 10 a. m. Cloudy; ground 

 bare; wind southeast, moderate; temperature 27 degrees to 42 

 degrees. Red-tailed Hawk, 2; Northern Flicker, 3; Blue Jay, 3; 

 American Crow, 80; Starling, 6; Meadowlark, 2; Goldfinch, 7; 

 Junco, 5; Song Sparrow, 42; Swamp Sparrow, 2; Myrtle Warbler, 

 50; Brown Creeper, 2; Chickadee, 50; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 

 2. Total, 14 species, 256 individuals. — Horace A. McFarlin. 



Fairfield, Conn. (Birdcraft Sanctuary, 10 acres). — Dec. 25, 

 Herring Gull, 4; Red-tailed Hawk, 2; Sparrow Hawk, 1; Hairy 

 Woodpecker, 1; Downy Woodpecker, 5; Blue Jay, 4; Crow, 8; 

 Starling, flock of 50; Meadowlark, 2; Purple Finch, 10; Gold- 

 finch, 3; White-throated Sparrow, 4; Tree Sparrow, 15; Junco, 

 30; Song Sparrow, 7; Fox Sparrow, 1; Myrtle Warbler, 12; Brown 

 Creeper, 3; White-breasted Nuthatch, 2; Chickadee, 10; Golden- 

 crowned Kinglet, 5; Robin, 2. Total, 22 species, 181 individuals. 

 — Frank Novak, Warden. 



New York City (Central Park). — Dec. 25; 9 A. M. to I P. M. 

 Cloudy; ground mostly bare, with some remaining patches of 

 snow; wind southeast, light; temperature 45 degrees to 54 degrees. 

 Herring Gull, 70; Black Duck, 1; Downy Woodpecker, 2; Starling, 

 24; Junco, 4; Song Sparrow, 2; Cardinal, 2; Chickadee, 5. Total, 

 8 species, 1 10 individuals. — Mr. and Mrs. G. Clyde Fisher. 



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