40 Bird - Lore 



no wind; temp. 8° at start, 26° at return. Fifteen miles on foot. Observers hunted 

 separately. Bob-white, 17 (2 coveys); Mourning Dove, 8; Turkey Vulture, 4; Red- 

 tailed Hawk, i; Sparrow Hawk, i; Great Horned Owl, i; Hairy Woodpecker, 4; Downy 

 Woodpecker, 11; Northern Pileated Woodpecker, 2; Red-bellied Woodpecker, 14; 

 Northern Flicker, 4; Prairie Horned Lark, 31; Blue Jay, 21; Crow, 248; Meadowlark, 2; 

 Goldfinch, 8; Tree Sparrow, 208; Slate-colored Junco, 438; Song Sparrow, i; Cardinal, 2; 

 Carolina Wren, 3; White-breasted Nuthatch, 32; Tufted Titmouse, 29; Bluebird, 6. 

 Total, 24 species, 1,096 individuals. — Harry and Chas. O. Handlev. 



Boone, N. C. — Dec. 24; 8.30 a.m. to 2.30 p.m. Cloudy early, clearing in middle of 

 forenoon and becoming warm in middle of day — one of several mild days following two 

 weeks of unusually cold weather and an unusual snowfall for the season; ground bare on 

 southern slopes, 2 to 5 in. of snow in wooded valleys and on northern slopes; temp, at 

 8.30, 30°. Bob- white, 2; Ruffed Grouse, i; Great Horned Owl, i (heard just before day) ; 

 Hairy Woodpecker, 2; Downy Woodpecker, 3; Blue Jay, i; American Crow, 15; Field 

 Sparrow, 2; Junco, 29; Song Sparrow, 4; Carolina Wren, i; White-breasted Nuthatch, 

 8; Tufted Titmouse, 19; Chickadee, 7. Total, 14 species, 95 individuals. — Roy M. 

 Brown. 



Lexington, N. C. — Dec. 26; 10.30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Clear; i}4 in. of snow; wind north- 

 east to north, moderately strong; temp. 25° to 35°. Eight miles covered. Bob-white, 

 10; Turkey Vulture, 12; Northern Flicker, i; Blue Jay, i; Crow, 8; Purple Finch, 2; 

 Goldfinch, 13; White-throated Sparrow, 25; Field Sparrow, 42; Slate-colored Junco, 

 103; Song Sparrow, 40; Cardinal, 20; Migrant Shrike, i; Pine Warbler, 2; Carolina 

 Wren, 9; Bewick's Wren, 2; Tufted Titmouse, 5; Carolina Chickadee, 7; Golden-crowned 

 (?) Kinglet, 2; Hermit Thrush, i; Bluebird, i. Total, 21 species, 307 individuals. — 

 Theodore Andrews. 



Atlanta, Ga. (Headwaters of North Utoy Creek and Procter Creek). — Dec. 22; 

 6.30 to 8.30 a.m. and i to 4.30 p.m. Clear; wind northwest, light; ground mostly 

 bare, a little ice and snow in shaded north exposures; temp. 39° at start, 50° at end. 

 Twelve miles afoot. Killdeer, i; Dove, 2; Turkey Vulture, i; Cooper's Hawk, i; (Red- 

 shouldered?) Hawk, i; Sparrow Hawk, 3; Flicker, 3; Blue Jay, 5; Crow, 3; Red-winged 

 Blackbird, 2; Meadowlark, 8; Goldfinch, 9; White-throated Sparrow, 27; Chipping 

 Sparrow, i; Field Sparrow, 40; Junco, 132; Song Sparrow, 8; Swamp Sparrow, i; Fox 

 Sparrow, 4; Towhee, 3; Cardinal, 6; Loggerhead Shrike, i; Pine Warbler, 12; Mocking- 

 bird, 2; Carolina Wren, 5; Bewick's Wren, i; Brown-headed Nuthatch, 2; Carolina 

 Chickadee, 6; Golden-crowned Kinglet, i; Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 6; Hermit Thrush, i; 

 Bluebird, i. Total, 32 species, 299 individuals. One Sparrow Hawk seen from ofl&ce 

 building in heart of city, where he has hunted for three years. Song Sparrows and White- 

 throats were in song. Dec. 8 to 18 was a cold spell of unprecedented length, with snow 

 and ice for over a week. — W. E. Hannum. 



Camp Gordon, Atlanta, Ga. — Dec. 24; all day. Clear; ground bare, patches of snow 

 and ice in woods; wind southwest, light; temp. 20° to 50°. Hairy Woodpecker, i; Downy 

 Woodpecker, 4; Blue Jay, 5; Crow, 3; Meadowlark, 6; Purple Finch, 15; White-throated 

 Sparrow, 12; Chipping Sparrow, 10; Junco, 50; Song Sparrow, 8; Swamp Sparrow, 5; 

 Towhee, 7; Cardinal, 2; Myrtle Warbler, 3; Pine W^arbler, 20; Mockingbird, 4; Carolina 

 Chickadee, 35; Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 2; Robin, 15; Bluebird, 25. Total, 20 species, 

 about 230 individuals. — Private John W. Russell. 



Nashville, Tenn. (Bellemeade, Glendale Hills and 40-acre reservoir). — Dec. 23; 

 8 a.m. to I P.M. Clear; little snow; no wind; temp. 25° to 40°. Four miles on foot. 

 Mallard, 8; Killdeer, 3; Bob-white, 6; Black Vulture, 24 (together); Turkey Vulture, 2; 

 Red-tailed Hawk, 3; Sparrow Hawk, 2; Screech Owl, i; Great Horned Owl, i; Hairy 

 Woodpecker, 2; Downy Woodpecker, 7; Red-bellied Woodpecker, 5; Pileated Wood- 

 pecker, i; Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, 6; Flicker, 25; Prairie Horned Lark, 75 (2 flocks); 



