Bird -Lore's Fourteenth Christmas Census 45 



LaGrange, 111. (seven miles along Salt Creek). — Dec. 21; 8 a.m. to 2.15 p.m. Clear; 

 ground bare; northwest wind; temp. 35°. Hairy Woodpecker, 10; Downy Woodpecker, 

 15; Red-headed Woodpecker, 7; Blue Jay, 35; Crow, 17; Goldfinch, 2; Tree Sparrow, 

 no; Junco, i; Song Sparrow, 3; Cardinal, 16; Brown Creeper, 14; White-breasted Nut- 

 hatch, 8; Chickadee, 27. Total, 13 species, 264 individuals. Dec. 20: Red-winged 

 Blackbird, 2; Purple Finch, i. Dec. 25: Red-shouldered Hawk, 3; Horned Lark, 25; 

 Lapland Longspur, 300. — Edmund Hulsberg. 



Lewistown, 111. — Dec. 18; 8 to 10 a.m. Partly clear; ground bare; wind northwest; 

 temp, at start 38°, on return 42°; five miles, mostly open woods. Hairy Woodpecker, 

 i; Downy Woodpecker, 3; Red-bellied Woodpecker, 2; Horned Lark, i; Blue Jay, 8; 

 American Crow, 4; Purple Finch, 3; American Goldfinch, 16; Tree Sparrow, 4; Chip- 

 ping Sparrow, 7; Song Sparrow, 3; Cardinal, 6; Brown Creeper, 2; White-breasted Nut- 

 hatch, 3; Tufted Titmouse, 7; Black-capped Chickadee, 12; Bluebird, 3. Total, 17 spe- 

 cies, 79 individuals. — W. S. Strode, M.D. 



Moline, 111. — Dec. 22; 9 to 11.30 a.m. Clear; ground bare; no wind; temp. 22°. 

 Gull, sp., I ; Duck, sp., 3; Bob-white, 40; Ring-necked Pheasant, 2; Hairy Woodpecker, 2; 

 Downy Woodpecker, 4; Blue Jay, 9; Crow, i; Goldfinch, i; Tree Sparrow, 100; Junco, 

 6; Cardinal, 5; Brown Creeper, 8; White-breasted Nuthatch, 6; Chickadee, 22; Robin, i. 

 Total, 16 species, 211 individuals. — Mrs. Emma J. Sloan. 



Mt. Carmel, 111. — Dec. 26; 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Clear; one inch snow; wind north, heavy; 

 temp. 32° Bob-white, 18; Hawk, sp., i; Hairy Woodpecker, i; Downy Woodpecker, 2; 

 Red-headed Woodpecker, 9; Red-bellied Woodpecker, 10; Flicker, 2; Blue Jay, 13; 

 Crow, i; Meadowlark, 19; Junco (?), 40; Song Sparrow, i; Cardinal, 3; Brown Creeper, 

 4; White-breasted Nuthatch, i; Tufted Titmouse, 7; Chickadee, 14; Bluebird, i. Total, 

 18 species, 138 individuals. — Chas. E. Carson. 



Peoria, 111. — Dec. 26; 9 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. Cloudy; ground covered with snow; 

 wind north, light; temp. 24°. Herring Gull, 18; Canada Goose, 2; Hawk, sp., i; Hairy 

 Woodpecker, 3; Downy Woodpecker, 14; Blue Jay, 15; American Crow, i; Tree Spar- 

 row, 150; Junco, 200; Cardinal, 18; Cedar Waxwing, 7; Brown Creeper, 4; White-breasted 

 Nuthatch, 8; Tufted Titmouse, 7; Black-capped Chickadee, 25; Robin, 3. Total, 16 

 species, 476 individuals. — W. H. Packard and James H. Sedgwick. 



Port Byron, 111. — Dec. 21; 9.20 to 10.45 a.m., and 1.15 to 3.30 p.m. Clear; ground 

 bare; wind west, moderate; temp. 21° to 40°. Bob-white, 2; Rough-legged Hawk (dark 

 phase), i; Screech Owl, 2; Hairy Woodpecker, i; Downy Woodpecker, 2; Red-headed 

 Woodpecker, 25; Blue Jay, 12; Crow, 4; Tree Sparrow, 15; White-breasted Nuthatch, 3; 

 Brown Creeper, 3; Chickadee, 4. Total, 12 species, 74 individuals. — J. J. Schafer. 



Rantoul, 111. — 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Cloudy, snow flurries; ground slightly covered with 

 snow; wind, north to northeast, medium; temp. 30°. Cooper's Hawk, 3; Red- 

 tailed Hawk, i; Marsh Hawk, i; American Rough-legged Hawk, 2; Hairy Woodpecker, 

 3; Downy Woodpecker, 7; Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, i; Red-bellied Woodpecker, 3; 

 Flicker, 2; Horned Lark, 20; Prairie Horned Lark, 100; Blue Jay, 50; Crow, 75; Lapland 

 Longspur, 1,500; Chestnut-collared Longspur, 100; Vesper Sparrow, i; Tree Sparrow, 

 25; Cardinal, 3; Brown Creeper, 2; White-breasted Nuthatch, 12; Red-breasted Nut- 

 hatch, 5; Tufted Titmouse, 36; Chickadee. 10. Total, 23 species, 1,862 individuals. 

 — George E. Ekblau, Eddie L. Ekblau and Arthur Carlson. 



Rock Island, 111. (Arsenal Island). — Dec. 25; 10 a.m. to 12.15 p.m. Partly cloudy; 

 three inches of snow; Mississippi River free from ice; wind northeast, light, but cold; 

 temp. 30°. Lesser Scaup, 8; Bob-white, 26; Ring-necked Pheasant, 4; Hairy Wood- 

 pecker, i; Downy Woodpecker, 4; Blue Jay, 6; Crow, 2; Goldfinch, i; Song Sparrow, i; 

 Brown Creeper, 3; White-breasted Nuthatch, i; Chickadee, 9; Rocin, i. Total, 13 

 species, 67 individuals. — Burtis H. Wilson. 



Battle Creek, Mich. — Dec. 28; 10.30 a.m. to 1.55 p.m. Cloudy; two inches of snow; 



