36. Bird -Lore 



Wood Thrush,* i; Gray-cheeked Thrush*, i; Olive-backed Thrush*, 2; Robin, 5,000; 

 Bluebird, 60. Total, 60 species, 12,253 individuals. All numbers above 50 are estimates. 

 Cedar Waxwings, Robins and Arkansas Goldfinches were too numerous to attempt to 

 count. — W. S. Taylor and W. H. Warren. 



Taylor, Tex. — Dec. 25; 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Cloudy to partly cloudy; ground 

 bare; wind southwest, light to moderate; av. temp. 71°. Woodcock, 4; Killde^r, 4; 

 Texas Bob-white, i; Mourning Dove, 14; Turkey Vulture, 11; Black Vulture, 9; Marsh 

 Hawk, 2; Red-shouldered (?) Hawk, i; Sparrow Hawk, 3; Burrowing Owl, i; Road- 

 runner, i; Hairy Woodpecker, i; Red-bellied Woodpecker, i; Flicker, 4; Phoebe, i; 

 Crow, i; Meadowlark and Western Meadowlark, together, 40; Goldfinch, 25; Vesper 

 Sparrow, i; Grasshopper Sparrow, 22; Harris's Sparrow, 30; Slate-colored Junco, 20; 

 Song Sparrow, 65; Lincoln's Sparrow, 8; Cardinal, 5; Cedar Waxwing, 3; White-ruraped 

 Shrike, 2; Myrtle Warbler, 26; Sprague's Pipit, i; Mockingbird, 12; Texas Wren, i; 

 Western House Wren, i; Plumbeous Chickadee, 5; Robin, 88; Bluebird, 14. Total, 36 

 species, 428 individuals. Observers worked conjointly. — Mr. and Mrs. H. Tullsen. 



Bozeman, Mont. — 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Cloudy, with occasional light siftings of dry 

 snow; snow 18 in. deep; light breeze from northwest; temp. — 2°. Grouse, i; Batchelder's 

 Woodpecker, i; Magpie, 13; Black-headed Jay, i; Western Crow, i; Redpoll, 18; 

 Western Tree Sparrow, 12; Mountain Song Sparrow, 4; Bohemian Waxwing, 50; Long- 

 tailed Chickadee, 8; Mountain Chickadee, i. Total, 11 species, no individuals. — 

 Nelson Lundwall. 



Meridian, Idaho (irrigated farm lands). — Dec. 22; 8:27 a.m to 4:10 p.m. Clear until 

 3 P.M.; I in. of snow; wind southeast, light, increasing to strong; temp. 28° to 32°; 14 

 miles. Bob-white, 17; Chinese Pheasant, 53; Marsh Hawk, 7; hawk sp. (large), 9; 

 hawk sp. (small), 2; Long-eared Owl, 30; Short-eared Owl, i; Western Horned Owl, 2; 

 Red-shafted Flicker, 7; Pallid Horned Lark, 98; Magpie, 219; Blackbird (some had red 

 wings, and probably some Brewer's Blackbirds were with them), 396; Western Meadow- 

 lark, 23; House Finch, 141; Pale Goldfinch, 31; Gambel's Sparrow, 13; Shufeldt's Junco, 

 221; Merrill's Song Sparrow, 71; White-rumped Shrike, 2; Western Tule Wren, i; Long- 

 tailed Chickadee, 3. Total, 21 species, 1,347 individuals. Dec. 19, Snowy Owl, i. First 

 seen Nov. 23, and often between times. Dec. 21, Batchelder's Woodpecker, i. — Alex. 

 Stalker. 



Denver, Colo. — n a.m. to i p.m. Cloudy, snowing; ground with 4 in. of snow; 

 wind north, light; temp. 14° to 18°. Ring-necked Pheasant, 42; Long-eared Owl, 3; 

 Orange-shafted Flicker, 3; Desert Horned Lark, 15; Magpie, 50; Red- winged Black- 

 bird, 8; Meadowlark, 3; House Finch, 25; Redpoll, i; Tree Sparrow, 30; Shufeldt's 

 Junco, i; Pink-sided Junco, 2; Gray-headed Junco, 2; Mountain Chickadee, 4. Total, 

 14 species, 189 individuals. — W. H. Bergtold. 



Red Butte and Marron, Colo. — 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Cloudy; a foot of snow; temp. 32°. 

 Golden Eagle, i; Hairy Woodpecker subsp., 2; Downy Woodpecker subsp., i; two 

 species of jays, 8; Dipper, i; American Pipit, 30; Rocky Mountain Creeper, i; Moun- 

 tain Chickadee, 3. Total, 9 species, 67 individuals. — Mrs. Ida L. Logue. 



Camp Verde, Ariz, (elevation 3,100 feet).— Dec. 22; 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Clear; ground 

 bare; wind southwest, light; temp. 50°. Great Blue Heron, 3; Killdeer, 2; Gambel's 

 Quail, 50; Mourning Dove, i; Sharp-shinned Hawk, i; American Goshawk, i; Western 

 Red-tail, i; Desert Sparrow Hawk, i; Rocky Mountain Hairy Woodpecker, i; Red- 

 naped Sapsucker, i; Gila Woodpecker, 2; Red-shafted Flicker, i; Pallid Horned Lark, 

 20; Western Meadowlark, 20; Brewer's Blackbird, 30; Arkansas Goldfinch, 10; Western 

 Vesper Sparrow, 5; White-crowned Sparrow, 20; Intermediate Junco, 50; Sage Sparrow, 

 20; White-rumped Shrike, i; Curve-billed Thrasher, i; Rock Wren, i; Canon Wren, i; 



"■'We doubt these three thrushes, especially the Gray-cheeked, as they winter so far south of the 

 United States.— Ed. 



