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In all, sixteen species and 162 birds. Not an English Sparrow was seen 

 during the whole trip ! The Woodpeckers, Nuthatches and Chickadees 

 were in pairs. 



Bob-white, 7, Chickadee, 8. 



Hairy Woodpecker, 2. Tree Sparrow, 90. 



Downy Woodpecker, (>. Junct). 10. 



Flicker, 2. Sharp-shinned Hawk, 1. 



Goldfinch, 3. American Herring Gull, g. 



Song Sparrow. 5. Mallard. 3. 



Cardinal, 3. Blue Jay, 1. 



White-breasted Nuthatch, (>. Total, 162. 



Tufted Titmouse, o. 



Compare this with a trip across the country some ten miles and back 

 in company with Mr. Dawson, on January 4, i8g8. The day was per- 

 fect. A clear sky, bright sun, almost bare earth, and scarcely a breath 

 of air from the south-west until noon, and then only a light breeze. Our 

 objective point was a narrow gorge of Chance Creek which boasts a lib- 

 eral growth of evergreen trees, besides the other native trees, shrubs and 

 bushes. The start was made at 6:45 in the morning, and the return was 

 accomplished at 6:00 in the evening. On this trip we recorded eighteen 

 species and 208 birds. The detailed record foUow^s. 



Blue Jay. 3. Song Sparrow, i. 



Chickadee. 14. Ked-billed Woodpecker. 2. 



White-l)reasted Nuthatch. 21. Bald Eagle, i. 



Hairy Woodpecker, 10. Pigeon Hawk, 1. 



Downy Woodpecker, 4. Red-shouldered Hawk, 1. 



Flicker, 2. Am. Rough-legged Hawk. 1. 



Tree Sparrow, 109. Ruffed Grouse, 4. 



Goldfinch, 17. Golden-crowned Kinglet, 6. 



Tufted Titmouse. 6. Total. 20S. 



Junco, 5. 



Let me again urge all who can do so to try this sort of winter study. 



LvNDs Jones, Oberlin, Ohio. 



S.MNT JOSEPH, MISSOURI. 



1 had only time to go along a road near town for about a quarter of a 

 mile. It was bordered on one side by a small, poorly made hedge, be- 

 yond which ran a small stream then frozen over and fringed with bushes 



