46 Bird - Lore 



Charlson, N. D. — Dec. 20; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mostly clear; ground partly snow-covered: 

 wind varying from southwest to southeast, light; temp. 20° at start, 30° at return. 

 Prairie Sharp-tailed Grouse, 19; Goshawk, i; Magpie, 6; Redpoll, 15; Bohemian Wax- 

 wing, 14. Total, 5 species, 55 individuals. — Adrian Larson. 



Yankton, S. D. — Dec. 27; 1.15 to 5 p.m. Cloudy; traces of snow on the ground; wind 

 northwest, medium; temp. 25°. Distance covered, 6 miles. Observers together. Hairy 

 Woodpecker, 2; Downy Woodpecker, 5; Flicker, i; x\merican Crow, i; Redpoll, 45; 

 Tree Sparrow, 60; Slate-colored Junco, 10; Montana Junco, 3; Bohemian Waxwing, 

 115; Brown Creeper, 4; White-breasted Nuthatch, i; Long-tailed Chickadee, 25; 

 Golden-crowned Kinglet, i; Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 2. Total, 14 species, 275 individuals. 

 — Austin P. Larrabee and Philo J. Larrabee. 



Fremont, Neb. (Hormel's Island, and country roads leading to town). — Dec. 26; 

 8.45 a.m. to I p.m. Partly cloudy; ground covered lightly with snow; light wind; temp. 

 30° to 35°. Distance covered, 8 miles. Screech Owl, i; Hairy Woodpecker, 10; Downy 

 Woodpecker, 12; Northern Flicker, 2; Prairie Horned Lark, 5; American Crow, 25; 

 Goldfinch, 7; Lapland Longspur, 6; Tree Sparrow, 58; Slate-colored Junco, 7; Cardinal, 

 8; Brown Creeper, 2; White-breasted Nuthatch, 2; Chickadee, 43. Total, 14 species, 

 188 individuals. — Lily Ruegg Button. 



Bozeman, Mont. — Dec. 25; 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Clear; ground thinly covered with snow; 

 calm; temp 16° at start, 26° at return. Five miles on foot. Red-shafted Flicker, i; 

 Magpie, 16; Redpoll, 23; Pale Goldfinch, 5; Western Tree Sparrow, 8; Mountain Song 

 Sparrow, 5; Bohemian Waxwing, 70; Dipper, i; Long-tailed Chickadee, 21; Mountain 

 Chickadee, i. Total, 10 species, 151 individuals. — Nelson Lund wall. 



Great Falls, Mont. (Observations at ranch 18 miles west). — Dec. 25; 2 to 5 p.m. 

 Clear; light snow on ground; mild west wind; temp. 33°. Four miles of river bottom. 

 'Pin-tail' Grouse, 8; Hairy Woodpecker, 3; Downy Woodpecker, i; Flicker, 3; Horned 

 Lark, 7; Magpie, 27; Pine Siskin, 33; Lapland Longspur, 5; Redpoll, (estimate) 150; 

 Tree Sparrow, 29; Northern Shrike, 2; Bohemian Waxwing, 49; Chickadee, 23. Total, 

 13 species, 340 individuals. Birds observed with an 8X Bausch and Lomb glass. The 

 Pine Siskins, Redpolls, Tree Sparrows, and Chickadees, were intermingled in a sun- 

 flower field, and I am satisfied there were a great many more of each variety than I was 

 able to count. The Horned Larks and Lapland Longspurs were also found together. 

 The Waxwings were feeding on the berries of wild rose bushes. — Lee M. Ford. 



Great Falls, Mont. (City Limits). — Dec. 25; i to 3 p.m. Clear and bright sun; skim 

 of snow; no wind; temp. ^2°. Bufflehead Duck, 52; Downy Woodpecker, 2; Sparrow 

 Hawk, i; Hawk (unidentified), i; Magpie, 3; Siskin, 30; Tree Sparrow, 12; Northern 

 Shrike, 2; Chickadee, 3. Total, 8 species, 106 individuals. — Berners B. Kelly. 



Denver, Colo. — Dec. 25; 8 to 9 a.m. and 5 to 5.30 p.m. Walking and by auto, 7^2 

 miles; 90 per cent cloudless; 10 in. of snow on ground; wind light, east; temp. 7° in 

 forenoon and 20° in afternoon. Ring-necked Pheasant, 2; Long-eared Owl, 5; Orange- 

 shafted Flicker, 4; Prairie Horned Lark, 11; Magpie i; Meadowlark, 5; Red- winged 

 Blackbird, 60; House Finch, 16; Tree Sparrow, 11; Mountain Junco, 3; Pink-sided 

 Junco, 2; Song Sparrow, i. Total, 12 species, 121 individuals. — W. H. Bergtold. 



Golden, Colo. (Walk to Lookout Mountain and return). — Dec. 26; 8.30 a.m. to 3 

 P.M. Clear; 6 in. of snow; chinook wind; temp. 15° at start, 36° at return. Ten miles on 

 foot. Rocky Mountain Hairy Woodpecker, i; Red-shafted Flicker, 3; Magpie, 7; 

 Long crested Jay, i; Gray-crowned Rosy Finch, flock of 35; Western Tree Sparrow, 

 14; Pink-sided Junco, 12; Gray-headed Junco, 5; Northern Shrike, i; Red-breasted 

 Nuthatch, 2; Mountain Chickadee, 5. Total, 11 species, 86 individuals. — PaulH. Steele. 



Tucson, Ariz., (University of Arizona campus, west and north in Santa Cruz and 

 Rillito valleys). — Dec. 26; 11.15 to 11.45 a.m. and 2 to 5.30 p.m. Clear; light south wind; 

 temp. 57°. Duck (unidentified), i; American Coot, 3; Mourning Dove, 30: Inca Dove, 



