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hatch, 3; Tufted Titmouse, 4. Total, 8 species, 30 individuals.—C. A. White, Robert
J. Hole and Maurice E. Hole.
New Paris, Ohio.—Dec. 26; i to 4 p.m. Ground almost bare; wind west, brisk;
temp. 34°. Sharp-shinned Hawk, i; Hairy Woodpecker, i; Downy Woodpecker, i;
Red-bellied Woodpecker, i; Flicker, 10; Blue Jay, 2; Crow, 200; Slate-colored Junco.
32; Song Sparrow, 8; Cardinal, 7; White-breasted Nuthatch, 2; Chickadee, 8. Total.
12 species, 285 individuals.—W. H. Wisman and A. H. Wilson.
Salem, Ohio.—Dec. 26; 8.10 to 10.45 a.m. Clear in early morning, then clouding;
I in. of snow; wind northwest; temp. 22°. Walked 5 miles; home by trolley. Killdeer, i;
Ruffed Grouse, tracks in snow, i; Downy Woodpecker, 3; Blue Jay, i; Tree Sparrow,
2; Song Sparrow, i; Cardinal, 2; White-breasted Nuthatch, 6; Tufted Titmouse, 2;
Black-capped Chickadee, i. Total, 10 species, 20 individuals.—H. W. Weisgerber.
West LaFayette, Ohio.—Dec. 24; 9.30 a.m. to 3.30 p.m. Cloudy; ground bare;
wind northwest; temp. 34°. Walked 11 miles. Hairy Woodpecker, i; Downy Woodpecker,
11; Red-bellied Woodpecker, 10; Flicker, i; Blue Jay, 5; Crow, 4; Tree Sparrow.
350; Slate-colored Junco, 40; Song Sparrow, 5; Cardinal, 7; Carolina Wren, 3; Whitebreasted
Nuthatch, 9; Tufted Titmouse, 2; Chickadee, 6; Bluebird, 10. Total, 15 species.
464 individuals. Sheridan F. Wood and Kenneth M. Wood.
Xenia, Ohio.—8 to 10 a.m. and 2 to 4 p.m. Cloudy, snow flurries; ground bare;
wind southwest, brisk; temp. 36°. Ring-necked Pheasant, i; Downy Woodpecker, 5;
Red-bellied Woodpecker, 2; Blue Jay, 11; American Crow, 6; Tree Sparrow, 61; Slate-
colored Junco, 6; Song Sparrow, 7; Cardinal, 2; Brown Creeper, i; White-breasted Nut-
hatch, 4; Tufted Titmouse, 3; Black-capped Chickadee, 12; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 5.
Total, 14 species, 126 individuals. Helen Ankeney and Albert S. Ankeney.
Youngstown, Ohio.—Dec. 25; 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Rain nearly all day; wind southerly,
brisk at times; temp. 46° to 33°; walked about 10 miles. Ruffed Grouse, 2; Barred Owl.
i; Great Horned Owl, 2; Hairy Woodpecker, 6; Downy Woodpecker, 30; Red-bellied
Woodpecker, i; Blue Jay, 21; Goldfinch, 4; Tree Sparrow, 54; Slate-colored Junco, 4;
Song Sparrow, 20; Cardinal, 25; Winter Wren, i; Brown Creeper, 4; White-breasted
Nuthatch, 59; Red-breasted Nuthatch, 2; Tufted Titmouse, 25; Chickadee, 133; Goldencrowned
Kinglet, 29; Wood Thrush, i. Total, 20 species, 424 individuals. The Wood
Thrush was possibly crippled, but could fly quite well. George L. Fordyce, Volney
Rogers, C. A. Leedy, and Mr. and Mrs. Willis H. Warner.
Detroit, Mich.—Dec. 21; 2 to 4 p.m. Clear; light snow; no wind; temp. 26°. Dis-
tance covered about three miles on Belle Isle. Herring Gull, 5; Ring-necked Pheasant,
2; Hairy Woodpecker, i; Downy Woodpecker, 4; Brown Creeper, i; White-breasted
Nuthatch, 6; Black-capped Chickadee, 10; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 6. Total, 8 species.
35 individuals.—Miss Julia Ives and Mrs. F. W. Robinson.
Kalamazoo, Mich.— 10 a.m. to i p.m. Cloudy; i ft. of fresh snow; wind northwest;
temp. 32°. Hairy Woodpecker, i; Downy Woodpecker, i; Crow, 25; White-breasted
Nuthatch, 3; Tufted Titmouse, i; Chickadee, 8; Robin, 2. Total, 7 species, 41 individuals.—W.
E. Praeger.
Elkhom, Lauderdale Lakes and vicinity. Wis.—8.30 a.m. to 12 m. and 2 to 5 p.m.
Cloudy; ground snow-covered; wind southeast changing to southwest; temp. 28°. Mal-
lard, 11; Wilson's Snipe, i; Hairy Woodpecker, 8; Downy Woodpecker, 7; Blue Jay, 4;
American Crow, 212; Redpoll, 15; Tree Sparrow, 12; Slate-colored Junco, 5; Cedar Wax-
wing, 4; White-breasted Nuthatch, 7; Black-capped Chickadee, 43; Robin, i. Total, 13
species, 330 individuals. The combined result of two groups of workers; each noted nine
species.—LuLA Dunbar, Constance Beckwith, Mabel Beckwith, Helen Martin.
Mattie Skiff, Miriam Skiff, Margaret Austin and Sarah Francis.
Green Lake, Wis.— Dec. 25; 9 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. Cloudy; snow on ground; wind
southwest, strong. Bob- white, 12; Hairy Woodpecker, 4; Downy Woodpecker, 6; Blue
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