Bird lore - Project Puffin

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Bird -Lore's Sixteenth Christmas Census 35
to the west winds; temp. 23° to 28°. Red-tailed Hawk, i; Hairy Woodpecker, i; Downy
Woodpecker, i; Red-bellied Woodpecker, 5; Crow, 4; Tree Sparrow, 10; Junco, i; Song
Sparrow, 8; Towhcc, i (heard); Cardinal, 4; White-breasted Nuthatch, 4; Tufted Titmouse,
13; Chickadee, 4. Total, 13 species, 57 individuals. Harry B. McConnell.
John Worley and Raymond Timmons.
Canton, Ohio.—Dec. 25; 7 a.m. to 3.15 p.m. Cloudy; driving rain till 9 a.m., snow
storm after 12.15 p.m.; ground bare in morning, becoming snow-covered in afternoon;
wind southwest and strong in morning, changing to northwest and more moderate in
afternoon; temp. 46° to 35". (Cooper's?) Hawk, i; Red-shouldered Hawk, 2; Hairy
Woodpecker, i; Downy Woodpecker, 2; Tree Sparrow, 85; Junco, i; Song Sparrow, 4;
Cardinal, 9; White-breasted Nuthatch, 3; Tufted Titmouse, 8. Total, 10 species, iii
individuals. Edward D. Kimes.
Canton, Ohio.— Dec. 27; 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Clear to cloudy; ground nearly bare,
thawing; temp. 20° to 42°. Ruffed Grouse, i; Red-shouldered Hawk, i; Hairy Wood-
pecker, 2; Downy Woodpecker, 14; Blue Jay, 2; Goldfinch, 2; Tree Sparrow, 40; Junco,
30; Song Sparrow, 12; Cardinal, 3; White-breasted Nuthatch, 12; Tufted Titmouse,
10; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 4. Total, 13 species, 133 individuals. —May S. Danner
and Mary King.
Cleveland, Ohio.—Dec. 26; 9 a.m. to 12 m. Cloudy; light snow on ground; wind
southwest, moderate; temp. 28°. Herring Gull, i; Sparrow Hawk, i; Screech Owl, i;
Hairy Woodpecker, i; Downy Woodpecker, 7; Flicker, i; Blue Jay, 7; Crow, 2; Tree
Sparrow, 5; Song Sparrow, 5; Cardinal, 5; White-breasted Nuthatch, 6; Robin, i. Total,
13 species, 43 individuals. Harry J. Ginther.
Delphos, Ohio.— Dec. 22; 8.45 a.m. to 1.45 p.m. Clear; ground bare; wind southwest,
moderate; temp. 38°. Mourning Dove, 2; Sparrow Hawk, i; Barred Owl, 3; Hairy
Woodpecker, 3; Downy Woodpecker, 13; Northern Flicker, 7; Blue Jay, 10; Crow, 14;
Tree Sparrow, 85; Slate-colored Junco, 30; Song Sparrow, 6; Cardinal, i; Brown Creeper,
2; White-breasted Nuthatch, 12; Tufted Titmouse, 17; Chickadee, i. Total, 16 species,
207 individuals.—L. H. Gressley.
East Liberty, Ohio.—Dec. 27; 10 a.m. to 2.30 p.m. Slightly cloudy, with some sleet
in p.m.; ground bare; wind west, strong; temp. 45° in a.m. Distance, 4 miles. Sparrow
Hawk, 2; Downy Woodpecker, 4; Horned Lark, 9; Blue Jay, 2; Crow, 15; Tree Sparrow,
43; Junco, i; Song Sparrow, 2; Cardinal, 2; White-breasted Nuthatch, 2; Tufted Titmouse,
i; Chickadee, 3. Total, 12 species, 86 individuals. Ruskins S. and C. A.
Freer.
Hillsboro, Ohio.—Dec. 27; 9 a.m. to 12 m. Cloudy; ground bare; wind southwest,
strong; temp. 40°. Bob-white, 14 (found by my brother); Mourning Dove, 16; Sparrow
Hawk, i; Hairy Woodpecker, 2; Downy Woodpecker, 3; Red-bellied Woodpecker, 3;
Flicker, 7; Blue Jay, 12; Crow, 6; Tree Sparrow, 30; White-throated Sparrow, 4; Slate-
colored Junco, 100; Song Sparrow, 25; Towhee, i; Cardinal, 5; Brown Creeper, i;
Tufted Titmouse, 14; Chickadee, 12; Bluebird. 9. Total, 19 species, 265 individuals.
LuTEA E. Roads.
Huron, Ohio.—Dec. 26; 7.30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Cloudy; i in. of snow; wind southwest,
fresh; temp. 27°. Herring Gull, 18; Bonaparte's Gull, 300; Merganser, i; Bufflehead, 2;
Bald Eagle, 3; Hairy Woodpecker, i; Downy Woodpecker, 10; Blue Jay, 2; Bronzed
Crackle, i; Snow Bunting, i; Tree Sparrow, 45; Slate-colored Junco, 7; Song Sparrow,
4; Cardinal, 10; Carolina Wren, i; White-breasted Nuthatch, 6; Tufted Titmouse, 5;
Chickadee, 2; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 2. Total, 19 species, 421 individuals.—H. G.
Morse and D. C. Reed.
Lisbon, Ohio.— 12 m. to 3.30 p.m. Clear at first, rapidly growing dark; light snow,
melting; wind south, brisk. Hawk sp., i; Hairy Woodpecker, i; Red-bellied Woodpecker,
2; Tree Sparrow, 15; Song Sparrow, i; Cardinal, 3; White-breasted Nut-
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