42 Bird -Lore 



Prairie du Sac, Wis. — Dec. 23; 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Ruffed Grouse, 1; Great Horned 

 Owl, i; Hairy Woodpecker, 2; Downy Woodpecker, 7; Red-bellied Woodpecker, i; 

 Crow, i; Blue Jay, 14; Junco, 4; Chickadee, 16; Brown Creeper, 2; White-breasted 

 Nuthatch, 8; Red-breasted Nuthatch, i. Total, 12 species, 58 individuals. — Sidney 

 Conger and Louise Bailey. 



Sparta, Wis. — Dec. 26; 9 a.m. to 3.30 p.m. Cloudy; two inches of snow; wind north- 

 west; temp. 38°. Ruffed Grouse, 3; Downy Woodpecker, 2; Blue Jay, 6; Crow, 4; Even- 

 ing Grosbeak, 52; Cedar Waxwing, 9; Brown Creeper, 2; Chickadee, 8. Total, 8 species, 

 86 individuals. — H. M. Sherwin. 



Unity, Wis. — Dec. 22; 9 a.m. to 12 m. Clear; about six inches of snow; wind west, 

 light; temp. 15°. Ruffed Grouse, 14; Great Horned Owl, 2 (heard in evening); Hairy 

 Woodpecker, 5; Downy Woodpecker, i; Arctic Three-toed Woodpecker, i; Northern 

 Pileated Woodpecker, 2; White-breasted Nuthatch, 2; Chickadee, 7. Total, 8 species, 

 34 individuals. — D. C. Mabbott. 



Westfield, Wis. — Dec. 23; i to 3 p.m. Clear; ground covered bj' light snow; wind 

 southwest; temp. 32°. Hairy Woodpecker, i; Downy Woodpecker, 2; Blue Jay, 12; 

 Tree Sparrow, 3; Junco, 20; White-breasted Nuthatch, 4; Chickadee, 16. Total, 7 

 species, 58 individuals. — Patience Nesbitt. 



Westfield, Wis. — Dec. 22; i to 4.30 p.m. Clear; three inches of snow; wind west, 

 light; temp. 14°. Bob-white, 44; Ruffed Grouse, 4; Pinnated Grouse, 18; Mourning 

 Dove, 2; Screech Owl, i; Downy Woodpecker, i; Flicker, i; Blue Jay, 5; Junco, i; 

 Chickadee, 8; Nuthatch, 2. Total, 11 species, 87 individuals. — Agnes E. Russell. 



Whitewater, Wis. — Dec. 24; 8 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. Cloudy; scant covering of snow; 

 wind southwest, light; temp, about 36°. Downy Woodpecker, 4; Prairie Horned Lark, 

 3; Blue Jaj', 5; Crow, 14; Redpoll, 3; Tree Sparrow, 2; Junco, 6; Song Sparrow, i; 

 Brown Creeper, i; White-breasted Nuthatch, 10; Red-breasted Nuthatch, 12; Chicka- 

 dee, 15; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 8. Total, 13 species, 84 individuals. Additional species 

 December 26: Mallard, 15; Canvasback, 10; Canada Goose, 200; Coot, 20; Hairy 

 Woodpecker, i; Pine Grosbeak, 11. — Mrs. A. B. Esterly and family, and Martin 

 Gelian. 



Winneconne, Wis. — Dec. 25; 8 a.m. to 12 m. Clear; ground barely covered with 

 snow; wind southwest; temp. 28°. Hairy Woodpecker, 2; Downy Woodpecker, 2; Blue 

 Jay, 4; Crow, 12; Rusty Blackbird, i; Brown Creeper, i; White-breasted Nuthatch, 4; 

 Black-capped Chickadee, 15. Total, 8 species, 41 individuals. Herring Gulls and Tree 

 Sparrows seen nearly every day except Christmas. — Henry P. Severson. 



Excelsior, Minn. — Dec. 25; 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Clear; ten inches of snow; wind south, 

 slight; temp. 34°. Prairie Chicken, i; Screech Owl, i; Tree Sparrow, 11; Downy Wood- 

 pecker, i; White-breasted Nuthatch, 4; Blue Jay, 9. Total, 6 species, 27 individuals 

 — Rett E. Olmstead. 



Minnehaha Falls and Fort Snelling, Minn. — Dec. 25; 9 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. Partly 

 cloudy; six inches of snow; wind west, medium; temp. 21°. Red-breasted Merganser, 

 6; Screech Owl, i; Downy Woodpecker, 2; Crow, 7; Blue Jay, 11; Cedar Waxwing, 3; 

 White-breasted Nuthatch, 5; Chickadee, 9. Total, 8 species, 44 individuals. — Charles 

 Phillips. 



Oslo, Minn. — Dec. 26; 9 to 11 a.m. Clear; ground partly snow covered; wind 

 southwest, light; temp. 4° above zero. Prairie Hen, i; Hairy Woodpecker, 2; Blue Jay, 

 i; Redpoll, i; Robin, i. Total, 5 species, 6 individuals. — O. A. Finseth. 



Royalton, Minn. — Dec. 28; 10 a.m. to 12 m. Clear; ground snow-covered; wind, 

 southwest, light; temp. 15°. Hairy Woodpecker, 2; Downy Woodpecker, i; Blue Jay, 

 16; Sparrow sp., i; White-breasted Nuthatch, i; Chickadee, 4. Total, 6 species, 25 

 individuals. On December 25 a lone Evening Grosbeak was seen. — Harry B. Logan. 



St. Peter, Minn. — Dec. 25; 9 a.m. to i p.m. Fair; five inches snow on level; light 



