ely Gee ASsUL DU BtOUN@ Boy Eo Lek -T Tt N 5 
Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Time 
Crested 0 0 0 0 13 5 3 4 2 0 0 0 1-15 
Flycatcher 0 0 ) ) 27 9 5 4 0 ) 0 0 16-end 
ae 0 0 ) 0 g ~~ 21 222) 29 3 0 0 ) 1-15 
Kingbird 6 ho 10 ie 34 eo. (ss! 256 0.8 62.76 0 16-end 
einabe 0 ) Os. 27 16 1 1 2 12 3 3 ) Ta 
0 0 Seo 11 0 2 1 a 0 0 0 16-end 
Wood ) 0 0 0 Oe ee sik 4 0 ) ) 115 
Pewee 0) 0) 0 0) 9 0) 10 8 5 0) 0 0 16-end 
Three species have a summer resident pattern of May through September, 
but the Phoebe arrives more than a month earlier and stays more than a 
month later. Also, its numbers are markedly reduced during the hot days 
of summer. 
Box 31, Willow Springs, Illinois 
UNUSUAL RECORD FOR NORTHERN ILLINOIS 
WE LEARN FROM the Spring, 1960 issue of the Passenger Pigeon, journal 
of the Wisconsin Society for Ornithology, that Mr. Ralph Morse of Rockton, 
Ill., saw a Black-throated Sparrow on a side road one mile east of Sugar 
River Forest Preserve in Winnebago County on May 3 and 4, 1960. He and 
his wife verified the discovery by comparison with the picture in Pough’s 
Audubon Bird Guide to Small Land Birds. This Western sparrow is so un- 
common in Illinois that Smith and Parmalee’s Distributional Check List of 
the Birds of Illinois has only one record, for Lincoln Park, Chicago, in 
September, 1948. We have one regret about this new record: it was not 
first reported to the Illinois Audubon Bulletin! 
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The Chances for Dove Protection 
By PAut H. LoBik 
AS THE NOVEMBER ELECTION draws near, I.A.S. members and their friends 
should be aware that the outcome of the state races may well be the de- 
ciding factor in whether we will be able to stop hunting of Mourning Doves 
in Illinois soon or will have to “‘wait till next election.” Each member must 
decide for himself how much he wants dove protection, and whether he will 
disregard his normal party affiliation if necessary to vote for the candidate 
who favors dove protection. 
Articles in the March and June, 1960 issues of the Audubon Bulletin 
have outlined the work of the Society’s Bird Protection Committee in can- 
vassing all candidates for the Governorship and the State Legislature to 
determine how each stood on dove protection. The results of this survey 
were sent to all members on April 2, 1960, in a mimeographed two-page 
report, on dark gray paper, entitled “Affirmative Responses on Dove Pro- 
tection.” Since this report was published, two additional candidates for 
Representative in the State Assembly have declared their support: Marion 
E. Burks (R), Evanston, 7th District; and Francis J. Loughran (D), Joliet, 
37th District. It is encouraging to know that over 1138 candidates came out 
in favor of our Mourning Dove proposal. 
In some Illinois congressional districts, there are three candidates to be 
elected as Representatives in the Legislature and only three names appear 
on the ballot. Hence the voter has no choice. Nevertheless, we feel it is im- 
portant to know which candidates in the November election have declared 
