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sparrow, 60; White-throated Sparrow, (singing), i; Song Sparrow, (singing), 16; 

 Carolina Wren, i; Brown Creeper, 3; Titmouse, 4; Chickadee, 10; Golden-crowned 

 Kinglet, 4. Total, 21 species, 229 individuals. — Miss Carpenter, Lucy X. Baxter 

 Coffin and P. B. Coffin. 



Richmond, Ind. — Dec. 25; 11 a.m. to i p.m. Cloudy; wind west, strong; temp., 

 26°. Downy Woodpecker, 1; Hairy Woodpecker, i; Crow, 8; Blue Jay, 3; Song Sparrow, 

 2; White-throated Sparrow, i (singing); Tree Sparrow, abundant; Juncos, abundant; 

 Goldfinch, 6; Purple Finch, 3; Towhee, i; Cardinal, 2; Chickadee, 7; Tufted Titmouse, 

 i; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 2. Total, 15 species. — Miss M. Baxter, Mrs. J. G. 

 Sutton, Mr. J. G. Sutton and Mrs. P. B. Coffins. 



Lafayette, Ind. — Dec. 27; 10 a.m. to 12 m. Sunshiny until 10, when high west 

 wind came up and became cloudy; temp, thawing, but rough wind; snow two inches 

 deep. Distance traversed two miles. Sparrow Hawk, 2; Downy Woodpecker, 2; 

 Flicker, 2; Crow, 10; Blue Jay, 8; Junco, 2; Tree Sparrow, 25; Song Sparrow, 2; Cardi- 

 nal, 2; Titmouse, 2. Total, 10 species, 57 individuals. — M. L. Fisher. 



Detroit (Belle Isle). — Dec. 25; 8.15 to 11 a.m. Cloudy and hazy; no snow on ground 

 but covered with heavy frost; wind very light and from northeast; temp., 34°. Herring 

 Gull, 3; Hairy Woodpecker, 8; Crow, 9; White-breasted Nuthatch, 26; Chickadee, 

 12; Brown Creeper, i. Total, 6 species, 59 individuals. — Jefferson Butler. 



Peoria, 111.- — Dec. 25; 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Cloudy but clearing; three inches of snow; 

 wind strong, northwest; temp., t,:}°. Herring Gull, 14; Downy Woodpecker, 5; Hairy 

 Woodpecker, i; Red-bellied Woodpecker, i; Blue Jay, 6; Crow, 5; Purple Finch, 

 4; Goldfinch, 2; Tree Sparrow, 150; Junco, 125; Cardinal, 15; Brown Creeper, 4; 

 White-breasted Nuthatch, 2; Tufted Titmouse, 4; Chickadee, 36. Total, 15 species, 

 374 individuals. — W. H. Packard and C. S. VanDeusen. 



Rock Island, 111. — Dec. 25; 9.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. Partly cloudy; ground bare 

 and frozen; light, northwest wind; temp., 39°. Bob-white, 17; Hairy Woodpecker, 

 2; Downy Woodpecker, 3; Red-bellied Woodpecker, i; Blue Jay, 8; Tree Sparrow, 

 60; Junco, 12; Brown Creeper, 2; White-bellied Nuthatch, 3; Chickadee, 4; Golden- 

 crowned Kinglet, i. Total, 11 species, 116 individuals. — Burtis H. Wilson. 



LaGrange, III. (Salt Creek Valley).— Dec. 25; 8.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. Cloudy; 

 four inches of snow; wind northwest, strong; temp., 33°. Herring Gull, three to fifteen 

 miles from the lake (Michigan); Prairie Hen, 5; Hairy Woodpecker, i; Downy Wood- 

 pecker, i; Blue Jay, 4; Crow, 22; Red-poll, 12; Cardinal, 2; Brown Creeper, i. Total, 

 9 species, 51 individuals. — L. R. Sanford and F. E. Sanford. 



Desplains River Region, Cook County, 111. — ^Dec. 24; 7.40 a.m. to 3.30 p.m. Clear; 

 eight inches of crunching, becoming slushy snow; wind southwest to west, light; temp.; 

 1° to 4°. Herring Gull, 2; Hairy Woodpecker, 3; Northern Downy Woodpecker, i. 

 Northern Flicker, i; Blue Jay, 5; Crow, 24; Tree Sparrow, 30; Junco, 2; Towhee, 11; 

 Brown Creeper, S; Chickadee, 3; White-breasted Nuthatch, i. Total, 12 species, 81 

 individuals. — Frank C. Gates and I^alph P. Gates. 



Graceland Cemetery, Chicago; Evanston; Glenco; Northfield; Skokie Swamp to 

 Evanston, Cook County, 111, — Dec, 25; 7.10 a.m. to 3.20 p.m. Cloudy; four to si.x inches 

 snow; wind northwest, strong in the open; temp., 0° to 5°. Loon, i; Herring Gull, 

 6; American Merganser, 15; Lesser Scaup, 160; American Golden-eye, 8; White-winged 

 Scoter, i; American Rough-legged Hawk, i; Hairy Woodpecker, 2; Downy Woodpecker, 

 i; Blue Jay, 15; Crow, 22; Tree Sparrow, 18; Junco, 3; Towhee, i; Brown Creeper, 

 13; Chickadee, 3; Robin, i. Total, 17 species, 271 individuals. — Frank C. Gates. 



Chicago. — Dec. 25; 9 a.m. to i p.m. Cloudy; wind west, veering to northwest; 

 temp., 34°; ground with four inches of snow. Herring Gull, 15; Ring-billed Gull, 

 Downy Woodpecker, 3; Horned Lark, 2; Blue Jay, 10; Crow, 23; Goldfinch, 10; Tree 

 Sparrow, 12; Total, 8 species, 78 individuals. — -H. S. Pepoon. 



