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The species that were most abundant in December were the 
Crow, found on 22 days; the Blue Jay, with 29 records; the 
White-breasted Nuthatch, seen on 21 days; the Red-headed 
Woodpecker, recorded on 25 days. Species that were less abundant 
were the Downy Woodpecker, with 12 records; the Brown Creeper, 
with 10; the Snowbird, with 7. The least abundant species were 
the Tree Sparrow, recorded 4 times; the Song Sparrow, 7 times; 
thd Vesper Sparrow, once—on the 25th—the only winter record 
I have ever made of this species; the Goldfinch, 5 times; the 
Screech Owl, the Pine Grosbeak, the Chickadee, the Hairy Wood 
pecker, each recorded once. 
The Pine Grosbeak was found on Dec. 4th in a mulberry tree 
just in the rear of Corby Hall at Notre Dame. A number of 
English Sparrows were curiously watching the bird. Other records 
of this species were made on October 22, and November 6, 1914. 
On the October date a pair of these Grosbeaks was seen. The 
male was reddish on the head and back; the female, mottled with 
brownish and lighter; the call-note is distinctive. 
The Vesper Sparrow, recorded on Dec. 25, was flying in 
a row of maple trees, and out on the snow, where some weeds 
stood higher than the snow. Here the bird ate some of the seeds 
of the weeds. The peculiar flight of this species make its identity 
certain to the trained observer. 
The Song Sparrows, found in December, were always near 
one of the lakes at Notre Dame. Sometimes the bird’s call-note 
was heard from a small island in a frozen lake; but most fre- 
quently the Song Sparrow was heard or seen near an open runway 
leading to an ice-house. Usually the observer hears this sparrow’s 
call-note before seeing the bird; when silent its identification may 
be known by the bird’s peculiar flight. 
In January, 1915, the species seen were: Crow, Blue Jay, 
White-breasted Nuthatch, Red-headed Woodpecker. Goldfinch, 
Downy Woodpecker, Song Sparrow, Screech Owl, Brown Creeper, 
Tree Sparrow, Snowbird, Chickadee, Hairy Woodpecker, Cardinal. 
The total number of species seen was 14. 
In this month the Blue Jay had 29 records; the Crow had 
22; the White-breasted Nuthatch had 20; the Brown Creeper 
had 18; the Snowbird had 17; the Red-headed Woodpecker 
and the Tree Sparrow had 14. Species having fewer records were: 
Downy Woodpecker, seen on 9 days; the Chickadee and Cardinal, 
