Bird -Lore's Twelfth Christmas Bird Census 29 



Creeper, i; White-breasted Nuthatch, 2; Tufted Titmouse, 2. Total, 14 species, 207 

 individuals. — Arthur C. Comey. 



Chestnut Hill, Pa. (the Cresheim Valley). — Dec. 25; 11.30 a.m. to 3.30 p.m. Clear; 

 ground bare; wind west, light; temp., 53°. Hairy Woodpecker, i; Downy Woodpecker, 

 3; Flicker, i; Crow, 9; Meadowlark, 8; Goldfinch, 9; White-throated Sparrow, i; Tree 

 Sparrow, i; Junco, 50; Song Sparrow, 12; Field Sparrow, 9; Cardinal, 6; Carolina Wren, 

 3 (one singing); Winter Wren, 2; Chickadee, 2; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 4; Bluebird, 

 4. Total, 17 species, 125 individuals. — GEOiiGE Lear, 2nd. 



Frankford in Philadelphia, Pa. — Dec. 25; 10.30 a.m. to 12 m. Clear; bright sunshine; 

 ground bare and wet; wind west, light; temp., 40°. Downy Woodpecker, i; Flicker, 3; 

 Crow, 6; Meadowlark, i; Junco, 60; Song Sparrow, 2; Tufted Titmouse, i; Chickadee, 2. 

 Total, 8 species. 76 individuals. — Henry L. Borneman. 



Greenville, Pa., Riverside Park, Pa. — Dec. 25; 11 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. Weather, 

 cloudy, at times clearing; light southwest wind; slight traces of snow; temp., 37°. Hairy 

 Woodpecker, i; Downy Woodpecker, 5; Blue Jay, 2; Crow, i; Purple Finch, 6; Gold- 

 finch, 2; Tree Sparrow, 13; Cardinal, 2; White-breasted Nuthatch, 3; Black-capped 

 Chickadee, 2. Total, 10 species, 43 individuals. — R. H. Gereerding. 



Lititz, Pa. (Northern Lancaster County, Upper Valley of the Hammer Creek j. — 

 Dec. 26; 7 A.M. to 5 P.M. Cloudy, with fog and intermittent rain; ground bare; wind 

 east, light; temp., 45°. Ruffed Grouse, 4; Bob-white, 11; Turkey Vulture, i; Sparrow 

 Hawk, 2; Red-tailed Hawk, i; Flicker, 2; Hairy Woodpecker, i; Downy Woodpecker, 

 13; Belted Kingfisher, i; Blue Jay, 4; Crow, 250; Cardinal Grosbeak, 3; Junco, 115, 

 Song Sparrow, 7; Tree Sparrow, 265; Goldfinch, 22; Horned Lark, 55; Brown Creeper, 

 4; White-bellied Nuthatch, 6; Black-capped Chickadee, 19; Tufted Titmouse, 5; Golden- 

 crowned Kinglet, 9; Bluebird, 6. Totals, 23 species, 806 individuals. — Herbert H. 

 Beck and Palmer E. Kautz. 



Philadelphia, Pa. (Wissahickon and Cresheim Creeks, within city limits). — Dec. 26; 

 10.30 A.M. to 4 P.M Cloudy; heavy fog with occasional showers and hail; light northeast 

 wind; temp., 41°. Downy Woodpecker, 3; American Crow, 3; White-throated Sparrow, 

 i; Tree Sparrow, 12; Junco, 40; Song Sparrow, 4; Cardinal, 10; Carolina Wren, 2; 

 Winter Wren, i. Brown Creeper, 2; White-breasted Nuthatch, i; Tufted Titmouse, 2; 

 Chickadee, 12; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 8. Total, 14 species, loi individuals. — Dr. 

 and Mrs. Wm. Pepper. 



LaFayette, Pa., to Chestnut Hill, Pa. — Dec. 23; 1.30 to 4.30 p.m. Cloudy; ground 

 bare; wind so^uth, light; temp., 54°. Blue Jay, i; Crow, 6; White-throated Sparrow, 9; 

 Junco, 41; Song Sparrow, 10; Cardinal, 2; Carolina Wren, 7; Chickadee, i; Golden- 

 crowned Kinglet, 2. Total, 9 species, 79 individuals. — Charles Platt, 3D, and B. 

 Franklin Pepper. 



Reading, Pa. — Dec. 25; 2.30 to 5 p.m. Very cloudy, damp, muddy. American 

 Crow, 3; Purple Finch, 8. Total, 2 species, 11 individuals. Alfred 0. Gross and 

 Edna G. Gross. 



Reading, Pa. (Along the Wyomissing Creek;. — Dec. 25; 9 a.m. to 12 m. Traces of 

 snow; cloudy to clear; light wind; temp., 38 to 45°. Sparrow Hawk, 5; Belted King- 

 fisher, i; Downy Woodpecker, 3; Crow, 10; Baltimore Oriole, i (positive identification; 

 saw same bird at same place Dec. 10 and 17); Goldfinch, 5; Tree Sparrow, 20; Junco, 

 50; Song Sparrow, 20; Cardinal, 2 (male and female); Winter Wren, 2; Chickadee, 5; 

 Golden-crowned Kinglet, i. Total, 13 species, 125 individuals. — G. Henry Mengel. 



West Chester, Pa. — Dec. 25; 10 a.m. to 12.30 p.m., and 4 to 5 p.m. Clear; ground 

 bare, slightly frozen at start, very muddy at noon; no wind. Red-tailed Hawk, 5; 

 Sparrow Hawk, 2; Hairy Woodpecker, i; Downy Woodpecker, 9; Crow, 250; Purple 

 Finch, i; Goldfinch, 2; Tree Sparrow, 75; Junco, 60; Song Sparrow, 14; Cardinal, i; 

 Pipit, 4; Carolina Wren, i; Brown Creeper, 44; White-breasted Nuthatch, 5; Tufted 



