Vol . 25, No. 5 
Page k 
.h 0 oroblem at Bogota (in addition to capture and removal) 
“^optimize the sanctuary habitat for prairie chickens and minimize other 
adverse factors (dogs and predators) to the extent feasible. 
Errata by editors. 
The 2nd sentence of the 2nd paragraph in last month s resMess 
have read- "Although sanctuary area near Kmmundy was 1A6 ha (361 acres) ess 
Jhan near Bogota (W [1,001 acres]) . the distribution of boom.ng grounds (leks) 
was also more favorable for chickens. 
- whiled Deer—W-87-R C.M. Nixon, L.P. Hansen, 
Ecology and Manage m e nt of White ta;J ed Deer J-E< chelsvSg , P.A. Brewer 
17 deer near the confluence of the Sangamon River and Friends Creek. 
A1lerton Park in Piatt County is a major winter-concentration area for deer 
in central Illinois. Winter helicopter censuses indicated a large ncrease 
the number of deer in the Park from December to February (MWRL 25(3).3). a Y 
of the deer that moved into the Park during winter sma) , 
eastern part of Macon County, which may account in part for the rel y 
number of deer seen in Macon County. 
We will examine this and other concentration areas in central Illinois more 
sir:: ~ zv sa “ iz. s. 
feffA'r-SiS.ssr-r=s=-^ 
in other Illinois counties. 
Cooperative Waterfowl Research - W-88-R 
F.C. Bell rose, S.P. Have 
G.A. Perkins, H.K. Arcl 
in ^lectino a wetland classification system for describing waterfowl 
habitat in Illinois, we looked for a system applicable to w ® tla " d data f ? ur 
files particularly our extensive data on the surface area (at 15-c™ t *?].. . 
* of a representative sample of bottomland lakes in the 
C R Wer U vaUey The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFUS) system that we 
^“tir^rion^ “of cteIsin«Uon? eP F^ e ^:pi““ U* or>«h ~u,d 
not genera 1ly“be classified as a single entity but would be subdivided Into 
relatively homogeneous units, such as aquatic beds or emergent wetlands. 
WFWS system was designed to collect data by high-alt,tude aerial photography. 
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