44 Bird -Lore 



Rock Island, 111. -Due. 25; 10.30 a.m. to 12.30 j'.m. I'aiLly cloudy; in. of snow; 

 wind nortliwi'sl, IIkIU; lrm|). 7°. Hairy Woodpecker, i; Downy Woodpecker, 5; Red- 

 bellied Woodpecker, 1; Blue Jay, 2; Crow, i; Cardinal, i; Brown Creeper, 2; Chickadee, 

 4. Total, S s[)ccies, 17 individuals. — Burtis H. Wilson. 



Zuma Township, Rock Island Co., III. — Dec. 24; 8.45 to 10.30 a.m., and 12.30 to 

 3.20 P.M. Dark and cloudy a.m., partly cloudy p.m.; about 4 in. of snow; wind north, 

 brisk; temp. 21° to 13°. Bob-white, 16; Great Horned Owl, i (heard after sundown); 

 Hairy Woodpecker, 8; Downy Woodpecker, 5; Red-bellied Woodpecker, 3; Blue Jay, 

 4; Crow, 4; Meadowlark, 3; Goldfinch, 2; Tree Sparrow, 60; Junco, 75; White-breasted 

 Nuthatch, 5; Chickadee, 15. Total, 13 species, 201 individuals. — J. J. Schafer. 



Elkhom and Lauderdale Lakes, Wis. (and vicinity). — Dec. 20; 1.30 to 4.30 p.m. 

 Cloudy; ground covered with snow; no wind; temp. 23°. Observers worked in three 

 groups. Brisk snowstorm the latter half of the trip. Marsh Hawk, i; Long-eared Owl, 

 i; Hairy Woodpecker, i; Downy Woodpecker, 3; Flicker, i; Blue Jay, 6; Crow, 15; 

 Tree Sparrow, 7; Slate-colored Junco, 25; White-breasted Nuthatch, 4; Black-capped 

 Chickadee, 6. Total, 11 species, 70 individuals. A Red-bellied Woodpecker is winter- 

 ing with us. It is the first known appearance of this bird in our vic'nity. He feeds at 

 two different lunch-counters. — Sarah Francis, Lula Dunbar. Mabel Beckwith, 

 Constance Beckwith, Helen Martin and Mariam Skiff. 



Hartland, Wis. — Dec. 26; 9 a.m. to i p.m. Clear; 8 in. of snow; no wind; temp. 20° 

 below zero. Downy Woodpecker, i; Blue Jay, 7; Crow, 4; Brown Creeper, 2; White- 

 breasted Nuthatch, 4; Chickadee, 8; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 9. Total, 7 species, 35 

 individuals. — Susie L. Simonds. 



Racine, Wis. (all along Lake Michigan shore). — Dec. 25; 8.30 a.m. to 12 m. Clear; 

 3 in. of snow; wind west, light; temp. 18°. Holboell's Grebe, i; Horned Grebe. 2; Red- 

 throated Loon, i; Herring Gull, 80; Ring-billed Gull, 8; American Merganser, 1,200; 

 Red-breasted Merganser, 20; Hooded Merganser, 30; Goldeneye, 40; Old-squaw, 30; 

 Canada Goose, 15; Crow, i. Total, 12 species, about 1,400 individuals. — H. D. 

 Mitchell. 



Westfield, Wis. — Dec. 22. Clear, then cloudy; ground covered with snow; wind 

 west, brisk; temp. 8°; about 5 miles, fields, tamarack and spruce swamp. Bob-white, 

 30; Hairy Woodpecker, 4; Downy Woodpecker, 5; Red-headed Woodpecker, 3; Blue 

 Jay, 12; Crow, i; Goldfinch, i; Tree Sparrow, 25; Slate-colored Junco, 20; White- 

 breasted Nuthatch, 5; Black-capped Chickadee, 10; Golden-crowned Kinglet, i. Total, 

 12 species, 117 individuals. On Dec. 18 I saw 10 Evening Grosbeaks. — Patience 

 Nesbitt. 



Whitewater, Wis. — Dec. 24; 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Cloudy in a.m.; 7 in. of snow; wind 

 northwest, light; temp. 8°. Bob- white, 10; Hawk sp., i; Sparrow Hawk, i; Screech Owl, 

 i; Hairy Woodpecker, i; Downy Woodpecker, 2; Blue Jay, 12; Crow, 4; Tree Sparrow, 

 15; Junco, 8; Brown Creeper, i; White-breasted Nuthatch, 2; Chickadee, i; Golden- 

 crowned Kinglet, 8. Total, 14 species, 67 individuals. — Florence L., Ethell A. and 

 Mrs. G. C. Shutts. 



Eagle Bend, Minn. — Dec. 24; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Clear; about 3 in. of snow; no wind; 

 temp. — 5°. Bob- white, 12; Ruffed Grouse, 4; Pileated Woodpecker, 2; Hair}^ Wood- 

 pecker, 4; Downy Woodpecker, 3; Evening Grosbeak, 10; White-breasted Nuthatch, 2; 

 Black-capped Chickadee, 11. Total, 8 species, 48 individuals. — J. P. Jensen. 



Sioux City, Iowa. — Dec. 23; 7.30 to 11.30 a.m. Fair; 8 in. of snow slightly drifted; 

 wind raw, southeast, light; temp. 12°. Hairy Woodpecker, i; Downy Woodpecker, 2; 

 Horned Lark subsp., 7; Crow, 5; Tree Sparrow, 15; Junco, 10; Cardinal, i pair; Brown 

 Creeper, i; White-breasted Nuthatch, 4; Chickadee, 6. Total, 10 species, 53 individuals. 

 — Arthur Lindsey and Walter W. Bennett. 



Wallingford, Iowa (High Lake Grove). — Dec. 28; 9.30 to 11.30 a.m. and 1.30 to 4 



