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P.M. Snowing, merely i loudy in afternoon; lo in. of snow; wind soiitlieasl, light; temp. 

 25°. Horned Owl, i; Hairj' Woodpecker, 3; Downy Woodpecker, 4; Blue Jay, 5; Crow, 

 10; Pine Grosbeak, 1; Tree Sparrow, 50; Brown Creeper, 2; Nutliati li, 27; Chickadee, 48. 

 Total, 10 species, 151 individuals. — B. O. Wolden. 



Wall Lake, Iowa. — Dec. 25; 11.30 .a..m. to 12.30 p.m. and 2 to 4.15 p.m. Clouded 

 over; ground snow-covered; wind northeast, light; temp. 7°. Prairie Chicken, 20; 

 (Screech Owl, i, Dec. 23; Downy Woodpecker, i, Dec. 24) Crow, 3; Tree Sparrow, i; 

 Chickadee, i. Total. 4 species, 25 individuals. This includes almost all species it is 

 possible to find here this severe winter. — John A. Spurrell. 



Lennox to Canton, S. D. (and thence along Sioux River). — Dec. 23; 9 a.u. to i p.m. 

 and 4 to 5.30 P.M. Clear, 6 in. of snow on level; wind southeast, light; temp. 18° to 28°. 

 Barred Owl, 3; Screech Owl, i; Hairy Woodpecker, 2; Downy Woodpecker, i; Horned 

 Lark, 2; Crow, 67; Goldfinch, i; Tree Sparrow, 7; Brown Creeper, i; White- 

 breasted Nuthatch, 7; Chickadee, ^2. Total, 11 species, 125 individuals. — W. B. 



M.ALLORY. 



Aspen, Colo. (3 miles along Maroon Creek). — Dec. 2:^; 3 hours. Mild and cloudy; 

 4 in. of snow; calm. Downy Woodpecker, i; Black-headed Jay, 3; California Jay, i; 

 Dipper, i (singing); Mountain Chickadee, 4. Total, 5 species, 10 individuals. — Mrs. 

 L L. LoGUE. 



Denver, Colo. — Dec. 25, 10.30 a.m. to 2.30 p.m. Clear; 3 in. of snow; wind south, 

 light; temp. 14° to 39°. Ring-necked Pheasant, 3; American Rough-legged Hawk, 3; 

 Western Flicker, 2; Desert Horned Lark, 65; Magpie, 40; Yellow-headed Blackbird, i; 

 Red-winged Blackbird (an enormous flock), 1,000; Western Meadowlark, i; Cassin's 

 Purple Finch, 12; House Finch, 3; Western Tree Sparrow, 20; Shufeldt's Junco, 2; 

 Pink-sided Junco, 8; Gray-headed Junco, 12. Total, 14 species, 1,172 individuals. — 

 W. H. Bergtold. 



Bozeman, Mont. — Dec. 24; 10 .a..m. to 2.30 p.m. Cloudy; 2 in. of snow; calm; 

 temp. 28°. Western Horned Owl, i; Batchelder's Woodpecker, i; Red-shafted Flicker, i; 

 Magpie, 17; Pale Goldfinch, flock about 100 (it is rather unusual for the Goldfinch to 

 winter here); Western Tree Sparrow, 34; Mountain Song Sparrow, 4; Dipper, i; Long- 

 tailed Chickadee, 20. Total, 9 species, 117 individuals. — Nelson Lundwall. 



Meridian, Idaho (irrigated farm lands). — Dec. 22; 8.40 a.m, (or sunrise) to 4.20 

 P.M. Clear; i in. of snow, ground bare in spots; very little open water; wind southeast, 

 light, changing to northwest; temp, about 10° to 25°; 12 miles. Bob-white, 60; Chinese 

 Pheasant, 59; Turkey Vulture, i; Marsh Hawk, 4; Rough-legged Hawk, 4; Hawk sp 

 (small), i; Long-eared Owl, 3; Short-eared Owl, 3; Red-shafted Flicker, 8; Pallid Horned 

 Lark, 231; Dusky Horned Lark, 54; Magpie, 192; Western Meadowlark, 54; Brewer's 

 Blackbird, 909 (number probably includes some Tricolored Blackbirds); House Finch, 

 104; Pale Goldfinch, 25; Gambel's Sparrow, 35; Shufeldt's Junco, 136; Merrill's Song 

 Sparrow, 66; White-rumped Shrike, i; Wren sp., i; Long- tailed Chickadee, 6; Golden- 

 crowned Kinglet, i. Total, 23 species, 1.958 individuals. Dec. 24, Mountain Chickadee, 2. 

 — Alex Stalker. 



Flagstaff, Ariz. — Dec. 20; 8 a.m. to 12 m. Partly cloudy; 12 in. of snow following 

 two days' snowstorm; no wind; temp. 25°. Sharp-shinned Hawk, i; Harris's Wood- 

 pecker, 10; Steller's Jay, 15; Intermediate Junco, 20; White-breasted Nuthatch, 8; 

 Pygmy Nuthatch, 50; Mountain Chickadee, 6. Total, 7 species, no individuals. — 

 Osc.\R F. Schaefer. 



Bellingham, Wash. — Dec. 25; 9 a.m. to 12 m. Light rain all day; ground bare; wind 

 south, changing to east, light; temp. 40°. About 300 Glaucous-winged, Herring, Cali- 

 fornia, and Short-billed Gulls so intermixed that the different species could not be 

 counted; Wilson's Snipe, 3; Northwest Crow, 100; Oregon Junco, 35; Rusty Song 

 Sparrow, 14; Oregon Towhee, 9; Seattle Wren, 2; Western Winter Wren, 6; Oregon 



