Fifth Christmas Bird Census 31 



Independence, Kans. — Time, 8.40 A. M. to 12.30 p. m. Foggy in the morning, with 

 light, but steady northeast wind, changing to clear at noon, with wind south to southeast ; 

 ground bare; temp., 45° to 60°. Red-shouldered Hawk, i; Sparrow Hawk, i ; Hairy 

 Woodpecker, 6; Downy Woodpecker, 10; Red-bellied Woodpecker, 3; Flicker, 20; 

 Prairie Horned Lark, 58; Blue Jay, 40; American Crow, 50; Meadow -lark, 100; Western 

 Meadow-lark, 2; Rusty Blackbird, 6; Purple Finch, 17 ; American Goldfinch, 10; Lap- 

 land Longspur, 84; Harris Sparrow, 51 ; White-crowned Sparrow, 18 ; Gambel Sparrow, i ; 

 Field Sparrow, i ; Slate-colored Junco, 250; Song Sparrow, 15; Fox Sparrow, i ; Car- 

 dinal, 26; Cedar Waxwing, 58; Myrtle Warbler, i; Carolina Wren, 16; Winter Wren, 

 i; Brown Creeper, 11; White-breasted Nuthatch, 2; Tufted Titmouse, 7; Chickadee, 

 16; Golden-crowned Kinglet, i; American Robin, 60; Bluebird, 12. Total, 34 species, 

 956 individuals. — Alick Wetmore. 



LaGrange, Mo. — December 23; time, 9 a.m. to 12.30 P. M. Ground dry; heavy 

 clouds; several little dashes of rain; wind soft, south, changing to cutting north; temp., 

 45° to 35°- Bob-white, i; Cooper's Hawk, i; Screech Owl, i; Hairy Woodpecker, 3; 

 Downy Woodpecker, 12; Red-bellied Woodpecker, 4; Flicker, i; Blue Jay, 5; Crow, 

 2; Red-winged Blackbird, 60; Purple Finch, i; Goldfinch, 25; Tree Sparrow, 200; 

 Junco, 100; Cardinal, 8; White-breasted Nuthatch, i; Tufted Titmouse, 3; Chickadee, 

 28; Bluebird; i. Total, 19 species, 457 individuals. — Susan M. Johnson. 



Blaine, Wash. (Lat. 49°). — December 26 ; time, 7.45 A. M. to 12.30 P. M.; 1.30 p. 

 M. to 5.30 P. M. Slightly overcast to clear; two inches of snow on ground ; no wind; 

 temp., 31° at 8 A. M., 40° at noon. Western Grebe, 4; Holboeil Grebe, 100 ; Horned 

 Grebe, 23; Loon, 3; Pacific Loon, 4; Marbled Murrelet, 22; Pigeon Guillemot, 11; 

 California Murre, i; California Gull, 10; Ring-billed Gull, 3; Short-billed Gull, 15; 

 Bonaparte Gull, 2; Mallard, 2; Pintail, 6; Scaup Duck, 1,000; Lesser Scaup, 250; 

 American Golden-eye, 14; Barrow's Golden-eye, 2; BufHehead, 500; Old Squaw, 22; r^ 



Harlequin Duck, 2 ; White-winged Scoter, 300 ; Surf Scoter, 200 ; Black Brant, 20 ; 

 Fannin's Heron, i; Harris' Woodpecker, i; Gairdner's Woodpecker, 2; Northern ^ — '' 

 Pileated Woodpecker, 1; Northwestern Flicker, 2; Northwest Crow, 120; Brewer's Black- 

 bird, 2; California (?) Purple Finch, i; English Sparrow, 2; Oregon Junco, 200; Rusty 

 Song Sparrow, 33; Sooty Song Sparrow, 2 ; Oregon Towhee, 5; Northwest Bewick Wren, 

 8; Western Winter Wren, 12 ; Oregon Chickadee, 31 ; Western Golden-crowned King- 

 let, 38; Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 3; Western Robin, 128; Varied Thrush, 10. Total, 

 44 species, about 3,000 individuals. — W. Leon Dawson. 



Napa, Cal. — December 25; time, 12 noon to 12.45 P- m; 2 P. M. to 2.30 P. M. Clear, 

 strong north wind; temp., 46°. December 26 ; time, 11 A. M. to 4 p. M. Clear; wind; 

 north, medium ; temp., 49°. [The results of the two days' observations are combined, but 

 owing to impossibility of securing separate lists in time for publication the MS. is printed 

 as received. — Ed.] Great Blue Heron, i; Killdeer, 8; White-tailed Kite, i; Western 

 Red-tailed Hawk, i; Desert Sparrow Hawk, 2; Harris Woodpecker, 3; California Wood- 

 pecker, 6; Red-shafted Flicker, 29; Anna's Hummingbird, 3 ; Say's Phoebe, i; Black 

 Phoebe, 2; Steller's Jay, i; California Jay, 19; American Crow, 3; Western Meadow- 

 lark, numerous, 66 counted ; Brewer's Blackbird, very numerous, 600 estimated; Willow 

 Goldfinch, 39; Green-backed Goldfinch, 21; Western Savanna Sparrow, 7; Gambel's 

 (White-crowned) Sparrow, 41; Golden-crowned Sparrow, 19; Thurber's Junco, 12; 

 Samuel's Song Sparrow, 4; Spurred Towhee, 2; California Towhee, 8; California 

 Shrike, 5; Audubon's Warbler, 18 ; American Pipit, 11; Plain Titmouse, 3 ; California 

 Bush-tit, I (flock heard); Western Golden-crowned Kinglet, 9; Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 

 I. (Crimson Crown-patch undoubtedly seen); Dwarf Hermit Thrush, 2; Western Blue- 

 bird, 5; Ducks (flying too high to distinguish species) 26. Total, 35 species, 980 indi- 

 viduals. — E. L. BiCKFORD. 



