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adee, 12; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 4; Robin, i. Total, 16 species, 72 individuals. — Lily 

 RxjEGG Button. 



Omaha, Neb. — Dec. 27. Clear; no wind; ground bare; temp. 30°. Trips in four 

 directions through parks partly wooded and cemeteries right about the city. Mallard, 

 (male), i; Wilson's Snipe, 2; (Broad- winged?) Hawk, i; Long-eared Owl, i; Barred Owl, 

 2; Screech Owl, i; Hairy Woodpecker, 5: Downy Woodpecker, 16; Red-headed Wood- 

 pecker, i; Flicker, 17; Blue Jay, 11; Crow, i; Goldfinch, i; Harris's Sparrow, 6; Tree 

 Sparrow, 7; Slate-colored Junco, 261; Song Sparrow, i; Cardinal, 9; Brown Creeper, 3; 

 White-breasted Nuthatch, 5; Chickadee, 47; Golden-crowned Kinglet, i. Total, 22 species, 

 462 individuals. — Miles Greenleaf, L. O. Horsky, W. W. Marsh and S. R. Towne. 



Fargo, N. D. — Dec. 23; 11.30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mostly cloudy; wind south, very light, 

 shifting to north and starting to storm; very little snow on fields, 3 to 4 in. in woods; 

 temp. 30°. Fields and woods along river; 12 to 14 miles on foot. Hairy Woodpecker, 2; 

 Horned Lark? (flying at a distance), 2; Brown Creeper, 2; White-breasted Nuthatch, 7; 

 Chickadee, i. Total, 5 species, 15 individuals. — O. A. Stevens. 



Bozeman, Mont. — Dec. 25; 9.30 a.m. to 12 m. and 2.30 p.m. to 4 p.m. Fair to cloudy; 

 a trace of snow; calm; temp. 19° at start, 34° at return. Seven miles on foot. Belted 

 Kingfisher, i; Red-shafted Flicker, 2; Magpie, 10; Clarke's Nutcracker, i; Redpoll, 40; 

 Western Tree Sparrow, 16; Mountain Song Sparrow, i; Bohemian Waxwing, 75; Long- 

 tailed Chickadee, 17. Total, 9 species, 163 individuals.— Nelson Lundwall. 



Missoula, Mont. — Dec. 25; 10 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. Cloudy; no wind; freezing; ground 

 bare. Six- mile circuit. Belted Kingfisher, 2; Batchelder's Downy Woodpecker, i; 

 Red-shafted Flicker, 5; Magpie, 2; Bohemian Waxwing, 1,000 or 1,200 in flocks averag- 

 ing perhaps 200 each; Dipper, 3; Long-tailed Chickadee, 8. Total, 7 species, 21 in- 

 dividuals + Waxwings. — A. D. DuBois 



Meridian, Idaho (irrigated farm lands). — Dec. 23; 8 a.m. to 2.45 p.m. Dark 

 cloudy, raining about half the time; ground bare; grass growing a little; no wind; 

 temp. 42° (?) at start, 48° (?) at return. Eleven miles on foot. Mallard, 155 (6 

 flocks); Shoveler (?), 3 (each one alone; only one seen at all well); Great Blue 

 Heron, 2; Wilson's Snipe, 3; Killdeer, 12 (flock); Bob-white, 13 (covey and one bird 

 heard in another place); Chinese Pheasant, 44; Western Mourning Dove, i; Sharp- 

 shinned Hawk, 4 (2 or 3 may have been some other kind); Hawk sp. (large), i; 

 Long-eared Owl, 2; Short-eared Owl, 3; Red-shafted Flicker, 18; (Pallid?) Horned Lark, 

 193; Magpie, 259; Blackbird sp., 3; Western Meadowlark, 33 (nearly all singing); 

 House Finch, 180; Pale Goldfinch (?), 31; Gambel's Sparrow, 65; Shufeldt's Junco, 

 258; Merrill's Song Sparrow, 51; White-rumped Shrike, i; Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 3. 

 Total, 24 species, about 1,302 individuals. — Alex. Stalker. 



Denver, Col. — Dec. 25; 10 a.m. to 12.15 P-^-j 8 miles by auto to eastern edge of city; 

 2.30 to 5.15 P.M., 14 miles by auto, south along Platte River. Clear; ground bare; temp. 

 A.M., 28°, noon, 46°, and 5 p.m., 36°. South wind a.m., north wind p.m., both mild and 

 light. Great Blue Heron, i; Ring-necked Pheasant, 26; American Rough-legged Hawk, 

 2; Hairy Woodpecker, i; Downy Woodpecker, i; Red-shafted Flicker, 4; Desert Horned 

 Lark, 40; Magpie, 30; Red- winged Blackbird, 125; Meadowlark, 8; House Finch, 12; 

 Tree Sparrow, 100; Slate-colored Junco, i; Montana Junco, i; Pink-sided Junco, 2; 

 Gray-headed Junco, i; Song Sparrow, 8; Northern Shrike, 2; Long-tailed Chickadee, 3. 

 Total, 19 species, about 370 individuals. — W. H. Bergtold. 



Fort Morgan, Col. (a cross-country walk of 5 miles and in retturning following a 

 river 6 miles). — -Dec. 25; 8.30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Clear; very little snow scattered about; 

 light west wind; temp. 30° at start, 45° at return. Eleven miles on foot. Wilson's 

 Snipe, 14; Western Goshawk, i; Ferruginous Rough-legged Hawk, i; Belted Kingfisher, 

 i; Red-shafted Flicker, 3; Desert Horned Lark, 10; American Magpie, 14; Pinon Jay, 

 5; Western Tree Sparrow, 125 (3 flocks); i flock of 40 Pink-sided and Gray-headed 



