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Ss Ons voi ‘UNE XU, JAN, 1920 11 
The ellawiine very. pier esa note is from Miss Kath- 
leen Sheridan of Saugus: : 2 
“On Nov. 27. a very Salons ae a dock of Canaca 
Geese flew over the house, high inair. They were in three 
‘ groups. and all were i JMATTVE a great noise. Soon one of 
the groups, which was a little ahead of the others, stayed 
' almost’still and. after a time the others joined it. They 
sd to have. been lost inthe clouds. When all were 
| together, they formed into one. line and ‘flew south. me 
pe NOTES ON THE STARLING. 
oe Tn ‘addition to the interestingynote on the Starling by 
Mrs. Richards, printed on page ‘10. DUR QUE es below 
- have been received. oe | 
Miss Viola E. Crittenden writes :: (A Flicker on Thorn- 
| dike St., Beverly. excavated a hole the week before Christ- 
“mas. “Apparently the Starlings have appropriated his ten- 
_ ement for we haven’ t seen him lately and Bbey are much 
in evidence.’ 
* Satiirday: Jan. 10. Walthain North. 
_... Bright and sunny with a cloudless sky; cool, 32°. but 
_ with 10 inches of snow. A very light north wind. Walk. 
ae from Waltham North up Liacoln St.. passing Pond End 
School. from a 00 to 4.00; distance, 4 miles. Birds seen. 
Ly Crow, 9. : 
2: Starling. 8, aiatiice together. 
oe Black-capped Chickadee, 1. 
4, Downy Woodpecker, 1. 
5. ‘Barred Owl. a bird. the description of Sieh indica- 
ted this species, was shot near Lexington St about Jan. 5. 
