February 16, 1953, Natchez, south thru Adams and Willinson Counties, including Woodville, Mississippi, to Miss.-La. state line. 2-4 p.m. CST. OV C. Cool. Turkey Vulture Black Vultures Sparrow Hawk Mourning Dove Yellow-shafted Flicker Pileated Woodpecker Downy Woodpecker Blue Jay E. Crow Brown Creeper E. Mockingbird Robins E. Bluebirds Ruby-crowned Kinglets Shrike E. Meadowlarks Cardinals Slate-colored Juncos. 2228 Feb. 16, 1953, E. Baton Rouge Parish, along US 65 & 61, Louisiana. 15 road miles. 4:15-5:30 p.m. CST. Common Egret Turkey Vulture Black Vulture Sharp-shin Hk. Red-tailed Hawk Sparrow Hawk Killdeer Mourning Dove Yellow-shafted Flicker Downy Woodpecker E. Crow E. Mockingbird Brown Thrashers Robins E. Bluebirds Shrike Starlings Myrtle Warblers House Sparrow Redwings Common Grackle and Bronzed Grackles by the 1000's and 1000's in long strings to W and SW, and several 1000 in plowed fields along hiway, too. Cardinal 2229 Feb. 17, 1953, Friendship Motel, Baton Rouse, E. Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. 7 a.m. OVC, Cold north wind. Red-bellied Woodpecker Killdeer Blue Jays Caronina Chickadees Brown Creepers Carolina Wren 1 in brush area behind motel. Purple Grackle Cardinals 2230 Feb. 18, 1953, N of Miss. R., Gramercy, Ascension Parish-Laplace, St. John the Baptist Parish, W of New Orleans Louisiana. 10-10:15 a.m. CST. E. Crow Fish Crow in field across levee from river. Kingfisher Tree Swallows in floodway between river and Lake Ponchartrain. E. Mockingbird Pipits Shrike Starlings Myrtle Warblers E. Meadowlarks Redwings Cardinals Savannah Sparrows 2231