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on foot to a beaver pond, through dense poplar, hardwood and hemlock woods, and one spruce 

 swamp. Ruffed Grouse, 4; Hairy Woodpecker, i; Blue Jay, 1; Redpoll, 12; Black-capped 

 Chickadee, 6. Total, 5 species, 24 individuals. On December 23, 15 Evening Grosbeaks 

 and I Snowy Owl (evidently a male) were seen. — Wallace B. Grange. 



Lauderdale Lakes and vicinity near Elkfaom, Wis. — Dec. 26; 9.30 to 11.40 a.m. and 2 to 

 4.10 P.M. Partly cloudy, ground snow-covered; wind southwest, strong; temp. 22° at start, 

 24° at finish. Observers together. About 10 miles on foot. Hairy Woodpecker, 3; Downy 

 Woodpecker, 2; Red-headed Woodpecker, 3; Blue Jay, 10; American Crow, 29; Goldfinch, 

 i; Redpoll, 30; Tree Sparrow, 25; Clay-colored Sparrow, i; Northern Shrike, i; White- 

 breasted Nuthatch, i; Black-capped Chickadee, 3. Total, 12 species, 108 individuals. — Lula 

 and Robert Dunbar. 



Milwaukee, Wis. (Milwaukee Harbor, Lake Park, Menominee River valley, to Calhoun, 

 Waukesha County), shore of Lake Michigan, brushy ravines and river valley, open woods 

 and fields and tamarack swamps). — Dec. 24; 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Strong northerly winds and 

 snow-squalls in a.m., becoming clear with light wind in p.m., 4 in. of snow; temp. 14° to 18°. 

 Eight hours on foot and two on trolley and bus; starting and finishing points twelve miles 

 apart. Two observers together in a.m., three in p.m. Herring Gull, loo-f ; Ring-billed Gull, 4; 

 Merganser, 100+ (immense numbers of undetermined Ducks seen well off shore in Lake 

 Michigan); Red-breasted Merganser i (many others, probably of this species, seen); Golden- 

 eye, 200+ ; Long-eared Owl, i; Barred Owl, i; Saw- whet Owl, i (captured with hands!); 

 Belted Kingfisher, i (one or more usually winter along the Menominee River where it seldom 

 freezes over); Hairy Woodpecker, 4; Downy Woodpecker, 5; Red-headed Woodpecker, 5; 

 Northern Flicker, 5 (a few usually winter in the tamarack swamps); Blue Jay, 11; Crow, 20; 

 Bronzed Grackle, i (this bird seen nearly every day in same locality); Evening Grosbeak, 17 

 (a flock of eight and one of nme); Redpoll, 156+ ; Goldfinch, i; Tree Sparrow, 150+ ; Cedar 

 Waxwing, 17; Northern Shrike, i; Brown Creeper, i; White-breasted Nuthatch, 3; Chickadee, 

 19; Robin, I. Total, 26 species, 826+ individuals. S. Paul Jones, Clarence Jung and 

 H. L. Stoddard. 



Mankato, Minn. — Dec. 25; 9.30 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. Slightly cloudy; ground thinly covered 

 with snow; wind south, strong; temp. 10° to 16°. Hairy Woodpecker, i; Downy Woodpecker, 

 i; Horned Lark, i; Blue Jay, 2; Crow, i; White-breasted Nuthatch, 3; Black-capped Chicka- 

 dee, 7; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 4. Total, 8 species, 20 individuals. — C. O. Mohr. 



Minneapolis, Minn. — Dec. 25; 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Partly cloudy; 2 in. of snow; brisk south- 

 east wind; temp. 11° at start, 17° at return. About 7 miles on foot along the east bank of 

 the Mississippi River and nearby fields and woods. American Golden-eye, 6; Quail, 14 (i 

 covey); Barred Owl, i; Hairy Woodpecker, 3; Downy Woodpecker, 4; Blue Jay, 3; Bohemian 

 Waxwing, 46 (2 flocks); White-breasted Nuthatch, 3. Total, 8 species, 80 individuals. — 

 Lawrence Zeleny. 



Minneapolis, Miim. — Dec. 26; 10.30 a.m. to 3.30 p.m. Partly cloudy in forenoon; clear 

 in afternoon; 3 in. snow on ground; temp. 3° in morning to 12° at finish; wind moderate. Dis- 

 tance 12 miles, along Lake Calhoun, Lake Harriett, Minnehaha Creek and Mississippi River. 

 Observers together. Hairy Woodpecker, 4; Downy Woodpecker, 4; Blue Jay, 19; Bohemian 

 Waxwing, 44 (2 flocks); White-breasted Nuthatch, 4; Black-capped Chickadee, 3. Total, 

 6 species, 78 individuals. — Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Swedenborg. 



St. Peter, Minn. — Dec. 26; 1.30 to 5 p.m. Cloudy; i in. snow; wind west, light; temp. 

 18°. Fields, wooded ravines and bluffs along Minnesota River. Six miles on foot. Rufied 

 Grouse, 2; Mourning Dove, i; Screech Owl, i; Great Horned Owl, i; Hairy- Woodpecker, 3; 

 Downy Woodpecker, 2; Blue Jay, 3; Crow, 7; Tree Sparrow, 11; Cedar Waxwing, i; White- 

 breasted Nuthatch, i; Chickadee, 6; Golden-crowned Kinglet, i. Total, 13 species, 40 indi- 

 viduals. Also English Sparrow, approx. 30. The Screech Owl was perched in a small tree 

 in a weed patch from which the RulTed Grouse were flushed. The Cedar Waxwing was alone 

 in a small clump of cedars. — Harry Jay LaDue. 



