34 Bird - Lore 



Woodpecker, 44; Red-headed Woodpecker, 9; Red-bellied Woodpecker, 1; Blue Jay, 22; 

 Crow, 9; Red- winged Blackbird, 150+ (2 flocks); Tree Sparrow, 150 + ; Junco, 38; Song 

 Sparrow, 4; Cardinal, 8; Brown Creeper, 11; White-breasted Nuthatch, 20; Tufted Titmouse, 

 7; Chickadee, 23. Total, 21 species, about 746 individuals. A belated Kingfisher was heard 

 several times on Dec. 13. — Hugo H. Schroder. 



Emmetsburg, Iowa. — Dec. 27; 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wind south; temp, at start o°, return 12 . 

 Seven miles north-northeast along shores of Lake Medium; east J^mile; west 3 miles to Des- 

 Moines River; south 5 miles along river; % mile east to Emmetsburg; 16 miles. Prairie Hen, 

 127; Dove, 5; Short-eared Owl, 6; Screech Owl, 3; Hairy Woodpecker, 4; Northern Downy 

 Woodpecker, 13; Flicker, 1; Prairie Horned Lark, 31; Blue Jay, 6; Crow, 46; Red-winged 

 Blackbird, 1; Bronzed Crackle, 3; Red-poll, 22; Tree Sparrow, 129; Slate-colored Junco, 15; 

 Brown Creeper, 11; White-breasted Nuthatch, 12; Chickadee, 12; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 

 2. Total, 19 species, 468 individuals. — Le Roy Titus Weeks and W. F. Coultas. 



Iowa City, Iowa. — Dec. 23; 8.15 a.m. to 2.30 p.m. Cloudy; 1 in. snow; tree? and vegetation 

 ice-coated from yesterday's rain; wind light northeast at start, becoming stronger in p.m. and 

 accompanied during last hour by snow-flurries; temp, at start 16 , on return 20 . Four miles 

 south, then back in circle to City Park, then along river 1 mile; about 10 miles on foot. Ob- 

 servers together except last mile. Bob-white, 2; Marsh Hawk, 1; Hairy Woodpecker, 2; 

 Downy Woodpecker, 9 (4 males and 5 females); Red-headed Woodpecker, 4 (3 ads. and 1 imm.). 

 Red-bellied Woodpecker, 1; Blue Jay, 15; Crow, 1; Cowbird, 1 (male; studied at distance of 

 25 feet with 5X glasses); Purple Finch, 4 (3 males and 1 female); Goldfinch, 6; Tree Sparrow, 

 50+; Slate-colored Junco, 12; Cardinal, 3 (2 males and 1 female); Brown Creeper, 2; White- 

 breasted Nuthatch, 10; Tufted Titmouse, 1; Black-capped Chickadee, 30. Total, 18 species, 

 154 individuals. — Dayton Stoner and J. L. Horsfall. 



Keokuk (Lee Co.), Iowa. — Dec. 26; 12 m. to 5 p.m. Cloudy, followed by clearing; very 

 light snow on ground; west wind, very light; temp. 28 at start, 34 at return. Seven miles on 

 foot; used street-car across city. Herring Gull, 175 (seen mainly below power dam, across 

 Mississippi River; water above dam frozen; river below dam clear of ice); Black Duck, 35; 

 Lesser Scaup, 210 + ; Golden-eye, 255 + ; (points of observation unusually favorable from top 

 of dam, on bridge, and from dyke on Illinois side of river); Sparrow Hawk, 1; Hairy Wood- 

 pecker, 5; Downy Woodpecker, 25; Red-bellied Woodpecker, 3; Blue Jay, 7; Crow, 6; Purple 

 Finch, 15; Goldfinch, 18; Tree Sparrow, 38; Slate-colored Junco, 65; Song Sparrow, 3; Towhee, 

 1; Cardinal, },y, Brown Creeper, 3; White-breasted Nuthatch, 8; Red-breasted Nuthatch, 3; 

 Tufted Titmouse, 13; Chickadee, 61. Total 22 species, 983 individuals. — C. E. Ehinger. 



New Hampton, Iowa (along thinly wooded valley of Wapsipinicon River). — Dec. 26; 

 1 to 5.30 p.m. Clear; 2 in. of snow; practically no wind; temp, at 1 o' clock 26°. Six miles on 

 foot. Observers together. Short-eared Owl, 1; Hairy Woodpecker, 2; Blue Jay, 2; Crow, 

 4; Redpoll, 8; Tree Sparrow, 1; Chickadee, 2; White-breasted Nuthatch, 3. Total, 8 species, 

 2^, individuals. The Owl was startled out of a clump of oak close to the ground and about a 

 rod in front of us; the Redpolls were in a box-elder tree directly over our heads. — Charles 

 J. Spiker and Clarence Wittenburg. 



Oskaloosa, Iowa (along Spring Creek and tributary ravines). — Dec. 25; 12 m. to 4 p.m. 

 Clear; 2 in. snow; wind southwest, light; temp. 18 at start, 24° at return. Five miles on foot, 

 returning by different route. Bob-white, 7, (1 covey); Rough-legged Hawk, 1; American 

 Sparrow Hawk, 2; American Long-eared Owl, 1; Barred Owl, 1; Screech Owl, 1; Hairy Wood- 

 pecker, n; Downy Woodpecker, 15; Red-headed Woodpecker, 7; Red-bellied Woodpecker, 

 2; Northern Flicker, 1; Blue Jay, 13; American Crow, 7; Tree Sparrow, 75; Slate-colored 

 Junco, 42; Song Sparrow, 1 (with Juncos); Cardinal, 5; Brown Creeper, 3; White-breasted 

 Nuthatch, 12; Red-breasted Nuthatch, 2; Tufted Titmouse, 5; Black-Capped Chickadee, 17. 

 Total, 22 species, 231 individuals. I saw a Sparrow Hawk kill a^.d partly eat a Hairy Wood- 

 pecker.— Gertrude E. Dixon. 



Pierson, Iowa. — Dec. 26; 1 to 5 p.m. Partly cloudy; 4 to in. of snow; no wind; temp. 25°. 



