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inches of snow cover, still water 
100% frozen, streams 75% frozen, 
roads icy, trees and weeds locally 
frost covered. Seven observers in 3 
parties, total party hours, 20, 11 by 
car, 9 by foot. Total party miles, 
106, 94 by car, 12 by foot. Dr. Esther 
Bennett, Dr. and Mrs. Howard P. 
Doole, Ralph Harrington (reporter), 
Bill Huntley, Dr. Rosalind Morris, 
Alva C. Strickland. 
Bill Huntley and Ralph Harrington 
had two good views of the Mocking¬ 
bird, in a wooded, weedy draw with 
a tiny stream of partly open water. 
It was in the company of three Rob¬ 
ins and two Purple Finches. There 
was a large cedar tree along with 
much tangled growth which probably 
provided food and shelter. 
Omaha. December 28. All points 
within a 15-mile diameter cicle, 
centered at Offutt Lake (about 3 
miles north of the junction of the 
Platte and Missouri Rivers), to in¬ 
clude Fontenelle Forest, Lake Man- 
awa (Iowa) State Park, portions of 
the Platte and Missouri Rivers. De¬ 
ciduous growth 30%, fields and 
pastures 45%, roadside 20%, water 
5%. 7 AM to 5PM. Clouds 50% to 
100%, 17° to 23°, and wind NW 5 
to 10 mph. Crusted snow, waters 
frozen except for fastmoving rivers 
and springs. 20 observers in 4 
parties. Total party hours 38; 
Curtis D. Abdouch, Lennart Y. Berg, 
Grover Bramel, Micheal Haddix, C. 
E. Heaney, Jr., Ann Hodgson, Bill 
Latka, Jr., Bill Latka III, Douglas 
C. Latka, Steven B. Latka, Glenn 
H. LeDioyt, James M. Malkowski, 
Jack O. Phillips, Marie J. Pluta 
(reporter), Robert Sharpe, Roger 
Sharpe, E. Thomas Stacey, Rachel 
Stanford, Carl H. Swanson, Richard 
Walker, Jr. 
The Townsend’s Solitaire was 
seen twice for about 2.5 minutes 
total time, in an eastern red cedar 
in Bellevue Cemetery, by Curtis 
Abdouch, James Malkowski, and Ann 
Hodgson. Behavior as well as color 
and markings observed. It was dark¬ 
er than those seen in the past. 
Scottsbluff. December 27. All 
points within a 15-mile diameter 
circle centered on the bridge across 
the North Platte River at South 
Broadway, to include Scottsbluff 
and Gering. Pastures 25%, decidu¬ 
ous growth 35%, hilly terrain 10%, 
water 25%, conifers 3%, town 2%. 
7 AM to 4:30 PM, Cloudy in the 
morning, sunny in the afternoon. 23° 
to 27°. Wind NW at 5 to 18 mph, 
3 inch snow cover. River and drain¬ 
age ditches open, lakes and ponds 
mostly frozen. Six observers in 2 
parties. 132 miles by car, 3 by foot. 
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Banghart, 
Lydia E. Bolz, Mrs. J. J. Brasher, 
Roy Witschy, Mrs. Roy Witschy (re¬ 
porter) . 
The Bufflehead was on a pond 
close to the road, in company with 
the Merganser and the Goldeneye. 
None of them flew so that they were 
easily observer. Mountain Chicka¬ 
dees have been in Scottsbluff since 
October. The White-winged Juncoes 
were feeding beneath an evergreen 
tree on the Scottsbluff National 
Monument grounds. 
COMMON EIDER RECORD FOR NEBRASKA 
A Common Eider {Somateria mol- 
lissima sedentaria) was shot some¬ 
time between 29 November and 
2 December 1967 by Roger Guen¬ 
ther on Maloney Canal between Ma¬ 
loney and Sutherland, Lincoln Coun¬ 
ty, Nebraska. The head and one foot 
of this duck were brought in to the 
Department of Zoology, University 
of Nebraska by Nebraska Fish and 
Game Department personnel and 
furnished evidence for identification 
of this individual. I skinned these 
parts which now bear a University 
