Birds in our Garden, Cambridge.
DECEMBER. [1918]
1 Chickadee December 1: hd. [heard]; December 3: hd. [heard]; December 4: 5+; December 5: 1 at suet; December 17: 3 [in a flock] in lilacs; December 20: sev. [several]; December 21: hd. [heard]; December 22: hd. [heard]; December 23: 1; December 24: 1; December 27: 6+; December 28: 2 at suet.
2 House Sparrow December 1: [heard]; December 3: 10 [in a flock] in Sparks St. [Street]; December 4: sev. [several]; December 19: [female]; December 27: 1;December 29: 3 [in a flock]
3 Crow December 1: hd. [heard]; December 3: hd. [heard]; December 4: sev. [several]; December 7: hd. [heard]; December 9: hd. [heard]; December 11: hd. [heard]; December 13: hd. [heard]; December 16: hd. [heard]; December 17: 3 [in a flock] in Hub. Pk. [Hubbard Park]; December 18: hd. [heard]; December 19: hd. [heard]; December 20: hd. [heard]; December 21: hd. [heard]; December 22: hd. [heard]; December 23: hd. [heard]; December 24: hd. [heard]; December 26: hd. [heard]; December 27: 1 [in flight]; December 28: hd. [heard]; December 30: 2 in P. apple [Parkman apple]; December 31: hd. [heard]
4 Downy [Woodpecker] December 3: hd. [heard] in Hubbard P. [Park]; December 20: hd. [heard]; December 27: 2
5 Golden-crest K. [Goldencrest Kinglet] December 3: hd. [heard] in lilacs; December 23: 1 with Chickadee near Mus. [Museum] gate.
6 Hairy W. [Hairy Woodpecker] December 15: 1 h’d [heard] in lindens; December 25: 1 high in catalpa by Mus. [Museum]; December 27: 1 [high in catalpa by Museum]
7 Blue Jay December 21: hd. [heard]; December 22: hd. [heard]; December 23: hd. [heard]; December 26: hd. [heard]; December 30: hd. [heard]; December 31: hd. [heard]
8 Cedar bird December 23: 6 [in a flock] eating hawthorn berries rear of house.
9 Starling December 24: 10 [in a flock] in tree top in Jungle; December 25: 10+ eating Park. apples [Parkman apples]; December 26: 1 [eating Parkman apples]; December 27: 15+ [eating Parkman apples]; December 28: 4 [eating Parkman apples]
10 Pine Grosbeak December 27: 4 in or im. pl. [in female or immature male plumage] eating Parkman apples.
11 Goldfinch December 27: 14 [in a flock]. C. [Caroline Brewster] eating seeds canoe birches