44 THE AUDUBON BULLETIN 
In checking my chart I find the following dates as the last day each 
of the following birds were observed: Robin, November 30; Marsh Hawk, 
November 27; Red-winged Blackbird, November 24; Canada Goose, No- 
vember 23; Sharp-shinned Hawk, November 15; Red-headed Woodpecker, 
January 16, 1933 (this woodpecker has been in company with five Starlings 
during the present Winter) ; Brown Creeper, November 21; Purple Finch, 
November 6; Sparrow Hawk, January 1, 1933; Mallard, November 10 
(there was an unusually large migration of these ducks through Lake 
County during November) ; Killdeer, November 15; Bonaparte’s Gull, 
November 20; Old Squaw, December 6; White-winged Scoter, November 
24; Bronzed Grackle, November 23; Long-eared Owl, November 26; 
Gadwall, December 2; Screech Owl, January 13, 1933; Tufted Titmouse, 
December 2; Bohemian Waxwing, December 28 and January 16 (these 
birds seem quite numerous in small local groups otherwise rather rare in 
this region). 
Among other Winter birds which can be observed weekly are Hairy 
and Downy Woodpeckers, Hungarian Partridges, Ring-necked Pheasants, 
English and ‘Tree Sparrows, Juncos, White-breasted Nuthatches, Her- 
ring Gulls, Prairie Horned Larks, Blue Jays, Crows, Goldfinches, Cardi- 
nals, and Chickadees. 
The above notes have been taken from my daily record. It should be 
said the above-mentioned species are by no means as abundant as I have seen 
them in previous years. 
birdhouse Survey in Winter 
Mr. C. E. Holcombe of Zion, Illinois, writes of the results of his 
investigation, about Christmas time, of several houses in his neighborhood 
which from time to time have been placed for Flickers. In each of four of 
these he found a Screech Owl of the red phase, in one he found pellets and 
bird feathers, in one a mouse (presumably a White-footed Mouse), and in 
one a Red Squirrel. The histories of two of these boxes are interesting. 
In one he banded, May 5, a gray Screech Owl. On May 8 the owl had 
gone. On the 16th the box contained three Starling eggs; on the 21st there 
were six eggs which he took with the nest. There was a new nest on the 
27th, and on June 3 it contained three eggs. The eges had hatched June 
14, and Mr. Holcombe banded the five young on the 22nd. When they 
Hew, on July 2, he found a quantity of cherry pits in the nest. Then at 
Christmas he found the red Screech Owl as above noted. 
In the other box he banded a Screech Owl and two young June 9. 
On July 18 there were four young Flickers in the nest, and these were 
banded. And then, also as above noted, his Christmas survey revealed a 
