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strong west winds; temp. 40 to 50°; old snow melting. To Bear Canon, up canon to Denver 

 Power Company's reservoir, west along ridge to a point 2 miles above Boulder Falls, down 

 canon to Boulder; 27 miles on foot. Alpine Three-toed Woodpecker, 1; Red-shafted Flicker, 

 1; Magpie, 9; Long-crested Jay, 7; White-necked Raven, 2; Pinon Jay, 1; Gray-crowned 

 Leucosticte, 1; Pine Finch, 1; White-winged Junco, 2; Slate-colored J unco, 13; Shufeldt's 

 J unco, 5; Montana Junco, 2; Pink-sided Junco, 8; Gray-headed Junco, 6; Long-tailed Chicka- 

 dee 6; Mountain Chickadee, 8; Western Robin, 1. The White-necked Raven was studied 

 at a distance of 12 paces with good field-glasses. White patch was plainly visible on back of 

 neck. Total, 17 species, 76 individuals. — Theodore R. Beard. 



Denver, Colo. — Dec. 25; 10 a.m. to 12 m., and 2.30 to 5 p.m., by motor, and 12.15 to 115 

 p.m. afoot in Cheesman Park. Partly cloudy; 3 in. snow; wind south, mild; temp., 8 a.m., i6° 

 and 5 p.m., 32 . Wilson Snipe, 1; Killdeer, 1; Ring-necked Pheasant, 16; Mourning Dove, 2; 

 Marsh Hawk, 2; Western Red-tailed Hawk, 1; American Rough-legged Hawk, 1; Great 

 Horned Owl, 1; Orange-shafted Flicker, 4; Horned Lark, 160; Magpie, 115; Red-winged 

 blackbird, 1,500 (plus or minus); Western Meadowlark, 68; House Finch, 17; Western Tree 

 Sparrow, 125; Shufeldt's Junco, 12; Pink-sided Junco, 1 ; Grey-headed Junco, 2; Song Sparrow, 

 12. Total, 19 species and subspecies, and (about) 2,100 individuals. — W. H. Bergtold. 



Rocky Ford, Colo, (west along Arkansas River).— Dec. 25; 8.30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Partly 

 cloud} ; wind east; temp. 25 at start, 42 at return. Green-winged Teal, 2; Western Mourning 

 Dove, 8; Marsh Hawk, 1; Sharp-shinned Hawk, 1; Desert Sparrow Hawk, 4; Short-eared 

 Owl, 1; Western Horned Owl, 1; Red-shafted Flicker, 10; Saskatchewan Horned Lark, 40; 

 Magpie, 50; Red-winged Blackbird, 1,000; Western Meadowlark, 22; House Finch, 45; 

 Goldfinch, 5; Pine Siskin, 1; Lapland Longspur, 15; Gambel's Sparrow, 75; Western Tree 

 Sparrow, 500; Slate-colored Junco, 1; Shufeldt's Junco, 4; Pink-sided Junco, 65; Mountain 

 Song Sparrow, 30; Western Marsh Wren, 6. Total, 23 species, about 1,887 individuals. The 

 Marsh Wren is Telmatodytcs palustris, subspecies undetermined, but the form which winters 

 here. All identifications made with S-power binoculars. — Clarence E. Mukel. 



Calgary, Alberta idown Bow Valley from city limits). — Dec. 26; 11.40 a.m. till dark, 5.30 

 p.m. Clear and calm; J 4 in. of snow on prairie, 3 in. among the brush; temp, at start 7 , at 

 return 6°. Covering about 5 miles on foot. American Merganser (female), 1 ; Mallard (male), 

 1; American Golden-eye, 4; Sharp- tailed Grouse, 16; Hungarian Partridge, 52+ (6 coveys); 

 Hairy Woodpecker, 1; Downy Woodpecker, 13; Magpie, 150 + ; Redpoll, 5; Snow Bunting, 1 ; 

 Chickadee, 24. Total, n species, about 268 individuals. Seen recently, a few Pine Gros- 

 beaks and 1 Bohemian Waxwing. — Percy L. Custance. 



Okanagan Landing, B. C— Dec. 23, 9 a.m. to 3.30 p.m. Fine; 1 in. snow; wind northeast, 

 light; temp, at start 3 , at return 8°. Twelve miles on foot. Horned Grebe, 3; Loon (common?) 

 1; Herring Gull, 17; Merganser, 6; Mallard, 30 (est.); Scaup, 25 (est.); Ring-necked Pheasant, 

 1; American Golden-eye, 7; Bufflehead, 5; Coot, 3,000 (est.); Wilson's Snipe, 1; Pheasant, 4 

 (hybrids torquatus X mongolicus; Columbian Sharp-tailed Grouse (tracks of), 8; Sparrow 

 Hawk, 1 (first winter record for many years); Northwest Flicker, 2; Black-headed Jay, 5; 

 Magpie, 7; Western Meadowlark, 4; Rocky Mountain Pine Grosbeak, 12; Redpoll, 1; 

 Pallid Goldfinch, 5; Shufeldt's Junco, 14; Slate-colored Junco, 2; Song Sparrow (Merrill's?), 

 3; Bohemian Waxwing, 75; Long-tailed Chickadee, 2. Total, 27 species, 3,259 individuals. 

 Also English Sparrow, 18. Seen within the last week: Western Grebe, Holbcell's Grebe, 

 Canvasback, Redhead, Ruffed Grouse, Short-eared Owl, Kingfisher, Western Evening 

 Grosbeak, Western Tree Sparrow, Slender-billed Nuthatch, Red-bellied Nuthatch, Mountain 

 Chickadee, Water Ouzel. — Allan Brooks. 



Olympia, Wash. — Dec. 23, 9 a.m. to 4 P.M. Cloudy; 3 in. of snow; no wind; temp, at start 

 32°, at return 38 . Two observers together. From Olympia to Black Hills and back, about 

 18 miles, in car to Black Hills and then a walk of 5 or 6 miles. Western Grebe, 3; Horned 

 Grebe, 1; Guillemot, 2; Glaucous-winged Gull, 300; Herring Gull, 100; other Gulls (Cali- 

 fornia?), 100; Red-breasted Merganser, 50; American Scaup (est.), 2,000; American Golden- 



