MAINE, (L. Umbagog) Loxia curv. americana 1885. copy (1) Oct. 9. Very abundant ranging restlessly about over the woods in flocks of four to thirty, seldom slightly. Seen several times in firs and Spruces (always tall ones) at work on the cones & while there is an exceptionally abundant crop this season, The tops of many of the trees being heavy & thickly with the brown masses that they look as is scorched by fire. Early every morning Crossbills come in numbers to the brick chimney of a shop here and cluster about its top many clinging to 15ᵃ 25ᵃ 3²⁰ 5¹⁰ 6² 9⁴ 10¹⁰ 11⁴ 12⁴ 13²³ 15²⁰ 17²⁰ 20¹⁰ 22³⁰ 25⁻⁶ 26² 28¹⁰ Sept. 16-17 Sept. Loxia am 19²⁴ 11ᵈ 27 hard 1889 Loxia minor Sept. 4ᵈ 5¹⁰ 6¹⁵ 7th 8th 9th 10(①) 11(②) 12⁶ 13¹⁰ 14²⁰ 16²⁰ 25ᵁ 1889 Oct. 12 hard / 16(hard) / 17(hard) 25(hard) Lake Umbagog, Me. Sept. & Oct. 1893. Loxia minor Sept. 22 flew hard the Spruce woods. 26 hard. Oct. 13 hard Lake Umbagog, Maine. Loxia minor Pinus Pinea 1894 August 29 ᵤᵤ 1895. August 30 (⑫) black Pine - 3¹⁶ both sides (⑬) S. pine N 2 ᵤᵤ 5 ᵤᵤ 6 ᵤᵤ 7 ᵤᵤ 8 ᵤᵤ 9 ᵤᵤ September 10 (⑭) black Pine 11 ᵤᵤ 12 ᵤᵤ 13 ᵤᵤ 14 ᵤᵤ 15 ᵤᵤ " 16 ᵤᵤ 17 ᵤᵤ 18 ᵤᵤ 19 ᵤᵤ 20 ᵤᵤ 21 ᵤᵤ 24 ᵤᵤ " 25 48 on 50. Ca & HAT, mountain 28 ᵤᵤ Pine W. Plant, Pine August 30 - A flock 9 at-rt 12 about the order of the brown thrushes at White Pines 8. cupressus & our S. pines with them all the Red Crossbills on old barks & The Loxia off ground to easily divided, The males run all on high Summer, They very busy feeding the little ones on line in trees. It was rather late in character of Spins twirled - I have rather hardy time which the bird was loud but short beginning with 304 of the lower rows, & although a silly [illegible] about had Sept. 25 goest most young and little to it so no wonder they murmured away To White Mts. then went W. 7 hours] 23