40 Bird - Lore 



Dec. 28, 25 Fox Sparrows and 200 Bluebirds. — (Miss) Louise P. Ford and Marion 

 I. Pellew. 



Sterling, Ga. (near Brunswick's our woods and Pyles Marsh). — Dec. 23; 9 to 11.30 

 A.M., I to 4 P.M. Cloudy; wind, east; temp, about 60° at start and 50° at return. Six 

 miles on foot. Blue- winged Teal, 2; Little Blue Heron, i; Killdeer, 7; Mourning Dove, 

 3; Ground Dove, 3; Turkey Vulture, 8; Black Vulture, 86; Marsh Hawk, i; Cooper's 

 Hawk, i; Downy Woodpecker, i; Red-cockaded Woodpecker, i; Yellow-bellied Sap- 

 sucker, 2; Red-bellied Woodpecker, i; Wood Pe wee, i [Phoebe?]; Blue Jay, 11; American 

 Crow, 8; Fish Crow, 112; Meadowlark, i; Purple Grackle, 14; Boat-tailed Grackle, 4; 

 American Goldfinch, 2; White- throated Sparrow, 51 ; Chipping Sparrow, 5; Song Sparrow, 

 26; Swamp Sparrow, 6; Fox Sparrow, i; Chewink, 19; Cardinal, 5; Loggerhead Shrike, i; 

 Myrtle Warbler, i; Palm Warbler, 7; Maryland Yellow-throat, 2; Mockingbird, 15; 

 Brown Thrasher, 3; Carolina Wren, 3; House Wren, i; Carolina Chickadee, 2; Ruby- 

 crowned Kinglet, 9; Hermit Thrush, 4; American Robin, 10; Bluebird, 42. Total, 41 

 species, 493 individuals. — Delbert Coleman (15 years old). 



Fort Pierce, Fla. — Dec. 24; 7 to 11 a.m. South along Indian River to White City 

 station, 12 to 4.30 p.m. Southwest of Ft. Pierce. Cloudy, several light showers during 

 morning; wind south, light; temp. 68° at start, 75° at return. Eleven miles on foot. 

 Herring Gull, 12; Laughing Gull, 16; Bonaparte's Gull, 5; Royal Tern, 53; Florida Cor- 

 morant, 19; Brown Pelican, 250; Lesser Scaup Duck, 2,000; Ward's Heron, 4; Louisiana 

 Heron, 7; Little Blue Heron, 26; Wilson's Snipe, i; Spotted Sandpiper, 2; Killdeer, 42; 

 Mourning Dove, 138; Ground Dove, 26; Turkey Vulture and Black Vulture, 262; Marsh 

 Hawk, r; Sharp-shinned Hawk, i; Cooper's Hawk, 2; Red-shouldered Hawk, 5; Bald 

 Eagle, 3; Florida Sparrow Hawk, 18; Osprey, 13; Owl (unidentified), i; Kingfisher, 18; 

 Red-cockaded Woodpecker, 4; Red-belHed Woodpecker, 15; Flicker, 16; Phoebe, 14; 

 Florida Blue Jay, 4; Florida Crow, 3; Fish Crow, 85; Red- winged Blackbird, 2; Southern 

 Meadowlark, 48; Boat-tailed Grackle, 167; Florida Grackle, 7; Goldfinch, 4; Savannah 

 Sparrow, 10; Field Sparrow, 8; Swamp Sparrow, i; White-eyed Towhee, 3; Florida 

 Cardinal, 13; Tree Swallow, 95; Loggerhead Shrike, 17; Yellow-throated Warbler, 2; 

 Palm and Yellow Palm Warblers, 132; Florida Yellow-throat, 5; Mockingbird, 25; House 

 Wren, 3 1 ; Brown-headed Nuthatch, 1 2 ; Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, 7 ; Robin, i ; Bluebird, 69 ; 

 Total, 55 species, about 3,725 individuals. Saw 6 Snowy Egrets, Wood Ibis, Little 

 Green Heron, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Dec. 22; Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Dec. 23; 

 Pied-billed Grebe, Dec. 26; Loon, Pileated Woodpecker, Pine Warbler, Prairie Warbler, 

 Dec. 27; Black-crowned Night Heron, Catbird, Towhee, Dec. 28. — Total of 68 species 

 observed during Christmas week. It seemed rather strange that I should see but one 

 Robin on the 24th, but saw hundreds on the 27th. Have seen no Hairy and Downy 

 Woodpeckers during December. Have seen them during every other month since I 

 came here in August. — Hugo H. Schroder. 



Reed City, Mich. (Up the Hersey River about 4 miles). Dec. 29. Clear; very little 

 snow; practically no wind; temp. 15° at start, 18° at return. About 15 miles on skis. 

 Evening Grosbeak, 6; Chickadee, 7; Slate-colored Junco (two flocks), 150; White-breasted 

 Nuthatch, 3; American Goldfinch (heard). Total, 5 species, 166 individuals. — Harold 

 Norman. 



Detroit, Mich. — Dec. 29; Belle Isle Park, 9.30 a.m. to 12 m.; Palmer Park and vici- 

 nity, I to 4 p.m. Snowing; light snow on ground; wind, southwest, brisk; temp. 30°, 

 Herring Gull, 2; Bob- white (tracks) 5; Ring-necked Pheasant, 7; Hairy Woodpecker, i; 

 Downy Woodpecker, 3; Blue Jay, 5; Slate-colored Junco, 20; Song Sparrow, 6; White- 

 breasted Nuthatch, 6; Chickadee, 3. Total, 10 species, 58 individuals. — Ralph Beebe. 



Detroit, Mich. (Belle Isle and river front). Dec. 27; 8 a.m. to 12 m. Cloudy; ground 

 bare; no wind; temp. 20° to 25°. Herring Gull, 102; Ring-billed Gull, 20; American 

 Merganser, 3; Red-breasted Merganser, 6; Golden -eye Duck, 75; Barrows Golden-eye, 10; 



