24 Bird - Lore 



Williamsport, Pa. — Dec. 27; 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Cloudy and sleety; temp. 32° at 8 

 A.M.; no wind; 5 in. of snow. Distance covered, 9 miles. The two of us covered the same 

 territory. American Merganser, 6; Black Duck, 7; Hawk (Sharp-shinned?), i; King- 

 fisher, i; Hairy Woodpecker, 2; Downy Woodpecker, 13; Crow, 20; Tree Sparrow, 30; 

 Slate-colored Junco, 20; Song Sparrow, 2; Winter Wren, i; Brown Creeper, 3; White- 

 breasted Nuthatch, 12; Tufted Titmouse, 5; Chickadee, 9; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 6; 

 Bluebird, 4. Total, 17 species, 142 individuals. — John P. and Chas. V. P. Young. 



Wyncote and Glenside, Pa. (to and through the old Baeder Property and return — 

 about 5 miles). — Dec. 24; 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Fair; ground snow-covered; no wind; temp. 

 20° to 32°. Hawk sp., 2; Sparrow Hawk, 2; Downy Woodpecker, 6; Flicker, 2; Crow, 16; 

 Starling, 30; Purple Finch, 4; Goldfinch, 4; White-throated Sparrow, 16; Slate-colored 

 Junco, 60; Song Sparrow, 15; Cardinal, 8; Winter Wren, 2; Brown Creeper, 2; White- 

 breasted Nuthatch, 2; Chickadee, 3; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 5. Total, 16 species, 179 

 individuals. — (Mrs. W. B.) Jane G. Noble and Esther Heacock, of the Wyncote 

 (Pa.) Bird Club. 



Chevy Chase, Md. (from Chevy Chase Village to Rock Creek, northeast and from 

 the Village to Chevy Chase Lake). — Dec. 26; 8 to 10 a.m. and 2 to 4 p.m. Clear and still; 

 temp. 24° to 28°. Turkey Vulture, 10; Red-shouldered Hawk, 2; Screech Owl, 2; 

 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, 3; Flicker, 2; Hairy Woodpecker, i; Downy Woodpecker, 

 8; Red-headed Woodpecker, 11; Blue Jay, 21; American Crow, 30; Fish Crow, 2; 

 Purple Finch, 8; Goldfinch, 6; White-throated Sparrow, 16; Tree Sparrow, 14; Junco, 

 80; Song Sparrow, 22; Cardinal, 27; Mockingbird, 4; Carolina Wren, 4; White-breasted 

 Nuthatch, 10; Red-breasted Nuthatch, 2; Tufted Titmouse, 9; Carolina Chickadee, 2- 

 Black-capped Chickadee, 6 (flock i mile north of District Line, on Rock Creek); Golden- 

 crowned Kinglet, 2; Bluebird, 19. Total, 27 species, 324 individuals. — S. W. Mellott, 

 M.D. 



Berwyn, Md., to Anacostia, D.C. — Dec. 23; 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Clear; ground 

 partly snow-covered; wind light, southerly; temp. 27° to 44°. Herring Gull, i; Canvas- 

 back, i; Turkey Vulture, 29; Marsh Hawk, i; Cooper's Hawk, i; Red-tailed Hawk, 3; 

 Red-shouldered Hawk, 4; Southern Downy Woodpecker, 9; Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, 

 2; Red-headed Woodpecker, 15; Red-bellied Woodpecker, i; Flicker, 3; Blue Jay, 35; 

 Crow, 3,000; Fish Crow, 8; Red-winged Blackbird, 3; Meadowlark, 10; Purple Crackle, 

 i; Purple Finch, 2; Goldfinch, 7; White-throated Sparrow, 60; Tree Sparrow, 127; Junco, 

 305; Song Sparrow, 93; Fox Sparrow, 5; Cardinal, 28; Migrant Shrike, i; Carolina 

 Wren, 8; Brown Creeper, i; White-breasted Nuthatch, i; Tufted Titmouse, 16; Caro- 

 lina Chickadee, 8; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 7. Total, 33 species, 3,796 individuals. 

 Bluebirds were heard passing overhead on two occasions but were not seen. — Ira N. 

 Gabrielson and E. R. Kalmbach. 



Washington, D. C. (Woodridge, D. C, to Contee, Md., thence to Bowie, Md.). — 

 Dec. 25; 7:30 a.m. to 4 P.M. Partly cloudy; ground partly bare of snow; wind, north- 

 west; temp, low, rising but little above freezing. Observers together. Bob-white, 37; 

 Turkey Vulture, 19; Sharp-shinned Hawk, i; Cooper's Hawk, 3; Broad-winged Hawk, 

 i; Hairy Woodpecker, i; Downy Woodpecker, 3; Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, 3; Red- 

 headed Woodpecker, i; Red-bellied Woodpecker, 2; Flicker, 8; Blue Jay, 40; Crow, 

 1,000; Meadowlark, 2; White- winged Crossbill, 23; Goldfinch, 40; Pine Siskin, i; Eng- 

 lish Sparrow, 50; White-throated Sparrow, 45; Tree Sparrow, 10; Slate-colored Junco, 

 65 ; Song Sparrow, 5 ; Cardinal, 1 1 ; Myrtle Warbler, 3 ; Mockingbird, i ; Carolina Wren, 3 ; 

 Winter Wren, i; Brown Creeper, i; White-breasted Nuthatch, 2; Red-breasted Nuthatch, 

 5; Tufted Titmouse, 7; Carolina Chickadee, 6; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 12; Bluebird, 11. 

 Total, 34 species, 1,423 individuals. — Douglas C. Mabbott and Ernest G. Holt. 



Washington, D. C. — Dec. 23; 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Clear; ground partly snow-cov- 

 ered; wind northwest, light; temp. 34". Bob-white, to; Turkey Vulture, 11; Hairy 



