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Chickadee, 20. Total, 27 species, 773 individuals. — ^The St. Louis Bird Club, Dr. 

 Robert J. Terry, President, Mrs. Kelton E. White, Secretary. 



St. Louis, Mo. (Creve Coeur Lake and vicinity). — Dec. 22; 7.30 a.m. to 2.30 p.m. 

 Clear, and very damp; wind southwest, strong; temp. 40° at start, 48° at return. Twelve 

 miles on foot. Observers together. Pied-billed Grebe, i; Green- winged Teal, 6; Caro- 

 lina Rail, i; Bob-white, 6; Duck Hawk, i; Sharp-shinned Hawk, i; Cooper's Hawk, i; 

 Red-shouldered Hawk, i; Sparrow Hawk, 4; Bald Eagle, i; Pigeon Hawk, i; Kingfisher, 

 i; Downy Woodpecker, 16; Hairy Woodpecker, 8; Red-headed Woodpecker, 2; Red- 

 bellied Woodpecker, 2; Flicker, 15; Blue Jay, 15; Crow, 70; Prairie Horned Lark, 13; 

 Meadowlark, 2; Red-wing Blackbird, i; Bronzed Grackle, i; Purple Finch, 6; Goldfinch, 

 9; Tree Sparrow, 187; White-throated Sparrow, 7; Song Sparrow, 14; Fox Sparrow, 2; 

 Slate^colored Junco, 124; Towhee, i; Cardinal, 44; Northern Shrike, i; Myrtle Warbler, 

 2; Mockingbird, i; Carolina Wren, 3; Winter Wren, 2; Tufted Titmouse, 35; Carolina 

 Chickadee, 27; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 3; Brown Creeper, 5; White-breasted Nut- 

 hatch, 4; Robin, 2; Bluebird, 7. Total, 44 species, 656 individuals. — Dent Jokerst and 

 Paul Dent. 



Kansas City, Mo. (Country Club and Brush Creek Region, Swope Park, and Lower 

 Blue Valley). — Dec. 25. Clear; 11 in. snow on ground; light northwest wind; temp. 7°. 

 Bob-white, 8; Red-tailed Hawk, i; Sparrow Hawk, 2: Screech Owl, i; Hairy Woodpecker, 

 8; Downy Woodpecker, 7; Red-bellied Woodpecker, 3; Northern Flicker, i; Prairie 

 Horned Lark, 6; Blue Jay, 10; American Crow, 45; Red-winged Blackbird, 15; Bronzed 

 Grackle, 2; Crossbill, 3; Goldfinch, 35; Harris's Sparrow, 40; White-crowned Sparrow, 2; 

 Tree Sparrow, 50; Slate-colored Junco, 500; Song Sparrow, 250; Fox Sparrow, 8; Towhee, 

 5; Cardinal, 25; Carolina Wren, 6; Brown Creeper, 12; White-breasted Nuthatch, 2; 

 Red-breasted Nuthatch, 3; Tufted Titmouse, 15; Black-capped Chickadee, 75; Blue- 

 bird, I. Total, 30 species, 1,141 individuals. — W. C. Michaels and Son, A. E. Shirling 

 and Harry Harris. 



Marionville, Mo. — Dec. 26; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Clear; wind, northwest; about 6 in. 

 of snow; temp. o° to 35°. Area covered about 8 miles. Bob-white, 100; Marsh Hawk, i; 

 American Rough-legged Hawk, i; Screech Owl, 2; Downy Woodpecker, 10; Red-bellied 

 Woodpecker, i; Flicker i; Prairie Horned Lark, 150; Blue Jay, 18; Crow, 800; Meadow- 

 lark, 2; Purple Finch, 14; American Goldfinch, 30; Harris Sparrow, 4; White-throated 

 Sparrow, 4; Tree Sparrow, 200; Field Sparrow, 20; Slate-colored Junco, 600; Song Spar- 

 row, 230; Fox Sparrow, 2; Cardinal, 20; Loggerhead Shrike, i; White-breasted Nut- 

 hatch, 3; Chickadee, 20; Tufted Titmouse, 16. Total, 25 species, about 2,250 individ- 

 uals. — Johnson Neff. 



Nashville, Tenn. — Dec. 24; i to 5 p.m. Cloudy; ground bare; wind north, stiff; 

 temp. 38° to 32°. Four miles on foot. Killdeer, 2; Bob-white, 6; Black Vulture, 8; 

 Red-tailed Hawk, i; Sparrow Hawk, 2; Screech Owl, i; Great Horned Owl, i; Hairy 

 Woodpecker, i; Downy Woodpecker, 4; Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, 2; Red-bellied Wood- 

 pecker, 3; Flicker, 6; Prairie Horned Lark, 40; Crow, 18; Meadowlark, 6; Bronzed 

 Grackle, 4,000 (at roost); Goldfinch, 8; Savannah Sparrow, 4; White-throated Sparrow 

 15; Field Sparrow, 20; Slate-colored Junco, no; Song Sparrow, 18; Fox Sparrow, 2; 

 Towhee, 12; Cardinal, 25; Migrant Shrike, i (rare here); Mockingbird, 8; Bewick Wren, 

 i; White-breasted Nuthatch, i; Tufted Titmouse 4; Carolina Chickadee 10; Bluebird, 

 14; Robin, 8.000 (roosting in cemetery evergreens with the Crackles). Total, 33 species, 

 12,360 individuals. — A. F. Ganier. 



Bismarck, N. D.— Dec. 26; 9 a.m. to i p.m. Medium light wind; temp. 20° to 30°; 

 ground completely covered with snow, quite deep in places. About 15 miles covered. 

 Pinnated Grouse, 2; Prairie Sharp-tailed Grouse, 25; Screech Owl, i; Prairie Horned 

 Lark, 8; Magpie, 10; Redpoll, 35; Black-capped Chickadee, 4. Total, 7 species, 85 

 individuals. — Russell Reid. 



