Bird lore - Project Puffin

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Bird -Lore's Sixteenth Christmas Census 33
Goldfinch, 8; Savannah Sparrow, 5; White-throated Sparrow, 38; Field Sparrow, 40;
Song Sparrow, 7; Fox Sparrow, 6; Slate-colored Junco, 70; Towhee, 13; Cardinal, 42;
Migrant Shrike, 2; Mockingbird, 20; Carolina Wren, 15; Bewick's Wren, 2; Brown
Creeper, 5; Tufted Titmouse, 4; Carolina Chickadee, 8; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 5;
Bluebird, 14. Total, 38 species, 2,570 individuals.—A. C. Webb and A. F. Ganier.
Tazewell, Tenn.—Dec. 26; 9.20 a.m. to 2.25 p.m. Cloudy; about i in. of snow that
fell on the 2Sth; no wind; temp. 34° at start, 35° at return. Mourning Dove, 7;
Turkey Vulture, 5; Sharp-shinned Hawk, i; Red-shouldered Hawk, i; Hairy Woodpecker,
2; Downy Woodpecker, 4; Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, i; Red-bellied Woodpecker,
i; Flicker, 6; Blue Jay, 17 American Crow, 4; Purple Finch, 33; Goldfinch, 6; Vesper
Sparrow, 6; Savannah Sparrow, 10; White-throated Sparrow, 10; Field Sparrow, 20;
Junco, 29; Song Sparrow, 10; Towhee, 3; Cardinal, 7; Cedar Waxwing, 31; Myrtl*
Warbler, 39; Mockingbird, 4; Carolina Wren, 5; Winter Wren, i; White-breasted Nuthatch,
s; Tufted Titmouse, 4; Chickadee, 6; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 5; Hermit Thrush,
i; Bluebird, 19. Total, 32 species, 303 individuals.—H. Y. Hughes.
Lexington, Ky.—Dec. 26; 10 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. Clear; ground almost bare; wind
south, light; temp. 32° at start, 36° at return. Killdeer, 9; Turkey Vulture, i; Flicker,
25; Horned Lark, 50; Crow, 12; Meadowlark, 7; Junco, 10; Song Sparrow, 6; Mocking-
bird, I (very tame, probably escaped from a cage); Winter Wren, i; Carolina Wren, i;
Brown Creeper, 2; Chickadee, 10; kinglet sp., 2. Total, 14 species, about 135 individ-
uals. Kentucky Audubon Society: (Miss) Belle Clay, President; (Miss) Emily
Barnes and Eugene Simpson, Assistant Secretary.
Hinsdale, 111.—Dec. 24; 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Cloudy; ground snow-covered; no wind;
temp. 32°. Hairy Woodpecker, 3; Downy Woodpecker, 7; Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, i;
Blue Jay, 10; American Crow, 8; Purple Finch, 15; Goldfinch, 12; Tree Sparrow, 100;
Junco, 12; Brown Creeper, 7; White-breasted Nuthatch, 10; Tufted Titmouse, i; Chickadee,
20; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 4. Total, 14 species, 210 individuals. Mrs. C. E.
Raymond.
La Grange, 111.— Dec. 26; 9.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. and 1.15 to 4 p.m. 5 in. of snow;
wind northwest; temp. 25°. Herring Gull, i; Screech Owl, i; Hairy Woodpecker, 4;
Downy Woodpecker, 5; Flicker, i; Prairie Horned Lark, i; Blue Jay, 7; Crow, 20;
Evening Grosbeak, 15; Purple Finch, 5; Goldfinch, 12; Lapland Longspur, 4; Tree Spar-
row, 517; Junco, 20; Song Sparr'ow, i; Towhee, i; Cardinal, 4; Northern Shrike, i;
Brown Creeper, 3; W^hite-breasted Nuthatch, 6; Tufted Titmouse, 2; Chickadee, 3;
Robin, I. Total, 23 species, 635 individuals. Barred Owl seen on i8th, Golden Eagle
on 2ist.— E. F. Hulsberg, Sidney Wade and J. D. Watson .
Moline, 111.—Dec. 22; 9 a.m. to 12 m. Sunny; ground snow-covered; heavy hoar
frost; no wind; temp. 20°. Hairy Woodpecker, 5; Downy Woodpecker, 7; Yellow-
bellied Sapsucker, 2; Blue Jay, 8; Crow, 2; Tree Sparrow, 2; Junco, 30; Cardinal, 2;
Brown Creeper, i; White-breasted Nuthatch, 8; Tufted Titmouse, 2; Chickadee, 14.
Total, 12 species, 83 individuals. Emma J. Sloan.
Peoria, 111.—Dec. 27; i to 3 p.m. Cloudy; 6 in. of snow; wind northwest, light;
temp. 18°. Herring Gull, 25; Canvasback, 30; Downy Woodpecker, 2; Goldfinch, 2;
Tree Sparrow, 18; Junco, 48; Cardinal, 8; Cedar Waxwing, 4; White-breasted Nuthatch,
5; Red-breasted Nuthatch, 3; Tufted Titmouse, 6; Chickadee, 18; Robin, 2. Total,
13 species, 171 individuals.—W. H. Packard and Reginald F. Packard.
Rantoul, 111.—Dec. 25; 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Cloudy; wind northwest, strong; temp. 22°.
Prairie Hen, 40; Mourning Dove, 2; Cooper's Hawk, 2; Red-tailed Hawk, i; Red-
shouldered Hawk, i; American Rough-legged Hawk, 5; American Sparrow Hawk, i;
Short-eared Owl, 3; Screech Owl, i; Northern Downy Woodpecker, 5; Yellow-bellied
Sapsucker, 2; Northern Flicker, 2; Horned Lark, 60; Prairie Horned Lark, 30; Blue
Jay, 15; Bronzed Crackle, 2; Lapland Longspur, 4; Tree Sparrow, 200; Junco, 100;
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