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Nuthatch, 4; Chickadee, 73, Total, 12 species, 286 individuals. — Violet Turner, 

 Clara Larson, Gladys Haney and H. M. Sherwin. 



Whitewater, Wis. — Dec. 24; 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Cloudy; ground bare; light north 

 wind; temp. 29°. Pied-billed Grebe, 2; Mallard, 7; Screech Owl, i; Hairy Woodpecker, 

 i; Downy Woodpecker, i; Red-headed Woodpecker, i; Blue Jay, 10; Crow, 10; Red- 

 winged Blackbird, i; Junco, 8; Brown Creeper, i; Chickadee, 5; Golden-crowned 

 Kinglet, 10. Total, 13 species, 58 individuals. — Florence L. and Ethell A. Esterly. 



Winneconne, Wis. — Dec. 25; 9 a.m. to i p.m. Cloudy; ground bare; sUght north- 

 east wind; temp. 22°; five miles covered — meadow, marsh, woods, and lake. Herring 

 Gull, 2; Marsh Hawk, i; Blue Jay, 8; American Crow, 10; Downy Woodpecker, 6; Red- 

 headed Woodpecker, i; Brown Creeper, 5; White-breasted Nuthatch, 10; Chickadee, 12. 

 Total, 9 species, 55 individuals. — Rev. B. H. Freye and Henry P. Severson. 



Fairmont, Minn. — 3 to 5 p.m. Clear; ground bare; light west wind; temp. 20°. 

 Screech Owl, i; Hairy Woodpecker, 6; Downy Woodpecker, 9; Blue Jay, common; 

 Crow, common; American Crossbill, i; White- winged Crossbill, i; Harris's Sparrow, 2; 

 Tree Sparrow, 70; Fox Sparrow, 2; Northern Shrike, i; Brown Creeper, 3, White- 

 breasted Nuthatch, 7; Black-capped Chickadee, 11. Total, 14 species, 114 individuals, 

 plus Crows and Jays. — Mrs. Mary Hagerty. 



Minnehaha Falls, Minneapolis, Minn. — Dec. 25; 9.30 a.m. to 12 m. Cloudy, 

 snowing slightly; ground lightly covered; wind northwest, moderate; temp. 11°. Downy 

 Woodpecker, i; Blue Jay, 3; Crow, 2; Tree Sparrow, 16; Cedar Waxwing, 2; Brown 

 Creeper, i; White-breasted Nuthatch, 2; Chickadee, 5. Total, 8 species, 32 individuals. 

 — Charles Phillips. 



St. Peter, Minn. — Dec. 28; 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Hazy; ground bare; wind south, light; 

 temp. 20° Hairy Woodpecker, 2; Downy Woodpecker, 3; Flicker, i; Blue Jay, 8; Crow, 

 6; Red-winged Blackbird, 9; Tree Sparrow, 6; White-breasted Nuthatch, 2. Total, 8 

 species, 37 individuals. — H. J. and L. L. LaDue. 



High Lake Township, Emmet Co., Iowa. — Dec. 26; 10 a.m. to 12 m. Cloudy, with 

 snow flurries, followed by clear; ground bare; wind south; temp. 15°. Hairy Woodpecker, 

 i; Downy Woodpecker, 2; FKcker, i; Blue Jay, 24; Crow, 10; Rusty Blackbird, 10; 

 Tree Sparrow, 120; Nuthatch, 6; Chickadee, 38. Total, 9 species, 212 individuals. — 

 B. O. Wolden. 



Sioux City, Iowa. — Dec. 28; 10.30 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. Clear; ground bare; light south- 

 east wind; temp, about 15°. Great Horned Owl (chased by a flock of 30 Crows), i; 

 Hairy Woodpecker, 2; Downy Woodpecker, 5; Prairie Horned Lark, 2; Blue Jay, 3; 

 Crow, 40; Goldfinch, 2; Tree Sparrow, 30; Junco, 2; Winter Wren, i; Brown Creeper, 2; 

 White-breasted Nuthatch, 4; Chickadee, 10. Total, 13 species, 104 individuals. — 

 Walter W. Bennett. 



Wall Lake, Iowa. — Dec. 25; 1.30 to 4.45 p.m. Clear; ground bare; light north wind; 

 temp. 26°. Prairie Chicken, 17; Screech Owl, i; Downy Woodpecker, i, seen by my 

 sister; Flicker, i; Tree Sparrow, 25; Brown Creeper, 2; White-breasted Nuthatch, i. 

 Total, 7 species, 48 individuals. Seen in week previous. Western Red-tailed Hawk, i ; 

 Short-eared Owl, i; Bronzed Crackle, i ; Black-capped Chickadee, 2. — John A. Spurrell. 



Meridian, Idaho (irrigated farm lands). — Dec. 23; 9.05 a.m. to 2.45 p.m. Foggy; 

 twelve inches of loose snow; no wind; freezing all daj-; five and one-half miles. Duck, 

 sp., 30; Bob-white, 2 (heard); Chinese Pheasant, 9; Marsh Hawk, 6; Sharp-shinned 

 Hawk, i; Long-eared Owl, 4; Short-eared (?) Owl, i; Red-shafted Flicker, i; Horned 

 Lark, 96; American Magpie, 61; Tricolored Blackbird, 30 (number probably includes 

 San Diego Redwing and Brewer's Blackbird); Western Meadowlark, 17; House Finch, 

 21; Intermediate Sparrow, 34; Coues's Junco, 52; Merrill's Song Sparrow, in; White- 

 rumped Shrike, i; Long-tailed Chickadee, 2; Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 3. Total, 19 

 species, 482 individuals. — Alex, Stalkei?. 



