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Rh 4; English Starling, 1; Slate-colored Junco, 7; Tree Sparrow, 35; Song Sparrow, 1; White-breasted Nuthatch, 1; Chickadee, 3. Total, 10 species, 71 individuals.— and

New Haven, Conn.—Time, 3.15 to 5  Partly cloudy; ground bare; wind light, southwest; temp., 36°. Tree Sparrow, 1; Song Sparrow, 1; Myrtle Warbler, 3; Chickadee, 6. Total, 4 species, 11 individuals.—D. B. Pangburn and A. A. Saunders.

Edgewood and West Rock Parks, New Haven, Conn.—Time, 9 to 1.30  Clear; ground bare; wind west, light; temp., 22°; 10 miles covered. Belted Kingfisher, 1; Downy Woodpecker, 2; Blue Jay, 13; Crow, 4; American Goldfinch, 13; Tree Sparrow, 24; Slate-colored Junco, 4; Song Sparrow, 2; Brown Creeper, 1; White-breasted Nuthatch, 5; Chickadee, 14. Total, 11 species, 83 individuals.—A. A. Saunders and A. W. Honywill.

New Haven, Conn.—Time, 3.30 p. m. to 4.45 p. m. Clear; ground bare; wind south- west, light; temp., 36. Blue Jay, 2; Crow, 1; Tree Sparrow, 6; Song Sparrow, 1. Total, 4 species, 10 individuals. — A. W. Honywill and C. H. Pangburn. Westville, Conn. — Time, n. 15 a. m. to 11.35 a. m. Clear; ground bare; wind southwest, light; temp., 35. (Observed while riding my bicycle through a road in West- ville): Blue Jay, 3; American Crow, 4; Song Sparrow, 1; English Sparrow, 10. Total, 4 species, 18 individuals. — Harold M. Fowler. Washington, Conn. — Time, 9 a. m.; 2 p. M. to 4 p. m. Clear in forenoon, cloudy in afternoon; ground bare; wind west, light; temp., 36. Ruffed Grouse, 1; Downy Woodpecker, 1; Blue Jay, 1; Brown Creeper, 1; White-breasted Nuthatch, 4; Chickadee, 2. Total, 6 species, 10 individuals. — Wilhelmina C. Knowles. Bristol, Conn. — Time, 6.45 a. m. to 3.45 p. m. Clear; ground bare; wind light, northwest; temp., 16. Ruffed Grouse, 7; Sparrow Hawk, 1 ; Downy Woodpecker, 6: Blue Jay, 10; Crow, 10; Tree Sparrow, 40; Junco, 4; Song Sparrow, 1 ; Northern Shrike, 3; Brown Creeper, 1; White-breasted Nuthatch, 4; Chickadee. 48 (27 feeding on ground); Golden-crowned Kinglet, 2. Total, 13 species, 178 individuals. Birds are very scarce and quiet. More Shrikes seen than in six years past. Does this account for scarcity of other birds? — R. W. Ford, F. W. Holmes, E. E. Smith and Frank Bruen. South Norwalk, Conn. — Clear, beautiful day; ground bare; temp., 40, noon. Dis- tance, walked 7 miles and drove 10 miles. (Holboell's?) Grebe, 1 ; Pied-bill Grebe, 4 ; Herring Gull (estimate low), 450; Red-breasted Merganser, 4; American Golden-eye (low), 125; Old Squaw, 10; Hawk (Red-shouldered?), 1; Sparrow Hawk, 1; Downy Woodpecker, 2; Shore Lark, 9; Blue Jay, 2; Crow, 35; Starling, 4; Goldfinch, 26; Tree Sparrow, 30; Song Sparrow, 6 ; Brown Creeper, 1 ; White-breasted Nuthatch, 3 ; Chickadee, 24; Bluebird, 6. Total, 21 species, 744 individuals. Less birds this winter, than usual. Snow-flakes have been plentiful on marshes. — Wilbur F. Smith. Jay, Adirondacks, N. Y. — Time, 8.30 A. M. to 2 p. m. Cloudy; ground covered with snow ; no wind; temp., 28 to 32. Hairy Woodpecker, 1 ; Downy Woodpecker, 4 ; Blue Jay, 7; White-breasted Nuthatch, 2 ; Chickadee, 39. Total, 6 species, 69 individuals. — Nellie M. Day. Canandaigua, N. Y. — December 26; time, 7.45 a. m. to 5.15 p. M. Clear; ground bare; wind southwest, fresh; temp., 28 to 38. Loon, 1; Herring Gull, 9; Red- breasted Merganser, 2; American Golden-eye, 3 ; Bufflehead, 2; Old Squaw, 2 ; Canada Goose, 50 (approximate); American Rough-legged Hawk, 1; American Sparrow Hawk, 1 ; American Crow, 90; Red-winged Blackbird, 1; Tree Sparrow, n; Song Sparrow, 4; Brown Creeper, 2; White-breasted Nuthatch, 5; Chickadee, n; Robin, 1; Ring Pheasant, r. Total, 18 species, 197 individuals. — Francis G. and Maurice C. Blake. Auburn, N. Y. — Time, 7 a. m. to 3 p. m. Cloudy, with strong southwest wind and light snow-flurries; temp., 26. Horned Grebe, 1; American Merganser, 3; Red-breasted Merganser, 10; Hooded Merganser, 3; American Golden-eye, 3; Sparrow Hawk, r;