Ninth Christmas Bird Census 35 



a foot of snow; temp., io° to 23°. Bob-white, 10; Downy Woodpecker, 3; Blue Jay, 14; 

 Snowflake, 5; Brown Creeper, i; White-breasted Nuthatch, 4; Chickadee, 5; Robin, i. 

 Total, 8 species, 43 individuals. — Harriet Bird Club. 



Red Wing, Minn. — Dec. 25; 1.30 to 4.30 p.m. Clear; northwest wind; six inches of 

 snow; temp., 26°. Barred Owl, i; Redpoll, (a small flock); Goldfinch, 6; Tree Sparrow, 

 150; Brown Creeper, 4; White-breasted Nuthatch, 4; Chickadee, 3. Total, 7 species, 

 175 individuals (estimated). — Nels Borgen and Frithjof Nace. 



Lake Minnetonka, Minn. — Dec. 26; 10 a.m. to 12 m.; i to 3 p.m. Partly cloudy; 

 about eight inches of snow; fresh west wind; temp., 32°. Eleven mile trip, woods, fields 

 and country roads. Downy Woodpecker, i; Brown Creeper, i; White-breasted Nut- 

 hatch, i; Chickadee, 3. Total, 4 species, 6 individuals. — E. F. Pabody, Jr. 



Spink, Union Co., S. Dakota. — Dec. 24; 10.30 a.m. to i p.m. Clear; one inch of 

 snow on ground; wind northwest; temp., 24°. Mallard, i: Quail, 10; Mourning Dove, 

 3; Barred, or Cat Owl, 3; Downy Woodpecker, 3; Crow, 11; Goldfinch, 50; Tree Spar- 

 row, about 200; Chickadee, 23. Total, 9 species, about 304 individuals. — Andrew 

 and Thomas Solem. 



Sioux Falls, S. D. — Dec. 25; 11 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. Clear, ground mostly snow-cov- 

 ered; wind northwest, medium; temp., 23°. Bob-white, (fresh tracks); Prairie Chicken, 

 i; Downy Woodpecker, i; Crow, 4; Redpoll, 100; Lapland Longspur, i; Tree Sparrow, 

 7; Northern Shrike, i; Brown Creeper, i; White-breasted Nuthatch, i; Chickadee, 3; 

 Total, II species, 120 individuals. — Adrian Larson. 



Minnedosa, Manitoba. — Dec. 25; 10 a.m. to 12 m.; 3 to 5 p.m. Snowy in morning 

 for a while, then bright and sunny; wind light, south; eight inches snow on ground, ex- 

 cept on wind-swept fields; temp., 14° to 20°. Sharp-tailed Grouse, 25; Horned Owl, i; 

 Hairy Woodpecker, i; Downy Woodpecker, 2; Blue Jay, 3; Pine Grosbeak, 8; Redpoll, 

 16; Snowflake, 2; White-breasted Nuthatch, i; Chickadee, 10. Total, 10 species, 69 

 individuals. Six Ruffed Grouse were seen on Dec. 25; one Saw-v^^het Owl, Dec. 18; 

 three American Ravens, Dec. 13; one Northern Shrike, Dec. 20; one Snowy Owl, Dec. 

 24. — John Woodcock. 



Bozeman Creek Canyon, Gallatin National Forest, Mont. — Dec. 21; 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. 

 Partly cloudy; ground snow-covered, two to fifteen inches; wind west, medium; temp., 

 15°; elevation 4,800 to 6,500 feet. Canadian Ruffed Grouse, i; Alpine Three-toed Wood- 

 pecker, i; Desert Horned Lark, 4; Magpie, 12; Clark's Nutcracker, 2; Alaskan Pine 

 Grosbeak, 32; Redpoll 65; Western Tree Sparrow, 2; Mountain Song Sparrow, i; 

 American Dipper, 4; Long-tailed Chickadee, 2; Mountain Chickadee, 18. Total, 12 

 species, 144 individuals. — Aeetas A. Saunders. 



Bozeman, Mont. — 9.30 a.m. to 1.15 p.m. Clear; ground covered with one inch of 

 snow; wind southwest, light; temp., 34°. Elevation, 4,800 feet. Magpie, 120; Crow, 7; 

 Redpoll, 15; Western Tree Sparrow, 27; Mountain Song Sparrow, 2; Bohemian Wax- 

 wing, 21; Northern Shrike, 2; Long-tailed Chickadee, 14. Total, 8 species, 208 indi- 

 viduals. A Short-eared Owl was brought to me, which was shot in this vicinity on the 

 evening of December 23. — Aretas A. Saunders. 



Rathdrum, Idaho. — Dec. 25; 9.45 a.m. Cloudy; wind south, brisk; temp., 40° at 

 start, 42° at return. White-winged Crossbill, 8; Song Sparrow, 2; Red-breasted Nut- 

 hatch, 9; Chickadee, i. Total, 4 species, 20 individuals. — Percy L. Judd. 



Naramata, B. C. — Dec. 21; i to 4.30 p.m. Very cloudy; cold, south wind; six to ten 

 miles; ground bare; temp., 25°. Gull (unknown), i; American Golden-eye, 4; BufHe- 

 head, 2; American Coot(estimated), 300; Downy Woodpecker, 3; Red-shafted Flicker(?), 

 i; Steller's Jay, i; Clarke's Nutcracker, 9; Magpie, 6; Water Ouzel, i; Rocky Moun- 

 tain Creeper, 2; Red-breasted Nuthatch, 40; Chickadee, 80. Total, 14 species, 450 indi- 

 viduals. — Jno. M. Schreck. 



Olympia, Wash. — Dec. 29; 9.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. Cloudy; no wind; temp., 35°. 



