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Heights throughout the winter, others were seen at Beach and Mineral 

 Springs. The first evident migrant Flicker the writer has seen came 

 sharp at noon on March 11th when he lit on a telephone pole above a 

 Flicker nesting hole, calling lustily at the top of his voice, as if he wanted 

 to say: "I am here!" The last Sparrow Hawks the writer heard were 

 opposite his house on November 7th. The next one he saw was Feb. 12th 

 at Lyons, the next was seen on the 22nd by Miss E. Craigmile at River 

 Forest. Another unusual winter record for these parts is the Fox Sparrow, 

 seen by the writer Jan. 18th at River Forest, in Thatcher's Woods, and 

 again February 1st and 25th. Species like the Tree Sparrow and J unco 

 were, of course, with us in somewhat greater number than usual, although 

 why much larger numbers were not tempted by the mild weather to remain, 

 is hard to tell. 



Now comes the Robin. Not counting the "flocks" reported from La- 

 Grange and Hinsdale, the first one was seen Feb. 1st at Beach by Mr. 

 Douglas, the next at River Forest on the 5th, another at Oak Park on the 

 6th. These may have been stragglers from LaGrange. What appeared 

 to be a little flock of real migrants was seen by the writer at River Forest 

 Feb. 28th where they became common before March 10th. The Blue- 

 birds were also earlier than usual. As early as Jan. 22nd two were seen 

 in the Dunes by Mr. and Mrs. Coffin, no doubt winter residents there for 

 once; February 15th one came into my garden at River Forest; on March 

 2nd more came, until now — this is March 13th — they are fairly common 

 The Meadowlark put in an appearance here Feb. 14th when I heard him 

 sing. They were common by March 10th or before. The Redwing came 

 here Feb. 22nd, the Killdeer March 5th, in other parts of our area no 

 doubt even earlier. March 6th the Kingfisher was seen at Palos Park and 

 Feb. 20th a Hermit Thrush in the Dunes. All this seems to show that 

 this year's migration is in its earliest phase two to three weeks ahead of the 

 average season. This does not mean that the entire migration will be 

 pushed so far ahead, no, the chances are that by the time we reach April 

 and May, the dates will be about the average again. 



Finally, an interesting shifting of range may be noted. While a 

 pair of Tufted Titmice has been reported now and then from the North 

 Shore for two or three years back, three to four pairs appeared at once this 

 winter in Thatcher's Woods, River Forest, where they were first seen by 

 Miss E. Craigmile all through January and February, also by the writer. 

 On Feb. 24th they were making the woods ring with their pleasing call. 

 This species seems to be the only one making a short migration northward 

 in winter, later withdrawing again a little further south. Let us hope that 

 this new and desirable species will remain to breed and increase in our 

 territory as the Cardinal has done in the last ten years." 



Elgin : Mr. B. F. Berryman, President of the Elgin Audubon Society, 

 reports that at the regular monthly meetings there have been from 30 to 75 

 persons in attendance. 



"At these meetings," writes Mr. Berryman, "we always have what we 

 call 'Local Bird Notes', and all the members are expected to tell any in- 

 teresting things they know about birds. Every meeting during the winter 



