Bethel, Maine
1913.
Nov. 15-22 
(No 2)

1. Parus atricapillus. - Apparently by no means numerous. One or 
two appeared close about the house almost every morning & I 
met with a few others in forest depths, sometimes in company 
with Golden-crested Kinglets. The greatest number found together 
did not exceed 5 or 6 nor were more than 8 or 10 noted in 
any one day.

2. Parus hudsonicus. - Single birds noted on 16 [November 16, 1913], 19 [November 19, 1913], 20 [November 20, 1913] & 21 [November 21, 1913] 
all in dense evergreen forest. On the 20th [November 20, 1913] I found one in 
one place, another in another. One or the other of these two 
perhaps furnished the single observations on the remaining three
dates so that only two different birds may have been noted
in all. Twice they were within hearing distances of Black cap 
chickadees [Black-capped Chickadee] yet not in association with them. They were very 
noisy, calling at short intervals but using only the ordinary 
harsh, incessant call notes. One that I watched closely for a 
long time seemed less active than a Chickadee & did not once