44 Bird - Lore 



Jay, 26; American Crow, 3; Goldfinch, i; Tree Sparrow, 100; Junco, 700; Song Sparrow, 

 3; Cardinal, i pair, i individual; Tufted Titmouse, 2; Chickadee, 5. Total, 20 species, 

 881 individuals. — John H. Gooch. 



Sioux City, Iowa (Car to Noith Riverside, north to ravines and rettirn). — Dec. 26; 

 10 A.M. to 4 P.M. Cloudy; light fall of snow, intermittent through the day; wind west 

 and northwest, strong in the open; temp. 28° to 30°. Eight miles on foot, distance 

 covered 18 miles. Observers together. Hairy Woodpecker, i; Downy Woodpecker, 2; 

 Flicker, i; American Crow, 8; Blue Jay, 2; American Goldfinch, 5; Tree Sparrow, 60 

 (estimate); Junco, 14; Cardinal, 8; White-breasted Nuthatch, 2; Chickadee, 50 (esti- 

 mate). Total, II species, about 153 individuals. — Mrs. F. W. Marshall, Miss 

 Josephine Smith and Mrs. H. M. Bailey. 



Lexington, Ky. — Dec. 27; 10 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. Alternate sunshine and cloudy, 

 occasional flurries of snow, little snow on ground, not covering it; temp. 24° to 28°, 

 Route through cemetery where are many shrubs, evergreens and deciduous trees. Downy 

 Woodpecker, i; Red-bellied Woodpecker, i; Flicker, 2; Crow, i; Junco, 50; Cardinal, 

 (one pair); Brown Creeper, 3; Chickadee, 8; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 25. Total, 9 

 species, 93 individuals. — Emily Barnes, Isabel Clay, and S. Wooten. 



Louisville, Ky. — Dec. 25, 8.30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Ground bare at start; snowing profusely 

 at return: wind southwest, strong; temp. 28° at start, 29° at return. Nine miles on foot. 

 Observers together. Mallard Duck 5; Red-shouldered Hawk (?), 2; Belted Kingfisher, i; 

 Hairy Woodpecker, i; Downy Woodpecker, 3; Red-bellied Woodpecker, 2; Flicker, i; 

 Blue Jay, 3; American Crow, 15; Red- winged Blackbird, i; Meadowlark, 50; White- 

 throated Sparrow, 27; Slate-colored Junco, 60; Song Sparrow, 19; Towhee, 3; Cardinal, 

 75; Brown Creeper, 4; Mockingbird, i; White-breasted Nuthatch, 5; Tufted Titmouse, 

 21; Black-capped Chickadee, 19. Total, 21 species, 318 individuals. Blue Jays, which 

 usually abound in this vicinity, are exceedingly scarce now, the above being the first 

 noted in 5 or 6 weeks. — Burt Monroe and Swale Gordon. 



Bowling Green, Ky. — Dec. 23; 8.30 a.m. to 3.30 p.m. Cloudy; wind north, light; 

 temp. 33° to 48°. Four miles on foot. Observers together. Turkey Buzzard, i; Black 

 Vulture, 11; Belted Kingfisher, i; Hairy Woodpecker, 3; Southern Downy Woodpecker, 

 6; Yellow-belHed Sapsucker, i: Flicker, 4; Prairie Horned Lark, 9 ; Blue Jay, 13; American 

 Crow, 125; Purple Finch, 30; American Goldfinch, 30; White-crowned Sparrow, 40; 

 White- throated Sparrow, 8; Tree Sparrow, 3; Chipping Sparrow, 5; Slate-colored Junco, 

 150; Song Sparrow, 11; Towhee, 7: Cardinal, 75; Cedar Waxwing, 25 (one flock); 

 Myrtle Warbler, 8; Mockingbird, 4; Carolina Wren, 3; Bewick Wren, i; White-breasted 

 Nuthatch, 2; Tufted Titmouse, 50; Carolina Chickadee, 50; Bluebird, 47. Total, 29 

 species, 723 individuals. Other birds seen within the week preceding census: Killdeer, 

 Mourning Dove, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Meadowlark, Field Sparrow, Brown Creeper, 

 and Robin. Grand total, 36. Golden-crowned Kinglets, usually winter residents, are not 

 in evidence this winter, being rare even in migrations. On account of the mild fall and 

 winter there have been many more birds here this winter than were to be found last 

 winter. Two flocks of Rusty Blackbirds seen as late as December 7. — Robert Alexan- 

 der, L. Y. Lancaster, and Gordon Wilson. 



St. Louis, Mo. (Creve Coeur Lake). — Dec. 28; 9.45 a.m. to 3.45 p.m. Clear; slight 

 covering of snow; wind northwest; temp. 25° to 28°. The party, 12 in number, covered 

 an area of about two and a half square miles. Bob- white, i; Marsh Hawk, i; Sparrow 

 Hawk, 6; Red-tailed Hawk, i; Red-shouldered Hawk, 3; Bald Eagle, 2; Hairy Wood- 

 pecker, 5; Downy Woodpecker, 13; Red-bellied Woodpecker, 13; Red-headed Wood- 

 pecker, i; Fhcker, 61; Blue Jay, i; American Crow, 61; Cowbird, i; Red- winged Black- 

 bird, 68; Purple Finch, 6; American Goldfinch, 27; Tree Sparrow, 250; Junco, 67; 

 Song Sparrow, 67; Cardinal, 54; Logger-head Shrike, i; Brown Creeper, 2; White- 

 breasted Nuthatch, i; Red-breasted Nuthatch, i; Tufted Titmouse, 47; Black-capped 



