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Titmouse, 15; Carolina Chickadee, 4; Bluebird, 10. Total, 26 species, about 319 in- 

 dividuals. — S. W. Mellott. 



Washington, D. C. (from a point 3V2 miles south of Congress Heights to Wood- 

 ridge, D. €.)• — 8:30 A.M. to 5 P.M. Fair; winds light, variable, becoming southerly in 

 P.M.; temp. 16° to 39°. Herring Gull, i; Bob-white, 17; Turkey Vulture, 34; Cooper's 

 Hawk, i; Red-tailed Hawk, 2; Red-shouldered Hawk, 6; Broad-winged Hawk, i; 

 Sparrow Hawk, 2; Barred Owl, 2; Kingfisher, i; Downy Woodpecker, 9; Red-bellied 

 Woodpecker, i; Flicker, 5; Blue Jay, 4; Crow, 10,000; Fish Crow, 91; Starling, 

 14; Red- winged Blackbird, 2; Meadowlark, 6; Purple Finch, 3; Goldfinch, 51; 

 White-throated Sparrow, 16; Tree Sparrow, 226; Junco, 327; Song Sparrow, 34; 

 Swamp Sparrow, i; Cardinal, 28; Migrant Shrike, i; Mockingbird, 3; Carolina 

 Wren, 5; Brown Creeper, i; Tufted Titmouse, 12: Carolina Chickadee, 12; Golden- 

 crowned Kinglet, 4; Hermit Thrush, i; Bluebird, 14. Total, 36 species, 10,938 individ- 

 uals. — I. N. Gabrielsox and E. R. Kalmbach. 



Washington, D. C. (Wellington to New Alexandria, Va. ; Arlington, Va. to Wash- 

 ington, D. C). — Dec. 26; 10 A.M. to 4 P.M. Clear; wind northwest, light but penetrating; 

 light snow covering ground; temp. 25° to 30°. Distance 12 miles. Hooded Merganser, 15; 

 Mallard, 50; Black Duck, 25; Redhead, 100; Canvasback, 500; Greater Scaup, 500; 

 Lesser Scaup, 6,000 (two sizes, as well as color reflections of heads); Goldeneye, 30; 

 Bufiflehead, 12 (all ducks through telescope, 25 diameters); Bob-white, 32 (7, 8, 16, i); 

 Turkey Vulture, 10; Marsh Hawk, i; Sharp-shinned Hawk, i; Cooper's Hawk, i; 

 Red-tailed Hawk, i; Red-shouldered Hawk, i; Broad-winged Hawk, i; Bald Eagle, 3; 

 Sparrow Hawk, 2; Downy Woodpecker, 11; Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, i; Flicker, 2; 

 Blue Jay, 5; Common Crow, 300; Fish Crow, 7; Starling, 5; Rusty Blackbird, 60; 

 Purple Finch, 2; Goldfinch, 30; White-throated Sparrow, 25; Tree Sparrow, 150; Junco, 

 300; Song Sparrow, 10; Cardinal, 20; Migrant Shrike, i; Myrtle Warbler, i; Carolina 

 Wren, 3; Winter Wren, 2; Brown Creeper, 11; White-breasted Nuthatch, i; Tufted 

 Titmouse, 15; Carolina Chickadee, 40; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 150; Ruby-crowned 

 Kinglet, 2; Bluebird, 50. Total, 45 species, 8,458 individuals. Ducks in three flocks, and 

 actual number probably exceeded ten or twelve thousand. — Mr. and Mrs. Leo D. 

 MiNKR, and Raymond W. Moore. 



Mount Vernon to Dyke, Va. (by way of Dogue Creek). — Dec. 26; 8.30 a.m. to 5.15 

 P.M. Clear; 2 in. of snow; wind northwest, light; temp. 23° at start, 26° at finish. Twelve 

 miles on foot. Observers together. Red-breasted Merganser, 25; Black Duck, 6; Canvas- 

 back, 300; Lesser Scaup, 10; American Goldeneye, 2; Ruddy Duck, 75; Bob- white, 15; 

 Turkey Vulture, 8; Marsh Hawk, 2; Red-tailed Hawk, i; Red-shouldered Hawk, 

 i; Bald Eagle, 1; Downy Woodpecker, 5; Red-bellied Woodpecker, 2; Flicker, 6; 

 Blue Jay, 16; Crow, 83; Fish Crow, i; Red-winged Blackbird, i; Meadowlark, 19; 

 Goldfinch, 11; White-throated Sparrow, 13; Tree Sparrow, 29; Junco, 156; Song 

 Sparrow, 4; Cardinal, 8; Migrant Shrike, 3; Myrtle Warbler, 4; Mockingbird, 3; Caro- 

 lina Wren, 4; Winter Wren, 3; Brown Creeper, i; White-breasted Nuthatch, 2; 

 Tufted Titmouse, 18; Carolina Chickadee, 7; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 13; Ruby- 

 crowned Kinglet, i; Hermit Thrush, i; Bluebird, 16. Total. 39 species, about 855 in- 

 dividuals. — Waldo McAtee and Edward A. Preble. 



Grafton, W. Va. (McGee to Benton Ferry).— Dec. 25; 7.30 a..m. to 3.30 p.m. Cloudy 

 and snowing until noon; 2 in. of ^now at noon; wind west, light; temp. 20° at start, 35° 

 at end. Eight miles on fool. Bob-white, 6; Screech Owl, i; Downy Woodpecker, 5; 

 .\mcrican Crow, 2; Chipping Sparrow, i; Slate-colored Junco, 70; Song Sparrow, 8; 

 Cardinal, 16; Carolina Wren, 6; Tufted Titmouse, 2; Chickadee, 4. Total, 11 species, 

 about 120 individuals. — A. J. Dadisman. 



Lewisburg, W. Va. — Dec. 26; 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Clear; 4 in. of snow (snow clinging to 

 the undcri^Towili made the ol)<;rrv,Tti<Mi dilTicull and disagreeable for thejib^ervers^ ; 



