Evening Grosbeak . Miss Mary and Miss Hattie Eaton 
dwell not far from the village center of Co-Cord on a 
shaded hillside that slopes steeply dovra to Monument 
Street from the rear of Sleepy Hollow Cemetery. Close about 
this house stand several large white ashes, planted upwards 
of sixty years ago, and various other ornamental trees, 
among which are two or three y<rell-grown box elders. 
Shortly after settling at our farm I was called to 
the telephone one evening (that of the 7th April) by Miss 
Mary Eaton who informed me that six Evening Grosbeaks, a 
male e/nd 5 females, had appeared at 10.30 that forenoon, 
in trees near the house. When, at length, they flew off, 
several others joined them but just how many there were 
in all she could not say. The next day four were seen by 
her at 8 A. M. and eight (l male and 7 females) by 
Mr. Dexter about noon. On the 10th the same flock of 
re 
eight/appeared to be seen by both Miss Eaton and Mr. Dexter. 
Learning on that day of their presence, Reginald 
Heber.Howe, Jr, telephoned her to request permission to 
shoot one of them for the Thoreau Museum Collection, Being 
refused, he wa.s not heard from again and is unknown to 
have visited the place to see the birds. They were unnoted 
by any one on the 11th but at 9.15 on the morning of the 
12th Miss Mary telephoned me that they were back again, I 
motored there as soon as our Ford car could be got ready, 
reaxhing the Eaton house at 10.40. The Grosbeaks had 
