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The following birds were seen: 



BoljA'vhite, 10 (one covey) ; Western Mourning Dove, 2; Marsh 

 Hawk, 5; Cooper Hawk, 1 ; Red-Tailed Hawk, 2; American Rough- 

 leg, 6; Hawks, (sp?), 3; Barn Owl, 1; Short-eared Owl, 1 ; Screech 

 Owl, 1 ; Hairy AVoodpecker, 3 ; Dov/ny Woodpecker, 13 ; Yellow- 

 bellied Sapucker, 3 ; Red-bellied Woodpecker, 7 ; Flicker, 33 ; Red- 

 Shafted Flicker, 2; Blue Jay, 6; Crow, 600; Western Meadowlark, 

 74; Brewer Blackbird, 300; Blackbirds (sp?), 100; Purple Finch, 6; 

 Goldfinch, 34; English Sparrow, 20; Western Savannah Sparrow, 

 4 ; Harris Sparrow, 280 ; White crowned Sparrow, 6 ; Western Field 

 Sparrow, 11 ; Junco, 160 ; Song Sparrow, 57 ; Lincoln Sparrow, 1 ; 

 Fox Sparrow, 12 ; Artie Towhee, 30 ; Cardinal, 105 ; White-rumped 

 Shrike, 4; Mockingbird, 3; Carolina Wren, 9; Texas Wren, 9; 

 Tufted Titmouse, 20; Plumbeous Chickadee, 90; Bluebird, 18. 

 Total, 39 species, over 2,000 individuals. 



Flocks of Crows and Blackbirds made up more than half the 

 number of birds seen. Neither Horned Larks, Tree Sparrows, nor 

 Roljins were seen on this census ; it seems as if these species were 

 more apt .to be found, in cold winters than in mild ones. Tree 

 Sparrows are usually abundant but this winter we have only seen 

 two, one on Dec. 12 and tlie other Jan. 24. 



A few words as to our experiences in feeding birds these last 

 two winters may be of interest. Last year we put out food only 

 and the birds came very little except when there was snow on the 

 ground. But this year it occured to us to offer water also and 

 consequently we have birds all the time. (The foods we give them 

 are suet, bread crumbs, cheese, nuts, sunflower seeds and bird 

 seed.) Last winter our visitors were Western Field Sparrows, 

 Juncos, one Lincoln Sparrow, a pair of Cardinals, a pair of Texas 

 Wrens and several Plumeous Chickadees. (One of the Juncos 

 was curiously mottled with white spots on her head, back and 

 throat.) English Sparrows have come in small numbers both years. 

 This year our constant visitors, many of whom apparently get all 

 their meals from the table, are a flock of a dozen Field Sparrows, 

 one Junco, a male Cardinal, a Mockingbird, a Texas Wren, two 

 Chickadees and a pair of Bluebirds. Occasionally a hybrid Flicker 

 comes to drink ; once we were visited by a White-crowned Sparrow 

 and Feb. 1,1, a femiale Cardinal appeared. In general all these birds 

 eat in peace, as many as three and four species being on the table 

 at once ; but the Mockingbird considers himself "Cock of the Roost" 

 and may drive off any of the other birds, showing a particular 

 animosity against the Cardinal. 



