Bird lore - Project Puffin

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i; Myrtle Warbler, 12; Brown Creeper, 3; White-breasted Nuthatch, 2; Chickadee, 10;
Golden-crowned Kinglet, 5; Robin, 2. Total, 22 species, 181 individuals.
Novak, Warden.
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Frank
Glastonbury, Conn.—Dec. 25; 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Clear in a.m., cloudy turning to
rain in p.m.; ground partly bare; temp. 36° to 40°. Herring Gull, 6; American Merganser,
29; Gray Partridge, i; Downy Woodpecker, i; Flicker, 2; Blue Jay, 3; Crow, 600; Star-
ling, 2; Tree Sparrow, 60; Junco, 20; Brown Creeper, i; White-breasted Nuthatch, 2;
Chickadee, 12; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 2. Total, 14 species, 741 individuals.
W. Ripley.
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Lewis
Hartford, Conn.—Dec. 25; 9 a.m. to i p.m. Partly cloudy; ground snow-covered;
wind light; temp. 35°. Sparrow Hawk, 2; Downy Woodpecker, 2; Blue Jay, 10; Crow, 41;
Starling, 25; Redpoll, 7; Goldfinch, 20; Tree Sparrow, 35; State-colored Junco, 12;
Northern Shrike, i; White-breasted Nuthatch, 3; Chickadee, 16; Golden-crowned
Kinglet, 3. Total, 13 species, 177 individuals. Clifford M. Case.
West Hartford, Conn.—Dec. 25; 7.50 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. Partly cloudy, to mist and
heavy fog; drifted snow, bare ground to 5 ft. deep; temp. 28°. Sharp-shinned Hawk, i;
Red-tailed Hawk, i; Sparrow Hawk, 2; Long-eared Owl, i; Screech Owl, 2; Downy Wood-
pecker, 6; Blue Jay, 16; Crow, 1,250; Starling, 425; Meadowlark, 3; Goldfinch, i;
Tree Sparrow, 6; Song Sparrow, i; Winter Wren, i; White-breasted Nuthatch, 5;
Chickadee, 6. Total, 16 species, 1,727 individuals.— Edwin H., Myron T., and Paul
H. Mungee.
Monroe, Conn.—Dec. 27; 8 a.m. to 12 m. Hazy; ground covered, north sides of
trees covered, shrubbery and twigs snow-laden; wind west to southwest, mild; temp.
22° to 36°. Ruffed Grouse, 2; Cooper's Hawk, i male; Hairy Woodpecker, 2; Downy
Woodpecker, 5; Flicker, i; Blue Jay, 4; Crow, 18; Goldfinch, 11; Tree Sparrow, i; Junco,
14; Brown Creeper, i; White-breasted Nuthatch, 9; Chickadee, 15; Golden-crowned
Kinglet, 2. Total, 14 species, 86 individuals. Arthur Jacot.
New Haven, Conn. (Edgewood Park).—Dec. 25; 10 to 11.30 a.m. Heavily cloudy;
ground covered with remains of heavy snowfall; wind, none; temp. 36°. Red-shouldered
Hawk, i; Sparrow Hawk, 3; Hairy Woodpecker, 3; Downy Woodpecker, 2; Blue Jay,
6; Crow, 18; Starling, 16; White-throated Sparrow, 2; Tree Sparrow, 80; Field Sparrow,
2; Junco, 2; Song Sparrow, 8; Bluebird, i. Total, 13 species, 143 individuals. Clifford
H. and Dwight B. Pangburn.
New London, Conn.—Dec. 27; 9.10 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. Clear; snow in patches;
wind southwest, light; temp. 31°. Black-backed Gull, i; Herring Gull, 12; Black Duck,
i; Goldeneye, 75; Bufflehead, 15; Kingfisher, i; Downy Woodpecker, i; FHcker, i;
Horned Lark, 20; Crow, 8; Starling, 126; Meadowlark, 12; White-throated Sparrow, 2;
Tree Sparrow, 36; Junco, 15; Song Sparrow, 6; Fox Sparrow, i; Northern Shrike, i;
Myrtle Warbler, 2; White-breasted Nuthatch, 2; Chickadee, 14; Golden-crowned
Kinglet, i; Robin, 3. Total, 24 species, 356 individuals.
Graves.
Norwalk, Conn.—Dec. 25; 7.30 to 9.15 a.m. Cloudy; ground partly bare; no wind;
temp. 36°. Herring Gull, 4c; Mourning Dove, i; Red-shouldered Hawk, i; Hairy Woodpecker,
i; Downy Woodpecker, 4; Blue Jay, 6; Crow, 3; Starling, 250; Tree Sparrow,
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Mrs. Frances Miner
12; Chipping Sparrow, i; Junco, 100; Song Sparrow, 10; White-breasted Nuthatch, 4;
Chickadee, 4; Robin, 2. Total, 15 species, 439 individuals.—Dec. 28, Purple Crackle,
I.—J. F. Hall.
Windsor, Conn.—Dec. 24; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Cloudy until noon; ground mostly
snow-covered; wind light; temp. 34° to 40°. American Merganser, 16; Bob-white, 2;
Gray Partridge, 5; Red-shouldered Hawk, i; Sparrow Hawk, i; Barred Owl, i; Hairy
Woodpecker, i; Downy Woodpecker, 7; Flicker, i; Blue Jay, 4; Crow, 22; Starhng, 125;
Purple Finch, 2; Redpoll, 13; Tree Sparrow, 98; Junco, 16; Song Sparrow, 8; Brown