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"First-seens" by Members of the Chicago 

 Ornithological Club 



This is a composite list of the observations of Mr. E. R. Ford, Mr. M. W. 

 DeLaubenfels of LaGrange and Marian Fairman, representing the Chicago 

 Ornithological Club : 



Pied-billed Grebe, March 23; Loon, March 24; Herring Gull, January 3; Coot, 

 March 21; American Merganser, January 25; Mallard, March 13; Black Duck, 

 March 24; Green-winged Teal. March 19; Blue-winged Teal, March 31; Pintail 

 (Dunes, March 3), March 24; Lesser Scaup, January 30; Ring-necked Duck, 

 March 24; Golden-eye Duck, March 23; Woodcock, April 7 (breeding) ; Wilson 

 Snipe, March 31; Killdeer, March 18; Ruffed Grouse, March 24 (Dunes); 

 Prairie Chicken, March 31 ; Mourning Dove, March 23 ; Marsh Hawk, March 21 ; 

 Cooper's Hawk, March 26; Red-tailed Hawk, March 3 (Dunes) ; Red-shouldered 

 Hawk, March 10 (Dunes), 31 (Lake Co.); Rough-legged Hawk, March 17; 

 Sparrow Hawk, January 3 ; Screech Owl, January 17 ; Great Horned Owl, 

 March 3 (Dunes, breeding) ; Kingfisher, March 26; Hairy Woodpecker, January 

 1; Downy Woodpecker, January 1 (fed all winter from suet); Yellow-bellied 

 Sapsucker, February 24 (Dunes), March 31 (Cook Co.); Flicker, January 20; 

 Phoebe (Dunes), March 24; Prairie Horned Lark, January 6; Blue Jay, January 

 1 ; Crow, January 1 ; Cowbird, March 18 ; Red-wing Blackbird, March 3 ; Mead- 

 owlark, March 7; Rusty Blackbird, March 3 (Dunes); Goldfinch, March 31 

 (Lake Co.); Snowflake, February 18; Lapland Longspur, January 26; Vesper 

 Sparrow, March 21; Tree Sparrow, January 14; Chipping Sparrow. March 20; 

 Junco, January 14; Song Sparrow, January 1; Swamp Sparrow, March 22; Fox 

 Sparrow, March 20 ; Towhee, January 1 ; Cardinal, January 1 ; Cedar Waxwing, 

 March 24 (Dunes) ; Northern Shrike, February 24 (Dunes) ; Carolina Wren, 

 March 31; Brown Creeper, January 27; Tufted Titmouse, March 3; Chickadee, 

 March 31 (Lake Co.. excavating nest hole) ; Golden-crowned Kinglet, March 31 ; 

 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, March 31 ; Hermit Thrush, March 31 ; Robin (migrating), 

 February 26 ; Bluebird, February 24. 



Spring Records at Glen Ellyn 



The natural inference in connection with the cold arctic weather 

 recently experienced would be that a number of far northern rep- 

 resentatives would at least visit us this winter. Such seems not to 

 have been the case, however, while those ordinarily regular during the 

 winter season were either lacking entirely or much reduced in numbers. 

 The Blue Jay was less numerous for example, while the .Chickadee 

 and White-breasted Nuthatch seem to have disappeared altogether. 

 Now and then a solitary Junco put in an appearance, occasionally a 

 Downy, while a pair of Jays came as regular visitants to our place. 

 Even the Crows were not as much in evidence, either. 



Recently the writer has been informed of a female Cardinal hav- 

 ing visited the feeding box of a neighbor off and on this winter. Quail 

 are reported as having wintered well and apparently massed for the 

 most part in one large flock of fully 75. Prairie Chickens were less 

 plentiful than ordinarily, but doubtless the cold wet Spring of 1917 

 may account for that in a great measure. 



Following are some of the Diary Notes made during March and 

 early April of the present year. No apparent movement of the birds 

 was noticeable before the 5th of March when on that day and at 9 :30 

 A. M., the first call of the Bluebird was heard, and at 12 :30 a Robin 



