i8 Bird -Lore 



Ulster, Bradford Co., Pa. — Dec. 27; 9 to 11 a.m., i to 3.30 p.m. Cloudyin forenoon, 

 clear in afternoon; ground covered with snow; wind northwest, shifting to southwest, then 

 to north, brisk; temp. 24° at start, 20° at return. Ten to 12 miles on foot. Observers 

 worked in pairs in forenoon, all together in afternoon. Ruffed Grouse, 2; Hawk, i; 

 Hairy Woodpecker, i; Downy Woodpecker, 8; Blue Jay, i; American Crow, 29; Starling, 

 i; Goldfinch, 9; Tree Sparrow, 105; Junco, 29; Song Sparrow, i; Cedar Waxwing, 12; 

 Brown Creeper, 3; White-breasted Nuthatch, 6; Black-capped Chickadee, 52. Total, 

 15 species, 262 individuals. — Mrs. F. E. Mather, Mrs. O. J. Van Winkle, Mrs. D. C. 

 Gillette and Miss Martha McMorran. 



York, Pa. (along the Susquehanna River). — Dec. 28; 8 a.m. to 12 m. Partly cloudy; 

 I in. snow; wind north, strong; temp. 19° at start, 29° at return. River entirely free from 

 ice. Four miles on foot. American Merganser, 3; Black Duck, 2; Sparrow Hawk, 2; 

 Downy Woodpecker, 3; American Crow, 1,500; Starling, 8; Meadowlark, 16; Goldfinch, 

 4; White-throated Sparrow, 2; Tree Sparrow, 35; Slate-colored Junco, 26; Song Sparrow, 

 11; Cardinal, 2; Carolina Wren, i; Winter Wren, i; Brown Creeper, 2; Tufted Titmouse, 

 i; Black-capped Chickadee, 5; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 3. Total, 19 species, 1,627 

 individuals.- — Charles S. Weiser. 



Pittsburgh, Pa. (Forest Hills to Deer Creek). — Dec. 26; 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Cloudy; 

 ground bare; wind southeast, very light; temp. 29° at start, 34° at return. Fifteen miles 

 on foot, 8 miles by trolley. Observers together most of the time. Ruffed Grouse, 2; 

 Screech Owl, 2; Hairy Woodpecker, 3; Downy Woodpecker, 7; Flicker, 3; American 

 Crow, 2; Cowbird, i; Tree Sparrow, 88; Junco, 10; Song Sparrow, 26; Cardinal, 9; 

 Brown Creeper, i; White-breasted Nuthatch, 3; Tufted Titmouse, 9; Black-capped 

 Chickadee, 7. Total, 15 species, 173 individuals. A flock of sixteen Prairie Horned Lark 

 is wintering on the Edgewood Golf-Links. They were seen on Dec. 25 and on seven pre- 

 vious dates, but we could not find them today. Several Redwings were reported to be in 

 a swamp adjoining that where the Cowbird was seen, but we could not flush them. A 

 Robin and two Bronzed Crackles were observed also recently. — R. H. Stahl, H. H. 

 Elliott, P. F. Seibold and J. L. Jones. 



Grove City, Pa. — Dec. 27; 9.30 a.m. to 2.30 p.m. Very cloudy and dark; slow drizzle; 

 I in. of snow on frozen ground, melting rapidly; wind west, light; temp. 40° at start, 

 36° at return. Eight miles on foot. Ruffed Grouse, 2; Red-shouldered Hawk, i; Hairy 

 Woodpecker, 4; Downy Woodpecker, 10; Flicker, 2; Blue Jay, 24; Goldfinch, 10; Tree 

 Sparrow, 60; Junco, 20; Song Sparrow, 7; Cardinal, i; White-breasted Nuthatch, 12; 

 Black-capped Chickadee, 50; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 20; Robin, i. Total, 15 species, 

 (about) 224 individuals. Dec. 24, Brown Creeper, Chewink, and Tufted Titmouse were 

 listed. — Nevin Nicholson. 



Emsworth, Pa. — Dec. 26; 9 to 11 a.m., i to 5 p.m. Cloudy; ground clean, light snow 

 lasting 2 hours; wind northeast, light; temp. 28°. Eight miles on foot. Observers 

 together. Hairy Woodpecker, i; Downy Woodpecker, 5; Flicker, 2 (were stoned out of 

 hollow tree); Crow, 2; Tree Sparrow, 24; Junco, 32; Song Sparrow, 8; Cardinal, 10; 

 Winter Wren, i; Brown Creeper, 3; White-breasted Nuthatch, 3; Tufted Titmouse, 2. 

 Total, 12 species, 93 individuals. — Thomas L. McConnell, Louis McConnell and 

 L. F. Savage. 



Chesapeake Beach, Md. — Dec. 26; 10 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. Cloudy; ground bare; wind 

 southeast, light; temp. ^s°. Five miles on foot. Horned Grebe, 3; Herring Gull, 8; 

 Golden-eye, i; Bufflehead, 11; Old Squaw, 5; Scoter, 2; White- winged Scoter, 85; Surf 

 Scoter, 29; Killdeer, 2; Turkey Vulture, 32; Belted Kingfisher, i; Downy Woodpecker, 3; 

 Flicker, i; Blue Jay, i; Crow, 25; Fish Crow, 155; Starling, 900; Red-winged Blackbird, 

 171; Meadowlark, 4; Goldfinch, 6; White- throated Sparrow, 15; Tree Sparrow, 16; 

 Junco, 51; Song Sparrow, 9; Swamp Sparrow, 2; Towhee, i; Cardinal, 4; Myrtle Warbler, 

 i; Mockingbird, i; Carolina Wren, i; Long- billed Marsh Wren, i; Brown Creeper, i; 



