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pecker, 4; Downy Woodpecker, 9; Flicker, 3; Blue Jay, 3; American Crow, 14; Red 

 Crossbill, 2; Redpoll, 6; Goldfinch, 1; Tree Sparrow, 6; Slate-colored Junco, 35; Car- 

 dinal, 1; Bohemian Waxwing, 50; Brown Creeper, 4; White-breasted Nuthatch, 4; 

 Long-tailed Chickadee, 75; Robin, 25 ('whisper song' heard twice). Total, 17 species, 

 243 individuals. A Magpie noted Dec. 23. Reported as unusually common this winter. 

 — G. H. Durand, A. P. Larrabee. 



Fremont, Neb. — Dec. 22; 1.30 to 6 p.m. Snow on the ground, melting; temp. 35° to 

 40 . Screech Owl, 1; Hairy Woodpecker, 4; Downy Woodpecker, 5; Northern Flicker, 2; 

 Prairie Horned Lark, 2; Blue Jay, 3; Crow, 12; Red Crossbill, 6; White- winged Cross- 

 bill, 36; Goldfinch, 3; Tree Sparrow, 11; Slate-colored Junco, 6; White-breasted Nut- 

 hatch, 3; Brown Creeper, 4; Chickadee, 10. Total, 15 species, 108 individuals. Up to 

 Dec. 1 many Bohemian Waxwings were in the cemetery, often 75 to 100 in a flock; 

 2 Townsend's Solitaires, and numerous Golden-crowned Kinglets. — Lily Ruegg 

 Button. 



Lawrence, Kans. — Dec. 22; 8.30 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. Cloudy; snow in patches; wind 

 south, moderate; temp, about 32 . Fifteen miles on foot. Duck (unidentified flock), 5; 

 Bob-white, 14 (one covey); Mourning Dove, 1; Red-shouldered Hawk, 1; Hawk (an- 

 other sp.), 1; Hairy Woodpecker, 5; Downy Woodpecker, 8; Red-bellied Woodpecker, 3; 

 Flicker, 8; Blue Jay, 5; American Crow, 12; American Goldfinch, 1; Tree Sparrow, 

 about 75; Slate-colored Junco, about 85; Song Sparrow, 3; Cardinal, 35; Mockingbird, 1; 

 Brown Creeper, 2; White-breasted Nuthatch, 2; Tufted Titmouse, 13; Chickadee, 41; 

 Bluebird, 1. Total, 22 species, about 322 individuals (fewer than usual for this terri- 

 tory). Seen during this week: Marsh Hawk, Prairie Horned Lark, Northern (?) Shrike, 

 Robin. — Jean Linsdale. 



Topeka, Kans. — Dec. 22; 8.10 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. Damp and cloudy; few patches of 

 old snow; wind south, light; temp. 29 to 32 . Fourteen miles, wooded creek and prairie. 

 Observers separate most of time. Marsh Hawk, 2; Cooper's Hawk, 2; Western Red- 

 tail, 1; Swainson's Hawk, 1; Sparrow Hawk, 1; Hairy Woodpecker, 2; Downy Wood- 

 pecker, 24; Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, 1 ; Red-bellied Woodpecker, n ; Northern Flicker, 8; 

 Prairie (?) Horned Lark, 6; Blue Jay, 6; Crow, 7,2; Crossbill, 35; Goldfinch, 1; Pine 

 Siskin, 5; Longspur, (at least one of which was a Chestnut-collared), 27; Tree Spar- 

 row, 45; Junco, 28; Song Sparrow, 4; Cardinal, 23; Brown Creeper, 8; White-breasted 

 Nuthatch, 4; Red-breasted Nuthatch, 1; Tufted Titmouse, 13; Chickadee, 57; Robin, 50; 

 Bluebird, 6. Total, 28 species, 405 individuals. Seen recently in same territory: Dec. 18, 

 Meadowlark, 12; Cedar Waxwing, 30; Harris's Sparrow, 1; Dec. 19, Carolina Wren, 1; 

 Winter Wren, 2. — Horace Gunthorp, Sidney Hyde. 



Creek Co., Okla. (Polecat Creek Bottom).— Dec. 22; 9 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. Cloudy; 

 ground bare of snow; wind north, light; temp, slightly above freezing. Bob-white, 18; 

 American Rough-legged Hawk, 3; Hairy Woodpecker, 4; Downy Woodpecker, 1; Red- 

 bellied Woodpecker, 1; Northern Flicker, 1; Blue Jay, 1; American Crow, 1; Harris 

 Sparrow, 20; Field Sparrow, 1 ; Slate-colored Junco, 150; Swamp Sparrow, 2; Cardinal, 10; 

 Chickadee, 1; Hermit Thrush, 1; Robin, 22; Bluebird, 2. Total, 17 species, about 340 

 individuals. — Theodor R. Beard. 



Norman, Okla. — -Dec. 24; 8.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m., 2 to 5.30 p.m. Cloudy; ground bare; 

 wind north, moderate; temp. 34 in a.m., and 36 in p.m. Eleven miles on foot. Observers 

 separate. Canada Goose, 29; Bob-white, 9 (one covey); Mourning Dove, 3; Marsh 

 Hawk, 2; Sharp-shinned Hawk, 1; Screech Owl, 1; Hairy Woodpecker, 5; Southern 

 Downy Woodpecker, 19; Red-bellied Woodpecker, 1; Northern Flicker, 25; Red-shafted 

 Flicker, 1; Prairie Horned Lark, 7; Blue Jay, 2; Crow, 21; Red- winged Blackbird, 600; 

 Western Meadowlark, 6; American Goldfinch, 21; Harris Sparrow, 82; Tree Sparrow, 3; 

 Field Sparrow, 5; Junco, 28; Song Sparrow, 20; Towhee, 1; Cardinal, 95; Carolina 

 Wren, 2; Bewick's Wren, 2; Brown Creeper, 2; Tufted Titmouse, 2; Carolina Chickadee, 



