32 Bird -Lore 



Youngstown, Ohio. — Dec. 26; 7 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. Cloudy; ground frozen, slightly whitened 

 with snow; all trees, shrubbery, weeds and grasses coated with ice; wind south, light; temp. 

 20 to 30 . Distance walked about 15 miles; parties separated in making lists. Bob-white, 67 ; 

 Mourning Dove, 13; Cooper's Hawk, 1; Red- tailed Hawk, 1; Sparrow Hawk, 1; Screech Owl, 

 1; Great-horned Owl, 1 ; Belted Kingfisher, 1 ; Hairy Woodpecker, 10; Downy Woodpecker, 32; 

 Red-bellied Woodpecker, 2; Blue Jay, 66; Crow, 1; Meadowlark, 6; Goldfinch, 2; Tree Spar- 

 row, 186; Slate-colored Junco, 27; Song Sparrow, 26; Cardinal, 34; Brown Creeper, 4; White- 

 breasted Nuthatch, 24; Tufted Titmouse, 28; Black-capped Chickadee, 31; Golden-crowned 

 Kinglet, 15. Total, 24 species, 580 individuals. — Geo. L. Fordyce, Elizabeth Northrup, 

 C. A. Leedy, Willis H. Warner, and Evan C. Dressel. 



On Dec. 9, 1921, I personally observed an Evening Grosbeak about 6 miles from Youngs- 

 town. This is our first and only record of this species for this locality. — G. L. F. 



Fort Wayne, Ind. — Dec. 28; 8.30 to 11 a.m. Cloudy, light covering of snow on the ground; 

 wind south, light; temp. 30 . Three miles along river. Observers together. Red-shouldered 

 Hawk, 1; Hairy Woodpecker, 4; Downy Woodpecker, 8; Red-headed Woodpecker, 10; Blue 

 Jay, 5; Crow, 60; Tree Sparrow, 50; Slate-colored Junco, 50; Cardinal, 1; White-breasted 

 Nuthatch, 9; Tufted Titmouse, 6; Black-capped Chickadee, 12. Total, 12 species, 216 indi- 

 viduals. — Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Ringwalt, and Henry Miller. 



Goshen, Ind. (south along Elkhart River, up Turkey Creek to New Paris). — Dec. 26; 

 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Cloudy; 3 in. of snow; wind southwest, light; temp. 28 at start, 29 at return. 

 Nine miles on foot; return by interurban car. Mallard Duck, 3; Red-shouldered Hawk, 1; 

 Barred Owl, 1; Kingfisher, 2; Downy Woodpecker, 3; Flicker, 1; Blue Jay, 6; Crow, 6; Tree 

 Sparrow, 30; Slate-colored Junco, 24; Song Sparrow, 7; Cardinal, 8; White-breasted Nuthatch, 

 8; Chickadee, 14; Robin, 1. Total, 15 species, 115 individuals. — Mr. and Mrs. Geo. R. 

 Harper and Mrs. H. W. Eby. 



Holland, Ind. — Dec. 26. Cloudy, ground bare; wind north, light; temp. 28 . Eight miles 

 on foot. Observers together. Killdeer, 14; Bob-white, 10; Marsh Hawk, 1; Sparrow Hawk, 

 1; Screech Owl, 1; Hairy Woodpecker, 9; Downy Woodpecker, 23; Flicker, 2; Red-bellied 

 Woodpecker, 12; Pileated Woodpecker, 2; Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, 2; Blue Jay, 20; Crow, 6; 

 Meadowlark, 2; Goldfinch, 24; Tree Sparrow, 202; Slate-colored Junco, 270; Song Sparrow, 

 88; Towhee, 2; Cardinal, 266; Mockingbird, 1; Carolina Wren, 4; Brown Creeper, 4; White- 

 breasted Nuthatch, 5; Red-breasted Nuthatch, 10; Tufted Titmouse, 73; Chickadee, 32; 

 Bluebird, 14. Total, 28 species, 1,100 individuals. — Dr. Claude Lomax, and Dr. William 

 Lomax. 



Indianapolis, Ind. — Dec. 26; 10 a.m. to 3.40 p.m. Cloudy; dull; south wind; temp. 30°. 

 Eight miles along Buck Creek on foot. Observers together. Mourning Dove, 4; Marsh Hawk, 

 1; Downy Woodpecker, 3; Red-headed Woodpecker, 1; Blue Jay, 1; Crow, 155; Goldfinch, 

 15; Tree Sparrow, 3; Song Sparrow, 5; Cardinal, 10; White-breasted Nuthatch, 2; Tufted 

 Titmouse, 3; Chickadee, 2. Total, 13 species, 305 individuals. — R. M. Pruitt, Harold 

 Metcalf, Samuel E. Perkins, IV, and Samuel E. Perkins, III. 



Lafayette, Ind. — Dec. 26; 8.45 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. Cloudy; snow in sheltered places; trees 

 covered with ice; wind southwest, light; temp. 25 at start, 29 at return. Along Wabash 

 River, river road to Wabash Valley Sanitarium, return across country and through Happy 

 Hollow. Eight miles on foot. Mallard (?) Duck, 1 ; Sparrow Hawk, 1 ; Downy Woodpecker, 

 n; Red-headed Woodpecker, 2; Red-bellied Woodpecker, 1 (also seen Dec. 19); this bird has 

 not been noted before for years; Blue Jay, 6; Crow, 8; American Goldfinch, 2; Tree Sparrow, 

 40; Song Sparrow, 3; Cardinal, 6; White-breasted Nuthatch, 5; Tufted Titmouse, 38; Chick- 

 adee, 2. Total, 14 species; about 125 individuals. Also House Sparrows, too numerous to 

 count. — M. L. Fisher. 



Roachdale, Ind. — Dec. 25; 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Clear; ground practically bare; wind north- 

 east, light; temp. 26 to 31 . Nine miles on foot. Red-tailed (?) Hawk, 4; Sparrow Hawk. 

 1; Belted Kingfisher, 1; Hairy Woodpecker, 2; Downy Woodpecker, 11; Red-bellied Wood- 



