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Red-tailed Hawk: May 2-24. Forty-four different nests located between May 2 and 
May 24 in Winnebago, Boone, DeKalb, and Stephenson counties by Prentice, who 
banded 73 young when they were three to four weeks old according to the fol- 
lowing schedule: May 2, 1 nest; May 10, 2 nests; May 13, 1 nest; May 14, 2 
nests; May 16, 183 nests; May 17, 10 nests; May 19, 1 nest; May 21, 4 nests; 
May 22, 3 nests; May 23, 3 nests; May 24, 4 nests. 
Red-shouldered Hawk: April 11 — June 13. Seven different nests located between 
April 11 and June 13 in Winnebago County by Prentice, who banded eight young. 
Adults incubating eggs. Five nests, the dates as follows: April 7, 11, 26, 28, and 
May 9. Hight three- to four-week-old young banded on the following dates: May 
24, three nests; June 13, one nest 
Broad-winged Hawk: May 20. Incubating two eggs. Winnebago County. Prentice. 
(Note: third egg was found broken in nest.) : 
July 3. Three young banded in Rockford residential area. Winnebago County. Prentice. 
Sparrow Hawk: June 3. Four young three to four weeks old. Winnebago County. 
Prentice. June 8. Five young three to four weeks old. Winnebago County. Prentice. 
GALLIFORMES — Upland Game 
Ring necked Pheasant: May 30. Thirteen eggs. Nest on ground. York Center, DuPage 
County. Mostek. 
CHARADRIIFORMES — Plovers and Sandpipers 
Killdeer: May 6. Two young with adult. Whiteside County. Hagans. 
May 10. Four young with adults. Green River Reserve, Lee County. Shaw. 
Upland Plover: June 4. Five young out of nest. Capital Airport, Sangamon County. 
Kaszynski. June 6. Three young out of nest. Capital Airport, Sangamon County. 
Kaszynski. 
COLUMBIFORMES — Doves and Pigeons 
Mourning Dove: Nineteen different nests reported. In fourteen cases there were two 
eggs or young. Four cases, only one egg or young reported; and one case, three 
young reported. Nesting ran continuously from the first date reported on March 
18 to the last date reported, Sept. 10. Ten nests were reported containing eggs, 
ten nests were reported feeding young, and seven reports were of young out of the 
nest. Reports were from Sangamon, DuPage, Richland, Lee, Macon, Whiteside, 
Carroll, and Winnebago counties by Hopkins, Smith, Scherer, V. Shaw, Keegan, 
Nearing, H. Shaw, and Prentice. 
CUCULIFORMES — Cuckoos 
Yellow-billed Cuckoo: July 28. One young out of nest; died following day. Minonk, 
Woodford County. Webster. 
Sept. 1. One half-grown young in nest. Campbell’s Island, Rock Island County. Fawks. 
Black-billed Cuckoo: June 18. Two eggs and one chick. Two chicks on June 2. 
Sangamon County. Hockenyos, Allyn, and Hodge. 
STRIGIFOCRMES — Owls 
Screech Owl: May 12. Three young out of nest. Ogle County. Keegan. 
May 26. Two young in nest. Banded. Winnebago County. Prentice. 
June 9. Five young out of nest. Sangamon County. Hodge, Thompson, and Parmalee. 
Horned Owl: March 2. Incubating eggs. One young banded, April 18. Winnebago 
County. Prentice. 
March 8. Incubating eggs. Two four-week-old young banded on April 12. Winnebago 
County. Prentice. — pars 
March 22. Incubating eggs. Two young in the nest from April 6 to April 23. Young 
out of nest April 30. Macon County. Nearing. 
April 15. Inecubating eggs. April 18. Three 3-week-old young banded. Stephenson 
County. Prentice. 
April 18. One young banded. Winnebago County. Prentice. 
April 19. One young banded. Boone County. Prentice. 
April 22. Two young banded. Winnebago County. Prentice. 
April 26. Two young banded. Winnebago County. Prentice. 
CAPRIMULGIFORMES — Goatsuckers 
Whip-poor-will: June 9. Two eggs. Sangamon County. Hockenyos and Hodge. 
Common Nighthawk: June 29. Two eggs incubating. First hatched July 13. Second, 
July 17. Macon County. Nearing. 
