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SUMMER RESIDENTS WHICH LIN(;ER UNTIL DECEMBER 



Woodcock, Killdeer, Cowbird, Red-winged Blackbird, Bronzed Grackle, White- 

 throated Sparrow, Towhee, Robin, Bluebird. 



FALL MKIRANTS WHICH PASS SOUTH IN DECEMBER 



Mallard, Canada Goose, Rusty Blackbird, Fox Sparrow, White-throated Sparrow, 

 American Pipit, Myrtle Warbler, Ruby-crowned Kinglet. 



DECEMBER AND JANUARY BIRD-LIFE AT GLEN ELLYN (NEAR CHICAGO), ILLINOIS 



By Benjamin T. Gault 



A marked feature of our winter months are the daily movements 

 of the Crows as they go to and from their roosts. The Downy and 

 Hairy Woodpeckers, with the White-breasted Nuthatches and Chicka- 

 dees, contribute their share in rendering our orchards and woods 

 attractive, while the Shore Larks and Lapland Longspurs serve well 

 in a similar capacity for our fields. 



Visiting the osage hedges and sprout-woodland pastures, we may 

 find, to our delight, small parties of Juncos, Tree Sparrows and 

 Goldfinches busily plying their vocation of seed-gathering. 



The Northern Shrike, Rough-legged, Red-tailed and Red-shouldered 

 Hawks, together with the Screech and Short-eared Owls, and occa- 

 sional Redpoll Linnets, are more or less in evidence during these 

 months. 



In late January we may chance to hear the cheering notes of the 

 Meadowlark, or perhaps stumble upon a belated or over-zealous 

 Red-headed Woodpecker or Flicker, or, possibly, in some sheltered 

 retreat, find the Robin. However, these are incidents not always to 

 be expected or depended on. 



A reference to the haunts of the Prairie Hen has been omitted ; 

 altogether of a local nature, one must sometimes search long and 

 diligently to find it. 



Such then, briefly, are the main features of our winter bird-life, 

 which, to be more thorough and explicit, naturally tabulate themselves 

 beneath the following headings : 



PERMANENT RESIDENTS 



Ruffed Grouse, Prairie Hen, Cooper's Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, Red-shouldered 

 Hawk, Barred Owl, Screech Owl, Hairy Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker, Prairie 

 Horned Lark, Blue Jay, Crow, House Sparrow, Goldfinch, White-breasted Nuthatch, 

 Chickadee. 



WINTER VISITANTS 



Reg-idaf. — Rough-legged Hawk, Short-eared Owl, Horned Lark, Lapland Long- 

 spur, Tree Sparrow, Junco, Northern Shrike. 



Irregular. — Canada Goose, Long-eared Owl, Red-headed Woodpecker, Flicker, 

 Meadowlark. Rusty Blackbird, Evening Grosbeak, Redpoll, Cedar Waxwing, Brown 

 Creeper, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Robin. 



