26 Bird - Lore 



20; Migrant Shrike, i; American Pipit, i (a familiar bird to me; identification certain); 

 Mockingbird, 5; Carolina Wren, 4; Brown Creeper, i; Red-breasted Nuthatch, 12; 

 Tufted Titmouse, 9; Carolina Chickadee, 8; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 8; Bluebird, 2. 

 Total, 38 species, 1,299 individuals. — J. P. Young. 



Hemdon, Va. — Dec. 25; 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Clear; ground partly snow-covered; wind 

 west, light; temp. 39°. Bob-white, 10; (Turkey?) Vulture, 9; Hairy Woodpecker, i; 

 Downy Woodpecker, 5; Red-headed Woodpecker, 3; Flicker, 5; Blue Jay, 14; Crow, 21; 

 Meadowlark, 6; grackle sp., 4; Goldfinch, 4; White-throated Sparrow, 7; Tree Sparrow, 

 3; Junco, 43; Song Sparrow, 7; Cardinal, 6; Cedar Waxwing, 5; Mockingbird, 3; Winter 

 Wren, i; Brown Creeper, 3; nuthatch sp., 11; Tufted Titmouse, 3; chickadee sp., 12; 

 Bluebird, 7. Total, 24 species, 193 individuals. — Pearl M. Beard. 



Charleston, Kanawha Co., W. Va. — Dec. 24; 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Partly cloudy; 

 ground almost clear on south side of hills, north side snow-covered; temp. 29° to 49°. 

 Bob-white, 22; Hairy Woodpecker, 4; Downy Woodpecker, 2; Yellow-bellied Sap- 

 sucker, i; Red-headed Woodpecker, 2; Northern Flicker, 8; American Crow, i; Gold- 

 finch, 4; White-throated Sparrow, 3; Tree Sparrow, 16; Field Sparrow, 97; Junco, 83; 

 Song Sparrow, 23; Towhee, 14; Cardinal, 44; Catbird, i (very rare here in winter, but 

 one stayed last year till January; the one here now came about Dec. i); Carolina Wren, 

 19; White-breasted Nuthatch, 8; Tufted Titmouse, 33; Black-capped Chickadee, 12; 

 Robin, 2; Bluebird, 4. Total, 22 species, 403 individuals. — Phillip Crawfer and I. 

 H. Johnston. 



Lewisburg, W. Va. — Dec. 26; 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Cloudy; snow on north and west 

 hillsides; wind east, light; temp. 25°. Bob-white, 16; Mourning Dove, i; Turkey Vul- 

 ture, 19; Cooper's Hawk, i; Red-tailed Hawk, 2; Barred Owl, i; Hairy Woodpecker, 3; 

 Downy Woodpecker, 17; Pileated Woodpecker, 3; Red-headed Woodpecker (immature), 

 i; Red-bellied Woodpecker, 11; Flicker, 7; Blue Jay, 29; American Crow, 35; Meadow- 

 lark, 12; Purple Finch, 16; Goldfinch, 25; Tree Sparrow, 126; Slate-colored Junco, 294; 

 Song Sparrow, 2; Cardinal, 20; Mockingbird, i; Carolina Wren, 6; Brown Creeper, i; 

 White-breasted Nuthatch, 24; Tufted Titmouse, 23; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 7; Blue- 

 bird, 9. Total, 28 species, 712 individuals. — Charles O. Handley, Harry E. Handley 

 and Prof. H. C. Bailey. 



White Sulphur Springs, W. Va. — Dec. 25; n a.m. to 5:15 p.m. Fine; wind west, 

 light; ground partly snow covered; altitude 1,900 to 2,400 ft.; temp. 38° to 46°. Ruffed 

 Grouse, 3; Turkey Vulture, i; Cooper's Hawk, i; Red-shouldered Hawk, 2; Barred 

 Owl, i; Downy Woodpecker, 6; Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, i; Blue Jay, 3; Crow, 5; 

 Tree Sparrow, 5; Junco, 150; Cardinal, 2; Brown Creeper, 3; Tufted Titmouse, 2; 

 Black-capped Chickadee, 7; White-breasted Nuthatch, 9; Red-breasted Nuthatch, 3; 

 Golden-crowned Kinglet, 17; Bluebird, 12. Total, 19 species, 233 individuals. — Mr. 

 and Mrs. Stanley V. LaDow. 



Currituck Sound, N. C. — Dec. 31; dawn until dark. Clear; wind north, fresh; 

 temp. 30° to 38°. Country visited: Monkey Island, Waterlily Island, the Sound, 

 marshes, and beach, live oak and pine woods, cotton and corn fields. Observers together. 

 Holboell's Grebe, 2; Horned Grebe, 6; Pied-billed Grebe, i; Herring Gull, 10; Bonaparte's 

 Gull, 18; Hooded Merganser, 24; Mallard, 15; Black Duck, 150; Baldpate, 75; Pintail, 

 2,000; Redhead, 6,000; Canvasback, 4,500; scaup sp., 4; American Goldeneye, 6; Old- 

 squaw, 3; Ruddy Duck, 1,500; Canada Goose, 4,000; Whistling Swan, 2,000; Great 

 Blue Heron, 4; Coot, 2,500; Wilson's Snipe, 15; Killdeer, 5; Turkey Vulture, 2; Marsh 

 Hawk, 4; Bald Eagle, 5; Sparrow Hawk, i; Screech Owl, 2; Kingfisher, 4; Southern 

 Hairy Woodpecker, i; Red-cockaded Woodpecker, 6; Flicker, 4; American Crow, 55; 

 Fish Crow, 12; Red-winged Blackbird, 125; Meadowlark, 100; Boat-tailed Grackle, 15; 

 Purple Finch, 2; Redpoll, 2 (very tame; observed for as long and at as close range as 

 we wished. The A.O.U. check-list gives this species south only to Virginia.); Ipswich 



