ILLINOIS AUDUBON SOCIETY 51 



Mrs. William DeLhorbe, Oregon, south, west side, Evening Grosbeak, 1. 



Mrs. C. F. Thayer. Oregon, south, west side, February 15, Bluebird, 1. (Put in 

 because of early arrival). 



George Etnyre, Oregon, south, west side, Crow, 1 ; Whitr-breasted Nuthatch, 2 ; 

 Downy Woodpecker, 2; Hairy Woodpecker, 2; Blue Jay, 2; Brown Creeper, 1; 

 Evening Grosbeak, 15. (1 dead), feeding on seeds of American Linden Trees. 

 The Evening Grosbeak is very fond of the Hackberry seed dried, but the Hackberry 

 Trees about here had no fruit on them this last year. Suet kept in box on tree for birds 

 at this home, and at other homes. One meat market man says suet is scarce here 

 on this account. Cedar Waxwing, 1. 



Sammis Betebeener, near railway bridge across river, south. Geese. 50; Mallard 

 Duck, 30. 



On road south across Kyte Creek, east side, three miles, March 5 : Chickadee, 3 ; 

 Robin, 1; Redpoll, 9; Junco, 11; Cardinal, 2, near their last year's nest in over- 

 grown roadside hedge; Tree Sparrow, 23; English Sparrow, 175, in several flocks; 

 Crow, 7. Near my home, March 7, Screech Owl, 1 ; Blue Jay, 1 ; Cardinal, 1 ; Flying 

 low over house. March 12, Geese, 5. From train to Mount Morris, March 15, Robin. 15 ; 

 Crow, 9; Wood Pewee, 1; Wilson's Snipe, 10, about to alight on a slough; covey 

 of 20 Prairie Chickens seen earlier by Conductor Huntley. These birds had already 

 mated. About my suet box and feed on ground under suet box tree, from March 1-15, 

 Brown Creepers, 3, (1 dead under tree, one cold morning); Blue Jay, 7; Robin, 1; 

 Hairy Woodpecker, 4 ; Downy Woodpecker, 6 ; W 7 hitebreasted Nuthatch, 2 ; English 

 Sparrow. 50, (My English Sparrows are lowly creatures, and only what is on the 

 ground is eaten by them) ; Bronzed Grackle, 1 ; Chickadee, 6. 2 Red-bellied Woodpeckers 

 came regularly for suet till end of February, then stopped; and usually Red-breasted 

 Nuthatches, but not this winter, come for suet every day. Eagles' Nest Camp, the 

 summer home of the Artists' Colony, has many birds, and I planned to make a 

 tramp up there, before the period was over, but other matters prevented. However, 

 on this side of the river, about opposite the Camp, I came across last year's nest 

 of a Ruby-throated Hummingbird, in the crotch of a young elm tree on the far side 

 of the river roadway, looking, for all the world, as Mr. John Burroughs says, like "a 

 wart on a limb," and waiting for the May coming of the tiny fliers. 



Rebecca H. Kauffman. 



Port Byron. 



The following bird censuses were taken out in the country, from 3 to 5 miles 

 southeast of Port Byron. Feb. 25, 9 to 10:30 A. M.; 1 to 4 P. M., partly cloudy; 

 fields and pastures nearly bare, ice in the sloughs and creeks, some snow in the 

 woods; wind southeast, shifting to south, brisk temperature 31 degrees to 50 degrees. 



Rough-legged Hawk, 5 ; Hairy Woodpecker, 3 ; Downy Woodpecker, 9 ; Red-bellied 

 Woodpecker, 3; Prairie Horned Lark, 6; Blue Jay, 2; Crow, 11; Redpoll, 2; Tree 

 Sparrow, 35; Junco, 30; Song Sparrow, 1; Cardinal, 3; White-breasted Nuthatch, 10; 

 Tufted Titmouse, 2; Chickadee, 16. Total, 15 species, 143 individuals. 



March 4; 9 to 10:30 A. M.; 12:30 to 3:45 P. M., partly cloudy; ground partly 

 covered with snow and ice; wind north brisk, temperature 13 degrees to 27 degrees. 



Great Horned-Owl. 1 ; Hairy Woodpecker, 3 ; Downy Woodpecker, 6 ; Red-bellied 

 Woodpecker, 3; Prairie Horned Lark, 2; Blue Jay, 4; Crow, 3; Rusty Blackbird, 10; 

 Bronzed Grackle, 7; Tree Sparrow, 180; Junco, 85; Song Sparrow, 1; Cardinal, 3; 

 Brown Creeper, 1; White-breasted Nuthatch, 6; Chickadee, 17; Robin, 1; Bluebird, 25. 

 Total, 18 species, 358 individuals. 



March 11; 8:20 to 10:30 A. M., 12:15 to 4 P. M., cloudy and hazy; ground bare, 

 thawed about one inch deep, rain during night made it very wet; wind northwest, 

 brisk, temperature 39 degrees to 47 degrees. Pintail, 18 (one flock, flying over) ; 

 Killdeer, 1; Bobwhite, 15; Rough-legged Hawk, 2; Great-Horned Owl, 1 (heard 

 before sunrise); Hairy Woodpecker, 5; Red-bellied Woodpecker, 4; Prairie Horned 

 Lark, 2; Blue Jay, 3; Crow, 8; Red-winged Blackbird, 60; Meadowlark, 10; Rusty 

 Blackbird, 50 ; Bronzed Grackle, 3 ; Redpoll. 5 ; Goldfinch, 25 ; Tree Sparrow, 300 ; 

 Junco, 185; Song Sparrow, 4; Cardinal, 8; Brown Creeper, 1; White-breasted Nut- 

 hatch, 7; Tufted Titmouse, 1; Chickadee, 22; Robin, 130; Bluebird, 25. Total, 27 

 species, 904 individuals. 



