Bird lore - Project Puffin

Bird- Lore's Sixteenth Christmas Census 37
Jay, 3; Crow, 2; Rusty Blackbird, 3; White-crowned Sparrow, i; Brown Creeper, 1;
White-breasted Nuthatch, 9; Chickadee, 20. Total, 10 species, 61 individuals. Practi-
cally all seen on our Bird Refuge. The White-crowned Sparrow has never been seen here
at this time of year before.
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Victor Kutchin and Donna Kutchin.
Hartland, Wis.—Dec. 22; 8.30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Partly cloudy; ground snow-covered;
wind southeast, light; temp. 24°. Screech Owl, i; Hairy Woodpecker, 2; Downy Wood-
pecker, 2; Blue Jay, 3; Crow, 11; Purple Finch, 4; Pine Siskin, 5; Tree Sparrow, 28;
Slate-colored Junco, 6; Brown Creeper, i; White-breasted Nuthatch, 6; Chickadee, 14
Total, 12 species, 83 individuals. Susie L. Simonds.
Oregon to South Madison, Wis.—Dec. 24; 8.45 a.m. to 4 pm. Overcast; i>^ in.
of snow, crusted; wind northwest, light; temp. 25°. Rough-legged Hawk, i; Hairy
Woodpecker, 3; Blue Jay, 4; Crow, 15; Tree Sparrow, 120; Slate-colored Junco, 6;
White-breasted Nuthatch, 4; Chickadee, 7. Total, 8 species, 160 individuals.—Warner
Taylor and Norman A. W. Betts.
Reedsburg, Wis. (distance covered, 3 miles.).— Dec. 22; 9 to 11 a.m. and i to 2 p.m.
Cloudy changing to storm of sleet and snow; 2 in. of snow; wind southeast, light; temp.
29° to 34°. Blue Jay, 9; White-breasted Nuthatch, 2; Chickadee, 14. Total, 3 species,
25 individuals. Since the cold rain and sleet which coated everything with ice, the birds
with the exception of Chickadees have been unusually scarce. Ethel Allis Nott.
Westfield, Wis.—Dec. 22; 8.30 to 10.30 a.m. Cloudy; ground covered by light snow;
wind south, light; temp. 30°. Ruffed Grouse, i; Downy Woodpecker, 2; Blue Jay, 3;
Goldfinch, 40; Tree Sparrow, 20; White-breasted Nuthatch, 3; Chickadee, 12. Total,
7 species, 81 individuals. Patience Nesbitt.
Cambridge, Minn.—Dec. 27; 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Clear; 3 in. of snow; wind west, moderate;
temp. 4° below zero. Bob-white, 15; Ruffed Grouse, 10; Barred Owl, 4; Hairy Wood-
pecker, 4; Downy Woodpecker, 3; Blue Jay, 4; Crow, i; Hoary Redpoll, 5; Redpoll,
100; Lapland Longspur, 4; Tree Sparrow, 4; Brown Creeper, 8; White-breasted Nut-
hatch, 4; Chickadee, 15; Hudsonian Chickadee, 4. Total, 15 species, 185 individuals.—
Lawrence L. Lofstrom.
Bettendorf, Iowa.—Dec. 26; 2 to 4.30 p.m. Cloudy; snow in patches; wind south-
west, light; temp. 22°. Hairy Woodpecker, i; Downy Woodpecker, 20; Red-bellied
Woodpecker, 4; Tree Sparrow, i; Slate-colored Junco, 10; White-breasted Nuthatch
15; Black-capped Chickadee, 5. Total, 7 species, 56 individuals. Hugo H. Schroder
Lanesboro, Iowa.— Dec. 24; 8 a.m. to i p.m. Cloudy; 5 in. of snow; wind northwest
light; temp. 31°. Sharp-shinned Hawk, i; Hairy Woodpecker, i; Downy Woodpecker
4; Prairie Horned Lark, 4; Blue Jay, 2; Crow, 17; Red-winged Blackbird, i; Meadow
lark, 3; Goldfinch, 2; Tree Sparrow, 29; Slate-colored Junco, 6; Brown Creeper, i; White
breasted Nuthatch, 4; Black-capped Chickadee, 9. Total, 14 species, 84 individuals.
Albert Wetter.
Sioux City, Iowa.— Dec. 23; 9.30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Fair; little snow; wind north, brisk;
melting. Red-tailed Hawk, i; Screech Owl, i; Hairy Woodpecker, 4; Downy Wood-
pecker, 12; Magpie, 2; American Crow, 15; Goldfinch, 12; Tree Sparrow, 30; Slate-
colored Junco, 16; Brown Creeper, 3; White-breasted Nuthatch, 10; Black-capped
Chickadee, 18. Total, 12 species, 124 individuals.
W. Lindsey.
Sioux City, Iowa.—Dec. 24; 2 to 5 p.m. Clear; little snow; wind north, brisk; temp,
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Walter W. Bennett and Arthur
about freezing point. Hairy Woodpecker, 4; Downy Woodpecker, 9; Tree Sparrow, 35;
Junco, 10; Brown Creeper, 6; White-breasted Nuthatch, i; Chickadee, 25. Total, 7
species, 90 individuals.—Sioux City Bird Club: Mrs. W. L. Frost, Mrs. H. J. Taylor,
Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Burgert and Mrs. E. A. Fields.
Kansas City.—Christmas W'eek. Combined list from four different localities.
by members of the Kansas City Bird Club. Mourning Dove, 5; Marsh Hawk, i; Red-