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trying to chase the Grackle away; Goldfinch, several flocks were seen 

 flying south December 21 ; Lapland Longspur, several were heard 

 December 3 ; Tree Sparrow, abundant ; Junco, abundant ; Cardinal, 

 only a few were seen ; Brown Creeper, rare, none seen since December 

 23 ; White-breasted Nuthatch, common ; Tufted Titmouse, rare, slowly 

 increasing; Chickadee, common. Total, 24 species. 



Following is a list of birds that came to our feeding station : 

 Hairy Woodpecker, 3 ; Downy Woodpecker, 3 ; Red-headed Wood- 

 pecker, 2 ; Red-bellied Woodpecker, 2 ; Blue Jay, about a half dozen ; 

 Tree Sparrow, about 200 ; Junco, about 50 ; White-breasted Nuthatch, 

 2 ; Tufted Titmouse, 2 ; Chickadee, 3. Total, 10 species. Two suet 

 holders were kept filled with suet, and on a feeding shelf below one of the 

 suet holders we kept a good supply of cracked walnuts and hickory nuts. 

 For the Tree Sparrows and Juncos, we kept a place on the east side 

 of the house clear from snow, where we scattered plenty of weed seed, 

 which we obtained last fall by cleaning some wheat with a fanning 

 mill. The Tree Sparrows liked the weed seed better than anything 

 else, and during the coldest weather about 200 were sometimes seen 

 eating together on a small space of ground. A good many Juncos also 

 ate weed seed, but were oftener seen on the feeding shelf. On Novem- 

 ber 27, the first Red-headed Woodpecker was seen on the feeding 

 shelf, and after that came nearly every day, and most always before 

 sunrise. He never touched the suet, but would always take a large 

 piece o>f walnut shell and fly to a large old burr oak tree near the 

 garden, where he would eat the kernels from the shell. He would do 

 this several times, and then not be seen again that day. When the 

 Hairy and Downy Woodpeckers were about, and would see the Red- 

 head coming, they would fly to< some nearby tree or post, and remain 

 on the opposite side until the Red-head was gone. Once I saw a Hairy 

 hide under the feeding shelf, when a Red-head came and lit on the top 

 of the post, backed down on to> the shelf, took a nutshell, and flew 

 away. On January 10, a male Red-bellied Woodpecker came for the 

 first time and ate suet, and after that would come nearly every day at 

 noon, or when the Red-head was not about. January 22, a Tufted Tit- 

 mouse came with the Chickadees, and on January 27, two Tufted Tit- 

 mice came to the feeding shelf, and after that were regular visitors, 

 sometimes coming two and three times a day. January 30, another 

 Red-headed Woodpecker came to the feeding shelf. The Red-head 

 that came first did not like this very well, and sometimes would chase 

 him away. 



The Red-headed Woodpeckers quit coming about March 10, and 

 then on March 16, a female Red-bellied Woodpecker began to come to 

 the feeding shelf. This was probably the male Red-bellied Woodpecker's 

 mate, as they quite often came at the same time. I think the female 

 Red-belly was afraid to come as long as the Red-heads came. Several 

 times a little Downy undertook to be boss of the feeding shelf. A big 

 Hairy would be sitting on the shelf eating, when the Downy would be- 

 gin to chatter and dart back and forth past the Hairy, but the Hairy 

 just kept on eating and paid no attention to the Downy. 



Port Byron, 111., March 29, 1918. J. J. Schafer. 



