Bird lore - Project Puffin

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Bird- Lore's Sixteenth Christmas Census 21
temp. 45°. Partridge, 2; Pheasant, 2; Screech Owl, i; Downy Woodpecker, 2; Blue
Jay, 10; Crow, 4; Starling, 175; Tree Sparrow, 20; White-breasted Nuthatch, 2; Redbreasted
Nuthatch, i; Chickadee, 20. Total, 11 species, 239 individuals. Edwin
Russell Davis.
Squantum, Mass.—Dec. 25; 10 a.m. to 12 m. Cloudy; ground bare; wind south-
east; temp. 40°. Herring Gull, 250; Red-breasted Merganser, 20; American Goldeneye,
35; Sparrow Hawk, i; Crow, 3; Meadowlark, i; Snow Bunting, 17; Song Sparrow, i.
Total, 8 species, 328 individuals.
Wareham, Mass.—Dec. 19;
Keble Ferine.
sunrise to sunset. Cloudy to clear; wind northwest,
light early, becoming fresh; temp. 38°. Horned Grebe, 6; Loon, 2; Black-backed Gull,
i; Herring Gull, 95; Red-breasted Merganser, 18; Hooded Merganser, 7; American
Goldeneye, 650; Old-squaw, 17; White-winged Scoter, 14; Pheasant, 2; Mourning
Dove, i; Bald Eagle, i; Kingfisher, i; Downy Woodpecker, i; Flicker, 7; Horned Lark,
35 ; Blue Jay, 5; Crow, 55; Meadowlark, 24; Goldfinch, 5; Vesper Sparrow, 3; Savannah
Sparrow, 2; Tree Sparrow, 40; Field Sparrow, 2; Slate-colored Junco, 25; Song Sparrow,
20; Myrtle Warbler, 32; Pine Warbler, 2; Brown Creeper, 2; Chickadee, 100; Goldencrowned
Kinglet, 2; Bluebird, 11. Total, 32 species, 1,188 individuals. Dr. Winsor
M. Tyler, C. .\. Robbins and Frank Robbins.
Weston, Mass.—Dec. 23; 7 to 8.15 and 9 to 11.30 a.m. and 2 to 3.30 p.m. Hazy
in a.m., rain in p.m.; ground bare; wind southeast, moderate; temp. 29° to 46°. Ruffed
Grouse, 3; Ring-necked Pheasant, 9; Hairy Woodpecker, 2; Downy Woodpecker, i;
Flicker, i; Blue Jay, 10; Crow, 25; Goldfinch, i; Tree Sparrow, 3; Junco, 17; Swamp
Sparrow, 2; Cedar Waxwing, i; Brown Creeper, i; White-breasted Nuthatch, 3; Goldencrowned
Kinglet, 7; Chickadee, 23. Total, 16 species, 109 individuals. Warren F.
Eaton and Charles Brewer, Jr.
Providence, R. L—Dec. 25; 9 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. Partially cloudy; ground bare; wind
southwest, light; temp. 34°. Sparrow Hawk, i; Downy Woodpecker, i; Flicker, 2;
Blue Jay, 5; Crow, 3; Purple Finch, 3; Goldfinch, 6; Tree Sparrow, 4; Junco, 18; Song
Edward
Sparrow, i; White-breasted Nuthatch, i. Total, 11 species, 45 individuals.
D. Keith.
Warwick, R. I.— Dec. 25; 9 a.m. to 2.15 p.m. Cloudy; ground bare; wind southwest,
light; temp. 38°. Herring Gull, 17; Scaup, 2; Bob-white, 3; Red-shouldered Hawk, i;
Downy Woodpecker, 5; Flicker, 19; Horned Lark, 3; Blue Jay, 20; American Crow, 41;
Starling, 206; Purple Finch, 2; Goldfinch, 4; Tree Sparrow, 59; Junco, 92; Song Sparrow,
3; Myrtle Warbler, 59; Winter Wren, i; White-breasted Nuthatch, 3; Chickadee, 73;
Golden-crowned Kinglet, 9; Robin, i. Total, 21 species, 623 individuals. Harry S.
Hathaway.
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Bristol to Plainville, Conn.— Dec. 25; 7.30 a.m. to 12.15 p-M. Partly cloudy; 6 in.
of crusted snow (plus drift); calm; temp. 30° at start, about 45" at 12.30 p.m. Downy
Woodpecker, i; Blue Jay, 16-)-; Crow, 11; Starling, 210-I-; Goldfinch, 2; Tree Sparrow,
2; White-breasted Nuthatch, 2; Chickadee, 3. Total, 8 species, 247 individuals.
Frank Bruen.
Northeast comer of Bristol, to Bristol, Conn. (Edgewood District).—Dec. 25;
7 A.M. to 12.30 P.M. Clear; 6 in. of crusted snow; wind south, very light; temp. 22",
cloudy at 7 a.m., 38° at 12.30 p.m. Hairy Woodpecker, i; Blue Jay, 15; Crow, 7; Starling,
17; Redpoll, ioo-|-; Goldfinch, 25-I-; Tree Sparrow, 28; Junco, 14; Song Sparrow, 2;
Brown Creeper, 2; White-breasted Nuthatch, 4; Chickadee, 16; Golden-crowned Kinglet,
3. Total, 13 species, 234 individuals. Elbert E. Smith.
Fairfield, Conn. (Birdcraft Sanctuary, 10 acres).— Dec. 25. Herring Gull, 4; Red-
tailed Hawk, 2; Sparrow Hawk, i; Hairy Woodpecker, i; Downy Woodpecker, 5; Blue
Jay, 4; Crow, 8; Starling, flock of 50; Meadowlark, 2; Purple Finch, 10; Goldfinch. 3;
White-throated Sparrow, 4; Tree Sparrow, 15; Junco, 30; Song Sparrow, 7; Fo.\ Sparrow,
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