42 TAH Es A. GD WU BiG: NeeBa ale sees 
east in the afternoon, temperature 20 to 42 degrees, light southeast wind. 
Red-shouldered Hawk 2; Marsh Hawk 1; Eastern Mourning Dove 16; Bar- 
red Owl 1; Flicker 1; Red-bellied Woodpecker 6; Red-headed Woodpecker 
15; Hairy Woodpecker 1; Downy Woodpecker 2; Blue Jay 26; Eastern 
Crow 35; Black-capped Chickadee 32; Tufted Titmouse 2; Starling 48; Eng- 
lish Sparrow 67; Cardinal 12; Eastern Goldfinch 2; Common Redpoll 3; 
Slate-colored Junco 83; Eastern Tree Sparrow 237; Song Sparrow 2. Total, 
22 species.—Harold Ault. 
Lisle, DuPage County, Ill. Morton Arboretum. December 30, 10 A. M. 
to 1 P. M. Cloudy, temperature 30 to 32 degrees, southwest wind. Red- 
tailed Hawk 1; Screech Owl 1; Downy Woodpecker 4; Blue Jay 5; Eastern 
Crow 9; Black-capped Chickadee 8; Tufted Titmouse 2; White-breasted 
Nuthatch 2; Starling 10; English Sparrow 30; Cardinal 2; Northern Pine 
Siskin 11; Slate-colored Junco 24; Eastern Tree Sparrow 6. Total, 14 
species.—Benjamin T. Gault Bird Club, Mrs. Walter Stofer, President, Mrs. 
S. H. Leuck, Secretary. 
Lisle, DuPage County, Il]. Morton Arboretum. December 25. 12 P. M. 
to 4:00 P. M. Light clouds, snow here and there. Light west wind, tempera- 
ture 30 degrees. Four miles on foot. Marsh Hawk 2; Sparrow Hawk 1; 
Ring-necked Pheasant 2; Herring Gull 2; Snow Owl 1; Flicker 1; Hairy 
Woodpecker 3; Downy Woodpecker 1; Crow 25; Chickadee 4; White-breasted 
Nuthatch 3; Northern Pine Siskin 10; Goldfinch 1; Red Crossbill 5; White- 
winged Crossbill 3; Junco 250; Tree Sparrow 5; Song Sparrow 38. Total 19 
species, 322 individuals——Karl E. Bartel, Alfred H. Reuss, Jr., and Sidney 
Camras. 
Lisle, DuPage County, II]. Morton Arboretum. Same area covered 
December 25, 26 and January 1. Fifteen hours afield. Temperature 25-35 
degrees. Ground covered with icy crusts on 25th and 26th; bare on Ist. 
Field trip of 25th made with C. T. Clark and T. J. Nork; latter two dates 
observer alone. Of species observed on more than one day, numbers of in- 
dividuals shown constitute single highest daily figure. Cooper’s Hawk 1; 
Red-tailed Hawk 1; Red-shouldered Hawk 2; Hawk (Rough-leg, dark 
phase?) 1; Ring-necked Pheasant 3; Owl (Great-horned?) 1; Long-eared 
Owl 1; Hairy Woodpecker 3; Downy Woodpecker 4; Horned Lark 3; Blue 
Jay 6; Crow 50; Black-capped Chickadee 8; Tufted Titmouse 3; White- 
breasted Nuthatch 3; Robin 3; Golden-crowned Kinglet 4; Cedar Waxwing 
2; English Sparrow 6; Red-wing (flock) 11; Cardinal 10; Purple Finch 12; 
Red-poll (flock) 6; Pine Siskin (flock) 17; Goldfinch 8; White-winged Cross- 
bill 2 (one adult female and one immature; observed on the 25th; studied 
at leisure by all three observers; approached within 8 feet); Slate-colored 
Junco 50; Tree Sparrow 28; Song Sparrow 1; Lapland Longspur (flock) 8. 
Total 28 species, 248 individuals; highest daily totals accumulated on 26th: 
23 species, 237 individuals. 
Just before dusk, as I walked slowly along a path through one of the 
spruce groves, examining each tree for owls, I suddenly found myself face 
to face with one no more than four feet away. All I could see through 
the thick spruce branches were two shiny eyes and a rusty face. Taking 
a few steps backwards and to the side, I obtained a full view and plainly 
saw that it was a long-eared owl. It stood erect with its two long ears 
peinting straight upward; the rusty, black-bordered face contrasted mildly 
with the grayness of the remaining plumage. Soon it took wing; the flight 
seemed unsteady and, as far as I could see, did not have the lilting, easy 
beat of the short-eared owl’s flight. On wing, it appeared surprisingly 
larger than one would surmise from observation while it was perched. I 
followed and flushed the owl three times before a Cooper’s hawk flew over- 
head and drew my attention away.—F rank A. Pitelka. 
