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Hawks were here until Dec. loth, then none wire seen until January (>th 

 and 25th. Screech and Great Horned ( )\vls arc sometimes heard calling 

 in the evening and during the night. 



The Hairy Woodpecker is rare, and the Downy Woodpecker is common. 

 The Red-headed Woodpeckers left early last fall and I thought there were 

 none left here this winter but was surprised to find two on December 28th, 

 in a large piece of timber about two miles south of where we live. I also 

 heard one calling near Rapids City, February 1st. The Red-bellied Wood- 

 pecker is tolerably common this winter. I was surprised to find three- 

 Flickers where there was some bare ground at the edge of a piece of timber, 

 December 28th. 



Prairie Horned Larks were seen and heard December 30th and 31st, 

 January 21st, 22nd and 27th. February 1st, they w r ere common, and were 

 singing. Goldfinches are staying here all winter which is something very 

 unusual. On January 7th and 8th a flock of about fifty came into the 

 houseyard garden. Lapland Long Spurs were heard calling as they flew 

 over on December 27th and 30th. There are not many Tree Sparrows and 

 Juncos here this winter and Cardinals are rare. The last Cardinal was 

 seen on December 30th, then none were seen until February 1st. Brown 

 Creepers are very rare, and White Breasted Nuthatches, tolerably common. 

 Chickadees are common. The Tufted Titmouse is very rare, only one 

 was seen Dec. 21st and 28th. There are a few 7 Prairie Chickens left on 

 Rock River Bottom, about three miles south of here. 



J. J. SCHAEFER. 



Rockford 



Rockford, 111. The cardinal has stayed with us all the year, and the 

 Tufted Titmouse seems to have elected to stay also, the number of birds 

 steadily increasing during two or three years. 



The Prothonotary Warblers came early in May and nested here, to the 

 delight of all bird lovers. A Prairie Horned Lark's nest was found and 

 watched for some time and three young Red-bellied Woodpeckers were 

 seen in the season. 



Our first record was made for the Arctic Three-toed Woodpecker 

 which was seen early Sunday morning April 13th by two of our bird 

 committee. The bird was low down on the tree and could be observed 

 for some time and it was evident from the chips on the ground that it 

 was not his first visit. 



In August, in an immense flock of Purple Martins there was one entire- 

 ly white Martin which was observed for a week or more. 



Robins and Blackbirds have been reported at intervals all winter and 

 a great prevalence of winter birds — Blue jays, Red and White-breasted 

 Nuthatches, Hairy and Downy Woodpeckers and Chickadees have kept 

 us busy supplying their needs, and Cardinals, Titmice, Tree Sparrows and 

 Golden crowned Kinglets have also visited the local feeding stations. 



Early in November a large flock of Pine Siskins came to the evergreen 

 trees in South Rockford accompanied by a smaller flock of American Cross- 

 bills. They remained most of the month. About November 14 a female 

 White- winged Crossbill visited us and a few days later was joined by her 

 mate. They worked busily in the same trees some eight or ten days. 



