34 Bird - Lore 



together. Loon, 7; Red-throated Loon, 5; Herring Gull, 40; Laughing Gull, 2; Bona- 

 parte's Gull, i; Gull-billed Tern, 209; Common Tern, 2 [We believe the Terns have been 

 wrongly identified; the Royal Tern should be the abundant species here. — Ed.]; Black 

 Skimmer, 170; Cormorant, 9; Brown Pelican, 235; Red-breasted Merganser, 8; Greater 

 and Lesser Scaup Duck, 87; Bufflehead Duck, i; Great White Heron, i; Great Blue 

 Heron, 2; Ward's Heron, 6; Louisiana Heron, 25; Little Blue Heron, 15; Black-crowned 

 Night Heron, i; Limpkin, i; Dowitcher, 3; Least Sandpiper, 5; Yellowleg, i; Willet, 107; 

 Spotted Sandpiper, i; Killdeer, 9; Ground Dove, i; Black Vulture, 25; Bald Eagle, 12; 

 Florida Sparrow Hawk, i; Kingfisher, 4; Red-headed Woodpecker, i; Flicker, i; Blue 

 Jay, 9; Florida Crow, 79; Meadowlark, 15; Florida Grackle, 47; Boat-tailed Crackle, 6; 

 Cardinal, i; Loggerhead Shrike, 9; Myrtle Warbler, 6; Palm and Yellow Palm Warb- 

 lers, 20; Mockingbird, 16. Total, 45 species, 1,206 individuals. We tried more for 

 different species than for great numbers, so did not consider rafts of ducks on Tampa 

 Bay, nor did we reckon hundreds of shore birds, seen but not identified along Boca 

 Ceiga Bay. — Clarence D., Ernest H., and Lucy E. Farrar. 



Detroit, Mich. (Belle Isle, Grosse Isle and River front). — Dec. 26; 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. 

 Cloudy; trace of snow; wind southwest, light; temp. 29° to 31°. Herring Gull, 51; Ring- 

 billed Gull, 10; American Merganser, 7; Red-breasted Merganser, 5; Lesser Scaup, 7; 

 Golden-eye, 4; Bob-white, i; Hairy Woodpecker, 3; Downy Woodpecker, 10; Red- 

 headed Woodpecker, 19; Crow, 12; Blue Jay, 8; Pine Grosbeak, i; Tree Sparrow, 10; 

 Slate-colored Junco, 3; Cardinal, 2; Chickadee, 12; Brown Creeper, 4; White-breasted 

 Nuthatch, 23. Total, 19 species, 192 individuals. About 40 Red-headed Woodpeckers 

 are wintering on Belle Isle. — Etta S. Wilson. 



Detroit, Mich. — Dec. 25; 8 to 11.30 a.m., eastern suburbs, creek bottom, farm land, 

 woodland and coppice — 8 miles on foot; 2.30 to 4.40 p.m.. Belle Isle Park. Partly 

 cloudy; light snow; wind southwest, light; temp. 26°. Herring Gull, 27; Ducks (Scalup 

 sp.), 11; Sparrow Hawk, i; Hairy Woodpecker, 5; Downy Woodpecker, 2; Red-headed 

 Woodpecker, i; Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, i; Blue Jay, 2; Crow, 21; Redpoll, 11; Vesper 

 Sparrow, 6; Junco, 12; Song Sparrow, 4; Brown Creeper, i; White-breasted Nuthatch, 14; 

 Chickadee, 18. Total, 16 species, 137 individuals. — Ralph Beebe. 



Ann Arbor, Mich. — Dec. 26; 8.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. Cloudy; i in. snow; wind west, 

 light; temp. 35° to 38°. Observers together. Red-tailed Hawk, i; Hairy Woodpecker, 2; 

 Downy Woodpecker, 9; Blue Jay, 17; Purple Finch, 2; Tree Sparrow, 207; Junco, 34; 

 Chewink, i; Cardinal, 4; White-breasted Nuthatch, 4; Chickadee, 16. Total, 11 species, 

 about 2Q7 individuals. — Josselyn and Claude Van Tyne. 



Camden, Mich. — Dec. 26; 10.30 a.m. to 12 m., 2.45 to 5 p.m. Cloudy; ground partly 

 covered with snow; wind west, strong; temp. 30° to 38°. Seven miles on foot, wooded 

 hills and open fields, about 2 miles of river banks. Observers together. Red-tailed 

 Hawk, i; Barred Owl, i; Hairy Woodpecker, 2; Downy Woodpecker, 5; Flicker, i; 

 Blue Jay, 4; Tree Sparrow, 75; Junco, 16; Song Sparrow, 7; Cardinal, 5 males, 3 females; 

 Catbird, i (observed with a three-power glass at 20 feet); White-breasted Nuthatch, 6; 

 Black-capped Chickadee, 4, Total, 13 species, 131 individuals. — Ray E., Willis C, 

 Walter J. Reader. 



Wausau, Wis. — Dec. 24; 9 a.m. to i p.m. Clear; 14 in. snow; calm; temp. 10° at 

 start, 30° at return. Seven miles on foot. Observers together. Northern Downy Wood- 

 pecker, i; Blue Jay, 2; Evening Grosbeak, 25; SnowBunting, 20; Cedar Waxwing, 13; 

 Chickadee, 6. Total, 6 species, about 67 individuals.— H. W. Schaars, Clifford 

 Streck, Wesley Guenther. 



Madison, Wis. (and vicinity). — Dec. 26; 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Clear; 5 in. snow; wind north- 

 west, 12 miles per hour; temp. 31° to 37°. Twelve miles on foot. Observers together. 

 Hairy Woodpecker, 3; Downy Woodpecker, 3; Blue Jay, 17; Crow, 6; Red Crossbill, 1; 

 White- winged Crossbill, 40; Redpoll, 2; Goldfinch, 5; Tree Sparrow, 20; Slate-colored 



