COMPREHENSIVE LIST 



Solitary Sandpiper. T.V. 



Casual S. R. in N. 111., but 

 never found actually breed- 

 ing. Chiefly T. V., regular, 

 and quite common. 



Willet. 



Not common, if it actually 

 does occur within our lim- 

 its. Possibly confounded 

 with _ the following. Defi- 

 nite information is lacking. 



Western Willet. S.R., N. 



Authority— W. W. Cooke. 

 Not common even as a T. 

 V. Nelson also lists the 

 Willet as a rare summer 

 resident in N, 111. 



§t$*Bartraniian Sandpiper. S. 

 R., N.C.S. 



Formerly common. Num- 

 bers now greatly reduced. 

 Perhaps absent as a breed- 

 er in extreme S. 111. 



Buff-breasted Sandpiper. 

 T.V. 



Of extreme rarity at the 

 present day. The few rec- 

 ords are from N. E. 111. Of 

 equal rarity in the adjoin- 

 ing states of Wis. and Ind. 

 The seasons of 1921, spring 

 and fall, were noteworthy, 

 however, in contributing 

 materially to our local his- 

 tory of this bird. 

 Oct. 8 a positive record was 

 made by Sanborn at Beach, 

 Lake County. Sight rec- 

 ords also were made within 

 the Chicago Area as fol- 

 lows : Lewis, April 7, one at 

 Jackson Park; Aug. 33, two 

 in Lincoln Park, and ob- 

 served frequently after 

 that, or up to Sept. 15, 

 when but one was present 

 and last seen. 

 Sept. 9 the writer was able 

 to study one carefully at 

 close range among some 



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