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Chickadee. 3; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 2. Total. 10 species, 59 individuals. — Patience 

 Nesbit. 



Chicago, 111. (Desplains River in Leyden township and Graceland Cemetery and 

 shore of Lake Michigan in Buena Park). — ^Dec. 24; 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Cloudy; wind 

 west, light; snow on ground half to three inches deep; temp., 8° to 18°. Herring Gull, 3; 

 American Merganser, 15; Hairy Woodpecker, 2; Prairie Horned Lark, 15; Blue Jay, i; 

 Crow, 23; Evening Grosbeak, 4; Purple Finch, 45; Redpoll, 10; Goldfinch, 34; Lapland, 

 Longspur, 60; Tree Sparrow, 42; Junco, 27; Brown Creeper, i. Total, 14 species, 282 

 individuals. — Frank C. Gates and Wm. S. Gates, Jr. 



Milford, lU. — Dec. 26; 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Traces of snow; morning cloudy, afternoon 

 clear; wind west, light; temp., 25 to 30°. Bob-white, 26; Prairie Hen, 8; Cooper's Hawk, 

 i; Red-tailed Hawk, i; Rough-legged Hawk, 7; Sparrow Hawk, i; Short-eared Owl, i; 

 Hairy Woodpecker, 4; Downy Woodpecker, 8; Red-bellied Woodpecker, 3; Flicker, 22; 

 Blue Jay, 2; Crow, 44; Purple Finch, 4; Goldfinch, 2; Lapland Longspur, 125; Tree 

 Sparrow, 8; Junco, 64; Song Sparrow, 3; Towhee, i; Cardinal, 6; Carolina Wren, 2; 

 Brown Creeper, 7; White-breasted Nuthatch, 13; Tufted Titmouse, 18; Black-capped 

 Chickadee, 7; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 2. Total, 27 species, 390 individuals. — H. C. 

 Henderson. 



Springfield, 111. (Oak Ridge Cemetery). — Dec. 24; 8 to 11 a.m. Clear; ground bare ; 

 brisk north wind; temp., 9° to 15°. Screech Owl, i; Downy Woodpecker, i; Flicker, i, 

 Crow, 3; Junco, 50; Brown Creeper, 8; White-breasted Nuthatch, i; Golden crowned 

 Kinglet, 2. Total, 8 species, 67 individuals. — ^Bessie M. Price. 



Rantoul,Ill. — Dec. 25;7 a.m. toi p.m. Cloudy; dash of snow on ground; wind southeast 

 brisk; temp., 10° to 20°. Bob-white, i; Mourning Dove, i; Marsh Hawk, i; Red-tailed 

 Hawk, 4; Barn Owl, 2; Barred Owl. i; Screech Owl, i; Hairy Woodpecker, 5; Downy 

 Woodpecker, 14; Red-bellied Woodpecker, 1; Flicker, 6; Horned Lark, 50; Prairie 

 Horned Lark, 13; Blue Jay, 2; Crow, 39; Red-winged Blackbird, 2; Lapland Longspur, 

 80; Tree Sparrow, 220; Junco, 108; Song Sparrow, 2; Cardinal, 17; Northern Shrike, 

 i; Winter Wren, i; Brown Creeper, i; White-breasted Nuthatch, 43; Red-breasted 

 Nuthatch, 9; Tufted Titmouse, 36; Black-capped Chickade'e, 20; Golden-crowned King- 

 let, 8. Total, 29 species 689 individuals. — George E. Ekblaw and W. Elmer Ekblaw. 



Rockford, 111. — Dec. 30; 12.30 to 4.30 p.m. Clear; ground covered with about six 

 inches of snow; wind southeast, light; temp., 15°. Hairy Woodpecker, i; Downy Wood- 

 pecker, Red-bellied Woodpecker, i; Crow, i; American Crossbill, 12; White- winged 

 Crossbill, 2; Junco, i; White-breasted Nuthatch, 3. Total, 8 species, 22 individuals. 

 — Jennie E. Waldo, Lottie B. Gregory, and Edith P. Sovereign. 



Rock Island, 111. — Dec. 26; 9.45 a.m. to 12.25 p.m. Clear; a little snow in pro- 

 tected places; wind west, light; temp., 25° to 31°. American Golden-eye, 4; Bob-white, 

 25; Downy Woodpecker, 6; Blue Jay, 2; Crow, 6; Tree Sparrow, 125; Junco, 125; 

 Northern Shrike, i; Cardinal, 8; Brown Creeper, 4; White-breasted Nuthatch, 10; 

 Chickadee, 25. Total, 12 species, 341 individuals. — B. H. Wilson. 



White Heath, Piatt county, lU. — Dec. 18; 10 a.m. to 2.30 p.m. Cloudy; ground 

 bare; wind strong from west; temp., 31°. Marsh Hawk, i; Red-tailed Hawk, 3; Sparrow 

 Hawk, i; Hairy Woodpecker, 6; Downy Woodpecker, 15; Red-bellied Woodpecker, 3; 

 Flicker, 3; Prairie Horned Lark, 16; Blue Jay, i; Crow, 17; Tree Sparrow, 87; Junco, 14; 

 Song Sparrow, i; Cardinal, 17; Loggerhead Shrike, i; Carolina Wren, i; Brown Creeper, 

 9; White-breasted Nuthatch, 8; Tufted Titmouse, 18; Chickadee, 35; Golden-crowned 

 Kinglet, 14. Total, 21 species, 301 individuals. — Newton L. Partridge. 



Minneapolis, Miim. (North Common to Moimt Pilgrim). — Dec. 25; 10.30 a.m. to 

 12.30 P.M. Dark and cloudy; snowing heavily; five inches of snow, trees and weeds 

 covered; wind very strong and shifting; temp., 8°. Blue Jay, 2; Redpoll, about 50 

 (three flocks). Total, 2 species, 52 individuals (estimated). — Charles Phillips. 



