40 Bird - Lore 



Creeper, i; White-breasted Nuthatch, 2; Tufted Titmouse, 11; Carolina Chickadee, 

 13; Golden-crowned Kinglet. Total, 38 species, 944 individuals. — E. A. Preble, S. E. 

 Piper and W. L. McAtee. 



Four-Mile Run, Va. (across from Washington, D. C). — Dec. 28; 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. 

 Overcast, with occasional sunshine; wind light; temp. 29° to 38°. Herring Gull, 3; 

 Lesser Scaup, 25; Killdeer, 100; Turkey Vulture, 3; Red-shouldered Hawk, i; Barred 

 Owl, 3; Downy Woodpecker, 7; Flicker, i; Blue Jay, i; American Crow, 35; Fish Crow, 

 6; Purple Finch, i; Goldfinch, 4; Pine Siskin, i; White- throated Sparrow, 22; Tree 

 Sparrow, 80; Junco, 125; Song Sparrow, 8; Fox Sparrow, i; Cardinal, 9; Carolina 

 Wren, 7; Winter Wren, 5; Brown Creeper, i; White-breasted Nuthatch, 11; Tufted 

 Titmouse, 8; Carolina Chickadee, 8; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 2; Bluebird, 5. Total, 28 

 species, 483 individuals. — Alex. Wetmore. 



Lawrenceville, Va. — Dec. 20; 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Cloudy, sprinkle of rain during 

 middle of day; ground bare; no wind; temp. 29° to 54°. Killdeer, 6; Bob-white, 15; 

 Wild Turkey, 3; Mourning Dove, i; Turkey Vulture, 7; Black Vulture, 11; Red-should- 

 ered Hawk, i; Hairy Woodpecker, 2; Downy Woodpecker, 6; Yellow-bellied, Sapsucker, 

 i; Pileated Woodpecker, 5; Flicker, 2; Phoebe, 3; Crow, 26; Meadowlark, i; Goldfinch, 

 4; White-throated Sparrow, 19; Field Sparrow, 4; Junco, 400 (conservative estimate); 

 Song Sparrow, 10 (i singing); Swamp Sparrow, 5; Fox Sparrow, 2; Cardinal, 6; Caro- 

 lina Wren, 8 (i singing); Winter Wren, 2; White-breasted Nuthatch, 3; Red-breasted 

 Nuthatch, 2; Tufted Titmouse, 5; Carolina Chickadee, 14; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 

 20; Hermit Thrush, 2. Total, 31 species, 596 individuals. Pine Siskins were seen Nov. 

 27. — Merriam G. Lewis. 



Lewisburg, W. Va. — Dec. 27; 8 to 10.45 a.m.; 1.15 to 4.45 p.m. Clear; quarter of an 

 inch of snow; no wind; temp. 20°. Bob-white, i; Mourning Dove, 18; Turkey Vulture, 

 3; Red-tailed Hawk, 2; Hairy Woodpecker, 2; Downy Woodpecker, 6; Pileated Wood- 

 pecker, i; Red-bellied Woodpecker, 4; Flicker, i; Blue Jay, 2; American Crow, 27; 

 Meadowlark, 67; Purple Finch, i; Tree Sparrow, 155; Junco, 103; Song Sparrow, 2; 

 Cardinal, 4; White-breasted Nuthatch, 14; Tufted Titmouse, 13. Total, 20 species, 

 428 individuals. Dec. 26: i Saw- whet Owl, first one I ever saw here. — Charles O. 

 Handley. 



Vicinity of Boone, N. C, elevation 3,000 to 4,000 feet. — Dec. 24; 8.30 a.m. to 12 m. 

 Cloudy, following a clear frosty night; ground bare; wind west, light, changing to east 

 about noon; temp, at start, 42°. Bob-white, 12; Sharp-shinned Hawk, i; Hairy Wood- 

 pecker, 4; Downy Woodpecker, 3; Red-headed Woodpecker, 3; Flicker, i; Blue Jay, 4; 

 American Crow, 5; Meadowlark, 36; Junco, 100; Song Sparrow, 2; Fox Sparrow, 2; 

 Cardinal, i; Carolina Wren, 7; White-breasted Nuthatch, 20; Tufted Titmouse, 30; 

 Chickadee, 9. Total, 17 species, 230 individuals. — RoY M. Brown. 



Louisburg, N. C. — Dec. 25. Cloudy, misty, rain; ground bare; temp. 50°. "Buz- 

 zard," 2; Sparrow Hawk, i; Belted Kingfisher, i; Hairy Woodpecker, i; Southern Downy 

 Woodpecker, i; Pileated Woodpecker, i; Flicker, 2; Phoebe, i; Crow, 25; White-throated 

 Sparrow, 25; Field Sparrow, 6; Slate-colored Junco, 20; Song Sparrow, 15; Cardinal, 4; 

 Mockingbird, i; Carolina Wren, 3; Winter Wren, 5; Brown-headed Nuthatch, i; 

 Chickadee, 2; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 2; Hermit Thrush, 2; Bluebird, 2. Total, 22 

 species, 123 individuals.- — Joseph C. Jones. 



Aiken, S. C. (Pine Ridge Camp to Aiken in a.m. around camp in p.m. — Dec. 24; 

 8.15 to 9.15 a.m. and 4 to 6 p.m. Cloudy; ground bare; wind northeast; temp. 52°. 

 Turkey Vulture, i; Screech Owl, i; Red-headed Woodpecker, 4; Phoebe, i; Blue Jay, 

 11; Crow, i; Purple Finch, 2; White-throated Sparrow, 3; Chipping Sparrow, 2; Field 

 Sparrow, 25; Junco, 50; Song Sparrow, 4; Cardinal, 2; Loggerhead Shrike, 2; Myrtle 

 Warbler, 2; Pine Warbler, 3; Mockingbird, 3; Carolina Wren, i; Brown-headed 

 Nuthatch, 2; Tufted Titmouse, 2; Carolina Chickadee, 2; Golden-crowned Kinglet, i. 



