26 Bird - Lore 



Gull, 27; American Merganser, 22; Hairy Woodpecker, i; Downy Woodpecker, 2; Crow, 

 100; American Goldfinch, 25; Tree Sparrow, 30; Slate-colored Juncoj, 40; Lincoln's 

 Sparrow, i; Northern Shrike, i; Chickadee, 2. Total, 11 species, 251 individuals. The 

 Lincoln's Sparrow was collected. — Parker Blair and Stephen S. Gregory, Jr. 



Port Byron, 111. — Dec. 26; 8.30 to 11.30 a.m., 12.15 to 3.30 p.m. Cloudy and hazy; 

 3 in. of snow; calm in a.m., light north wind in p.m.; temp. 30° to 35°. Twelve miles on 

 foot. American Merganser, Red-breasted Merganser, and American Golden-eye, 500; 

 Bob- white, 12 (i covey); Rough-legged Hawk, i; Great Horned Owl, 2; Hairy Wood- 

 pecker, 7; Downy Woodpecker, 23; Red-bellied Woodpecker, 9; Prairie Horned Lark, 12; 

 Blue Jay, 6; Crow, 15; Tree Sparrow, 45; Slate-colored Junco, 75; Brown Creeper, 2; 

 White-breasted Nuthatch, 9; Tufted Titmouse, 2; Black-capped Chickadee, 30. Total, 

 18 species, (about) 750 individuals. — John J. Schafer. 



Winthrop, Iowa (Pierce farm and vicinity, along Buffalo Creek to Speese Pond and 

 return). — Dec. 23; 12 m. to 4 p.m. Clear; ground covered with 2 to 4 inches of ice- 

 encrusted snow, making walking hard and very noisy; trees and bushes covered with 

 frozen sleet; creek frozen quite solidly with occasional open places; wind northwest, 

 strong; temp. 10° at start and also at return. About 3 miles on foot. Bob-white, 3; 

 Mourning Dove, 2 (these birds, which I have never before seen here in winter, are stay- 

 ing near a corn-fodder stack back of our barn); American Rough-legged Hawk, i; 

 Belted Kingfisher, i (this bird is staying in this vicinity, for it has been heard 'rattling' 

 at intervals for several months) ; Hairy Woodpecker, i ; American Crow, a mammoth flock, 

 which I estimated at 300, was seen in a cornfield — I counted 181 Crows at other points 

 in my tramp; Tree Sparrow, 14; Slate-colored Junco, i; Brown Creeper, i; White- 

 breasted Nuthatch, 6; Tufted Titmouse, i; Black-capped Chickadee, 8. Total, 12 

 species, (about) 520 individuals. A Barred Owl was seen here Dec. 13. — Fred J. Pierce. 



Bettendorf, Iowa. (Credit Island Park, Davenport, and along Mississippi River and 

 Duck Creek). — Dec. 26; 9 a.m. to 1 2.50 p.m., 2.15 to 4.30 p.m. Cloudy, rather hazy most 

 of morning; 4 in. of snow; ice in creek and river almost frozen over; wind light, north- 

 west, increasing during day; temp. 26° at start, 22° at return. Eight miles on foot. 

 Loon, i; Herring Gull, 23; American and Red-breasted Mergansers, 50 + ; American 

 Golden-eye, i; Cooper's (?) Hawk, i; Rough-legged (?) Hawk, i; Hairy Woodpecker, 4; 

 Downy Woodpecker, 26; Red-bellied Woodpecker, 5; Northern Flicker, i; Blue Jay, 9; 

 Crow, 26; Red-winged Blackbird, 14; White-throated Sparrow, i (with flock of Tree 

 Sparrows); Tree Sparrows, 325-!-; Junco, 23; Song Sparrow, 4; Cardinal, 8; Brown 

 Creeper, 11; White-breasted Nuthatch, 12; Tufted Titmouse, 15; Chickadee, 20. Total, 

 23 species, 581+ individuals. Saw a flock of 16 birds flying over which I took to be 

 Prairie Horned Larks. — Hugo H. Schroder. 



Sioux City, Iowa. — Dec. 26; Riverside Park and return; 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; six 

 miles on foot; one observer. Perry Creek Road and return; 2 to 5 p.m.; five miles 

 on foot; two observers. Morningside; 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; one observ^er. Clear; deep snow; 

 strong northwest wind; temp., 9 a.m., 15°, 3 p.m., 8°. Cooper's Hawk, i; Screech Owl, 2; 

 Hairy Woodpecker, 3; Downy Woodpecker, 6; Northern Flicker, i; Blue Jay, 6; American 

 Crow, 5; Purple Finch, 3 (i in mature male plumage); Tree Sparrow, 37; Slate-colored 

 Junco, 2; Song Sparrow, i; Cardinal, 6; Brown Creeper, i; White-breasted Nuthatch, 3; 

 Black-capped Chickadee, 33. Total, 15 species, no individuals. — A. F. Allen, W. J. 

 Hayward, V. C. Bonesteel and Mrs. Frank Marshall. 



Bardstown, Ky. (west, south, and southeast of town). — Dec. 24; 8.15 a.m. to 3.30 

 P.M. Cloudy at start, after 11 o'clock partly clear; ground bare, hard at start, thawing 

 about noon; wind southwest, light; temp. 20° at start, 26° at return. About 12 miles on 

 foot. Ducks, 25 (i flock, flying high); Wilson's Snipe, i; Killdeer, 10; Sparrow Hawk, i; 

 Belted Kingfisher, i; Hairy Woodpecker, 3; Downy Woodpecker, 17; Red-bellied Wood- 

 pecker, 8; Flicker, 5; Prairie Horned Lark, 9; Crow, 56; Tree Sparrow, 20; Field Sparrow, 



