34 Bird - Lore 



Goshawk, i; Red-tailed Hawk, i; Hairy Woodpecker, 3; Downy Woodpecker, i; 

 Prairie Horned Lark, i; Redpoll, 12; Pine Siskin, 27; Tree Sparrow, 150; Junco, 60; 

 Cardinal, 6; Brown Creeper, 2; White-breasted Nuthatch, 9; Chickadee, 25; Golden- 

 crowned Kinglet, i; Bluebird, 4 (2 adults and 2 young). The Bluebirds were in deep 

 woods, but even there their usual food-supply of insects, etc., must have been largely 

 lacking. Total, 15 species, 303 individuals. Bluebird, Golden-crowned Kinglet and 

 Goshawk are unusual here. Seems to be a wave of Goshawks all over Iowa and South 

 Dakota this year. — Arthur Lindsey and Walter W. Bennett. 



South English, Iowa. — Dec. 27; 8:30 a.m. to i p.m. Ground snow-covered; wind 

 south, very light; temp. 10°. Bob-white, 26; Mourning Dove, 2 (quite a few are staying 

 in barnyards here this winter); Hairy Woodpecker, 6; Downy Woodpecker, 12; (Red- 

 bellied?) Woodpecker, i (close-barred black and white with red extending from top of 

 head to quite low on neck); Blue Jay, 7; Crow, 14; Slate-colored Junco, 90; Cardinal, 

 2; White-breasted Nuthatch, 18; Tufted Titmouse, i (I have been feeding this individual 

 for some time; it surely answers Reed's description); Black-capped Chickadee, 120; 

 Robin, I. Total, 13 species, 300 individuals. — John B. Slate. 



Lennox, S. D. (town and adjacent country). — Dec. 23; 9 to n a.m.; 2 to 5:30 p.m. 

 Partly cloudy; ground bare except a little snow in shaded spots; wind southwest, light; 

 temp. — 2°. Long-eared Owl, i; Screech Owl, 2; Downy Woodpecker, i; Horned Lark, 

 500; American Crow, 150; Redpoll, 156; Greater Redpoll, i; Lapland Longspur, 10,000 

 (an uncounted multitude; probably 100,000 are wintering in this vicinity) ; Tree Spar- 

 row, 165; White-breasted Nuthatch, 4; Chickadee, i; Brown Creeper, i. Total, 12 

 species, 10,982 individuals. — ^W. B. Mallory. 



Vermillion, S. D. (down Vermillion River 3 miles, back over prairie). — Dec. 22; 

 1:30 to 4:15 p.m. Clear; ground bare; wind northwest, light; temp. 17°. Hairy Wood- 

 pecker, 2; Downy Woodpecker, 5; Crow, i; Redpoll, 45; Goldfinch, i; Tree Sparrow, 

 29; Slate-colored Junco, 6; Cardinal, i; Brown Creeper, 2; White-breasted Nuthatch, 

 6; Red-breasted Nuthatch, i; Chickadee, 36. Total, 12 species, 135 individuals. — W. 

 H. Over and W. M. Willy. 



Yankton, S. D. — -Dec. 28; 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Clear; i>2 in. of snow; wind south- 

 west, light; temp. 8°. Hairy Woodpecker, i; Downy Woodpecker, 3; Flicker, i; Crow, 3; 

 Red Crossbill, 6; Goldfinch, 8; Lapland Longspur, 15; Tree Sparrow, 100; Slate-colored 

 Junco, 10; Montana Junco, i; Song Sparrow, i; Brown Creeper, 2; White-breasted 

 Nuthatch, i; Chickadee, 15. Total, 14 species, 167 individuals.^AusTiN P. Larrabee. 



Fremont, Neb. — Dec. 26; 7:30 a.m. to 12 m. Clear; i in. of snow, with ice (thunder 

 storm and rain the preceding night); wind northwest, cold; temp. 30°. Screech Owl, i; 

 Hairy Woodpecker, 3; Downy Woodpecker, 4; Northern Flicker, i; Prairie Horned 

 Lark, 30; Blue Jay, i; Crow, i; Red Crossbill, 8; Goldfinch, 4; Pine Siskin, 13; Tree 

 Sparrow, 45; Brown Creeper, 6; White-breasted Nuthatch, 5; Red-breasted Nuthatch, 

 7; Chickadee, 35. Total, 15 species, 164 individuals. — Mrs. Lily Ruegg-Button. 

 ,,^' Omaha, Neb. — Dec. 27. Parks, boulevards and cemeteries, 2 to 4 miles in sparsely 

 wooded ravines, etc., four distinct areas all not over 5 miles from post office. Clear; 

 ground white; light west wind; temp. 30° to 12°. Marsh Hawk, i; Hairy Woodpecker, 

 4; Downy Woodpecker, 9; Flicker, 4; Blue Jay, 9; Crow, 21; Purple Finch, 5; Red Cross- 

 bill, 2; Redpoll, 86; Song Sparrow, i; Goldfinch, 46; Pine Siskin, 11; Tree Sparrow, 18; 

 Slate-colored Junco, 165; Towhee, i; Cardinal, 8; Loggerhead Shrike, i; Brown Creeper, 

 i; White-breasted Nuthatch, 9; Red-breasted Nuthatch, 10; Chickadee, 87. Total, 21 

 species, 499 individuals. — Miles Greenleaf, L. O. Horsky, Wm. Marsh and Dr. 



S. R. TOWNE. 



Kansas City, Mo. (district between the Country Club and Dodson, in the Swope 

 Park region and in the country between Independence and Atherton). — Dec. 23, 24, 25. 

 Bob-white, 7; Marsh Hawk, 2; Red-tailed Hawk, 6; Rough-legged Hawk, i; Sparrow 



