Ninth Christmas Bird Census 33 



Cemetery and Arsenal Island. Clear; ground bare; wind southwest, light; temp., 42°. 

 Bob-white, 2; Golden Pheasant, i; two were recently released on the Island) Hairy 

 Woodpecker, 4; Downy Woodpecker, 7; Red-headed Woodpecker, 6; Blue Jav, 14; 

 Crow, 2; Crossbill, 12; Tree Sparrow, 3; Field Sparrow, i; Junco, 45; Cardinal, 3; 

 Brown Creeper, 2; White-breasted Nuthatch, 2; Red-breasted Nuthatch, i; Chickfdep. 

 13; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 2. Total, 17 species, 120 individuals. — Mrs. E. H. Put- 

 jjAM and GR.^CE Putnam. 



Pelican Bar, Missouri River, 20 miles north of St. Louis, Mo. — Dec. 26; 7 a.m. to 

 5 P.M. Clear; ground bare; wind west, light; temp., 27° to 45°. Canada Goose, i; Red- 

 tailed Hawk, i; Downy Woodpecker, 5; Red-bellied Woodpecker, 2; Flicker, 4; Crow, 

 100,000; Red-winged Blackbird, over 100,000; Goldfinch, 2; Tree Sparrow, 12; Junco, 

 30; Cardinal, 30; Myrtle Warbler, 36; Carolina Wren, 2; Tufted Titmouse, 4; Chickadee, 

 2; Robin, i; Bluebird, 2. Total, 17 species, 118 individuals, without Crows or Black- 

 birds. — Harry C. Williams and N. de W. Betts. 



Kansas City, Mo. (Swope Park). — Dec. 25; 9.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. Clear; ground 

 bare; wind northwest, thirty-six miles; temp., 38°. Sparrow Hawk, i; Downy Wood- 

 pecker, i; Red-bellied Woodpecker, 1; Blue Jay, i; Crow, 11; Song Sparrow, 2; Tree 

 Sparrow, 200; Junco, 70; Cardinal, 22; Brown Creeper, i; Carolina Wren, 6; White- 

 breasted Nuthatch, 5; Black-capped Chickadee, 14. Total, 13 species, 335 individuals. — 

 H. R. Walmsley. 



Kansas City, Mo. (South of City). — Dec. 25; 8.30 to 11.30 a.m. Clear; ground bare; 

 high northwest wind; four miles; temp., 38°. Hairy Woodpecker, 5; Downy Wood- 

 pecker, 8; Red-bellied Woodpecker, i; Blue Jay, 7; Crow, 11; Purple Finch, 44; Gold- 

 finch, 2; Tree Sparrow, 125; Junco, 150; Cardinal, 56; Carolina Wren, 4; White-breasted 

 Nuthatch, 10; Tufted Titmouse, 18; Chickadee, 40; Total, 14 species, 481 individuals. — 

 John E. Cameron. 



Concordia, Mo. — Dec. 25; i to 2.30 p.m. Clear; wind northwest, high; ground bare; 

 temp., 31°. Blue Jay, 2; Goldfinch, i; Junco, 100; Tree Sparrow, 46; Cardinal, 3; 

 Tufted Titmouse, 3; White-breasted Nuthatch, 2; Chickadee, 3. Total, 8 species, 160 

 individuals. — Ferdinand Schreimann. 



Clay Center, Kans. — Dec. 31; 9 to 11.50 a.m.; 12.30 to 1.30 p.m. Cloudy; ground 

 bare; wind east, light; temp., 20°. Red-tailed Hawk, i; Rough-legged Hawk, 2; Hairy 

 Woodpecker, i; Downy Woodpecker, i; Flicker, i; Prairie Horned Lark, 5; Blue Jay, 

 i; Crow, 12; Tree Sparrow, 186; Junco, 13; Harris's Sparrow, 65; Cardinal, 4; Chicka- 

 dee, I. Total, 13 species, 293 individuals. — E. W. Graves and Kale Daninhauer. 



Lincoln, Neb. — Dec. 27; 3.30 to 5.25 p.m. Clear, except light cirrus clouds; ground 

 bare; wind southwest, light. Downy Woodpecker, 2; Prairie Horned Lark, 40; Tree 

 Sparrow, 3; Junco, 10; Chickadee, 2. Total, 5 species, 57 individuals. — Mr. and Mrs. 

 E. W. Graves. 



Omaha, Neb. — Dec. 26; 7 to 10.30 a.m. Clear and dry, no snow; slight southwest 

 wind; temp., 30°, increasing to 45°. Bob-white, 9; Hairy Woodpecker, i; Downy Wood- 

 pecker, 6; Yellow-shafted Flicker, 2; Blue Jay, i; Crow, 52; Redpoll, 4; Goldfinch, 3 

 Pine Siskin, 7; Tree Sparrow, 7; Slate-colored Junco, 44; Cardinal, 2; Brown Creeper, 

 S; White-bellied Nuthatch, 5; Long-tailed Chickadee, 21; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 

 3. Total, 16 species, 172 individuals. — H. W. Livers and Dr. S. R. Towne. 



National, Iowa. — Dec. 29; 8.30 to 11.30 a.m. Clear; ground partly bare; wind 

 southeast, light; temp., 36°. Downy Woodpecker, i; Crow, 2; Blue Jay, 2; Redpoll, 

 35; Tree Sparrow, 2; Bohemian Waxwing, 6; White-breasted Nuthatch, 4; Chickadee, 

 9. Total, 8 species, 61 individuals. — Althea R. Sherman. 



Wall Lake, Iowa.— Dec. 26; 9.15 a.m. to 1.30 p.m.; 2.30 to 5 p.m. Generally clear; 

 ground bare; wind northwest, brisk; temp., 32°. Prairie Hen, i; Marsh Hawk, i; Short- 

 eared Owl, 3; Screech Owl, i; Hairy Woodpecker, i. Dec. 21, Downy Woodpecker, i. 



