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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, 2; Flicker, 8; Phoebe, 1; Prairie Horned Lark, 4; Blue Jay, 

 4; Crow, 12; Cowbird, 9; Red-winged Blackbird, 25; Meadowlark, 15; Rusty Black- 

 bird, 4 ; Bronzed Grackle, 75 ; Redpoll, 20 ; Vesper Sparrow, 2 ; Field Sparrow, 4 ; 

 Slate-colored Junco, 125 ; Song Sparrow, 4 ; Fox Sparrow, 5 ; Towhee, 2 ; Cardinal, 4 ; 

 Cedar Waxwing, 1 ; Migrant Shrike, 5 ; Brown Thrasher, 1 ; Bewick's Wren, 2 ; Winter 

 Wren, 4; Brown Creeper, 12; White-breasted Nuthatch, 1; Tufted Titmouse, 1; 

 Golden-crowned Kinglet, 30 ; Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 2 ; Hermit Thrush, 6 ; Robin, 65 ; 

 Bluebird, 8. 



Several other species reported earlier, including: Mallards, Bobwhite, Red-tailed 

 Hawk, Barred Owl, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Goldfinch, Tree Sparrow. 



Nests with eggs noticed as follows: Red-tailed Hawk, February 17; Crow, 

 February 25. 



Some of the more interesting "first seen" records are as follows: Killdeer, 

 February 25; Belted Kingfisher, March 10; Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, March 25; 

 Phoebe, March 25 ; Cowbird, March 23 ; Meadowlark, February 25 ; Field Sparrow, 

 March 23; Fox Sparrow, February 25; Towhee, February 26; Migrant Shrike, March 

 24 ; Brown Thrasher, March 25 ; Bewick's Wren, March 23 ; Winter Wren, March 25 ; 

 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, March 25 ; Hermit Thrush, March 26 ; Bluebird, February 24. 



Compiled from the records of W. A. Goelitz, H. J. VanCleave, Mrs. Percy Ash, 

 H. S. Grindley, Bessie R. Green and F. Smith, University of Illinois. 



Winter Notes 



Rantoul — Winter Record. 



List of birds which were wintering in vicinity, but were observed only on days 

 when their special winter home was visited : 



1, Cardinal; 2, Chickadee; 3, Tufted Titmouse; 4, White-breasted Nuthatch; 5, 

 Brown Creeper. 



Additional list of those which were regularly, if not daily recorded during the 

 winter; 6, Junco; 7, Tree Sparrow; 8, Crow; 9, Prairie Horned Lark; 10, Downy 

 Woodpecker; 11, Hairy Woodpecker; 12, Screech Owl; 13, Rough-legged Hawk; 

 14, Lapland Longspur; 15, Redpoll. 



Additional list of those occasionally seen: 16, Song Sparrow; 17, Goldfinch; 18, 

 Blue Jay; 19, Northern Flicker; 20, Sparrow Hawk; 21, Red-tailed Hawk; 22, Prairie 

 Hen; 23, White-tailed Kite; 24, Cedar Waxwing. 



Additional list of rarer occurrences with dates of record, and number for each 

 record : 



25, White-throated Sparrow, December 25, 1; December 31, 2; 26, Vesper Spar- 

 row (No doubt late southbound migrant), December 27 and 28, 1; 27, Bronzed 

 Grackle (Also a procrastinating migrant), December 11, December 12 and Decem- 

 ber 23, 1; 28, Meadowlark (Same as above), December 1, 1; 29, Barred Owl, De- 

 cember 30, 1 ; 30, Morning Dove, December 9, 1 ; 31, Pigeon Hawk, December 3, 1 ; 

 32, Goshawk, January 4, 1 ; December 13, 1 ; 33, Broad winged Hawk, December 25, 1 ; 



34, Purple Finch, January 13, 1; January 29, 6; February 22, 1; February 27, 2; 



35, Herring Gull, January 5, 2; 36, Bohemian Waxwing (No doubt often inter- 

 mingled with Cedar Waxwings but definitely identified only as below, February 15, 20; 

 37, Bobwhite, February 10, 4. 



Special attention is directed toward numbers 15, 24, 32 and 35. The Redpoll 

 has not been observed here for years, and the others but very rarely. Attention is 

 desired toward 37. The Bobwhite is rapidly decreasing in this vicinity. In former 

 years it was regularly observed. This winter it has been seen but once, and not 

 because of lack of effort to discover it. Even so, the few that are here are assiduously 

 hunted by those who pride themselves as being "sportsmen." 



George E. Ekblaw. 



Bird Observations of Rockford and Vicinity for the Year Ending March, 1917. 



Rockford, III, (Pop. 57,000), Winnebago County, is situated on the beautiful 

 Rock River, 92 miles northwest of Chicago, 18 miles south of the Wisconsin State 

 line. 



The field here offers good opportunities for bird study, with the exception that 

 water birds must be sought in remoter parts of the county, as marshes and pools 

 are insignificant. The bird life in our vicinity during the year just passed has been 

 more abundant and richer than heretofore. 



