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deep woods and stream gorges. A few scattering individuals 

 are not infrequently met with anywhere. 



Pine Siskin; irregular as a winter resident. Often with 

 Goldfinches, or in flocks of few to many individuals in rivet- 

 gorges. 



Snowflake, 20; usually found after severe north-west 

 storms, in fields. 



Lapland Longspur, 10; this and the last species are gen- 

 erally found with the flocks of Horned Larks, seldom by 

 themselves. 



Tree Sparrow, 600; this number is given to indicate that 

 this is by far the commonest winter bird. The flocks are 

 found in every woods and in many fields. Between Oberlin 

 and lake Erie, in any direction, there are probably a thou- 

 sand Tree Sparrows. 



Slate-colored Junco, 106; almost invariably with the 

 Tree Sparrows, but far more often in the stream gorges. 

 The number given is an average of those actually recorded, 

 and fairly represents the proportion to Tree Sparrows. 



Song Sparrow, 33; one or more in almost every grass- 

 grown thicket. More numerous in the lake shore swamps 

 than elsewhere. 



Cardinal, 30; largely confined to the stream gorges. 

 Until the present winter usually found in nearly all consider- 

 able woods in twos and threes, but now they seem to be 

 gathered in large companies in or near the stream gorges. 

 1902 has thus far yielded 25 for Chance Creek and 23 for 

 Black River. An evident increase. 



Cedar Waxwing, 52; likely to be seen anywhere, but more 

 often at Chance Creek. 



Northern Shrike, 4; this is a census. One near Oberlin, 

 or in it, one on Black River below Elyria, one on Beaver 

 Creek at South Amherst, one near the lake shore north of 

 Chance Creek. 



Carolina Wren, 3; another census. One at Chance 

 Creek, two south of North Amherst in Beaver Creek. Only 



