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Hairy, Downy and Red-bellied Woodpeckers were not as 
numerous as last winter, but the Red-headed Woodpeckers 
stayed here by the hundred. Prairie Horned Larks could be 
heard singing nearly every day. Bluejays and Crows were not 
very numerous. 
December 11 a Bronzed Grackle was seen sitting on a tree 
near the house; it probably was crippled, as one of its wings 
hung down lower than the other. A small flock of Redpolls 
stayed here all winter; they were first seen December 14. Gold- 
finches were last seen December 11. 
February 5, while taking a bird walk, I flushed a small flock 
of Longspurs, which I believe were Smith’s Longspurs. They 
did not fly until I was very close to them, and when on the wing 
they uttered a sharp chirp or whistle, followed by a chatter. 
Tree Sparrows and Juncos were scarce. Only one Tree 
Sparrow and about a dozen Juncos came to my feeding place. 
The first Tree Sparrow was herd singing February 25, and the 
first large flock was seen on the twenty-sixth. The Juncos be- 
gan singing March 5. Cardinals, Brown Creepers, White-breast- 
ed Nuthatches and Tufted Titmice were scarce, and Chickadees 
were common. 
February 21 we had the first thunder shower of the year, the 
temperature rising to forty-three degrees in the afternoon. This 
was followed by some more thunder showers on the twenty- 
second, the first warm day of the winter, the temperature rising 
to sixty-five degrees in the afternoon. This day brought the 
first bird wave from the south, and the following species were 
seen and heard: Pintail, Killdeer, Blackbird, Robin and Bluebird. 
On the following day the weather turned very cold, and the birds 
were seen fleeing southward. A Sparrow Hawk was seen for 
the first time on this day. February 25 a Rusty Blackbird was 
seen sitting on a maple tree beside the house. 
On the evening of February twenty-sixth it began to snow 
and the next day there was about an inch of snow on the ground. 
On the morning of February twenty-eighth the thermometer 
registered zero, and March 1 some more snow fell, but by the 
evening of the fifth it was all gone, and on the sixth the Pintails 
and Bluebirds were again migrating. 
Other spring arrivals were as follows: Mallard, Canada 
Goose, Meadowlark, March 7; Bronzed Grackle, March 9; Red- 
tailed Hawk, March 10. 
J. J. SCHAFER. 
Quincy 
Mr. T. E. Musselman reports as follows: 
This winter has been one of the quietest that we have ever 
had in Quincy. The only unusual records were January records 
