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Sugar Grove, Ohio. — Dec. 26; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Weather conditions as above. Distance 

 covered 20 miles on foot. Observers together. Red-tailed Hawk, i ; Sparrow Hawk, i ; Hawk 

 sp., i; Hairy Woodpecker, 3; Downy Woodpecker, 10; Flicker, i; Blue Jay, i; Crow, 2; Gold- 

 finch, 20; Tree Sparrow, 30; Junco, 15; Song Sparrow, 15; Cardinal, 50; Carolina Wren, 3; 

 Winter Wren, i; Brown Creeper, 15; White-breasted Nuthatch, 2; Red-breasted Nuthatch, 6; 

 Tufted Titmouse, 10; Chickadee, 30; Golden- crowned Kinglet, 10. Total, 21 species, 227 

 individuals. — Arthur R. Harper, Harold Peters, and Dale Pontius. 



Total Above Three Lists (Wheaton Club, Columbus, Ohio.): 43 species; 1,747 individuals. 

 The Barn Owl was captured, and proved to be an immature bird. Although it was full-grown, 

 it was unable to fly and still had a great deal of the 'natal' down adhering to the tips of its 

 feathers. Another observer reports having heard the 'whine' of young Barn Owls within the 

 last few weeks. 



Freeport, Ohio. — Dec. 26; 10.30 to 11.30 a.m., i to 4.30 p.m. Cloudy; ground bare; wind 

 southwest to west, brisk; temp. 36° at start, 32° at return. Observers traveled together, 7 

 miles on foot. Country covered was low, brushy hills and open fields adjacent to creek- 

 bottoms flooded by recent rains. Bob- white, 20 (2 coveys); Red-tailed Hawk, 2; Great 

 Horned Owl, i; Hairy Woodpecker, 2; Downy Woodpecker, 7; Red-headed Woodpecker, i; 

 Red-bellied Woodpecker, 3; American Crow, 3; Meadowlark, 8 (i flock); Tree Sparrow, 245 

 (4 flocks); Slate-colored Junco, 6; Song Sparrow, 11; Cardinal, 15; Carolina Wren, i; White- 

 breasted Nuthatch, 3; Tufted Titmouse, 4; Black-capped Chickadee, 4; Golden-crowned 

 Kinglet, i. Total, 18 species, 337 individuals.— LoNzo S. Green and Seth L. Snyder. 



Huron, Ohio. — Dec. 25; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Cloudy, snowing lightly; wind northwest, light; 

 temp. 25°. Herring Gull, 20; Bonaparte's Gull, 6; Merganser, 3; Golden-eye, 66; Red-headed 

 Woodpecker, 2 ; Blue Jay, 3 ; Crow, 4; Starling, 18; Red-winged Blackbird, 6; Bronzed Grackle, 

 5; Tree Sparrow, 76; Song Sparrow, 2; Cardinal, 2; White -breasted Nuthatch, 3; Chickadee, i. 

 Total, 15 species, 217 individuals. The Starlings are part of a flock that has wintered here 

 for the past two winters and some of which bred here this summer. — H. G. Morse. 



Paulding, Ohio (along Flat Rock Creek). — Dec. 27; 8 a.m. to i p.m. Clear; ground 

 barely covered with ice and snow; wind northwest, light; temp. 25° to 33°. Nine miles. 

 Herring Gull, 23 (seen Dec. 20, above dam in Auglaize River, 70 miles inland from Lake 

 Erie) ; American Merganser, 12; Bob-white, 25; Mongolian Pheasant, 15 (introduced); Red- 

 tailed Hawk, i; Barred Owl, i; Screech Owl, i; Hairy Woodpecker, 4; Downy Woodpecker, 

 1 1 ; Red-headed Woodpecker, 10; Northern Flicker, 5; Blue Jay, 14; American Crow, 8; 

 Tree Sparrow, 6; Slate-colored Junco, 6; Song Sparrow, 12; Cardinal, 2; White-breasted 

 Nuthatch, 10; Tufted Titmouse, 7; Black-capped Chickadee, 23. Total, 20 species, about 

 190 individuals. — L. H. Gressley. 



Pennsville, Ohio. — Dec. 25; 9 a.m. to 12 m. and 2 to 4 p.m. Cloudy; ground frozen, north 

 wind, moderate breeze; temp. 30°, rising to 36°. North 3 miles, i mile along Wolf Creek, 

 return by different route. Bob-white, 13; Sparrow Hawk, i; Downy Woodpecker, 10; Red- 

 bellied Woodpecker, 4; Flicker, i; Crow, 8; Tree Sparrow, 112; Junco, 24; Song Sparrow, 11; 

 Cardinal, 7; Winter Wren, 5; White-breasted Nuthatch, 2; Tufted Titmouse, 27; Chickadee, 

 18. Total, 14 species, 243 individuals. — Paul A. Wells. 



Oberlin and vicinity, Ohio. — Dec. 27; 8 a.m. to 4.45 p.m. Mostly cloudy; K in- of snow; 

 ground frozen hard; wind west-northwest, strong; temp. 23°. Ten miles northwest, partly 

 on street car, and one mile south, territory ranging from flat, open country to deep, wooded 

 ravines. Observers in one group of three, other two alone. Bob-white, 31; Marsh Hawk, 2; 

 Sparrow Hawk, 5; Barred Owl, i; Belted Kingfisher, 2; Hairy Woodpecker, 5; Downy Wood- 

 pecker, 12; Red-bellied Woodpecker, i; Flicker, 5; Blue Jay, 16; Crow, 7; Meadowlark, 2; 

 Tree Sparrow, 210; Junco, 56; Cardinal, 23; Winter Wren, i; Brown Creeper, 2; White- 

 breasted Nuthatch, 10; Tufted Titmouse, 3; Chickadee, 19. Total, 20 species, 413 individuals. 

 — Harold C. Jones, Sydney Bunker, S. Charles Kendeigh, Ellsworth Metzler, and 

 Roland Walker (Cardinal Ornithologiral Club). 



