Parus a,tripaT>illus . 



Peterborough, New Hampshire. 



1893. Coaniou, Song (phoeb.H3) heard July 14 & 20 and Aug. 2 & 9. 



July 5 A nest containlixg young about ready to fly found Aug. 9th. The 

 to 



Aug. 15. hole was near the top of a pile that formed one of the outer 

 supports of the run way of the ice house at Cunningham Pond 

 and was fully 15 feet above the water. 



Concord, Iviass. Scarce and In small flocks. 



1898, The Chickadees are comparatively scarce this autmin and 



Nov. 13-23. the floclcs are small, rarely containing more than five or six 

 birds each and ordinarily not more than three or four. Last 

 autumn I met with many flocks which contained ten or tv/elve 

 birds each. 



Nov. 27. Quarrelling, 



The Chickadees attacked the meat raveiiously to-day. In 

 fact whenever I looked out I saw from two to five or six 

 flitting about it and helping themselves liberally by turns. 

 Once I saw one attack and drive another aw^ay from it, a rare 

 Instance, I fancy, for ordinarily the Chickadee is one of the 

 most unselfish and amiable of all birds. 



