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THE AUDUBON BULLETIN 



Bronzed Grackle March 18; House Sparrow January 1; Goldfinch March 28; Tree Sparrow March 

 12; Slate-colored Junco January 10; Song Sparrow March 12; Fox Sparrow March 28; Winter 

 Wren March 28; Chickadee January 1; Golden-crowned Kinglet March 19; Robin February 29; 

 Bluebird February 24. J. C. Van Duzer. 



March 28; 9:00 to 11:00 a. m. Wind northwest, moderate; Cloudy; temperature 

 50 degrees. Pied-billed Grebe 1; Kildeer 1; Hairy Woodpecker 2; Downy Woodpecker 3; 

 Phoebe 4; Prairie Horned Lark 2; Blue Jay 6; Crow 4; Meadowlark 2; Purple Grackle 12; Henslow 

 Sparrow 5; Tree Sparrow 22; Slate-colored Junco 116; Winter Wren 1; Brown Creepers 2; White- 

 breasted Nuthatch 4; Chickadee 16; Hermit Thrush 2; Robin 20; Bluebird 8. 20 species, 233 in* 

 dividuals. 



April 2; 11:00 a. m. to 1:00 p. m. Clear; wind northerly; temperature 60 degrees. Red- 

 shouldered Hawk 1; Hairy Woodpecker 1; Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1; Flicker 5; Phoebe 4; 

 Prairie Horned Lark 1 ; Blue Jay 2 ; American Crow 6 ; Meadowlark 2 ; Bronzed Grackle 12 ; Tree 

 Sparrow 2; Field Sparrow 3; Slate-colored Junco 150; Song Sparrow 5; Fox Sparrow 4; 

 Cedar Waxwing 10; White-breasted Nuthatch 2; Chickadee 6; Golden-crowned Kinglet 14; Hermit 

 Thrush 2; Robin 33; Bluebird 2. 22 species, 268 individuals. 



The winter of 1915-16 has brought many delightful surprises to bird lovers. The weather 

 predictions pointed to a winter of unusual severity and this apparently was borne out by the 

 arrival of an unusual number of Chickadees in early October. Every bird lover counted this 

 species among his guests this winter. This was shortly followed by the almost total departure 

 of the Slate-colored Junco and Brown Creepers. 



The acorn crop averaged less than 30 per cent and this unquestionably induced the red- 

 headed woodpecker to a feather to go farther south and perhaps influenced the blue jay in a 

 measure to follow suit. The winter previous, the blue jays were almost entirely absent, while 

 this winter a good 25 per cent remained. But right on through the entire winter bird lovers of 

 authority recorded from one locality one red-bellied woodpecker (Centurus Carolinus), from two 

 other localities a cardinal (Cardinalis, Cardinalis, Cardinalis) and from still two other places 



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