FEEDER REPORT

Mrs. Elton MacDonald feeder in Roseneath - (early Feb.) 15 Blue Jay, 2 Red-breasted Nuthatch, 10 Dark-eyed Junco, 1 Purple Finch, 9 American Goldfinch, 35 Evening Grosbeak, 2 Red squirrel.

Winifred Cairns feeder in Brooklyn - (early Feb.) 9 Blue Jay, 0-4 Dark—eyed Junco, 8 Evening Grosbeak. -

Ruth and Nylie Barrett feeder in New Dominion - (Feb. 11) 2 Downy Wbodpecker,

1 m Hairy Woodpecker, 10 Blue Jay, 12+ Black-capped Chickadee, 1 Boreal Chickadee, 1 Red-breasted Nuthatch, 5 European Starling, 4 Dark-eyed Junco, 9 Evening Grosbeak, 2 House Sparrow, 1 Red Squirrel. Two Herring Gull and 2 Common Crow also came to the yard for smelts. (The Barrett’s operate their feeder year round and last summer had Downy Wbodpecker, Northern Flicker, Blue Jay and Black-capped Chickadee bring their young for food or water.)

Lenore and Roger Andrew feeder in Milltown Cross - 5 Gray Partridge (Jan. 28), 2 Black—capped Chickadee (Jan. 27 and 28), 11 Brown—headed Cowbird (Feb. 15), 20-25 Evening Grosbeak.

Allison and Miriam Nestgfeeder in west Royalty - 12-18 Gray Partridge (Jan. 297, mid Feb.), 2 Downy Wbodpecker, 2 Blue Jay, 1-5 American Crow, 5 Black-capped Chickadee, Red-breasted Nuthatch (2 on Feb. 8; 1 on Feb. 16, 17 and 18), 1 Dark~ eyed Junco, Evening Grosbeak (2 on Jan. 13, 6 on Feb. 7), 2 Red Squirrel.

Lowell and Thelma Clark feeder in Indian River - 1 Ruffed Grouse, 25 Mourning Dove, 2 Downy Wbodpecker, 46 Blue Jay, 6 American Crow, 25-30 Black—capped Chickadee, 1 White-breasted Nuthatch (Dec. 29), 8 Dark-eyed Junco, Pine Grosbeak (Jan. 10), Pine Siskin, 60 Evening Grosbeak (3 banded), 4 doz. HOuse Sparrow,

4 Red Squirrel. Two Canada Geese (both apparently recovering from injuries which prevented migration) also come for wheat scattered under the window feeder. In the adjacent brook: 2 Mallard (Feb. 8), 2 Blue—winged Teal (Feb. 9), Common Merganser (Feb. 13), 2 Mink, 1 Muskrat.

Gwen and Jock Beckgfeeder in Montague - 2 Blue Jay, 2 American Crow, 4 Black- capped Chickadee, 8-10 Brown-headed Cowbird, 8 Pine Siskin, 22 American Gold- finch, 80 Evening Grosbeak, 6 House saprrow.

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