Evening Grosbeak ( Hesperiphona vespertina) at Lyons, N. Y. As 
this bird is such a very rare winter visitant in this section I take the liberty 
ot reporting its occurrence in our vicinity. During the latter part of 
December, the Evening Grosbeak was reported in Rochester, N. Y., the 
first time seen there since the winter of 1889-90, but it had not been ob- 
served here. Since then I have been watching carefully, hoping to make a 
record of this beautiful bird in our county. About ten days ago they were 
first seen in Lyons. Since that time they have been reported, almost 
daily, as occurring in flocks of from 6 to 10, in some section of the town, 
and to-day, February 4, 1911, I recorded 30 of these birds feeding about 
in the maples and picking up the buds from the ground which a recent 
wind and wet snowstorm had shaken from the trees. Both sexes were 
represented almost equally in the flock and exhibited marked tameness. 
It will be gratifying indeed if the erratic travels of these birds become 
more frequent and eastern people have the pleasure of becoming better 
acquainted with this common bird of the Northwest. E. Earl Elliott, 
Lyons, N. Y. 
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Evening Grosbeak at Lowville, N. Y. - The Evening Grosbeaks (Hes- 
periphona vespertina vespertina) have been very plentiful here during the 
Tast winter and spring, they came in the latter part of December and 
were common up to the 15th of May when the bulk of them disappeared 
Two or three were seen as late as May 17. There was a flock of about 
fifty birds which made their home in the village feeding mainly on maple 
seeds They also fed on Sumac seeds of which they appeared to be very 
fond ' There was a good proportion of male birds in all stages of plumage. 
S' is the first instance^ to my knowledge, of this species having been 
here in such numbers — James H. Miller, Lowville, N. Y. 
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Evening Grosbeak at Rochester, N. Y.- About the middle of March 
we had a report from a correspondent in Massachusetts that the Evening 
Grosbeak ( Hesperiphona vespertina vespertina) had appeared there, so 
that it may be of interest to report that two pairs were seen here on. March 
19 and 20 feeding in thorn apple bushes on the outskirts of the city. 
F. H. Ward, Rochester, N. Y. 
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