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tailed Hawk, 3 (and 5 other large hawks sp.); Sparrow Hawk, i; Barred Owl, i; Hairy 

 Woodpecker, 8; Downy Woodpecker, 30; Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, i; Red-headed 

 Woodpecker, 3; Red-bellied Woodpecker, 8; Flicker, 24; Prairie Horned Lark, 50; Blue 

 Jay, 20; Crow, 165; Red- winged Blackbird, 140; Meadowlark, 30; Purple Finch, 3; 

 Goldfinch, 23; Lapland Longspur, 2; Harris's Sparrow, 6; White-crowned Sparrow, 12; 

 Tree Sparrow, 325; Field Sparrow, 4; Slate-colored Junco, 500; Song Sparrow, 7; 

 Lincoln's Sparrow, i; Cardinal, 70; Migrant Shrike, i; Carolina Wren, 2; Brown Creeper, 

 4; White-breasted Nuthatch, 8; Tufted Titmouse, 27; Chickadee, 70; Golden-crowned 

 Kinglet, 7; Robin, 3; Bluebird, 23. Total, 37 species, 1,645 individuals. — Misses 

 Burns, Clark, Dunlezy, Hoffman, Newell, Rackerby; Messrs. Bolt, Burns, 

 Bryant. Dawson, Harris, Hoffmann and Michaels. 



Lennox, S. D., and along Sioux River at Canton, S. D. — Dec. 24; 9 to 11 a.m. and 

 12.30 to 2.30 P.M. Partly cloudy; 4 in. of snow on level with a very few bare spots; 

 wind northwest, light; temp. 34°. Screech Owl, 2; Hairy Woodpecker, 2; Downy 

 Woodpecker, 6; Prairie Horned Lark, 2; Blue Jay, i; American Crow, 250; Redpoll, 20; 

 American Goldfinch, 2; Tree Sparrow, 29; White-breasted Nuthatch, 6; Black-capped 

 Chickadee, 26; Brown Creeper, i. Total, 12 species, 347 individuals. — William B. 

 Mallory. 



Sioux Falls, S. D. — Dec. 25; 2.15 to 4.45 p.m. Cloudy; ground partly snow-covered; 

 wind south, light; temp. 26°. Hairy Woodpecker, i; Crow, 9; White-breasted Nuthatch, 

 2; Chickadee, 3. Total, 4 species, 15 individuals. — Adrian Larson. 



Lincoln, Neb. (Stevens Creek and Wyuka Cemetery). — Dec. 26; 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. 

 Cloudy; wind north, light; 3 in. of snow; temp. 30°. Mallard, i (seen in flight); Marsh 

 Hawk, 3; Screech Owl, i; Burrowing Owl, (6 seen near colony on 2i3t, fresh tracks in 

 snow on 26th); Hairy Woodpecker, 2; Downy Woodpecker, 8; Red-bellied Woodpecker, 

 i; Northern Flicker, 2; Blue Jay, i; Crow, 15; Western Meadowlark, 2; Goldfinch, i; 

 Harris's Sparrow, 4; Tree Sparrow, 100; Slate-colored Junco, 6; Song Sparrow, 2; Arctic 

 Towhee, i; Cardinal, 8; Brown Creeper, 5; White-breasted Nuthatch, 10; Long-tailed. 

 Chickadee, 30; Golden-crowned Kinglet, i; Townsend's Solitaire, i; Robin, i. Total, 24 

 species, 212 individuals. — C. E. Mickel and R. W. Dawson. 



Omaha, Neb. — Dec. 25; 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Clear till noon; i in. of snow with bare 

 spots; wind light, south; temp. 20° to 32°. Open woods and parks just west of town, 

 walked north 5 miles. Hairy Woodpecker, i; Downy Woodpecker, 7; Blue Jay, 8; 

 Goldfinch, 2; Pine Siskin, i; Tree Sparrow, 75; Slate-colored Junco, 20; Cardinal, 2; 

 White-breasted Nuthatch, 3; Chickadee, 26. Total, 10 species, 155 individuals. — 

 Solon R. Towne. 



Wichita, Kan. — Dec. 27; 2 to 5 p.m. Fair; ground partly covered by a light fall of 

 snow; wind north, medium; temp. 18°. Observers worked in two groups. Marsh Hawk, 

 i; Krider's Hawk, i; Kingfisher, i; Hairy Woodpecker, i; Downy Woodpecker, 3; Red- 

 bellied Woodpecker, i; Flicker, 5; Red-shafted Flicker, 3; Prairie Horned Lark, 3; Crow, 

 i; Red-winged Blackbird, i; Meadowlark, 2; Goldfinch, 4; Harris's Sparrow, 140; 

 Tree Sparrow, 47; Slate-colored Junco, 42; Shufeldt's Junco, i; Song Sparrow, 10; Tow- 

 hee, 2; Cardinal, 30; Brown Thrasher, i; Carolina Wren, 2; Brown Creeper, 2; White- 

 breasted Nuthatch, i; Chickadee, 30; Robin, i. Total, 26 species, 336 individuals. — 

 Mabel Bruce, Hazel Stokes, Ruth Stough, Robert Buckner, Paul Henrion, 

 A. J. Walter Horst, Dwight Isely, Merrill Isely, Austin P. Larrabee and 

 George Sidewell. 



Jonesburg, Mo. — Dec. 25; 7 to 8 a.m. and i to 4.30 p.m. Cloudy; io>^ in. of snow; 

 wind west, light; temp. 26°. Mourning Dove, 3; Marsh Hawk, 4; Hairy Woodpecker, 3; 

 Downy Woodpecker, 5; Red-bellied Woodpecker, 8; Flicker, 2; Blue Jay, 12; Crow, 24; 

 Purple Finch, 20; Goldfinch, 206; Tree Sparrow, 5; Slate-colored Junco, many large 

 flocks, probably 500; Cardinal, 75; Song Sparrow, 14; White-breasted Nuthatch, 50; 



