38 Bird- Lore 



IO+; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 5 + . Total, 18 species, about 454 individuals. — 

 Conrad K. Roland. 



Reading, Pa. — Dec. 23; 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Clear; 8 to 10 in. of snow; wind north, 

 light; temp. 10° at start, 35° at return. Observers together. Downy Woodpecker, 10; 

 Blue Jay, 11; Crow, 20; Starling, 20; White-throated Sparrow, 6; Tree Sparrow, 10; 

 Slate-colored Junco, 12; Song Sparrow, 10; Cardinal, 7; White-breasted Nuthatch, 3; 

 Black-capped Chickadee, 10. Total, 11 species, 119 individuals. — Anna P. and Mary 

 K. Dektkr. 



Reading, Pa. — Dec. 23; 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Clear; 8 in. of snow; wind northwest, light 

 temp. 10° to 32°. Observers together. Sparrow Hawk, 3; Downy Woodpecker, 6 

 Blue Jay, 14; Crow, 25; Starling, 14; Meadowlark, 2; Goldfinch, 6; Tree Sparrow, 5 

 Junco, 30; Song Sparrow, 27; Cardinal, 15; Carolina Wren, i; Brown Creeper, i; White- 

 breasted Nuthatch, 6; Chickadee, 10. Total, 15 species, 167 individuals. — Mr. and Mrs. 

 G. Henry Mengel. 



Springs, Pa. — Dec. 25; 8.15 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. Mostly clear; snow in patches; wind 

 southwest to northwest, light; temp. 42° to 34°. Walked 5 miles. Ruffed Grouse, i; 

 Hairy Woodpecker, i; Downy Woodpecker, 4; Blue Jay, 3; Tree Sparrow, 12; Junco, 9; 

 White-breasted Nuthatch, 5; Tufted Titmouse, 4; Black-capped Chickadee, 6. Total, 

 9 species, 45 individuals. — Ansel B. Miller. 



Telford, Pa. — Dec. 25; 8.15 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. Raining at start, but clearing at 

 10.15 A.M. followed by brisk north wind; temp. 34°; 8 in. of snow. Bob- white, 15 (covey); 

 Sparrow Hawk, 2; Great Horned Owl, i; Downy Woodpecker, 5; Flicker, 4; American 

 Crow, 20; Starling, 6; Tree Sparrow, 17; Slate-colored Junco, 13; Song Sparrow, 11; 

 Brown Creeper, 3; W^hite-breasted Nuthatch, 3; Black-capped Chickadee, i; Golden- 

 crowned Kinglet, 15. Total, 14 species, 115 individuals. Also one unidentified Hawk. — 

 Claude A. Butterwick. 



West Chester, Pa. — Dec. 25; 11.30 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. Cloudy, slight rain at start, 

 flurries of snow; ground covered with snow and ice; no wind; temp. 36° at start, 30° 

 at return. Eleven miles on foot. Turkey Vulture, 3; Cooper's Hawk, i ; Red-tailed Hawk, 

 4; Screech Owl, i; Downy W^oodpecker, 13; American Crow, 115; Starling, 15; Purple 

 Crackle, 2; Tree Sparrow, 50; Slate-colored Junco, 75; Song Sparrow, 45; Cardinal, 

 13; White-breasted Nuthatch, 3; Chickadee, 4. Total, 14 species, 344 individuals. — 

 C. E. Ehinger. 



York, Pa. (to Wrightsville, along Susquehanna Rive). — Dec. 27; 7 a.m. to 12.30 

 P.M. Clear; 4 in. of crusty snow; calm; temp. 18° at start. Six miles on foot. Observers 

 together. American Merganser, 3; Screech Owl, i; Hairy Woodpecker, i; Downy Wood- 

 pecker, 11; Northern Flicker, i; Blue Jay, 5; American Crow, 53; Starling, i; Tree 

 Sparrow, 10; Slate-colored Junco, 21; Song Sparrow, 12; Cardinal, 15; Cedar Waxwing, 

 3; Carolina Wren, 5 (singing); Brown Creeper, i; Tufted Titmouse, i; Black-capped 

 Chickadee, 12 (singing); Hermit Thrush, i. Yesterday a Crackle was observed, and 

 on Dec. 15 a male Towhee was positively identified where these observations 

 were made. Total, 18 species, 157 individuals. — Arthur Farquhar and Charles 

 Weiser. 



Chevy Chase, Md. (northeast to Rock Creek and back). — Dec. 25; 7.30 a.m. to i 

 P.M. Sky darkly overcast; snow in sheltered locations; wind north, light; temp. 40° at 

 start, 35° at return; rain 10 to 12 a.m., snow in p.m. Eight or 9 miles on foot. Bob-white, 

 2; Turkey Vulture, 4; Red-shouldered Hawk, 2; Sparrow Hawk, i; Screech Owl, 2; 

 Hairy Woodpecker, i ; Downy Woodpecker, 1 1 ; Red-headed Woodpecker, i ; Sapsucker, 

 2; Blue Jay, 21; American Crow, 36; Fish Crow, 25; Starling 15 (first time the Starling 

 has been noted in Chevy Chase; they first appeared Dec. 16); Purple Finch, 3; White- 

 throated Sparrow, 6; Tree Sparrow, 2; Chipping Sparrow, i; Junco, 107; Song Sparrow, 

 4; Cardinal, 22; Mockingbird, 8; Carolina Wren, 6; White-breasted Nuthatch, 8; Tufted 



