Seventh Christmas Bird Census 29 



Desplains River Region, 111. — December 24; time, 7.40 a. m. to 3.30 p. m. Trace 

 of snow, cloudy; very light northwest to southwest wind; temp., 11° to 36°. Herring 

 Gull, 7; Hairy Woodpecker, i; Downy Woodpecker, 2; Blue Jay, 17; Crow, 12; Tree 

 Sparrow, 21; Junco, 4; Cardinal, 2; Brown Creeper, i. White-breasted Nuthatch, i; 

 Chickadee, 5. Total, 11 species, 73 individuals.— Frank Gates, N. Partridge and 

 R. H. Geberding. 



Chicago, 111., Glenco to Highland Park. — December 26; time, 7.30 a. m. to 12 m. 

 Clear, becoming cloudy; wind southwest to south; temp., 21° to 40°. Loon, i; Herring 

 Gull, 8; Ring-billed Gull, 7; American Merganser, 4; Red-breasted Merganser, 15; 

 Pintail Duck, 5; Lesser Scaup Duck, 50; Canada Goose, 7; Downy Woodpecker, i; 

 Blue Jay, 2; Crow, 18; Evening Grosbeak, 2; Junco, 3; Brown Creeper, i; White- 

 breasted Nuthatch, i; Chickadee, 4; Golden-crowned Kinglet, i. Total, 17 species, 130 

 individuals. — Frank Gates. 



Chicago, 111., Graceland Cemetery to Evanston and Bowmanvil. — Time, 7 A. m. to i 

 P. M. Cloudy, becoming clear; traces of snow on ground; light north wind; temp., 21° 

 to 38°. Loon, 4; Herring Gull, 15; Ring-billed Gull, 2; American Merganser, 2; Pin- 

 tail Duck, i; Lesser Scaup Duck, 150; American Golden-eye, 7; Canada Goose, 22- 

 Hairy Woodpecker, i; Downy Woodpecker, 3; Prairie Horned Lark, 18; Blue Jay, 24; 

 Crow, 12; Pine Siskin, i seen, others heard; Tree Sparrow, 50; Junco, 12; Cardinal, i- 

 Cedar Waxwing, 7 ; Brown Creeper, 3; Red-breasted Nuthatch, 3; White- breasted Nut- 

 hatch, i; Chickadee, 12. Total, 22 species, 351 individuals. — Frank Gates. 



Chicago, 111., Stickney District. — Time, 10.3c a. m. to 3.30 p. m. Clear; ground 

 bare; a little snow in grass; wind west to southwest, light; temp., 33°. Prairie Hen 

 (flock), 20; Sharp-shinned Hawk, i; Prairie Horned Lark, 3; American Crow, 3; Tree 

 Sparrow, 30. Total, 5 species, 57 individuals. — J. L. De Vine. 



Chicago, 111., Jackson Park and Vicinity, District. — Time, 8 A. m. to i p. m. Cloudy 

 and a dense fog, especially on lake, but clearing up toward noon; ground and lagoon fro- 

 zen and covered with light coat of snow; lake full of floating ice; wind light, varyino- from 

 northwest to southwest; temp., 30° to 32°. American Herring Gull, 15; Ring-billed Gull, 

 25; American Merganser, 18; Red-breasted Merganser, 8; American Golden-eye, 4; 

 Screech Owl, i; Downy Woodpecker, 2; Blue Jay, 4; Snowflake, 3; Lapland Long- 

 spur, 50; White-breasted Nuthatch, i; Chickadee, 6. Total, 12 species, 137 individ- 

 uals. — E. E. Armstrong and Carl C. Lawson. 



Warren, Jo. Daviess Co., 111. — Cloudy; wind southwest; trace of snow ; temp., 38°. 

 Rufied Grouse, i; Red-tailed Hawk, 2; Hairy Woodpecker, 2; Flicker, 2; Horned Lark, 

 2; Blue Jay, 13; Crow, 564; Goldfinch, 2; Junco, 12; White-breasted Nuthatch, 11; 

 Chickadee, 20. Total, 14 species, 650 individuals. — [?] signature. 



Moline, Illinois. — December 27; time, 10.30 to 11.30 a.m., on Arsenal Island in 

 Mississippi River, and 2.15 to 3.30 p.m., on Bluffs of Rock River, four miles southwest. 

 — Very cloudy; moist air; ground bare; wind northeast, light; temp., 35°. — Quail (Bob- 

 white), 6; Hairy Woodpecker, 4; Downy Woodpecker, 12; Red-bellied Woodpecker, 2 ; 

 Blue Jay, 6; Crow, 3; Tree Sparrow, 4; Cardinal, 5; Junco flocks (estimated), 100; 

 Brown Creeper, 2; White-breasted Nuthatch, 8; Chickadee, 12. Total, 12 species, 

 about 164 individuals. December 16, a Sparrow Hawk, American Goldfinches and 

 Golden-crowned Kinglets were seen, and on December 26 a flock of Blackbirds (Bronze 

 Grackles) were seen on Rock River. — Mrs. Sloan, Mrs. Putnam, Miss Putnam and 

 Mrs. Ainsworth. 



Rock Island, 111. — Time, 10.30 a. M. to 12.30 p. m. Cloudy; light snow on ground ; 

 light southeast wind; temp., 32°; Mississippi River channel open. Ring-necked Duck, 

 2; Quail, 35; Barred Owl, i; Crow, i; Blue Jay, i; Hairy Woodpecker, 2; Downy 

 Woodpecker, 2; Snowbird, 30; Chickadee, 15; White-bellied Nuthatch, 2. Total, 10 

 species, 91 individuals. — Burtis H. Wilson. 



