42 Bird - Lore 



west wind; temp., 8°. Downy Woodpecker, i; Blue Jay, 5; Redpoll, 100; (estimated); 

 White-breasted Nuthatch, 3; Chickadee, 5. Total, 5 species, 114 individuals. — Harry 

 Logan, Jr. 



Des Moines, Iowa. — Dec. 26; 12.30 to 4.30 p.m. Cloudy; snowing all day, six inches 

 on ground; brisk northeast wind; temp., 27 to 22°. Hairy Woodpecker, i; Blue Jay, i; 

 Crow, i; Tree Sparrow, i; Slate-colored Junco, 26; Brown Creeper, 2; White-breasted 

 Nuthatch, i; Chickadee, 2. Total, 8 species, 35 individuals. — E. A. Stoner. 



Sabula, Iowa. — Dec. 24; i to 5 p.m. Clear; ground bare; wind south, light; temp., 

 45°. Blue-billed Duck, 12; Downy Woodpecker, 3; Hairy Woodpecker, 2; Crow, i; 

 Blue Jay, i; Cardinal, 10; Tree Sparrow, 25; Goldfinch, 6; Junco, 50; Brown Creeper, 

 3; White-breasted Nutchatch, 8; Chickadee, 35; Robin, 5. Total, 13 species, 161 indi- 

 viduals. — Mrs. H. R. Rebman. 



Sioux City, Iowa. — Dec. 24; 10 a.m. to 3.30 p.m. Clear; six inches of snow on ground; 

 moderate northwest wind; temp., 15°. Prairie Hen, 12; Hairy Woodpecker, i; Downy 

 Woodpecker, 2; Prairie Horned Lark, 8; Blue Jay, 2; Crow, 15; Tree Sparrow, 30; 

 Northern Shrike (carrying portions of a small bird in its beak), i; Brown Creeper, 5; 

 White-breasted Nuthatch, 5; Chickadee, 12. Total, 11 species, 93 individuals. — Arthur 

 LiXDSEY and Walter W. Bennett. 



Wall Lake, Iowa. — Dec. 26; 11 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. Cloudy; four to six inches of snow; 

 slight southwest breeze; temp., 22°. Prairie Chicken, about 32; Screech Owl, i; Horned 

 Lark, 35, in a mi.xed flock with about 15 Longspurs, (species?); Crow, 2; Snow Bunting, 

 i; Tree Sparrow, 35. Total, 7 species, 121 individuals. — John A. Spurrell. 



Lincoln, Neb. — Dec. 25; 8.15 a.m. to 4.15 p.m. Cloudy; ground covered with snow, 

 crust; no wind; temp., 14° to 24°. Distance walked, sixteen miles. Hairy Woodpecker, 

 i; Downy Woodpecker, 9; Flicker, i; Prairie Horned Lark, 55; Blue Jay, 2; Crow, 20; 

 Meadowlark, 5; Tree Sparrow, 65; Junco, 26; Song Sparrow, 5; Brown Creeper, 6; 

 White-breasted Nuthatch, 5; Chickadee, 19. Total, 13 species, 219 individuals. — Reed 

 Wells and Clarence A. Morrow. 



Sioux Falls, S. D. — Dec. 25; 2.30 to 5.30 p.m. Cloudy; ground snow-covered; wind 

 from south, light; temp., 16°. Prairie Chicken, 125; Short-eared Owl, i; Hairy Wood- 

 pecker, 2; Downy Woodpecker 3; Flicker, 2; Prairie Horned Lark, heard, i; Crow, 7; 

 Tree Sparrow, 200; White-breasted Nuthatch, 3; Chickadee, 15. Total, 10 species, 

 359 individuals. — Adrian Larson. 



Sioux Falls, S. D. — Dec. 24; 10.15 a.m. to i p.m. Clear; ground snow-covered; wind 

 northwesterly, brisk; temp., about 20°. Prairie Chicken, 54; Hairy Woodpecker, i; 

 Downy Woodpecker, i; Crow, i; Tree Sparrow, 45; Brown Creeper, i; White-breasted 

 Nuthatch, i; Chickadee, i. Total, 8 species, 105 individuals. — Adrian Larson. 



Boulder, CoL — Dec. 25; 8.45 a.m. to 4 p.m. Pine mesas and bottomland. Snow- 

 squalls; ground lightly covered; wind, southerly, sharp; temp., 19°. Rough-legged 

 Hawk, i; Belted Kingfisher, i; Rocky Mt. Hairy Woodpecker, i; Red-shafted Flicker, 7; 

 Desert Horned Lark, i; Magpie, 60; Long-crested Jay, 13; Pink-sided Junco, 9; Gray- 

 headed Junco, i; Western Tree Sparrow, 7; Mountain Song Sparrow, 4; Dipper, i; 

 Canon Wren, 3; Rocky Mt. Creeper, 3; Long-tailed Chickadee, i; Mountain Chickadee, 

 i; Townsend's Solitaire, 7 (one singing); Western Robin, 6. Total, 18 species, 127 

 individuals. — Norman deW. Betts. 



Bozeman, Mont. — Dec. 25 ; 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Cloudy; six inches of snow; wind north- 

 west, light; temp., 22°. Red-shafted Flicker, i; Magpie, 14; Bohemian Waxwing, 35 

 (the Bohemian Waxwing is a common winter visitor here, large flocks being seen every 

 winter); Northern Shrike, i; Long-tailed Chickadee, 15; Mountain Chickadee, 2. Total, 

 6 species, 68 individuals. — Nelson Lundwall. 



Bozeman, Mont. — Dec. 26; 9 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. Clear; no wind; four inches of snow; 

 temp., 15°. Wilson's Snipe, 5; Red-shafted Flicker, 2; ISIagpie, 18; Western Crow, 120; 



