34. Bird - Lore 
x; Blue Jay, 3; Crow, 8; Tree Sparrow, 1; Junco, 70; Cardinal, 4; Brown Creeper, 1; 
Nuthatch, 5; Tufted Titmouse, 1; Chickadee, 50.—Total, 14 species, 225 individuals.— 
Mrs. E. J. Stoan. 
Rantoul, Ill.—8 a.m. to 12 m. Cloudy; snow-storm; ground covered with one foot 
of snow; wind northwest, very high; temp., 18°. Mourning Dove, 2; Cooper’s Hawk, 1; 
Rough-legged Hawk, 2; Downy Woodpecker, 2; Flicker, 1; Blue Jay, 7; Crow, 6; White- 
crowned Sparrow, 3; Tree Sparrow, 50; Junco, 14; Song Sparrow, 2; Cardinal, ro. 
Total, 12 species, 100 individuals.—Grorcr E. EKBLAW and W. ELMER EKBLAW. 
Sorento, Ill—Dec. 26; 10 to 11 A.M. Clear; ground covered thickly with snow; 
wind west, light; temp., 16°. Bob-white, 12; Downy Woodpecker, 1; Blue Jay, 2; Crow, 
1; White-crowned Sparrow, 2; Tree Sparrow, 4; Chipping Sparrow, 20; Junco, 200; 
Cardinal, 8; Mockingbird, r. Total, 10 species, 251 individuals —-Grorcr E. Hit. 
Minnehaha Falls to Fort Snelling and Mendota, Minn.—Dec. 25; 9 A.M. to 1 P.M. 
Cloudy and snowing; becoming clearer at noon; ten to fourteen inches of snow; strong, 
northwest wind; temp., 18°. Downy Woodpecker, 2; Crow, 1; Blue Jay, 5; White- 
breasted Nuthatch, 5; Chickadee, 7. Total, 5 species, 20 individuals.—CHaRLEs PHIL- 
LIPS. 
Redwing, Minn.—Dec. 24; 12.30 to 3.30 P.M. Snow flurries; wind light. Downy 
Woodpecker, 1; Hairy Woodpecker, 1; Blue Jay, 8; Nuthatch, 4; Chickadee, 3. Total, 5 
species, 17 individuals. -NELS BORGEN. 
Fargo, N. D. (Narrow strip of woods along Red River).—Dec. 26; 10 A.M. to 12.30 
P.M. Cloudy; several inches of snow; wind north, very light; temp., ro°. Blue Jay, 3; 
Brown Creeper, 4; White-breasted Nuthatch, 2. Total, 3 species, 9 individuals.— 
O. A. STEVENS. 
Sioux Falls, S. D.—Dec. 23; 8.30 a.m. to 5.30 P.M. Dark, cloudy day; ground all 
snow covered; light, southerly wind; temp., 13°. Prairie Chicken, 75; Ring-necked 
Pheasant, 1; Rough-leseed Hawk, 1; Short-eared Owl, 7; Screech Owl, 1; Hairy Wood- 
pecker, 1; Downy Woodpecker, 1; Flicker, 1; Crow, 7; Blue Jay, 2; Northern Shrike, 1; 
White-breasted Nuthatch, 1; Chickadee, 6. Total, 13 species, 105 individuals. ADRIAN 
Larson. 
Marion, lowa.—Dec. 26; ro A.M to 1 P.M. Cloudy; one foot of snow; light west wind; 
temp., 3°. Hairy Woodpecker, 2; Red-headed Woodpecker, 14; Blue Jay, 10; Crow, 4; 
White-breasted Nuthatch, 3. Total, 5 species, 33 individuals.—HeRBERT CARLTON 
GRANGER. 
Mt. Vernon, Ia.—Dec. 25; Calls at my lunch-counter from 10.35 to 11.35 A.M. 
Downy Woodpecker, 2 times; Blue Jay, 12 times; English Sparrow, 17 times, Junco, 
69 times; Purple Finch, 43 times; White-breasted Nuthatch, 4 times; Chickadee, 216 
times. Total, 7 species, 363 calls. NETTIE I. FAIRBANKS. 
Sioux City, Iowa.—Dec. 27; 10 A.M. to 5 P.M. Mostly cloudy; six inches snow; 
wind west, light; temp., 15°. Snowy Owl, 1; Flicker, 6; Blue Jay, 2; Crow, 13; Tree 
Sparrow, 200; Slate-colored Junco, 7; Brown Creeper, 2; White-breasted Nuthatch, 1; 
Chickadee, 19. Total, 9 species, 251 individuals.—Guy C, Rricu, E. E. Stacey, WALTER 
BENNETT, MantEy B. TowNsEND, Members Ornithological section Academy Science 
and Letters. 
Wall Lake, Iowa.—Dec. 25; 8 to 9.30 A.M.; 2 to 4.30 P.M. Clear; six inches snow; 
brisk, northwest wind; temp., 10°. Prairie Chicken, 4, (one frightened from burrow in 
snowbank); Short-eared Owl, 2 (perched in trees because all weeds and grass drifted full 
of snow); Screech Owl, 1; Hairy Woodpecker, 1; Flicker, 1; Blue Jay, 3; Longspur, 50 
(species ?). Total, 7 species, 62 individuals.—JoHun A. SPURRELL. 
Omaha, Neb.—Dec. 24; 2 to 5 p.m. Clear; about eighteen inches of snow; temp., 
about zero. Mallard, 175; Teal, 175; Coot, 130; Downy Woodpecker, 1; Crows in flocks; 
Junco, 5; Chickadee, 24. Total, 7 species —BoURDETTE KIRKENDALL. 
