42 Bird - Lore 



54; Robin, 5; Bluebird, 30. Total, 31 species, 1,093 individuals. Loggerhead Shrike and 

 Mockingbird seen on Dec. 23. — Margaret M. and L. B. Nice. 



Eastend, Saskatchewan, Canada (Valley of the Frenchman River). — Dec. 22; 

 9.30 A.M. to 5.30 P.M. Overcast; little snow left, except in drifts; wind southwest 

 (Chinook), strong; temp. 36° at start, 40° at finish. About 15 miles on foot. Sharp- 

 tailed Grouse, i; Magpie, 8; Redpoll, 20; Snow Bunting, 15; Lapland Longspur, i; 

 Bohemian Wa.xwing, 9; Chickadee, 6. Total, 7 species, 60 individuals. — Lawrence B. 

 Potter. 



Calgary, Alberta, Canada. — Dec. 21; 9.30 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. Calm; ground mostly 

 bare; temp. 8 a.m. 34°, 5.30 p.m. 40°. Five miles along the Bow River, from the city 

 limits. On the prairie coming back. American Merganser, 6; Mallard, 2 (males); 

 Golden-eye, 11; Duck, i (unidentified); Wilson Snipe, 2; Owl, i (medium-sized, uniden- 

 tified); Prairie Chicken, 9; Hungarian Partridge, 17; Hairy Woodpecker, 2; Downy 

 Woodpecker, 12; Magpie (while coming home, near dusk, I counted 103 of them flying 

 to some roosting-place. I saw one or more about every minute, while going along the 

 river); Redpoll, 45 + ; Snow Bunting, heard; Chickadee, 24. Total, 14 species, 234 + 

 individuals. Seen recently: Dec. 20, Bohemian Waxwing, 10; Dec. 14, Great Horned 

 Owl, i; Kingfisher, i. — Percy L. Custance. 



Bozeman, Mont. — Dec. 24; 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Partly cloudy; 8 in. snow; fitful westerly 

 breeze; temp. 37° at start, 48° at return. About 5 miles on foot. Magpie, 15; Black- 

 headed Jay, 2; Western Crow, 11; Alaskan Pine Grosbeak, 5; Redpoll, 18; Western Tree 

 Sparrow, 13; Slate-colored Junco, 2; Intermediate Junco, 3; Mountain Song Sparrow, 3; 

 Bohemian Waxwing, 9; Long-tailed Chickadee, 5. Total, 11 species, 86 individuals. — 

 Nelson Lundwall. 



Denver, Colo. — Dec. 25; 8.30 to 9.30 a.m., 11.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m., in parks afoot; 

 1.30 to 4.30 P.M., 9 miles east by auto, and then afoot. Partly cloudy; old snow in shaded 

 patches; wind, forenoon, south, light, afternoon, east, stronger; temp. 38° at sunrise, 

 47° at sunset. Ring-neck Pheasant, 3; Mourning Dove, 2; Prairie Falcon, i; Richard- 

 son Merlin, i; Western Sparrow Hawk, i; Saw- whet Owl, i; Rocky Mountain Screech 

 Owl, 2; Rocky Mountain Hairy Woodpecker, i; Lewis's Woodpecker, 2; Red-shafted 

 Flicker, 6; Desert Horned Lark, i; Magpie, 90; Red-winged Blackbird, 200; House 

 Finch, 23; Western Tree Sparrow, 12; Grey-headed Junco, i; Long-tail Chickadee, i; 

 Mountain Chickadee, 8; Townsend's Solitaire, i. Total, 19 species, about 358 indi- 

 viduals. The absence of our different Christmas Juncos in the parks is attributed to 

 the presence of the Hawks and Owls. — W. H. Bergtold. 



Marnel, Colo. (15 miles south of Pueblo). — Dec. 23; 8.30 a.m. to 4.20 p.m. Clear 

 and calm; ground bare except in the forests and north slopes where the snow was sev- 

 eral inches deep in places; temp. 28° at start, 40° at return. Ten miles through field and 

 forest, partly on foot. Sealed Partridge, 13 (one covey); Ferruginous Rough-legged 

 Hawk, 2; Hairy Woodpecker, i; Red-shafted Flicker, 3; Desert Horned Lark, 35; 

 Piiion Jay, 19; Long-crested Jay, 2; Magpie, 11; American Raven, i; Western Evening 

 Grosbeak, i; House Finch, 10; Montana Junco, 50; White-winged Junco, 6; Pink-sided 

 Junco, 3; Canyon Towhee, i; Bohemian Waxwing, 250-f-; Gray Titmouse, 2; Mountain 

 Chickadee, 2; Western Robin, 4; Townsend Solitaire, 43; Mountain Bluebird, 100 + . 

 Total, 21 species, about 560 individuals. — J. G. Dick. 



Comox, B. C. — Dec. 24; 8.30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fine spring-like day; no snow; wind 

 south, light; temp. 40° at 8 a.m., 58° at noon. Distance covered about 10 miles on foot. 

 All large numbers estimated. Western Grebe, 500; Holboell's Grebe, 4; Horned Grebe, 20; 

 Loon, 3; Pacific Loon, 40; Red-throated Loon, 3; Marbled Murrelet, 2; Pigeon Guille- 

 mot, i; California Murre, 2; Glaucous-winged Gull, 250; Herring Gull, 4; Short-billed 

 Gull, 32; White-crested Cormorant, i; Violet-green Cormorant, 4; American Merganser 

 (?), 3; Red-breasted Merganser, 14; Hooded Merganser, 2; Mallard, 35; American 



