46 Bird - Lore 



Sparrow, y6; Field Sparrow, i6; Junco, 150; Song Sparrow, 31; Swamp Sparrow, 7; 

 Fox Sparrow, 2; Towhee, i; Cardinal, 6; Cedar Waxwing, 50; Migrant Shrike, i; Myrtle 

 Warbler, 19; Pipit, 4; Mockingbird, 7; Brown Thrasher, i- Carolina Wren, 9; Bewick's 

 Wren, i; Brown Creeper, 5; White-breasted Nuthatch, 3; Tufted Titmouse, 17; Carolina 

 Chickadee, 7; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 7; Hermit Thrush, 2; Robin, 13; Bluebird, 6. 

 Total, 40 species, 1,463 individuals. — Alexander Wetmore. 



Aransas Pass, San Patricio Co., Texas. — ^Dec. 24; daylight until dark. Fair and 

 calm; temp. 72". Country visited: Mesquite prairies, fresh- water ponds, live-oak 

 groves, bays and beaches. Loon, i; Herring Gull, 25; Ring-billed Gull, 50; Laughing 

 Gull, 25; Caspian Tern, 20; Royal Tern, 2; Gull-billed Tern, 50; P'orster's Tern, i; 

 Florida Cormorant, 20; White Pelican, 5; Brown Pelican, 100; Gadwall, 2; (Green- 

 winged?) Teal, 2; Shoveler, 2; Pintail, 1,000; Redhead, 75; Canvasback, 2; Lesser 

 Scaup, 300; Ring-necked Duck, i (collected); (Hutchin's?) Goose, 6; Lesser Snow Goose, 

 35; (Ward's?) Heron, 10; Egret, i; Little Blue Heron, 100; Yellow-crowned Night Heron, 

 3; Least Sandpiper, 6; Red-backed Sandpiper, 15; Semipalmated and Western Sand- 

 piper, 100; Sanderling, 2; Greater Yellowlegs, 4; Lesser Yellowlegs, i; Western Willet, 

 i,ooo-|-; Long-billed Curlew, 4; Hudsonian Curlew, i; Black-bellied Plover, 25; Killdeer, 

 4; Semipalmated Plover, 2; Piping Plover, i; Snowy Plover, 2; Turnstone, 8; Mourning 

 Dove, i; Mexican Ground Dove, i; Inca Dove, 6; Turkey Vulture. 25; Black Vulture, 8; 

 Marsh Hawk, 10; Sharp-shinned Hawk, i; Sparrow Hawk, 3; Audubon's Caracara, 4; 

 Red-bellied Woodpecker, i; Flicker, 5; Phoebe, 4; Texas Horned Lark, 8; Red-eyed 

 Cowbird, 3; Rio Grande Meadowlark, 75; Great-tailed Grackle, 250; Goldfinch sp., i; 

 Savannah Sparrow, i; Field Sparrow, 2; Gray-tailed Cardinal, 10; Tree Swallow, 6; 

 Loggerhead Shrike, 3; Myrtle Warbler, 25; Pipit sp., 15; Mockingbird, 10; Black- 

 crested Titmouse, 2; Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 4; Hermit Thrush subsp. , i. Total, 68 

 species, 3,497 individuals. Seen also on preceding and following days: Horned Grebe, 4; 

 Pied-billed Grebe, i; Red-breasted Merganser, 50; Hooded Merganser, 2; Mallard, i; 

 Baldpate, 4; White-fronted Goose, 11; Wood Ibis, 3; Louisiana Heron, 4; Black-crowned 

 Night Heron, 2; Long-billed Dowitcher, i; Horned Owl, i; making a grand total of 80 

 species. Census gives no idea of the extreme abundance of shore-birds, which have been 

 protected in Texas for three years. Shoveler and Forster's Tern much commoner than 

 census would indicate. — Lieut. Carroll R. Dunham, U. S. R., and Lieut. Ludlow 

 Griscom, U. S. R. 



Eagle Lake, Texas. — Dec. 27; 8.30 a.m. to 12 m. and i to 4 p.m. Clear; wind light, 

 south; temp. 55° to 65°. Walked 9 miles through marsh, cultivated lands, live oaks 

 and scrub. Green- winged Teal, 15; Shoveler, 12; Coot, 8; Wilson's Snipe, 6; Least Sand- 

 piper, 2; Killdeer, 8; Quail, 12; Mourning Dove, i; Turkey Vulture, 15; Black Vulture, 

 30; Red-tailed Hawk, 4; Red-shouldered Hawk, 3; Sparrow Hawk, 2; Downy Wood- 

 pecker, i; Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, 3; Red-bellied Woodpecker, 8; Yellow-shafted 

 Flicker, 10; Phoebe, 5; Blue Jay, 10; Crow, 2; Cowbird, 15; Red- winged Blackbird, 150; 

 Meadowlark, 12; Brewer's Blackbird, 300; Great-tailed Grackle, 75; Goldfinch, 30; 

 Vesper Sparrow, 4; Harris's Sparrow, i; White-crowned Sparrow, 100; White- 

 throated Sparrow, 5; Song Sparrow, 5; Swamp Sparrow, 2; Fox Sparrow, 2; Arctic 

 Towhee, 5; Green-tailed Towhee, i; Cardinal, 40; Cedar Waxwing, 40; Shrike, 2; Myrtle 

 Warbler, 8; Yellow-throat, 7; Pipit, 75; Mockingbird, 50; Brown Thrasher, 30; 

 Carolina Wren, 6; House Wren, i; Long-billed Marsh Wren, 2; Tufted Titmouse, 3; 

 Plumbeous Chickadee, 4; Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 3; Hermit Thrush, 3; Robin, 7. Total, 

 51 species, 1,045 individuals. — Alexander Wetmore. 



Fremont, Neb. — Dec. 26; 8 a.m. to 12 m. Wind south, raw; temp. 18°; no snow. 

 Hairy Woodpecker, 4; Downy Woodpecker, 3; Flicker, 3: Prairie Horned Lark, 10; 

 Blue Jay, 3; Crow, 4; Red Crossbill, i; Western Meadowlark, i; Goldfinch, 2; Tree 

 Sparrow, 15; Slate-colored Junco, 6; Brown Creeper, 2; Cedar Waxwing. i; Chick- 



