40 " Bird - Lore 



34°. Herring Gull, 62; Red-breasted Merganser, flock 50; Sharp-shinned Hawk, 2; 

 Hairy Woodpecker, 2; Downy Woodpecker, 5; Red-bellied Woodpecker, 2; Flicker, i; 

 Blue Jay, 10; Goldfinch, 11; Tree Sparrow, 32; Junco, 150; Song Sparrow, 2; Cardinal, 

 19; Brown Creeper, i; White-breasted Nuthatch, 6; Tufted Titmouse, 12; Chickadee, 

 18. Total, 17 species, 385 individuals. — Prof. W. H. Packard, Reginald Packard 

 and James H. Sedgwick. 



Peoria, 111. (Region southeast of the river to Morton, lU.j. — Dec. 27; 12 m. to 4.30 

 P.M. Fair; ground bare; wind west, brisk; temp. 25°. Herring Gull, 24; Bob-white, 

 flock 15; Sharp-shinned Hawk, 2; Hairy Woodpecker, 2; Downy Woodpecker, 5; Blue 

 Jay, 3; Crow, 2; Tree Sparrow, 71; Junco, 300; Cardinal, 14; Winter Wren, i; White- 

 breasted Nuthatch, 2; Tufted Titmouse, 4; Chickadee, 9; Bluebird, 8, all apparently 

 young ones of this j'ear's brood. Total, 15 species, 462 individuals. — James H. Sedg- 

 wick. 



Port Byron, 111. — Dec. 25; 9 to 10 a.m., and 12.15 to 2 p.m. Clear; ground bare; 

 wind southwest, light; temp. 32° at 9 a.m.; 45° at 12.45 P-M. Red-tailed Hawk, i; 

 Hairy Woodpecker, 7; Downy Woodpecker, 6; Red-headed Woodpecker, 2; Blue Jay, 

 10; Crow, 11; Goldfinch, 10; Tree Sparrow, 2; Junco, 15; White-breasted Nuthatch, 10; 

 Chickadee, 27. Total, 11 species, loi individuals. — J. J. Schafer. 



Rantoul, 111. — Dec. 25; 2 to 4.30 p.m. Clear, fair; ground bare; wind southwest, 

 light; temp. 38°. Hairy Woodpecker, i; Downy Woodpecker, 3; Red-bellied Wood- 

 pecker, i; Flicker, 3; Prairie Horned Lark, 30; Blue Jay, 5; Crow, 8; White-throated 

 Sparrow, i; Tree Sparrow, 10; Chipping Sparrow, 2; Junco, 6; Song Sparrow, 2; Tow- 

 hee, i; Cardinal, 2; Brown Creeper, 4; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 2. Total, 16 species, 

 81 individuals. — George E. Ekblau, W. Elmer Ekblau and George V. Wood. 



Rock Island, 111. — Dec. 25; 9.45 a.m. to 12.15 p.m. Bright; warm; no wind; no snow; 

 temp, about 38°. Hairy Woodpecker, 2; Downy Woodpecker, 4; Blue Jay, 5; Crow, 

 7; Tree Sparrow, 2; Junco, 25; Cardinal, 3; White-breasted Nuthatch, 4; Red-breasted 

 Nuthatch, 2; Brown Creeper, i; Chickadee, 8. Total, 11 species, 63 individuals. — 

 BuRTis H. Wilson. 



Urbana, 111. — Dec. 22; 9 a.m. to 12 m., and 3 to 4 p.m. Clear; ground bare; wind 

 southwest, light; temp. 44°. Marsh Hawk, i; Sparrow Hawk, i; Downy Woodpecker, 

 2; Blue Jay, 7; Crow, 12; Tree Sparrow, 15; Junco, 75; Song Sparrow, 3; Cardinal, 5; 

 Brown Creeper, 4; Red-breasted Nuthatch, 2; Robin, i. Total, 12 species, 128 indi- 

 viduals. — H. S. Grindley and C. I. Newlin. 



Detroit, Mich. — Dec. 25; 9.30 a.m. to 12.45 p.m. Clear; about two inches of snow; 

 wind westerly, about 12 miles; temp. 28° to 32°; two miles across Ford Farm, Dearborn, 

 along River Rouge and Detroit River. Herring Gull, 21; Mallard, 2; Redhead, 2; 

 Bob- white, 20; Marsh Hawk, i; Downy Woodpecker, 7; Blue Jay, 5; Crow, 44; Tree 

 Sparrow, 52; Song Sparrow, 2; Cardinal, i; White-breasted Nuthatch, 12; Red- 

 breasted Nuthatch, 3; Chickadee, 9. Total, 14 species, 181 individuals. — Jefferson 

 Butler. 



Kalamazoo, Mich. — 10 a.m. to i p.m. Clear to cloudy; thin snow; wind south; 

 temp. 35°. Herring Gull, i; Downy Woodpecker, i; Crow, 15; Junco, 25; Cardinal, i; 

 White-breasted Nuthatch, 2. Total, 6 species, 45 individuals. — W. E. Praeger. 



New Buffalo, Mich. — Dec. 26; 7.30 to 11 a.m., and i to 3 p.m. Clear in morning, 

 cloudy after 10 a.m.; ground bare; moderate southwest to west wind; temp. 26° to 32°. 

 Herring Gull, 20; Ring-billed Gull, 30; American Merganser, 12; Old-squaw, i; Coot, 

 i; Hairy Woodpecker, 2; Down}' Woodpecker, 3; Blue Jay, 14; Crow, 9; Goldfinch, 

 5; Tree Sparrow, 75; Junco, 7; Cardinal, 2; White-breasted Nuthatch, 4; Chickadee, 9. 

 Total, 15 species, 194 individuals. — F. A. Pennington. 



Berlin, Wis. — Dec. 25; 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Clear; half an inch of snow; no wind; 

 temp. 38°. Hairy Woodpecker, i; Downy Woodpecker, 2; Blue Jay, 2; White-breasted 



