Eighth Christmas Bird Census 35 



St. Louis, Mo. (Forest Park.) — Dec. 25; 8.30 to 10 a.m. Clear; ground bare, except 

 patches of snow; wind brisk, southwest; temp, at starting, 42 . Sparrow Hawk, 1; 

 Hairy Woodpecker, 3; Downy Woodpecker, 5; Horned Lark, 5; Blue Jay, 5; Ameri- 

 can Crow, 15; Junco, 35; Brown Creeper, 4; White-breasted Nuthatch, 2 ;Tufted Tit- 

 mouse, 7; Chickadee, 4. Total, n species, 86 individuals. — R. H. Dean. 



Kansas City, Mo. (Swope Park). — Dec. 25; 9.30 a.m. to 12 m. Clear; ground bare; 

 wind northwest, twelve miles, temp., 39 . Mallard, 2; Bob-white, 20; Hairy Wood- 

 pecker, 5; Downy Woodpecker, 4; Red-bellied Woodpecker, 4; Flicker, 1; Belted 

 Kingfisher, 1; Blue Jay. n; Crow, 37; Tree Sparrow, hundreds; Junco, hundreds; 

 Cardinal, 100; Brown Creeper, 1; White-breasted Nuthatch, 3; Tufted Titmouse, 

 11; Chickadee, 17; Mockingbird, 1. Total, 17 species, 218 individuals, plus Tree 

 Sparrows and Juncos. — H. R. Walmsley. 



Clay Center, Kans. — Dec. 25; 9 to 9.30 a.m., 11.25 to a.m. 3.30 p.m. Clear; ground 

 partly covered with snow; wind south, light. American Rough-legged Hawk, 1; Downy 

 Woodpecker, 2; Prairie Horned Lark, 9; Crow, 14; Harris Sparrow, 17; Tree Sparrow, 

 44; Junco, 3; Cardinal, 4; Northern Shrike, 1; Chickadee, 4. Total, 10 species, 98 

 individuals. — -Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Graves. 



Youngstown, Ohio. — Dec. 25; 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Cloudy; no snow; brisk, southwest 

 wind; temp., 35 to 40 . Distance walked twenty miles. Ruffed Grouse, 4; Red-tailed 

 Hawk, 2; Barred Owl, 1; Hairy Woodpecker, 7; Downy Woodpecker, 15; Pileated 

 Woodpecker, 1; Red-bellied Woodpecker, 2; Flicker, 2; Blue Jay, 13; Tree Sparrow, 

 18; Song Sparrow, 6; Towhee, 1 (female); Cardinal, 5; Carolina Wren, 1; White-breasted 

 Nuthatch, 17; Red-breasted Nuthatch, 1; Tufted Titmouse, 1; Black-capped Chicka- 

 dee, 17. Total, 18 species, 114 individuals. Dec. 20, 1907 we saw about twenty male 

 Towhees in same locality that we observed the female on Christmas day. — Geo. L. 

 Fordyce and Rev. S. F. Wood. 



Cadiz, Ohio. — Dec. 22; 2 to 4 p.m. Cloudy; ground partly snow covered; wind 

 southeast, light; temp., 40°. Hairy Woodpecker, 3; Downy Woodpecker, 12; Red- 

 bellied Woodpecker, 3; Crow, 2; Tree Sparrow, 20; Junco, 1; Song Sparrow, 12; Car- 

 dinal, 24; Carolina Wren, 2, (sings); White-breasted Nuthatch, 15; Chickadee, 6; 

 Golden-crowned Kinglet, 3. Total, 12 species, 103 individuals. A Yellow-bellied 

 Sapsucker has been a regular visitor this winter at a bird lunch-counter kept by Miss 

 Ellison. It relishes unpicked grapes. — Harry B. McConnell, John Conwell, Jr. 

 and Emma Ellison. 



Cadiz, Ohio. — Dec. 22; 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Clouds, sunshine, snow, rain and a strong, 

 south wind, all struggled for supremacy; temp., 36 to 45 . Sparrow Hawk, 1; Hairy 

 Woodpecker, 3; Downy Woodpecker, 12; Red-bellied Woodpecker, 6; Flicker, 2; Tree 

 Sparrow, 12; Junco, 8; Song Sparrow, 2; Cardinal, 4; Carolina Wren, 5, (sings); White- 

 breasted Nuthatch, 16; Tufted Titmouse, 13 (sings); Chickadee, 19. Total, 13 species, 

 103 individuals. — Harry B. McConnell. 



Rinards Mills, Ohio. — Dec. 18; 9 to 10 a.m. Clear; light snow; wind northwest; 

 temp., 28 . Bob-white, 25; Ruffed Grouse, 4; Downy Woodpecker, 1; Pileated Wood- 

 pecker, 3; Red-headed Woodpecker, 1; Crow, 30; Goldfinch, 6; Snowflake, 5; Junco, 

 4; Song Sparrow, 4; Cardinal, 9; Wren, 2; Tufted Titmouse, 30; Robin, 3. Total, 

 14 species, all in or near an old apple orchard. — Robert M. Lee. 



Sidney, Ohio. — Dec. 25; 7 to 8 a.m. Cloudy; ground bare; wind south, very strong; 

 temp., 33 . Crow, 5; Junco, 6; Song Sparrow, 2; Cardinal, 2. Total, 4 species, 15. 

 individuals. — Farida Wiley. 



Richmond, Ind. — Dec. 25; 8 a.m. to 12 m. Clear; slightly overcast; ground bare; 

 wind south, light; temp., 30 to 42 . Sparrow Hawk, 1; Kingfisher, 1; Downy Wood- 

 pecker, 7; Hairy Woodpecker, 1; Red-bellied Woodpecker, 1; Flickers, 4; Blue Jay,. 

 8; Crow, 14; Cowbird, 1; Towhee, 2; Goldfinch, 20; Cardinal, 20; Junco, 50; Tree- 



