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Marsh Hawk, i; Closhawk, i; Golden Eagle, i; Sparrow Hawk, i; Screech Owl, i; 

 Great Horned Owl, 2; Hairy Woodpecker, j; Red-shafted Flicker, 8; Horned Lark, 150; 

 IMagpie, 16; Red-winged Blackbird, 17; Meadowlark, 6; Redpoll, 5; Pine Siskin, 2; 

 Tree Sparrow, 185; Slate-colored Junco, 95; Song Sparrow, 64; Loggerhead Shrike, i. 

 Total, 25 species, (about) 2,484 individuals. — R. T. Shanstrom. 



Topeka, Kans. — Dec. 24; 10 a.m. to 12.30 p.m., 2 to 3.30 p.m. Clear; ground bare; 

 light south wind; temp. 9° to 23°. Seven miles. Observers together. Downy Woodpecker, 

 5; Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, i; Red-bellied Woodpecker, i; Northern Flicker, i; Blue 

 Jay, 2; Crow, 5; Goldfinch, 7; Longspur (sp. ?), i ; Harris's Sparrow, 4; Tree Sparrow, 150; 

 Junco, 125; Song Sparrow, 4; Cardinal, 12; Carolina Wren, i; Brown Creeper, 3; Tufted 

 Titmouse, 2; Chickadee, 16. Total, 17 species, 340 individuals. Dec. 23: Screech Owl. — 

 Russell Howard and Sidney Hyde. 



Wichita, Kans. — Dec. 24; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Clear; no snow; strong southeast breeze; 

 temp. 6° to 22°. Five miles along Gypsum Creek south of Wichita and some of interven- 

 ing country. Observers not together. Sharp-shinned Hawk, 2; (unidentified) Hawks, 2; 

 Downy Woodpecker, 3; Red-bellied Woodpecker, i; Flicker, 2; American Crow, 20; 

 Goldfinch, i; Harris's Sparrow, i; Tree Sparrow, 200; Slate-colored Junco, 68; Cardinal, 

 13; Brown Creeper, i; Black-capped Chickadee, 13. Total, 13 species, (about) 331 

 individuals. — Leroy Snyder and Francis Miller. 



Norman, Okla. — Dec. 26; 8.30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Cloudy; ground bare; wind north, 

 moderate; temp. 30° at start, 37° at return. Eleven miles on foot. Canada Goose, 12; 

 Marsh Hawk, i ; Western Red-tail, i ; American Rough-legged Hawk, i ; Sparrow Hawk, i ; 

 Hairy Woodpecker, 2; Downy Woodpecker, 3; Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, 2; Red-bellied 

 Woodpecker, 6; Flicker, 20; Red-shafted Flicker, 2; Blue Jay, 3; Crow, 11; Red-winged 

 Blackbird, 90; Western Meadowlark, 52; Brewer Blackbird, 10; Goldfinch, 40; Harris's 

 Sparrow, 245; Tree Sparrow, 45; Field Sparrow, 52; Junco, 25; Song Sparrow, 30; Fox 

 Sparrow, 2; Arctic Towhee, 4; Cardinal, 62; White-rumped Shrike, i; Mockingbird, i; 

 Carolina Wren, 2; Texas Wren, 3; Tufted Titmouse, 29; Plumbeous Chickadee, 37; 

 Bluebird, 18. Total, ^2 species and (about) 800 individuals. — Margaret M. Nice. 



Yellowstone Park, Wyo. — Dec. 23; 8.30 a.m. to 4.45 p.m. Clear; snow at north 

 boundary i in., at Undine 5 ins.; wind, none; temp. 0° at start, 18° at noon, 12° at end. 

 Twenty-two miles on horseback. From north boundary of the park, altitude 5,300 feet, 

 up the Gardiner, south and east, to Undine Falls, altitude 6,500 feet and return. American 

 Merganser, i; Mallard, 85; Green -winged Teal, 5; American Golden-eye, 8; Wilson's 

 Snipe, i; Kingfisher, i; Black-billed Magpie, 21; Raven, 2; Clark's Nutcracker, 4; 

 Gray-crowned Rosy Finch, 351; Hepburn's Rosy Finch, 501; Black Rosy Finch, 151; 

 Mountain Song Sparrow, 3; Dipper (Water Ousel), 59; Townsend's Solitaire, 3. Total, 

 15 species, 1,196 individuals. The unusual features of this list, such as large number of 

 Ducks and Dippers, and the presence of Wilson's Snipe and Kingfisher, and probably 

 also the Townsend's Solitaires and Song Sparrows, are due to the fact that the Gardiner 

 River receives a large quantity of warm water from Mammoth Hot Springs, about 5 

 miles above the north boundary, and that from this point down the water never freezes 

 and water vegetation grows all winter long. — M. P. Skinner, Park Naturalist. 



Boulder, Colo. — Dec. 19; 7.45 a.m. to 5.20 p.m. Partly cloudy; snow in patches; 

 light south winds; temp. 17° to 23°. Observers together. Nineteen miles on foot, 

 south to Bear Canon; east to Base Line Lake, and return by North Boulder Creek. 

 Lakes frozen over. American Coot, 2 (dead); Dusky Grouse, 6; Ring-necked Pheasant, 

 10; American Rough-legged Hawk, i; Rocky Mountain Hairy Woodpecker, 3; Red- 

 shafted Flicker, 10; Desert Horned Lark, i; Black-billed Magpie, 100; Long-crested 

 Jay, 6 ; Rocky Mountain Jay, 2 ; Nutcracker, i ; Brewer's Blackbird, 66 ; (identified by the 

 solid black coat and small size at a distance of 30 feet); Gambel's Sparrow, i; Western 

 Tree Sparrow, i; Pink-sided Junco, 8; Mountain Song Sparrow, 12; Plumbeous Vireo, 3 



