28 Bird -Lore 



Knoxville, Tenn. — Time, 9 a. m to i p. m. Clear; ground bare; wind north, light: 

 temp., 28°. Hairy Woodpecker, 2: Crow, 9; Cardinal, 3; Wren, 1; Tufted Titmouse, i: 

 Bluebird, 12; unknown birds, 3. Total, 7 species, 29 individuals. - Magnolia Wood- 

 ward. 



Lexington, Ky. — December 23. Time, 10 a. m. to 4.45 i'. m. Two inches of snow; 

 cloudy at start, changing to clear; wind brisk, north; distance about nine miles. Pied- 

 billed Grebe, i; Bufflehead, 10; American Coot, i; Killdeer, 5; Marsh Hawk, i; Red- 

 tailed Hawk, 2; American Sparrow Hawk, 2; Short-eared Owl, i; Hairy Woodpecker, 2; 

 Red-bellied Woodpecker, i; Flicker, 3; Horned Lark (about) 3,000; American Crow (about) 

 2,100; Meadow-lark, 33; Field Sparrow, 22; Slate-colored Junco, 36: Song Sparrow, 38; 

 Cardinal, 8; Carolina Wren, i; Winter Wren, i; Carolina Chickadee, 3; Golden- 

 crowned Kinglet, 11. Total, 22 species, about 5,282 individuals.— V. K. Dodge. 



La Grange, Mo. — December 21; time, 9 a. m. to 12 m. One inch of wet, new 

 fallen snow covering ground and trees; strong northwest wind; heavy clouds, threatening 

 snow; temp., 30°. Green-winged (?) Teal, 5; Great Horned Owl, i (heard); Hairy Wood- 

 pecker, 2; Downy Woodpecker, 2; Red-bellied Woodpecker, 6; Blue Jay, 2 ; Crow, 6: 

 Goldfinch, 6; Junco, 12; Cardinal, 13; White-breasted Nuthatch, 4; Tufted'Titmouse, 

 14: Chickadee, 10. Total, 13 species, 83 individuals. 



December 26, route, time, temperature, ground and clouds the same as before, but 

 wind light, southeast. Sharp-shinned Hawk, 1; Hairy Woodpecker, i; Red-bellied 

 Woodpecker, 6; Flicker, 6; Blue Jay, 7; Crow, 7; Goldfinch, 150; Junco, 13; Cardinal, 

 8; Tufted Titmouse, 6; Chickadee, 23. Total, 11 species, 228 individuals. — Susan M. 

 Johnson. 



Waukon, Iowa. — Time, 9 a. m. to i F'. m. Damp and cloudy a. m.; clearing p. m.; 

 fresh south wind; temp., 30°. Hairy Woodpecker, i; Blue Jay, 6; Crow, 3; Goldfinch, 

 3; Sparrow (species undetermined), 1; White-breasted Nuthatch, i; Chickadee, i. 

 Total, 7 species, 16 individuals. — Ellison Orr. 



Cedar Rapids, Iowa.— Time, 8 to 10.15 a.m. Two inches of snow but thawing 

 some; cloudy. Hairy Woodpecker, 2 ; Downy Woodpecker, 4; Red-headed Woodpecker, 

 i; Blue Jay, 3; Crow, 5; Tree Sparrow, 2; Brown Creeper, i; White-breasted Nut- 

 hatch, 3; Chickadee, 31. Total, 9 species, 52 individuals. — E. Lucas Lefebure. 



Urbana, IH. — Time, 9.45 a. m. to 12.30 p. .\i. Clear, ground covered with one inch 

 of snow; wind southwest, strong; temp., 35°. Red-tailed Hawk, i: northern Downy 

 Woodpecker, 4; Red-bellied Woodpecker, i; Flicker, 3; Blue Jay, 5; Crow, 4; Purple 

 Finch, 5 (i killed); Tree Sparrow, 38; Junco, 16; Song Sparrow, i; White-breasted 

 Nuthatch, 3; Black-capped Chickadee, 6. Total, 12 species, 87 individuals. — Alfred 

 O. Gross and Howard A. Ray. 



Atwood, III.— Time, 8 to 11.30 a. .\i. Cloudy; ground covered with one inch of 

 crisp snow; wind northwest, light; temp., 22°. Northern Downy Woodpecker, 3; Red- 

 bellied Woodpecker, i; Flicker, 2; Blue Jay, 11; Crow, 150; Junco, 22; Tree Sparrow, 

 64; Song Sparrow, 8; Cardinal, 3; White-breasted Nuthatch, 4; Tufted Titmouse, i; 

 Black-capped Chickadee, 9. Total, 12 species, 278 individuals. — Alfred Otto Gross. 



Roby, IlL — Time, 1.30 to 3.30 p. m. Clear, but hazy; ground and small lake here 

 frozen and covered with thin layer of snow; wind southwest, light; temp., 32°. Bob-white, 

 3 ; Redpoll, 40; Tree Sparrow, 10; Slate-colored Junco, 5 ; Northern Shrike, i ; Chickadee. 

 2. Total, 6 species, 61 individuals. — Carl C. Lawson. 



Peoria, 111. — Time, 10 a. m. to 3 p. m. Wind light, from south; temp., 28° to 31^. 

 Cloudy; one inch of snow. Ring-billed Gull, 4; American Coot, i; Quail, one flock; 

 Downy Woodpecker. 14; Hairy Woodpecker, 7; Crow, 3; American Goldfinch, 11; Tree 

 Sparrow and Junco, two flocks estimated, 275; Cardinal, 8: Brown Creeper, 6; White- 

 breasted Nuthatch, 5; Chickadee, 27. Total, 13 species, 362 individuals. — W. H. Pack- 

 ard and C. S. V as Deusen. 



