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Riykr Forest. 



March 1. Robin; March 2, Song Sparrow; March 9, Cooper's Hawk White- 

 breasted Nuthatch; March 10, Killdeer, Bob-white, Northern Flicker, Red-winged 

 Blackbird, Meadowlark, Lapland Longspur, Junco; March 12, Bronzed Grackle; 

 March 14, Cowbird; March 15, Red-headed Woodpecker, Blue Jay; March 20, Hairy 

 Woodpecker; March 21, Mourning Dove, Downy Woodpecker, Marsh Hawk; March 

 2$, Phoebe, Crow, White-crowned Sparrow, Fox Sparrow, Brown Creeper, Chickadee, 

 Golden-crowned Kinglet, Ruby-crowned Kinglet ; March 24, Wilson's Snipe, Gold- 

 finch, White-throated Sparrow, Chipping Sparrow, Red-breasted Nuthatch; March 

 25. Vesper Sparrow, Towhee, Hermit Thrush ; March 26, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, 



Dr. Doehmling Natural History Society. 

 Per Walter G. Gerth. 



Rockford. 



March 3, 1917, Spring Creek, Rockford, 111., 32 degrees, wind north. Hairy 

 Woodpecker, 2; Downy Woodpecker, 2; Red-headed Woodpecker, 6; Prairie Horned 

 Lark, 2; Blue Jay, 6; Crows, 3; Red Poll, 60; American Goldfinch, 2; Tree Sparrow, 

 50; Slate-colored Junco, 12; W'hite-breasted Nuthatch, 1; Chickadee, 8. 12 species, 

 154 individuals. Paul B. Rns. 



March 7, 1917, Black Hawk Park, Rockford, 111., 40 degrees, wind south. 

 Herring Gull, 1; Red-head Duck, 12; Rough-legged Hawk, 1; Screech Owl, 1; Hairy 

 Woodpecker, 6 ; Downy Woodpecker, 9 ; Red-headed Woodpecker, 1 ; Blue Jay, 7 ; 

 Crows, 50; Redpoll, 2; Tree Sparrows, 54; Montana Junco, 6; Slate-colored Junco, 60; 

 W T hite-breasted Nuthatch, 7; Chickadee, 23; Brown Creeper, 1; Bluebird, 1. 17 species, 

 241 individuals. J. C. Van Duzer and Paul B. Riis. 



March 9, 1917, Highbridge to Roscoe, 8:45 A. M. to 5:00 P. M. 



Dark in the morning to clear in afternoon, 30 degrees to 36 degrees; wind, light, 

 south shifting southwest ; ground frozen in morning, soft later in day. 



Herring Gull, 2 ; Mallards, 5 ; Pintails, 44 ; American Golden Eye, 6 ; Short- 

 eared Owl, 1 ; Hairy W 7 oodpecker, 9 ; Downy Woodpecker, 7 ; Red-headed Wood- 

 pecker, 1; Prairie Horned Lark, 12; Blue Jay, 45; Crow, 83; Red-winged Blackbird, 1; 

 Redpolls, 67 ; Tree Sparrows, 82 ; Slate-colored Junco, 32 ; Song Sparrow, 3 ; Brown 

 Creeper, 3 (one singing); White-breasted Nuthatch, 5; Chickadee, 23; Robin, 8; 

 Bluebird, 2. Total, species 21, individuals 441. J. C. Van Duzer. 



March 21, 1917, Willow Creek, clear, temperature 50 degrees, wind west, ground 

 soft. 



Mallards, 2; Canada Geese, 10; Killdeer, 2; Red-tailed Hawk, 1; (6 hawks 

 migrating in loose flocks, not identified); Sparrow Hawk, 2; Belted Kingfisher, 1; 

 Hairy Woodpecker, 1 ; Downy Woodpeckers, 3 ; Red-headed Woodpecker, 1 ; Phoebe, 3 ; 

 Prairie Horned Lark, 16; Blue Jay, 3; Crows, 15; Red-winged Blackbird, 12; Meadow- 

 lark, 15 ; Western Meadowlark, 5 ; Rusty Blackbird, 2 ; Purple Grackle, 42 ; Purple 

 Finch, 1; Redpolls, 3; Lapland Longspur, 1; Tree Sparrows, 31; Field Sparrow, 1; 

 Slate-colored Junco, 5 ; Montana Junco, 1 ; Song Sparrow, 8 ; Brown Creeper, 1 ; White- 

 breasted Nuthatch, 3; Chickadee, 7; Robin, 15; Bluebird, 5. 31 species, 218 individuals. 



J. C. Van Duzer and Paul B. Riis. 



Rock Island. 



List of birds seen from March 20 to March 30, 1917: Phoebe; Tufted Titmouse; 

 Chickadee ; Goldfinch ; Brown Creeper ; W 7 hite-breasted Nuthatch ; Downy Woodpecker ; 

 Red-head Woodpecker ; Meadowlark ; Bluebird ; Robin ; Purple Grackle ; Fox Sparrow ; 

 Field Sparrow; Chipping Sparrow; Song Sparrow; Cardinal; Winter Wren; Golden- 

 crowned Kinglet; Red-winged Blackbird; Cowbird; Herring Gulls. 



Urbana. 



Urbana and vicinity, March 21 to 26, inclusive. The numbers show the largest 

 number of individuals recorded by a single observer on a single trip during the 

 above period Pied-billed Grebe, 2; Blue Heron, 1; Coot, 1; Killdeer, 2; Mourning 

 Dove, 4 ; Turkey Vulture. 2 ; Marsh Hawk, 1 ; Sparrow Hawk, 2 ; Long-eared Owl, 3 ; 

 Screech Owl, 1 ; Belted Kingfisher, 2 ; Hairy Woodpecker, 2 ; Downy Woodpecker, 3 ; 



