52 THE AUDUBON BULLETIN 



March 18; 8:15 to 10 A. M. ; 12:15 to 4 P. M. Partly cloudy, ground bare, ice 

 in the sloughs ; high northwest wind, temperature 23 degrees to 30 degrees. Marsh 

 Hawk, 1 ; Red-tailed Hawk, 1 ; Rough-legged Hawk, 2 ; Screech Owl, 1 (heard after 

 sunset); Great-Horned Owl, 1; Hairy Woodpecker, 4; Downy Woodpecker, 7; Red- 

 bellied Woodpecker, 5; Blue Jay, 1; Crow, 4; Rusty Blackbird, 100; Redpoll, 1 

 Goldfinch, 12 ; Tree Sparrow, 285 ; Junco, 300 ; Song Sparrow, 5 ; Fox Sparrow, 2 

 Cardinal, 4 ; Brown Creeper, 2 ; White-breasted Nuthatch, 7 ; Tufted Titmouse, 3 

 Chickadee, 15; Robin, 10; Bluebird, 20. Total, 24 species, 793 individuals. 



Birds first seen: February 25, Song Sparrow; February 26, Bluebird; February 27, 

 Robin; March 4, Rusty Blackbird, Bronzed Grackle; March 10, Killdeer, Red- 

 shouldered Hawk, Meadowlark; March 11, Pintail, Red-winged Blackbird, Goldfinch; 

 March 18, Marsh Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, Fox Sparrow. Total, 14 species. 



J. J. Schafer. 



Rantoul. 



The steady weather of the past spring has been extremely good for birds, as 

 their migratory movements have been very steady. This report covers a period from 

 March 1 to March 25, inclusive : 



(1) Bluebird arrived February 21; observed March 1, 3, 9 and daily thereafter. 

 Highest record is 50, approximate, on March 18. (2) Robin arrived February 17; 

 recorded daily during this period; highest record 500, approximate, on March 11 and 

 March 20. (3) Golden-crowned Kinglet, 1 on March 25. (4) Tufted Titmouse, 

 winter resident, March 11 and March 25, 2. (5) White-breasted Nuthatch, winter 

 resident, March 18, 1; March 25, 2. (6) Brown Creeper, March 10, 1. (7) Winter 

 Wren, March 25, 1. (8) Bewick's Wren, March 20, 1; March 25, 2. (9) Brown 

 Thrasher, March 23, 1 (this date of the first arrival is same as last year). (10) 

 Migrant Shrike. First recorded on March 6, and daily thereafter. High records, 

 10 individuals on March 11, 20 and 25. (11) Cedar Waxwing, winter resident. 

 March 14, 11; March 18, 18; March 20, 12. (12) Cardinal (permanent) March 

 11, 2; March 25, 2. (13) Fox Sparrow: arrived February 27; March 11, 6; March 25, 

 20. (14) Song Sparrow (permanent resident), recorded March 1, 2, 3, 5, 10, 11, 15, 

 16, and daily after March 19: high record March 20, 50. (15) Junco (winter 

 resident) : daily recorded. High record, March 11, 100, approximate. (16) Tree 

 Sparrow (Winter resident), Daily recorded. High record March 11, 300, approximate. 

 (17) Vesper Sparrow, March 24, 6; March 25, 2. (18) Bronzed Grackle: recorded 

 February 26, 1. Recorded March 2, 1; March 7, 5. Daily after March 9. High record 

 March 10 and 17, 50, approximate. (19) Meadowlark arrived February 22. Daily 

 observed. High record March 12 and 20, 60, approximate. (20) Red-winged Black- 

 bird, March 2, 1 ; daily after March 9; high record March 11 and 20, 30, approximate. 

 (21) Cowbird, February 13, 1; daily recorded after March 10; high record March 17, 

 80. (22) Crow (permanent resident) ; daily recorded in estimated counts from 100 

 to 1,000. (23) Blue Jay regularly observed from 2 to 10. (24) Northern Flicker (per- 

 manent resident). Numbers are increasing; high record March 25, 12. (25) Yellow- 

 bellied Sapsucker, March 9, 1. (26) Downy Woodpecker (permanent resident). Daily 

 recorded on March 2, 3, 6, 10 and 11. (28) Screech Owl (permanent resident). 

 One daily recorded by calling of bird. (29) Sparrow Hawk, one or two recorded 

 daily. (30) Red-tailed Hawk, one recorded on March 16 and 20. (31) Killdeer 

 arrived February 26; one recorded daily after March 7. High record March 11 and 15, 

 20. (32) Solitary Sandpiper, 1 on March 24. (33) Blue-winged Teal, March 14, 20; 

 March 15, 500; March 17, 500; March 18, 200; March 19, 50. (34) Mallard (posi- 

 tively identified) March 17, 150. (35) Wild Geese arrived February 24: March 1, 10; 

 March 2, 8; March 8, 60; March 9, 52; March 23, 3. (36) Wild Ducks arrived 

 February 21. March 6, 22; March 7, 18; March 8, 70; March 9, 62; March 14, 23; 

 March 15, 20; March 17, 3,000, approximate; March 18, 1,000, approximate; March 

 19, 300; March 20, 20. (37) Prairie Hen (permanent resident). (38) Rough- 

 legged Hawk (Winter resident) : March 3, 1; March 9, 3; March 16, 1; March 19, 1; 

 March 20, 2. (39) Redpoll (Winter resident). Daily recorded till March 20. High 

 record March 11, 300, approximate. (40) Lapland Longspur (Winter resident). 

 Daily recorded. High record on March 20, 1,000, approximate. (41) Marsh Hawk, 

 March 23, 24 and 25, 1. (42) White-tailed Kite, March 1, 6, 8, 9, 10, 20, 1. (43) 

 Cooper Hawk, March 22 and 24, 1. 



These records were made while about ordinary labors in the immediate vicinity 

 about the lawn, orchard and farm. 



George E. Ekblaw. 



