Bird lore - Project Puffin

Bird- Lore's Sixteenth Cilristmas Census 31
pecker, i; Flicker, 20; Phoebe, 3; Blue Jay, 60; Crow, 10; Red-winged Blackbird, 43;
Meadowlark, 43; Purple Grackle, i; Purple Finch, 100; Goldfinch, 100; Vesper Sparrow,
2; Savannah Sparrow, 5; White- throated Sparrow, 75; Chipping Sparrow, 4; Field
Sparrow, 15; Song Sparrow, 30; Swamp Sparrow, 20; Junco, 50; Cardinal, 12; Towhee,
6; Cedar Waxwing, 50; Loggerhead Shrike, 3; Myrtle Warbler, 5; Pine Warbler, 2;
Maryland Yellowthroat, 2; American Pipit, 2; Mockingbird, 5; Brown Thrasher, i;
Carolina Wren, 12; House Wren, i; Winter Wren, 5; Brown Creeper, 9; White-breasted
Nuthatch, 6; Brown-headed Nuthatch, 3; Tufted Titmouse, 6; Carolina Chickadee, 10;
Golden-crowned Kinglet, 10; Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 8; Hermit Thrush, 2; Robin, 53;
Bluebird, 45. Total, 55 species, 906 individuals.—W. E. Hannim and J. M. Sanford.
Goose Creek (10 miles west of St. Marks), Fla.—Dec. 29; 5.45 a.m. to 5.45 p.m.
Fair; wind west, moderate; temp. 55° to 80°. Country visited: fresh and salt-water
marshes, pine woods, hammocks, shores and beaches of the gulf. Horned Grebe, 8; Loon,
2; Herring Gull, 50; Ring-billed Gull, 2; Laughing Gull, i; Florida Cormorant, 115;
Brown Pelican, t; Hooded Merganser, 13; Mallard, 1,000; Black Duck, 500; Baldpate,
75; Green-winged Teal, i; Shoveler, 4; Pintail, 1,000; Redhead, i; Lesser Scaup, 500;
Bufflehead, 8; Canada Goose, 100; Great Blue Heron, 28; Louisiana Heron, 18; Little
Blue Heron, 9; Florida Clapper Rail, 20; Wilson's Snipe, 5; Least Sandpiper, 12; Sander-
ling, 25; Western Willet, 2; Black-bellied Plover, 5; Killdeer, 10; Semipalmated Plover,
2; Turnstone, 4; Turkey Vulture, 10; Black Vulture, 25; Marsh Hawk, 5; Red-tailed
Hawk, 2; Florida Red-shouldered Hawk, i; Broad- winged Hawk, i; Bald Eagle, 2;
Florida Barred Owl, 2; Great Horned Owl, 2; Kingfisher, 3; Southern Downy Wood-
pecker, 2; Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, 2; Red-bellied Woodpecker, lo; Phoebe, 7; Florida
Blue Jay, 10; Crow, 10; Fish Crow, 2,500; Red-winged Blackbird, 75; Southern Meadow-
lark, 10; Boat-tailed Grackle, 500; Goldfinch, 25; Savannah Sparrow, 3; Nelson's Sharp-
tailed Sparrow, 2 (specimen taken); Louisiana Seaside Sparrow, 8; Song Sparrow, i;
Swamp Sparrow, 6; Towhee, 50; White-eyed Towhee, 4; Cardinal, 15; Tree Swallow,
25; Loggerhead Shrike, i; Solitary Vireo, 3; Orange-crowned Warbler, i; Myrtle Warbler,
30; Yellow-throated Warbler, i; Pine Warbler, 25; Palm Warbler, 12; Yellow
Palm Warbler, 35; Florida Yellowthroat, 25; Pipit, 4; Mockingbird, 3; Brown Thrasher,
10; Carolina Wren, 6; Winter Wren, 2; Short-billed Marsh Wren, 2; Prairie Marsh
Wren, 15; Brown Creeper, i; Brown-headed Nuthatch, 5; Tufted Titmouse, 6; Carolina
Chickadee, 15; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 4; Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 35; Blue-gray
Gnatcatcher, 3; Hermit Thrush, 2; Bluebird, i. Total, 85 species, 7,085 individuals.
Seen also. Pied-billed Grebe, Royal Tern, Ring-necked Duck, Red-backed Sandpiper,
Semipalmated Sandpiper, Greater Yellowlegs, Mourning Dove, Cooper's Hawk, Sparrow
Hawk and Flicker, making a grand total of 95 species in three days. Ludlow
Griscom.
Horseshoe Plantation, Fla. (18 miles northwest of Tallahassee).—Dec. 25; 6.30
A.M. to 6.30 P.M. Fair; calm; temp. 30° to 62° to 40°. Country visited: shores of the
Tamonia, live oak groves, gum swamps, pine woods, cotton fields and pasture land.
Pied-billed Grebe, i; Lesser Scaup, 4; Ring-necked Duck, 1,000; Great Blue Heron,
3; Coot, 75; Wilson's Snipe, 2; Killdeer, 5; Bob-white, 2; Mourning Dove, 75; Ground
Dove, i; Turkey Vulture, 25; Black Vulture, 11; Sharp-shinned Hawk, i; Buteo sp.,
i; Sparrow Hawk, i; Florida Barred Owl, i; Kingfisher, i; Southern Hairj' Woodpecker,
i; Southern Downy Woodpecker, 3; Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, 5; Red-bellied Wood-
pecker, 20; Flicker, 25; Phoebe, 25; Florida Blue Jay, 20; Crow, 100; Red-winged Blackbird,
250; Southern Meadowlark, 2; Goldfinch, loo; Vesper Sparrow, 50; Savannah
Sparrow, 6; White-throated Sparrow, 150; Chipping Sparrow, 150; Field Sparrow, 2;
Song Sparrow, 3; Swamp Sparrow, 5; Towhee, 20; Cardinal, 50; Cedar Wa.xwing, 15;
Loggerhead Shrike, 3; Orange-crowned Warbler, 3; Myrtle Warbler, 100; Pine War-
bler, 30; Palm Warbler, 6; Yellow Palm Warbler, 10; Maryland Yellowthroat, 3;
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