30 Bird -Lore 



The Beach, Lake Co., 111. — Sunny; light west wind ; no snow ; temp., 34". Ameri- 

 can Herring Gull, 10; Snow Goose (?), 5 ; Downy Woodpecker, i ; Blue Jay, 5; Crow, 

 10; White-winged Crossbill, i; American Goldfinch, 4; many unidentified Ducks on 

 the Lake. — John F. Ferry, 



Youngstown, Ohio. — Time, 7 a. m. to 4 p. m. Cloudy; about six inches of snow, a 

 little snow falling during forenoon, wind west; temp., 14'' to 28°. Distance walked, 

 seventeen miles. Quail, 4; Ruffed Grouse, 6; Red-tailed Hawk, i; Broad-winged Hawk, 

 i; American Sparrow Hawk, i; Barred Owl, i; Great Horned Owl, i; Hairy Wood- 

 pecker, 2; Downy Woodpecker, 2; Red-bellied Woodpecker, 3; Flicker, 5; Blue Jay, 3; 

 American Crow, i; Tree Sparrow, 50; Song Sparrow, 16; Cardinal, i ; Winter Wren, 2; 

 White-breasted Nuthatch, 8; Red-breasted Nuthatch, 2; Tufted Titmouse, 14; Chickadee, 

 25. Total, 21 species, 149 individuals. — Geo. L. Fordyce and Rev. S. F. Wood. 



Cadiz, Ohio. — Time, 9.15 a. m. to 2.15 P. M. Snowing, with eight inches of snow 

 on the ground; wind west, moderately strong; temp., 15° to 19°. Ruffed Grouse, i ; Red- 

 tailed Hawk, 3; Sparrow Hawk, i; Horned Owl, i; Hairy Woodpecker, 2; Downy 

 Woodpecker, 15; Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, i; Red-bellied Woodpecker, 9; Flicker, 10; 

 Junco, 50; Song Sparrow, 8; Cardinal, 11; Carolina Wren, 2 (singing); White-breasted 

 Nuthatch, 12; Tufted Titmouse, 4; Chickadee, 8; Robin, i; Bluebird, 5 (singing). Total, 

 18 species, 144 individuals. On December 17, a farmer living near Cadiz shot a Black 

 Vulture under the impression that it was a Hawk. He brought it to me to identify. This 

 is a very unusual record for eastern Ohio. — Harry B. McConnell. 



Richmond, Indiana. — Time, 7.30 a. m. to i p. M. Wind northwest; four inches snow 

 temp., 8°. Mourning Dove, i;Kingfisher, i ; Downy Woodpecker, 5; Red-bellied Wood- 

 pecker, i; Flicker, 5; Blue Jay, 5; Crow, abundant; Bronzed Grackle, 15; Goldfinch, 4; 

 Tree Sparrow, abundant; Junco, abundant; Song Sparrow, abundant; Cardinal, 24; Brown 

 Creeper, i; White breasted Nuthatch, 8; Tufted Titmouse, abundant; Chickadee, abun- 

 dant. Total, 17 species. — L. Gano and Lucy V. B. Coffin. 



Greenville, Floyd Co., Indiana. — Time, 10.30 to 11 a. m. , and 2 to 3.30 p. m. Ground 

 partly covered with snow; wind northwest, light, fair; temp., 40°. Buzzard, i; Red-bellied 

 Woodpecker, i; Red-headed Woodpecker, i; Downy Woodpecker, 14; Blue Jay, 7; 

 Crow, 16; Cardinal, 5; Junco, 23; Song Sparrow, 6; Carolina Wren, 4; Crested Titmouse, 

 13; Carolina Chickadee, 5. Total, 12 species, 96 individuals. — Mrs. Charles Norman. 



Port Sanilac, Michigan. — December 28; time, 10.30 a. m. to 12.30 p. M. Cloudy; 

 two to six inches snow; southwest wind, light; temp., 32° to 34°. American Merganser (?) , 

 2; Crow, 6; White-winged Crossbill, 22; Chickadee, 4. Total, 4 species, 34 individ- 

 uals.— Ethel B. Chase, Herbert T. Thomson, Harriet W. Thomson. 



Detroit, Mich. — Time, 10.15 to 11.45 a. m. Cloudy; three inches of snow; wind 

 northwest, light; temp., 20°. Location, Belle Isle in Detroit River. White-breasted 

 Nuthatch, 24; Chickadee, 14; Red-headed Woodpecker, 4; Goldfinch, 5; Crow, 2; 

 Herring Gull, 7; Pied-bilied Grebe, 2 (flying southward). Total, 7 species, 59 individ- 

 uals. — Jefferson Butler. 



Elkhorn, Wis. — December 23; time, 2 to 4 p. m. Clear, sunshine; ground partly 

 covered with snow; wind northwest, light; temp., about 50°. December 26; time, 9 to 

 II a. m. Sunshine, snow in places; wind southwest, light; temp., about 40°. Downy 

 Woodpecker, 2; Blue Jay, 16; Crow, 10; Redpoll, 70 (approximately) ; White-breasted 

 Nuthatch, 6; Red-breasted Nuthatch, i; Chickadee, 5. Total, 7 species, about no indi- 

 viduals. Our lunch-counter is visited daily by one Hairy and two Downy Woodpeckers, 

 several Blue Jays, two White-breasted Nuthatches, one Red-breasted Nuthatch, and three 

 Chickadees. — Mabel F. Beckwith, Constance Beckwith and Sarah Francis. 



Milwaukee, Wis. — December 24; time, 9 A. m. to 3 p. m. Clear, sunshiny; ground 

 bare; wind north, very light; temp., 15° at 8.30 a m. Herring Gull, 12; Ducks, 214, 

 chiefly Bufflehead, American Golden-eye, and American Scaup; Downy Wood- 



