Bird lore - Project Puffin

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year on record, and with no sign of spring
up to the present. In fact, there is about
two feet of snow on the ground with drifts
up to ten or even twenty feet in the rural
districts, so that the sight of these very
rare and very beautiful birds came at a
most welcome time. They were seen by
many in different parts of the town, so
there must have been quite a flock, but
no real count was made. They were quite
fearless. One was observed by the writer
in his front yard where food was placed for
birds, so a splendid opportunity was given
to make a complete identification.
Another rare visitor has been the Snow
Bunting, and the Starling has made its
first appearance here this winter.—W. J.
Caetwright, Williamstown , Mass.
Evening Grosbeak at Ashland, N. H.
On March 2, 1916, I observed two
female Evening Grosbeaks feeding in some
sugar maples, and later in sumac bushes,
in the center of the village of Ashland, N.
H. As this is the only New Hampshire
record I have heard of this winter, I take
pleasure in reporting it to Bird-Lore.—
John B. May, Waban, Mass.
Evening Grosbeak at Poughkeepsie, N. Y.
On Thursday afternoon, February 17,
1916, I observed and identified seven Evening
Grosbeaks feeding on locust seeds at
our farm just outside Poughkeepsie, N. Y.
I reported these to friends, and today,
the 20th, I found them back again at
10.30 A.M. Today has been cold and snow-
ing all day. The birds were here at inter-
vals
P.M.
all day, and were last seen at 3.50
Mr. Allen Trast, of Poughkeepsie, Pro-
fessor Saunders and Professor Ellen Freeman,
of Vassar College, as well as Miss
Dean, a student there, saw and identified
them at this appearance with me.
As these are all bird-students, and as I
believe this is a record for Poughkeepsie
and Dutchess County, I think it worth
reporting.
—
keepsie, N. Y.
George W. Gray, Pough-
—
—
Evening Grosbeak in Rhode Island
I read with interest in the March- April,
Bird-Lore the accounts of the appearance
of the Evening Grosbeaks in Massachu-
setts, Vermont, New York, and Connecti-
cut; but notice that no one has reported
them from Rhode Island.
On April 31, 1916, the writer, in company
with Mr. Harvey Perry of Westerly,
R. I., saw a flock of seven Evening Grosbeaks
(two males and five females) in Wilcox
Park, Westerly. The flock remained
several days and two females were seen as
late as April 2. Harry B. Agard, West-
erly, R. I. •
The Evening Grosbeak at Clinton, N. Y.
The notes on Evening Grosbeaks in
Bird-Lore for March-April move me to
write you that a flock of these birds have
been visitors in this village for some time
this winter.
About a month ago, I saw a flock of,
perhaps, ten that flew past me and into a
large, tall tree about twenty yards away.
I have seen several pictures of them, and
recall to memory those in 'Birds and All
Nature,' 'Birds of Michigan,' and L. A.
Fuertes plate in 'Birds of New York.'
I have never seen any before this
winter, but I had heard of this flock some
weeks before seeing it; have not seen them
since. John Thompson, Clinton, N. ¥.,
April ID, 1916.
Evening Grosbeak at Newburyport,
Mass.
On Wednesday, March 22, and the
Thursday and Friday following, there
appeared in this city a flock of Evening
Grosbeaks. They came at the same time
as the storm of that date and have left
within the week.
They numbered from twenty to thirty
and were positively identified, male and
female. It is interesting to note that they
were tame enough to stay all day in a
hedge situated between a school-building
and a church. They fed on the buds of