Bird- Lore's Seventeenth Christmas Census 7,7, 



K.ingk-1, 15. Total, 24 species, 287 individuals. — George L. Fordyce, Volney Rogers, 

 C. A. Leedy and Mr. and Mrs. Willis H. Warner. 



Detroit, Mich. — Dec. 23; Palmer Park (140 acres), 8 to lo a.m.; Belle Isle Park 

 (700 acres), 1:30 to 4 p.m. Clear; 6 in. of snow; wind southwest, moderate; temp. 8° at 

 start, 26° at finish. Herring Gull, 4; White- winged Scoter, 5; Ring-necked Pheasant, 3; 

 Hairy Woodpecker, 7; Downy Woodpecker, 5; Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, i; Crow, 3; 

 Northern Shrike, i; Brown Creeper, 2; White-breasted Nuthatch, 5; Chickadee, 21. 

 Total, II species, 57 individuals. — Ralph Beebe. 



South Haven, Mich. — Dec. 24; 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Four in. of snow; wind west, light; 

 temp. 40°. Herring Gull, 8; Old-squaw, 2; Downy W^oodpecker, 10; Blue Jay, 4; Crow, 

 4; Redpoll, 30; Junco, 33; Song Sparrow, 4; Cardinal, 10; Mockingbird, i (identified by 

 one who had seen Mockingbirds in the South); White-breasted Nuthatch, 3; Tufted Tit- 

 mouse, i; Black-capped Chickadee, 40. Total, 14 species, 151 individuals. — -Mrs. A. N. 

 Williams, Miss Ruth Myhan, Miss Jessie Nicol, Mrs. M. R. Freshwaters, Miss 

 Bertha Shaw, Mr. Arthur Moore and Miss Florence L. Gregory. 



Elkhorn, Lauderdale Lakes and vicinity, Wis. — Dec. 26; 8 a.m. to 12 m.; i 130 to 3 

 P.M. Cloudy, raining; ground covered with snow and ice; wind northeast shifting to 

 southeast, strong; temp. 28° to 31°. Mallard, 3; Hairy Woodpecker, i; Downy Wood- 

 pecker, 2; Red-headed Woodpecker, 5; Blue Jay, 2; Crow, i; Tree Sparrow, 8; Slate- 

 colored Junco, 7; White-breasted Nuthatch, i; Black-capped Chickadee, 5. Total, 10 

 species, 35 individuals. Redpolls have been abundant up to day of taking census. A 

 Robin was seen the past week and a Northern Shrike several times. — Lula Dunbar. 



Hartland, Wis. — Dec. 23; 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Clear; 4 in. of snow; wind southwest, 

 light; temp. 8°. Hairy Woodpecker, i; Blue Jay, 13; Crow, 3; Redpoll, 30; Pine Sis- 

 kin, 27; Tree Sparrow, 8; Junco, 2; White-breasted Nuthatch, 3; Chickadee, 7. Total, 

 Q species, 94 individuals. — Susie L. Simonds. 



Manitowoc, Wis. — Dec. 25; 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Cloudy; 6 in. of snow; wind northeast, 

 light; temp. 20°. Distance covered, 5 miles. Observers together. Herring Gull, 16; 

 Hairy Woodpecker, i; Downj^ Woodpecker, 3; Redpoll, 3; Pine Siskin, 2; White-breasted 

 Nuthatch, i; Red-breasted Nuthatch, i; Chickadee, 6. Total, 8 species, ^:^ individuals. 

 —Scoutmaster John Egan, Scouts Harold Groth, Ed. Schmidt and Theodore 

 Krueger. 



Waukesha, Wis. — Dec. 25; 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Cloudy; 4 to 6 in. of snow; wind 

 none; temp. 15° to 25°. Observers on same trip. Blue Jay, 10; Crow, 50; Redpoll, 2; 

 Pine Siskin, 25; Tree Sparrow, 25; Slate-colored Junco, 7; Brown Creeper, i; White- 

 breasted Nuthatch, i; Red-breasted Nuthatch, i; Black-capped Chickadee, 4; Golden- 

 crowned Kinglet, i. Total, 11 species, 127 individuals. — Miss May Morgan and S. 

 Paul Jones. 



St. Peter, Minn. — Dec. 24; 10 a.m. to 12 m.; 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. Partly cloudy; 5 in. of 

 snow; wind northeast, light; temp. 16°; 6-mile tramp-— fields, woods and lake. Mallard, 

 2; Bob-white, 25; Screech Owl, i; Hairy Woodpecker, i; Downy Woodpecker, 6; Blue 

 Jay, 7; Red-winged Blackbird, 20; Tree Sparrow, 16; Brown Creeper, 2; W^hite-breasted 

 Nuthatch, 12; Red-breasted Nuthatch, 3; Black-capped Chickadee, 22. Total, 12 

 species, 117 individuals. — Harry J. LaDue. 



Lanesboro, Iowa. — Dec. 25; 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Very cloudy; 2 in. of snow; wind south- 

 east, brisk; temp. 8°; 13 miles. Red-shouldered Hawk, i; Long-eared Owl, i; Screech 

 Owl, i; Flicker, i; Prairie Horned Lark, 32; Blue Jay, 7; Crow, 7; Goldfinch, 13; Tree 

 Sparrow, 100; Slate-colored Junco, i; Northern Shrike, i; Brown Creeper, i; White- 

 breasted Nuthatch, 2; Black-capped Chickadee, 55. Total, 14 species, 222, individuals. — 

 .\lbert Wetter. 



Sioux City, la. — Dec. 25; 9 a.m. to 12 m. Cloudy; 5 in. of snow; wind northeast, 

 brisk; temp. 9° (Govt.). Birds suffering from cold, raw wind and lack of food. American 



