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so Bird -Lore WINCHESTER (nEAR MYSTIC PONu) , MASS. Time, lo a. m. to i i>. m. Clear; wind, south; temp., 42°. Herring Gull, 14 or more; Flicker, i; Blue Jay, 20; Crow, 5; American Gold- finch, 16; Tree Sparrow, 6-8; Song Sparrow, i; Brown Creeper, i; White-breasted Nuthatch, 2; Chickadee, 5. Total, 10 species, about 70 individuals. — Katherine BOLLES. BRISTOL, CONN. Time, 9.30 a. m. to 12.30 p. M. Fair; wind, southwest, very light; temp., 7.30 A. M., 28°. Downy Woodpecker, i; Blue Jay, 20; Crow, 25; American Goldfinch, 9; Tree Sparrow, 6; Song Sparrow, 4; Chickadee, 3. Total, 7 species, 68 individuals. December 9 and 23 five Bluebirds were seen. On December 13, Mr. B. A. Peck saw a Towhee. — Frank Bruen and R. W. Ford. NORWALK, CONN. Time, between 8 A. M. and 4.45 p. M. Clear; wind, west, light; temp., i p. vi., 60°. American Herring Gull, 8; Crow, 3; Tree Sparrow, 11; White-breasted Nuthatch, i8; Chickadee, 5. Total, 5 species, 45 individuals. — Geo. P. Ells. AUBURN TO OWASCO LAKE, N. Y. Time, 8 A. M. to — . Clear, light snow at 10 A. M.; wind, south to northwest, light; temp., 40°. Horned Grebe, 5, one calls; Loon, 3, calls; Herring Gull, 3; American Golden- Eye, 11; Ruffed Grouse, 2; Crow, 26; American Goldfinch, 4; White-breasted Nut- hatch, 2; Chickadee, 12. Total, 9 species, 68 individuals. — Frederick J. Stupp. CENTRAL PARK, NEW YORK CITY Time, 10 A. m. to — . Clear; wind, southwest, light. American Herring Gull, 12; Downy Woodpecker, i; Starling, 4 (singing); White- throated Sparrow, abundant (twice heard singing); Song Sparrow, 2; Robin, i. — Charles H. Rogers. ENGLEWOOD, N. J. Time, 8.30 A. M. to 12.30 p. m. Clear; wind, southwest, light; temp., 33°. Bob-White, 3; Mourning Dove,* 7; Red-shouldered Hawk, i; Barred Owl, i; Downy Woodpecker, 5; Flicker, 3; Crow, 25; Blue Jay, 8; Goldfinch, i; Tree Sparrow, 150; Field Sparrow,* 2; Junco, 37; Song Sparrow, 3; Northern Shrike, i (immature); Myrtle Warbler, 55; White-breasted Nuthatch, 2; Chickadee, 12: Bluebird 4 (one sing- ing). Total, 18 species, 320 individuals. On December i, and again on the 20th, a single Tufted Titmouse was seen ; these observations constituting the first winter records for this species. — Frank M. Chap.man. MOORESTOWN, N. J. Time, between 10.30 A. M. and 4.30 p. m. Clear in the morning; cloudy, with light showers, in the afternoon ; wind, west, light; temp., 36°. Red-tailed Hawk, i; Sparrow Hawk, 3 or 4; Downy Woodpecker, i; Flicker, 4 or 5; Crow, several hundred; Meadowlark, 8-10; White-throated Sparrow, 3 or 4; Tree

  • Illustrating tlie late stay of certain species in open seasons. (See Bird Lore, December, 1900, p. iSj.)