20 Bird - Lore 



Waupaca, Wis. — December 26, 8 a. m. to 4 p. M. Clear, eight inches of snow on 

 ground; light west wind; temp., 10°. Ruffed Grouse, 4; Hairy Woodpecker, 2; 

 Red-headed Woodpecker, 4 ; Blue Jay, 12 ; Snowflake, 7 ; Tree Sparrow, 18 ; White- 

 breasted Nuthatch, 2 ; Chickadee, 12. Total, 8 species, 61 individuals. — F. A. Potts. 



Winneconne, Wis. — December 28, 1902, 8.45 to 12.15. Clear in morning, becoming 

 cloudy after ten o'clock ; light south wind ; three to four inches of snow on ground ; 

 temp., 15°. Hairy Woodpecker, 5 ; Downy Woodpecker, 7 ; Blue Jay. 13 ; Crow, 12 ; 

 Tree Sparrow, i ; Slate-colored Junco, i ; Brown Creeper, 2 ; White-breasted Nuthatch, 

 12 ; Chickadee, 10. Total, 9 species, 63 individuals. — Henry P. Severson. 



North Freedom, Wis. — Time, 9 A. M. to 11.30 A. M. Cloudy, eight inches of snow ; 

 wind, cold, brisk, northwest ; temp, averaged 2°. Bob-white, 10 ; Ruffed Grouse, i ; 

 Hairy Woodpecker, i; Downy Woodpecker, i ; Blue Jay, i ; Pine Siskin, 30; Tree 

 Sparrow, 5 ; Junco, 3 ; White-breasted Nuthatch, 2 ; Chickadee, 2. Total, 10 species, 

 56 individuals. — Alick Wetmore. 



Albuquerque, New Mexico. — Time, 10.45 ^- ^- ^^ 5 P- ^- Clear ; wind, northwest, 

 light; temp., 40°. Sharp-shinned Hawk, i; Red-shafted Flicker, 3; Desert Horned 

 Lark, 400 ; Dusky Horned Lark, 200 ; American Raven, 3 ; Red-winged Blackbird, 20 ; 

 Western Meadowlark, 6; Brewer's Blackbird, 15; House Finch, 300; Intermediate 

 Sparrow, 60; Western Tree Sparrow, 25; Oregon Junco, 10; White-rumped Shrike, 2; 

 Slender-billed Nuthatch, i; Western Robin, i. Total, 15 species, 1,047 individuals. — 

 W. Gray Harman. 



Santa Barbara, Cal. ^December 26, 1902, 9. 45-11 A. M., 12-1 and 3-4 P. M. Clear, 

 calm; temp., 65°. Baird's Cormorant, 4; Red-throated Loon, i ; Valley Partridge, 6 ; 

 Cooper's Hawk, i ; Western Redtail, i ; Nuttall's Woodpecker, 3 ; California Wood- 

 pecker, 3 ; Red-shafted Flicker, 6 ; Nighthawk, i (7 P. M.); Anna's Hummer, i ; Say's 

 Phoebe, 2; Black Phoebe, 4; California Jay, 7; California Purple Finch, i; House 

 Finch, 59; Arkansas Goldfinch, 58 ; Golden-crowned Sparrow, 7; Spurred Towhee, 3 ; 

 California Brown Towhee, 20 ; California Shrike, 5 ; Hutton's Vireo, 8 ; Audubon's 

 Warbler, 78 ; American Pipit, i ; Pasadena Thrasher, 7 ; Dotted Canon Wren, 2 ; 

 Plain Titmouse, 2; Wren-tit, 6; Bush-tit, 81; Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 3; Western 

 Gnat-catcher, 2; Alaska Hermit Thrush, 2; Western Bluebird, 14. Total, 32 species, 

 399 individuals. — Anna Head. 



Questions for Bird Students 

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7. What bird has learned to sing the song of the Canary ? 



8. Mention an instance in which a bird is known to have nested far 

 north of its regular breeding limits. 



9. How often has the Chipping Sparrow been known to feed its young 

 during one day ? 



10. How many birds have been recorded from British Columbia ? 



u. What Hawk is believed to track its prey in the snow, following it 

 on foot ? 



