26 THE AUDUBON BU CEA 
HIGHLAND PARK 
Bert S. Leech reports the usual list of winter residents although birds 
like the tree sparrow are only occasionally found in flocks of any size. 
Cardinals are noticeable residents and there is the usual stray robin. Of 
special interest has been a small flock of pine grosbeaks first reported 
seen December 23. When seen by Mr. Leech two days later there were 
four fine specimens, feeding on high bush cranberries. On the ninth of 
January a male old-squaw duck was captured while floundering in the 
loose snow along the road. The northern shrike from a nearby tree was 
found inspecting Mr. Leech’s feeding shelf. He was rehearsing a portion 
of his somewhat pleasant spring song and thus made his presence known. 
LA GRANGE 
Mr. Alfred M. Batley writes: 
On December 28, 1929, and January 5 and 12, 1930, Mr. Fred 
S. Lodge, Fred Lodge, Jr. and the undersigned, made short trips 
along Salt Creek near La Grange, Illinois, and on the latter date, to a 
farm ten miles south of La Grange, to note the wintering birds. The 
first two days were mild and overcast, with snow upon the ground, while 
the last day was unfavorable for observation, as sleet was falling. 
Inasmuch as there are no unusual records and we did not cover the same 
territory on our trips, I have compiled but one list, and have not sep- 
arated our observations according to date. The birds noted were: 
Herring Gull 1, Ring-necked Pheasant 35, Broad-winged Hawk 1, 
Hawk (species?) 2, Downy Woodpecker 4, Blue Jay 3, Crow 15, Bronze 
Grackle 1, Goldfinch 2, Tree Sparrow 250, Slate-colored Junco 50, Song 
Sparrow 3, Cardinal 1, Northern Shrike 1, Brown Creeper 1, White- 
breasted Nuthatch 5, Tufted Titmouse 25, Chickadee 5, Golden- 
crowned Kinglet 2. 
LAKE FOREST 
Rev. George Roberts reports that the fall and winter have been 
ornithologically uneventful in Lake Forest. The winter residents have 
been largely the hairy and downy woodpeckers, the chickadees and the 
white-breasted nuthatches, with the usual number of cardinal grosbeaks 
and a diminishing number of blue jays. The customary large flock of 
purple finches has been constant at a food shelf, as usual confining itself 
‘to a very restricted neighborhood, hardly ever seen beyond the confines 
of one yard. One robin became a constant visitor to a shelf as soon as the 
heavy fall of snow commenced, and three small flocks of evening gros- 
beaks have been reported. One contained only four individuals, and was 
seen only long enough to be identified. 
January 23, two pine grosbeaks came to Mr. Robert’s feeding shelf 
only a few yards from the house and stayed there for fifteen minutes. 
