Bird-Lore's Twenty-first Christmas Census 25 



Horned Lark, 200 (est.); Blue Jay, 4; Crow, 4; Meadowlark, 8; Goldfinch, i; Tree 

 Sparrow, i; Junco, 68; Song Sparrow, 19; Cardinals; Brown Creeper, 10; White-breasted 

 Nuthatch, 11; Tufted Titmouse, 20; Black-capped Chickadee, 2; Golden-crowned 

 Kinglet, 7. Total, 22 species, 434 individuals. — Edward S. Thomas, accompanied by 

 Frank Riebel, Bob Black, Edgar Black, and Warren Porter, in a.m., Frank 

 RiEBEL and John Thomas, in p.m. 



Fort Wayne, Ind. — Dec. 26; 8 a.m. to i p.m. Cloudy; i in. of snow; snow-flurries at 

 intervals; wind light, southeast; temp. 26°. Four miles along river bank and vicinity. 

 Observers together. Mourning Dove, i; Marsh Hawk, 2; Hairy Woodpecker, 2; Downy 

 Woodpecker, 5; Flicker, i; Blue Jay, 8; Crow, 4; Rusty Blackbird, i; Bronzed Grackle, i; 

 Goldfinch, i; Tree Sparrow, 128; Slate-colored Junco, 59; Song Sparrow, 10; Cardinal, 

 26; Brown Creeper, i; White-breasted Nuthatch, 11; Tufted Titmouse, 8; Black-capped 

 Chickadee, 12; Robin, i. Total, 19 species, 281 individuals. — -Charles A. Stockbridge, 

 A. A. Ringwalt, a. K. Mehl, Henry 'Vy. Sepper and Wm. Sihler. 



Lafayette, Ind. — Dec. 25; 9 a.m. to i p.m. Partly cloudy; ground bare; wind southeast, 

 raw, light; temp. 16° at start, 19° at finish. Seven miles on foot, through Happy Hollow 

 and along Tecumseh Trail north. Observers together. Sparrow Hawk, i; Downy Wood- 

 pecker, 11; Blue Jay, 4; American Crow, 9; American Goldfinch, 9; Tree Sparrow, 55; 

 Junco, 80; Song Sparrow, 4; Cardinal, 14; Brown Creeper, 3; Tufted Titmouse, 12; 

 Chickadee, i. Total, 12 species, 203 individuals. — M. L. Fisher and Paul Aitkenhead. 



Roachdale, Ind. — Dec. 25; g a.m. to i p.m. Partly cloudy; ground practically bare; 

 wind southeast, light; temp. 14° to 18°. Eight miles on foot. Duck (sp. ?), i; Mourning 

 Dove, 10; Sharp-shinned Hawk, i; Red-tailed Hawk, i; Downy Woodpecker, 6; Red- 

 bellied Woodpecker, 3; Flicker, 6; Blue Jay, 3; American Crow, 30; Meadowlark, i; 

 Tree Sparrow, 40; Slate-colored Junco, i; Song Sparrow, 5; Cardinal, 3; Brown Creeper, 

 3; White-breasted Nuthatch, 3; Tufted Titmouse, 8; Black-capped Chickadee, 20. 

 Total, 18 species, 145 individuals. — Ward J. Rice. 



St. Meinrad, Ind. — 8 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. Cloudy; no snow; not windy; temp, about 32°. 

 Six miles horseback, 3 miles on foot; another trip 3 miles on foot. Country covered, 

 through creek-bottoms, through large woods, and across high meadows. Killdeer, 3; 

 Bob-white, 4; Mourning Dove, 2; Red-tailed Hawk, (?) i; Sparrow Hawk, 2; Barred 

 Owl, i; Hairy Woodpecker, 6; Downy Woodpecker, 3; Flicker, 24; Blue Jay, 3; Crow, 6; 

 Meadowlark, 46 (i flock); Goldfinch, 8; Tree Sparrow, 11; Slate-colored Junco, 126; 

 Song Sparrow, 2; Towhee, 2; Cardinal, 7; Carolina Wren, i; Winter Wren, i; Brown 

 Creeper, 3; Tufted Titmouse, 4; Chickadee, 8; Bluebird, 5. Total, 24 species, 284 

 individuals. — Claude Lomax, M. D. 



Kokomo, Ind. — Dec. 26; 8.45 a.m. to 3.15 p.m. Cloudy; snowed all day; 3 in. of snow; 

 south wind, light; temp. 29° at start, ^^° at return. Two miles of river bank and vicinity; 

 to and from woods on bicycle. Bob-white, 9 (i covey) ; Sparrow Hawk, i ; Barred Owl, i ; 

 Hairy Woodpecker, 2; Downy Woodpecker, 3; Flicker, 4; Prairie Horned Lark, 3; 

 Blue Jay, 4; Crow, 5; Tree Sparrow, 45; Junco, 40; Song Sparrow, 14; Cardinal, 2; 

 Brown Creeper, 5; White-breasted Nuthatch, 3; Tufted Titmouse, 12. Total, 16 species, 

 (about) 153 individuals. — Russell Hubricht. 



Chicago, 111. — Dec. 26; 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Three in. of snow; snowed slightly all day; 

 temp, about 30°. North along the Deslaines River from Oak Park to Irving Park 

 Boulevard, then east to city. Ring-necked Pheasant, 50; Marsh Hawk, i; Hairy Wood- 

 pecker, 5; Downy Woodpecker, 9; American Crow, 3; American Goldfinch, 8; Tree 

 Sparrow, 100; Slate-colored Junco, 95; Song Sparrow, 5; Fox Sparrow, i; Cardinal, 5; 

 Brown Creeper, i; White-breasted Nuthatch, i; Black-capped Chickadee, 12. Total, 14 

 species, 296 individuals. — Gardner Bates. 



Waukegan, 111. — 10.15 a.m. to 3.15 p.m. Cloudy; 3 in. of snow; wind southwest, very 

 light; temp. 30° at start, 2,^° at return. Ten miles on foot. Observers together. Herring 



