38 Bird - Lore 



Carolina Wren, i; Winter Wren, 2; White-breasted Nuthatch, i; Chickadee, 30; Robin, 

 I. Total, 19 species, 156 individuals. Each bird seen by both observers. — Dr. and Mrs. 

 Wm. Pepper. 



Pittsburgh, Pa. (Fern Hollow, Homewood Cemetery). — Dec. 25; 10.45 a.m. to 12 

 M. Cloudy, showers; wind light, south to southwest; temp. 28°. Downy Woodpecker, 

 2; Cardinal, 5; Carolina Wren, 2; Brown Creeper, 2; White-breasted Nuthatch, 4; 

 Tufted Titmouse, 2; Chickadee, 5. Total, 7 species, 24 individuals. — Albert W. 

 HONYWILL, Jr. 



Pittsburgh, Pa. to Harmarville, Pa. — Dec. 21; 8.45 a.m. to 5.05 p.m. Foggy and 

 rainy most of the day; sunshine for a short time in the afternoon; ground bare; no wind; 

 temp. 37°. Hairy Woodpecker, 4; Downy Woodpecker, 7; Crow, 6; Tree Sparrow, 35; 

 Song Sparrow, 12; Cardinal, 16; Carolina Wren, 3 (2 singing); Winter Wren, 2; Brown 

 Creeper, 11; White-breasted Nuthatch, 5; Tufted Titmouse, 25; Chickadee, 35. Total, 

 12 species, 151 individuals. On Dec. 14, a White-throated Sparrow and a small flock of 

 Juncos were seen. The latter birds have been surprisingly scarce in this locality this 

 year. — Thos; D. Burleigh and Hartley K. Anderson. 



Reading, Pa. — Dec. 21; 9 a.m. to 12 m., and 2 to 4 p.m. Partly cloudy; ground bare; 

 light wind; temp. 40°. Hawk, sp. i; Downy Woodpecker, 4; Crow, 5; Meadowlark, 

 2; Tree Sparrow, 50; Junco, 7; Cardinal i; Winter Wren, 2; White-breasted Nuthatch, 

 4; Chickadee, 5; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 4; Bluebird, 2. Total, 12 species, 86 indi- 

 viduals. — Mr. and Mrs. G. Henry Mengel. 



Reading, Pa, (River road along the Schuylkill). — Dec. 27; 6.30 to 10 a.m. Fair; 

 ground bare; snow in protected places; wind north, strong; temp. 5°. Distance five 

 miles. Cooper's Hawk, i; Downy Woodpecker, 2 (females), i (male); Yellow-bellied 

 Sapsucker, i (female); American Crow, 800; American Goldfinch, 12; Tree Sparrow, 

 65; Junco, 34; Song Sparrow, 2. Total, 8 species, 918 individuals. — Dr. and Mrs. 

 Alfred O. Gross, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine. 



Springs, Pa. — Dec. 21; 8.15 a.m. to 12 m. Cloudy; ground bare; no wind; temp. 34° 

 to 45°. Downy Woodpecker, i; Pileated Woodpecker, i; Blue Jay, 3; Crow, i; Tree 

 Sparrow, 31; Junco, 10; Song Sparrow, i; Cardinal, 2; Winter Wren, 3; Brown Creeper, 

 i; White-breasted Nuthatch, 3; Tufted Titmouse, i; Chickadee, 4; Golden-crowned 

 Kinglet, 4. Total, 14 species, 66 individuals. — Ansel B. Miller. 



West Chester, Pa. — 10.30 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. Cloudy; ground bare; wind east, 

 moderate to brisk; temp. 38°. Red-tailed Hawk, 2; Red-shouldered Hawk, i; Sparrow 

 Hawk, i; Downy Woodpecker, 6; American Crow, 35; Pine Siskin, 4; Tree Sparrow, 

 17; Junco, 116; Song Sparrow, 16; Cardinal, 3; Winter Wren, 3; White-breasted Nut- 

 hatch, i; Chickadee, 3; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 3; Robin, i. Total, 15 species, 212 

 individuals. — C. E. Ehinger. 



West Chester, Pa. — Dec. 25; 10 a.m. to 12 m. Cloudy; no snow on ground; streams 

 clear of ice and ground free from frost; east wind; temp. 42°. Downy Woodpecker, 6; 

 American Crow, 50; Purple Crackle, i; Starling, 19; Meadowlark, i; Purple Finch, 2; 

 Pine Siskin, 7; Junco, 200; Tree Sparrow, 20; Song Sparrow, 2; Winter Wren, i; 

 White-breasted Nuthatch, 5; Chickadee, 22; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 2; Brown Creeper, 

 4. Total, 15 species, about 340 individuals. — Thos. H. Jackson. 



White Marsh Valley, near Chestnut Hill, Pa. — Dec. 21; 11.40 a.m. to 3.30 p.m. 

 Partially cloudy; ground bare; wind southwest, light; temp. 45°. Downy Woodpecker, 

 2; Flicker, i; Crow, 30; Starling, 9; Junco, 61; Song Sparrow, 5; Vesper Sparrow, i; 

 Cardinal, i; Winter Wren, i; Brown Creeper, i; White-breasted Nuthatch, 4; Chicka- 

 dee, II. Total, 12 species, 127 individuals. — George Lear. 



Williamsport, Pa. — Dec. 23; 9.30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Showers all day; ground bare; 

 east wind; temp. 35°. Distance walked, twelve miles, the two of us walking together 

 over same territory. Bob-white, 2; Sparrow Hawk, i; Belted Kingfisher, i; Downy 



