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only parts of town which we did not go over are : that part which lies 

 south of Plum Creek east of South Professor Street, except the east 

 edge of Professor Street ; and the college campus and the greater part 

 of the block immediately north of it. The business part of the town I 

 do not mention, because it could hardly be reckoned in the census. 



A hint of our method may not be amiss here. TJie English Sparrow 

 was excluded, for obvious reasons, and only native wild birds counted. 

 Every individual was carefully recorded on the map in the situation in 

 which it was first seen, by symbols previously agreed upon. In our 

 effort to allow no bird to escape our notice we worked together closely 

 enough to be within easy call for the most part, one scanning the trees 

 on each side of the street, the other skirting back yards and inter-street 

 orchards and shade trees, except when such were too extensive for one 

 to do thoroly, when the street and the middle of the block were worked 

 separately. 



The element of repeating records seems, on first thot, to be a serious 

 one. But after we had recorded the occupation of a number of the 

 birds — getting breakfast — this element gave us no further concern. It is 

 very doubtful if half a dozen birds were recorded twice. There was 

 some shifting about, to be sure, but not of sufficient extent to go beyond 

 the bounds of the immediate field of work. 



The census revealed the presence of eleven species, one of which, the 

 Horned Lark, was seen only in passing over-head. Below is the list of 

 species with the number of individuals seen. 



Downy Woodpecker, 12. Flicker, 2. 



Horned Eark, 3. Blue Jay, 15. 



American Goldfinch, 11. White-breasted Nuthatch, i. 



Chickadee. 4. Tree Sparrow, 17. 



Pigeon Hawk, i. Junco, 7. 



Bronzed Crackle, 1. Total individuals seen, 74. 



At this rate the village could boast about a hundred native wild birds 

 within the three-quarter mile limit, and probably three times that many 

 within the city limits proper, since three natural groves, three large open 

 fields and Westwood Cemetery are included within the limits. 



The Tree Sparrows were seen in brushy and weedy vacant lots in 

 companies of live and ten (two stray individuals). A company of thir- 

 teen individuals noticed in a brushy pasture was outside of the limit set 

 The Juncos were feeding with the English Sparrows in brushy places, 

 five in one place, two in another, the two and the five Tree Sparrows 

 with English Sparrows. The Blue Jays were promiscuously scattered. 



