Agelaius phoeniceus. Agelains phoεnicεus Aut. occurrence at do. Musbagog. In a flock of Rusty Blackbirds numbering probably a thousand I heard the unmistakable note of a Red-wing but I could not see the author. This flock, the largest I have seen, was feeding on the mud-flats after breast. Whiton, Maine Oct. 13, 1952 Benton, Maine. Agelains phoεnicεus 1904 March 25-① Spring Bird flying S.W. over the dotter's bird woods at 9 a.m.