36 Bird - Lore 



Madison, Lake Co., Ohio. — Dec. 25; 10 a.m. to 12 m. Cloudy; snow flurries; light 

 southwest wind; ground covered by six to eight inches of snow; streams open; temp., 

 22° to 26°. Walked north from village over fields and woods in bottom land. Bob- 

 white, 5; (flock); Sparrow Hawk, i; Barred Owl, i; Hairy Woodpecker, 2; Downy 

 Woodpecker, 10; Red-bellied Woodpecker. 2; Flicker, i; Junco, i; Cardinal, 3; White- 

 breasted Nuthatch, 8; Tufted Titmouse, i; Chickadee, 15. Total, 12 species, 50 indi- 

 viduals.— Carl C. Lawson 



Madison, Lake Co., Ohio. — Dec. 26; 10.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. Cloudy early; clear 

 until noon; cloudy p.m. Brisk southwest wind; temp., 30 to 38°. Bob-white, 6 (flock); 

 Barred Owl, i; Hairy Woodpecker, i; Downy Woodpecker, 4; Red-bellied Woodpecker, 

 i; Flicker, i; Tree Sparrow, 9 (flock); Brown Creeper, i; White-breasted Nuthatch, 5; 

 Red-breasted Nuthatch, I ; Chickadee, 25. Total, 11 species, 55 individuals. — Mr. and 

 Mrs. Carl C. Lawson and Mrs. A. W. Feachout. 



Millersburg, Ohio. — Dec. 27; 8.30 a.m. to 2.30 p.m. To a point three miles south 

 of town and return. Cloudy and foggy in a.m., cleared up in p.m., wind from south, 

 strong and raw in a.m., quieted down in p.m.; temp., 25° to 35°. Some snow and ice on 

 ground. Hairy Woodpecker, i; Downy Woodpecker, 11; Horned Lark, 3; Goldfinch, 3; 

 Tree Sparrow, 113; Song Sparrow, 12; Cardinal, 35, (20 in a flock); Carolina Wren, 2; 

 White-breasted Nuthatch, 2; Tufted Titmouse, 25; Black-capped Chickadee, 7; Blue- 

 bird, 2. Total, 12 species, 216 individuals. — -Ruskin S. Freer. 



New Paris, Ohio. — Dec. 26; 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Clear; three inches snow; west wind, 

 light; temp., 36°. Bob-white, 5; Mongolian Pheasant, 2; Sharp-shinned Hawk, 4; Red- 

 shouldered Hawk, 2; Downy Woodpecker, 2; Horned Lark, 5; Blue Jay, 2; Pine Siskin, 

 2; Tree Sparrow, 6; Junco, 48; Song Sparrow, 23; Cardinal, 11; Black-capped Chickadee, 

 13; White-breasted Nuthatch, 6; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 2; Bewick's Wren, 2; Car- 

 olina Wren, 4; Tufted Titmouse, 8. Total, 18 species, 147 individuals. — W. H. Wisman. 



Salem, Ohio. — Dec. 25; 7 to 10 a.m. Cloudy; temp., 19 to 22°. Distance walked 

 six miles. Hairy Woodpecker, 3; Downy Woodpecker, 4; Blue Jay, 3; Goldfinch, 6; 

 Cardinal, 7; White-breasted Nuthatch, 9; Tufted Titmouse, 5. Total, 7 species, 37 

 individuals. — H. W. Weisgerber. 



Salem, Ohio. — Dec. 26; 7 a.m. to 12 m. Cloudy; ground covered with snow; wind 

 Bouth; temp., 30° to 38°. Miles walked, fifteen. The territory was divided between the 

 observers and the several lists combined. Ruffed Grouse, i; Sparrow Hawk, i; Hairy 

 Woodpecker, 2; Downy Woodpecker, 2; Flicker, i; Blue Jay, 4; Goldfinch, 20; Tree 

 Sparrow, 52; Junco, 17; Song Sparrow, i; Cardinal, 6; White-breasted Nuthatch, 10; 

 Tufted Titmouse, 2; Black-capped Chickadee, 4. Total, 14 species, 123 individuals. — 

 Miss Field and Miss Edney's, Mr. Cooper and H. W. Weisgerber. 



Sidney, Ohio. — Dec. 25; 8.45 to 9.30 a.m. and 11.45 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. Drive of 

 six miles through the country. Clear; still; heavy frost; three inches of snow; temp., at 

 starting, zero; returning, 15°. Turkey Vulture, 7; Red-tailed Hawk (?), i; Flicker, i; 

 Prairie Horned Lark, 23; Crow, (estimated) 400; Junco, 15; Song Sparrow, 4; Cardinal, 

 I. Total, 8 species, 452 individuals. (The Crows and Turkey Vultures were feeding 

 close to a slaughter house). — F arid a A. Wiley. 



Xenia, Ohio. — Dec. 26; 7 to 11 a.m., 4 to 5 p.m. Clear; about two inches of snow; 

 wind southwest; temp., 38°. Mourning Dove, 18; Sparrow Hawk, i ; Hairy Woodpecker, 

 2; Downy Woodpecker, 2; Blue Jay, i; Crow, 5; Song Sparrow, i; Cardinal, 2; White- 

 breasted Nuthatch, i; Tufted Titmouse, 2. Total, 10 species, 35 individuals. On De- 

 cember 17, a Robin and a Bronzed Grackle, and on December 25; two Carolina Wrens 

 and two Brown Creepers were seen. — Etta G. McElwain. 



Youngstown, Ohio. — Dec. 26; 7 a.m. to 3.30 p.m. Partly clear; ground covered 

 with snow; wind south, and later west; temp., 30 to 38°. Miles walked, about fifteen. 

 Red-legged Black Duck, 2; Bob-white, 35; Ruffed Grouse, 2; Barred Owl, i; Hairy 



