Bird- Lore's Seventeenth Christmas Census 



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McKeesport, Pa. — Dec. 23, 1916; 7:15 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Extremely clear; light 

 snow in places; wind southeast, light; temp. 20° to 32°. Distance, 16 miles. Observers 

 together except for 3 hours; covered same ground. Hairy Woodpecker, i; Downy 

 Woodpecker, 4; Crow, 1,500 flying overhead (about 20,000 around roost, of which many 

 could be seen in the distance); Purple Finch, 2; Goldfinch, i; Tree Sparrow, 70; Junco, 

 43; Song Sparrow, 15; Cardinal, 22; Carolina Wren (heard singing), i; Winter Wren, i; 

 Brown Creeper, 2; White-breasted Nuthatch, 4; Tufted Titmouse, 5; Chickadee, 12; 

 Robin, 2. Total, 16 species, 185 individuals (exclusive of thousands of Crows). — -Thos. L. 

 McCoNNELL and L. F. Savage. 



Philadelphia, Pa. (Fairmount Park). — Dec. 24; 9 a.m. to i p.m. Clear, light clouds; 

 inch of snow, but many bare spots; wind southeast; temp. 30° to 40°. Herring Gull, 25; 

 American Merganser, 50; Broad-winged [? — Ed.JHawk, 2; Hairy Woodpecker, i; Downy 

 Woodpecker, 4; Flicker, i; Crow, 20; Starling, 7; White-throated Sparrow, 45; Tree Spar- 

 row, i; Junco, 55; Song Sparrow, 12; Cardinal, 38; Carolina Wren, 4; Chickadee, 2; 

 Golden-crowned Kinglet, 2. Total, 16 species, 269 individuals. — Richard M. Pearce 

 and William Pepper. 



Philadelphia, Pa. (Wynnefield to Woodside, in Fairmount Park). — Dec. 25; 8:30 

 a.m. to 12:30 P.M. Cloudy; considerable snow in sheltered spots; wind northwest, brisk; 

 temp. 36°. Sparrow Hawk, i; Downy Woodpecker, 3; Crow, 10; Starling, 30; White- 

 throated Sparrow, 15; Junco, 6; Song Sparrow, 18; Cardinal, 9; Carolina Wren, i; 

 Chickadee, 9. Total, 10 species, 102 individuals. — J. Wilson Corriston. 



Pittsburgh, Pa.— Dec. 28; 10:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Clear; ground almost bare; wind 

 east, light; temp. 35°. Distance covered, 15 miles. Cooper's Hawk, i; Hairy Wood- 

 pecker, i; Downy Woodpecker, 3; Crow, 600; Tree Sparrow, 35; Junco, 40; Song Spar- 

 row, 12; Cardinal, 9; Winter Wren, 2; Brown Creeper, i; White-breasted Nuthatch, 5; 

 Tufted Titmouse, 8; Chickadee, 15. Total, 13 species, 732 individuals. — Thos. D. Bur- 

 leigh and Albert D. McGrew. 



Reading, Pa. — Dec. 25; 7:15 a.m. to 4 p.m. Partly cloudy to clear; 3 in. of snow; 

 high west wind; temp. 30° to 40°. Observers together. Screech Owl, i; Kingfisher, i; 

 Downy Woodpecker, 6; Blue Jay, i; Crow, 20; Meadowlark, 4; Goldfinch, 40; Pine 

 Siskin, i; White- throated Sparrow, 4; Tree Sparrow, 65; Field Sparrow, 3; Junco, 85; 

 Song Sparrow, 15; Cardinal, 6; Winter Wren, 2; White-breasted Nuthatch, 5; Chickadee, 

 25; Bluebird, 2. Total, 18 species, 285 individuals. A flock of 6 Red Crossbills on Dec. 

 10. — Mr. and Mrs. G. Henry Mengel. 



Reading, Pa. — Dec. 24; 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Partly cloudy; 3 in. of snow; wind 

 north to northeast; temp. 28°. Sparrow Hawk, i; Downy Woodpecker, 5; Blue Jay, 3; 

 Crow, 10; Goldfinch, 8; Tree Sparrow, 42; Junco, 35; Song Sparrow, 11; Cardinal, i; 

 nuthatch sp., 2; Chickadee, 7. Total, 11 species, 125 individuals. I wish to report seeing 

 (in company with Mr. and Mrs. G. Henry Mengel) a flock of 6 Red Crossbills in the 

 vicinity of Reading on December 10. — Anna P. and Mary E. Deeter. 



Springs, Pa. — Dec. 26; 10 a.m. to i p.m. Partly cloudy; wind south, light; 3 in. of 

 snow; temp. 32° to 42°. Ruffed Grouse, i; Great Horned Owl, i (5 a.m.); Hairy Wood- 

 pecker, i; Downy Woodpecker, 6; Pine Siskin, 15; Goldfinch, i; Tree Sparrow, i; Junco, 

 12; Song Sparrow, i; Cardinal, i; White-breasted Nuthatch, 5; Black-capped Chickadee, 

 4; Winter Wren, i. Total, 13 species, 50 individuals. — Ansel B. Miller. 



West Chester, Pa. — 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Cloudy two hours, remainder clear; several 

 inches of snow, but many bare spots; wind west, brisk; temp. 36°. Turkey Vulture, 6; 

 Goshawk, 2; Red-tailed Hawk, 5; Red-shouldered Hawk, 5; Sparrow Hawk, i; Screech 

 Owl, i; Downy Woodpecker, 10; American Crow, 1,630 (afternoon flight to great roost); 

 Starling, 76; Redpoll, 70; Goldfinch, 15; White-throated Sparrow, 2; Tree Sparrow, 3; 

 Junco, 105; Song Sparrow, 45; Cardinal, 9; Pipit, 30; Brown Creeper, i; Mockingbird, i; 

 White-breasted Nuthatch, 5. Total, 20 species, 2,022 individuals. — C. E. Ehinger. 



