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22 Bird -Lore fisher, 20; American Crow, 12; Fish Crow, 25; Blue Jay, 2; Red-winged Blackbird, 500; Florida Grackle, 20; Boat-tailed Grackle, 1,000; Goldfinch, 1; White-throated Sparrow, 1; Louisiana Seaside Sparrow, 50; Swamp Sparrow, 20; Cardinal, 10; Tree Swallow, 200; Myrtle Warbler, 100; Maryland Yellow-throat, 20; Carolina Wren, 1; Short-billed Marsh Wren, 20; Long-billed Marsh Wren, 3; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 40; Ruby- crowned Kinglet; 2. Total, 49 species, 4,324 individuals. Country visited: Coast marsh, and marsh thickets of live-oak, wax myrtle, etc. — Geo. E. Beyer. Lawrence, Kansas. — December 23 ; time, 8 a. m. to 4 p. m. Two inches of snow on the ground; clear, with moderate northwest wind ; temp., 25 to 40 . Marsh Hawk, 3; Sharp-shinned Hawk, 2; Red-tailed Hawk, 3; Krider's Hawk, 1; Harlan's Hawk, 1; American Rough-legged Hawk, 2 ; Barred Owl, 1 ; Screech Owl, 1 ; Hairy Woodpecker, 6; Downy Woodpecker, 15; Red-bellied Woodpecker, 4; Flicker, 4; Red-shafted Flicker, 1; Prairie Horned Lark, 25; Blue Jay, 8 ; American Crow, 500; Meadow-lark, 6 ; Purple Finch, 3 ; American Goldfinch, 24; Lapland Longspur, 2; Harris' Sparrow, 10; Tree Sparrow, 300; Slate-colored Junco, 100; Song Sparrow, 1 ; Cardinal, 30; White-rumped Shrike, 1 ; Carolina Wren, 2 ; Brown Creeper, 1 ; White-breasted Nut- hatch, 5; Tufted Titmouse, 12; Chickadee, 15 ; American Robin, 3; Bluebird, 6. Total, 33 species, 1,018 individuals. — Alex. Wetmore. Knoxville, Term. — Time, 10.30 a. M. to 12.30 p. m. Clear, very bright; ground bare, frozen: wind west, keen, cutting, temp., 35 . Turkey Vulture, 1; Crow, 3; Tufted Titmouse, 6; Robin, 1; Bluebird, 4. Total, 5 species, 15 individuals. — Mag- nolia Woodward. Lexington, Ky. — Time, 7.30 A. m. to n A. m.; 12 M. to 5 p. M. Ground bare; forenoon partly cloudy, afternoon clear; wind fresh, a. m., southwest; p. m., west.; temp., at starting, 23 ; at return 37 . Distance, about 9 miles, in radius of about 2 miles. Pied-billed Grebe 1; Mallard, 5; Bufflehead, n; Marsh Hawk, 1; Red-tailed Hawk, 5; American Sparrow Hawk, 1 ; Short eared Owl, r, recently captured; Hairy Woodpecker, 4; Downy Woodpecker, 3; Red-bellied Woodpecker, 1 ; Flicker, 4; Horned Lark, about 235 ; American Crow, about 1,000; Meadow-lark, about 76; Bronzed Grackle, about 400; on December 24, not in immediate locality: White-crowned Sparrow, 3; *Field Sparrow, 1 ; Slate-colored Junco, 3 ; Song Sparrow, 45; Cardinal, 13, in pairs except one flock of 5; Mockingbird, 2; Carolina Wren, 5; *Bewick's Wren, 1 ; Brown Creeper, 1; Carolina Chickadee, 13; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 7; American Robin, 4; Bluebird, 2, heard. Total, 29 species, about 1,836 individuals. — R. H. Dean and V K. Dodge. Campbellsville, Ky. — Time, 10.30 a. m. to 11.45 a. m. Clear; ground bare; wind south, light; temp. 39 . Turkey Vulture, 1; Downy Woodpecker, 2; Flicker, 8; Red- bellied Woodpecker, 5 ; Pileated Woodpecker, 6; Yellow-beilied Sapsucker, 1 ; Blue Jay, 1 ; Meadow-lark, 40 or more; Goldfinch, 10; Junco, 7; Cardinal, 2; White-breasted Nut- hatch, 2; Tufted Tit, 6; Carolina Chickadee, 1; Mocking-bird, 1; Bluebird, 6. Total, 16 species, 103 individuals. — W. M. Jackson. Youngstown, Ohio. — Time, 6.30 a. m. to 4.30 p. m. Cloudy; a little snow falling all day; wind southwest; temp., 20 to 26 . Distance walked (as registered by pedom- eter) 2r miles. Ruffed Grouse, 1; Sharp-shinned Hawk, 1; Red-tailed Hawk, 1; Hairy Woodpecker, 7; Downy Woodpecker, 18; Pileated Woodpecker, 1; Red-bellied Wood- pecker, 4; Flicker, 1; Blue Jay, n; Crow, 3; Meadow-lark, 1; Goldfinch, 5; Tree Sparrow, about 150; Junco, 1; Song Sparrow, 4; Cardinal, 7; White-breasted Nuthatch, 8; Tufted Titmouse, 12; Chickadee, 8. Total, 19 species, about 2.15 individuals. — George L. Fordyce and Rev. S. F. Wood. Cadiz, Ohio. — Time, 9 A. M. to 3.30 P. M. Cloudy ; snowing, with less than one-half inch on the ground ; wind southwest, moderate; temp., minimum, ii° at starting; maxi-

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