Auk, XIII, July, 1890, p . A, i'f, 
Pinicola enucleator at Worcester, Mass. — A flock of sixteen Pine 
Grosbeaks, containing a few bright males, was reported in the northern 
part of this city Jan. 15, 1896. For a little over a month the Grosbeaks 
were seen in different parts of the city, one or two or a half dozen at a 
time, feeding upon mountain-ash berries and seeds of maple and Scotch 
elm. The last seen was on Feb. 21. But few bright males were seen, 
the largest number being reported on Feb. 19, when a flock of fifteen con- 
tained “several brilliant specimens.” — Helen A. Ball, Worcester, 
Mass. 
Brief Notes, 
A few flocks of Pine Grosbeaks were 
1 reported at Readville, Mass., early in February. 
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Notes from Danvers, Mass. — The birds of 
this section, during the last month, have been 
driven quite close to the houses by the fierce 
storms and intense cold. A trip through the 
Pine and Hemlock groves will reveal a large 
number of our resident birds roosting upon the 
branches with their feathers puffed out to such 
an extent you can hardly recognize them as our 
sprightly little birds. This is the first Winter for 
a great many years that the Robin has not been 
seen about our woods. The Crows have come 
within a few feet of the house several times to 
feed upon the apples that were left upon the trees 
at harvest time. On the 8d day of February, I 
was called from my work to see a strange bird 
which was picking away at a Locust tree at the 
back of the house. I recognized it at once as a 
Golden-winged Woodpecker, ( Golaptes auratus , 
Swain.) I have met with this bird so often for 
several years and having had it described to me 
by different persons so many times, I do not hesi- 
tate to call it one of our resident birds, although 
quite a number of them migrate by the first of 
November. .Small flocks of the Pine Grosbeak s 
have at different times put in their appearance. 
The Snowbirds, ( Junco hyemalis, Sclater,) have | 
been quite scarce here this Winter, and what 
flocks I have met with have been quite small. 
Their travelling companions, the Tree Sparrows, 
( Spizella monticola, Baird,) have been more abund- 
J ant. On the 7 th of February an unusually large 
j! flock of Yellowbirds, ( Astragalinus tristis, Cab.) 
*! settled upon the weeds by the side of the road, 
making the air resound with their low Winter 
lj warbling, or notes. The Redpolls, (JEgiothns 
1 linarius, Cab.) have been seen quite frequently 
since the middle of December; the flocks for the 
most part have been small and scattered. Along 
the coast the Shore Larks have been seen in large 
i numbers fearlessly picking up stray oats, &c., 
along the sides or the roads. The Butcher Bird 
has been quite abundant, especially in the cities, 
where it is lazily obtaining the English Sparrows 
for food . — Andrew Nichols, // Q.&O. X. Mar. 1885 . p. 
