30 Bird -Lore 



Titmouse, 7; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 3; Total, 17 species, 444 indi\'iduals. — C. E. 

 Ehinger. 



West Chester, Pa. — Dec. 25; 9 to 12 m. Clear; light fall of snow on ground; wind, 

 southwest; temp., 34°. Red-tailed Hawk, i; Red-shouldered Hawk, i; Sparrow Hawk, 

 i; Screech Owl, i; Downy Woodpecker, 3; Starling, 7; Crow, 500; Purple Crackle, 10; 

 Purple Finch, 2; Goldfinch, 30; Slate-colored Junco, 300; Song Sparrow, 10; Tree 

 Sparrow, 60; Brown Creeper, 2. Total, 14 species, 928 individuals. — Thomas H. 



J.ACKSON. 



Baltimore, Md. (Windsor Hills, Valley of Gwynn's Falls, and vicinity). — Dec. 25; 



8a. m. to 12.45 ^■^- Clear; ground practically bare; no wind; temp., 34°. Bob-white, 

 9; Turkey Vulture, 13; Red-shouldered (?) Hawk, i; Downy Woodpecker, 2; Yellow- 

 bellied Sapsucker, i; Red-headed Woodpecker, i; Northern Flicker, 2; Blue Jay, 4; 

 Crow, no; Fish Crow, 6; Purple Finch, 15; Goldfinch, 3; White-throated Sparrow, 25; 

 Tree Sparrow, 3; Slate-colored Junco, 130; Song Sparrow, 17; Cardinal, 16; Myrtle 

 Warbler, i; Mockingbird, i; Carolina Wren, 9; White-breasted Nuthatch, 5; Tufted 

 Titmouse, 10; Chickadee, 7; Carolina Chickadee, 4; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 2; 

 Bluebird, 6. Total, 26 species, 403 individuals. On Dec. 17, a Yellow Palm Warb- 

 ler was seen in the same vicinity. — Joseph N. Ulman and Mr. and Mrs. G. Clyde 

 Fisher. 



Kenilworth, Md., and Congress Heights, D. C. — Dec. 24; 8.30 to 11.30 a.m. and 

 12.30 to 2 P.M. Rain or hail all the time, most of the time both; ground bare; no wind; 

 temp., 40°. Herring Gull, 3; Bob-white, 9; Red-shouldered Hawk, 2; Broad-winged 

 Hawk, i; Sparrow Hawk, i; Downy Woodpecker, 3; Blue Jay, 7; Crow, 57; Fish Crow, 

 14; Meadowlark, 3; Goldfinch, 16; White-throated Sparrow, 29; Tree Sparrow, 76; 

 Field Sparrow, 6; Junco, 97; Song Sparrow, 54; Swamp Sparrow, 2; Fox Sparrow, 3; 

 Cardinal, 24; Mockingbird, 2; Carolina Wren, 5; Brown Creeper, i; White-bellied Nut- 

 hatch, 2; Tufted Titmouse, 10; Carolina Chickadee, 4; Golden-crowned Kinglet, i; 

 Bluebird, 3. Total, 27 species, 435 individuals. — Wells W. Cooke. (Additional 

 species, seen by Cooke, Fuller and McAtee in the vicinity of the District of Columbia, 

 Dec. 23-25. Great Blue Heron, i; Black-crowned Night Heron, 4; Ruffed Grouse, i; 

 Turkey Buzzard, 19; Red-tailed Hawk, i; Kingfisher, 2; Hairy Woodpecker, i; Flicker, 

 2; Purple Finch, 7; Towhee; Cedarbird, 25; Winter Wren, 5; [Red-bellied Nuthatch, 

 one seen Dec. 17] Hermit Thrush, i; Robin. Making a total of 42 species now 

 wintering near Washington, D. C). 



Cabin John Ridge to Plummer's Island, Md., and Dead Run and Turkey Run, 

 Fairfax Co., Va., and return. — Dec. 24; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Rain and sleet whole period. 

 Bob-white, 12; Ruffed Grouse, i; Kingfisher, 2; Hairy Woodpecker, i; Downy Wood- 

 pecker, 3; Flicker, 2; Blue Jay, 2; American Crow, i; White-throated Sparrow, 50; 

 Tree Sparrow, 109; Junco, 45; Song Sparrow, 15; Towhee, i; Cardinal, 14; Carolina 

 Wren, 9; Winter Wren, i; Brown Creeper, i; Tufted Titmouse, 4; Carolina Chickadee, 

 7; Golden-crowned Kinglet, i. Total, 20 species, 281 individuals. (Where were the 

 Buzzards and Bluebirds?) — W. L. McAtee. 



Plummer's Island, Md. — Dec. 25. Foggy; ground bare; no wind; temp., 41°. Blue 

 Jay, 7; American Crow, i; Purple Finch, 3; Goldfinch, 20; Junco, 100; Song Sparrow, 

 12; Cardinal, 6; Cedar Waxwing, 25; Carolina Wren, i; Winter Wren, i; Tufted Tit- 

 mouse, 2; Carolina Chickadee, 10; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 2; Robin, 2; Bluebird, 50. 

 Total, 15 species, 242 individuals. — H. C. Fuller. 



Washington, D. C. (To the west of Rock Creek Park, along Piney Branch). — Dec. 

 25; II A.M. to 2 P.M. Cloudy; ground bare and very wet; wind calm; temp., 42°. 

 Turkey Vulture, 5; Hairy Woodpecker, 4; Downy Woodpecker, 4; Crow, 100; Gold- 

 finch, 11; White-throated Sparrow, i; Tree Sparrow, 67; Chipping Sparrow, 3; Slate- 

 colored Junco, 119; Song Sparrow, 16; Towhee, i female; Cardinal, 12; Carolina Wren, 



