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species, 4,441 individuals. The following species were seen in the area dur- 
ing the week of the count but not on count day: Great Blue Heron and 
Belted Kingfisher. — Mr. & Mrs. Arnold Anderson, Mr. & Mrs. W. R. 
Bridges, Roy Lathrop, Mrs. W. E. Redman, Mildred Redman, Mr. & Mrs. 
Chester Scherer, Mrs. Howard Shaw (Compiler) — Ridgway Bird Club. 
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Seaton, WESTERN MERCER COUNTY (same area as last year). Jan. 5, 1960; 
7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; cloudy to clearing; temperature 20° to 25°; wind 
W., 10-25 m.p.h. Nine observers in 4 parties. Total party-hours, 37 (12 on 
foot, 25 by car); total party-miles, 321 (24 en foot, 297 by car). — Mal- 
lard, 4,875; Black Duck, 1; Common Merganser, 22; Sharp-shinned Hawk, 
3; Cooper’s Hawk, 1; Red-tailed Hawk, 21; Red-shouldered Hawk, 2; 
Rough-legged Hawk, 2; Bald Eagle, 58; Marsh Hawk, 2; Osprey, 1; Spar- 
row Hawk, 4; Bobwhite, 37; Killdeer, 1; Common Snipe, 7; Herring Gull, 
21; Ring-billed Gull, 4; Mourning Dove, 12; Screech Owl, 2; Great Horned 
Owl, 2; Barred Owl, 4; Long-eared Owl, 2; Yellow-shafted Flicker, 11; 
Pileated Woodpecker, 6; Red-bellied Woodpecker, 20; Red-headed Wood- 
pecker, 19; Hairy Woodpecker, 3883; Downy Woodpecker, 94; Horned Lark, 
224; Blue Jay, 65; Common Crow, 85; Black-capped Chickadee, 71; Tufted 
Titmouse, 34; White-breasted Nuthatch, 46; Red-breasted Nuthatch, 11; 
Brown Creeper, 2; Mockingbird, 1; Brown Thrasher, 1; Robin, 4; Golden- 
crowned Kinglet, 16; Cedar Waxwing, 47; Loggerhead Shrike, 2; Starling, 
687; House Sparrow, 1,313; Meadowlark species, 2; Redwinged Blackbird, 
17; Cardinal, 312; Purple Finch, 14; Common Redpoll, 1; Pine Siskin, 1; 
Am. Goldfinch, 211;. Slate-colored Junco, 242; Tree Sparrow, 251; Harris’ 
Sparrow, 1; White-crowned Sparrow, 9; White-throated Sparrow, 1; Swamp 
Sparrow, 5; Song Sparrow, 16; Lapland Longspur, 21. Total: 59 species, 
8,480 individuals. — Elton Fawks, Carroll Greer, Richard Greer, Rodney 
Greer, Theodore Greer, Dr. Nellie Marsh, Peter Petersen, Jr., Robert J. 
Trial (Compiler), Mike Yeast. 
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Springfield, ILLINOIS. 7’2-mile radius centering on city square, including 
Lake Springfield, Clear Lake, Oak Ridge Cemetery, Carpenter’s Park, 
Winch’s Lane, Chatham Flats, and Sangamon river (same area as last 
year). Water 5%; river bottom 15%; river bluffs 5%; pasture 20%; plow- 
land 40% ; city parks 15%. Dee. 27; 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; overcast, drizzle 
all day; temperature 57° to 60°; wind S.S.E., 15 m.p.h.; water open, ground 
bare. Thirteen observers in 5 parties. Total party-hours, 30 (20 on foot, 10 
by car); total party-miles, 206 (10 on foot, 196 by car). — Canada Goose, 
240; Blue Goose, 1; Mallard, 527; Black Duck, 1,000; Common Goldeneye, 
7; Hooded Merganser, 4; Common Merganser, 30; Sharp-shinned Hawk, 1; 
Red-tailed Hawk, 1; Red-sholdered Hawk, 1; Rough-legged Hawk, 1, Marsh 
Hawk, 5; Sparrow Hawk, 8; Bobwhite, 11; Am. Coot, 9; Herring Gull, 11; 
Ring-billed Gull, 105; Mourning Dove, 9; Barred Owl, 2; Yellow-shafted 
Flicker, 10; Red-bellied Woodpecker, 15; Red-headed Woodpecker, 18; Yel- 
low-bellied Sapsucker, 1; Hairy Woodpecker, 1; Downy Woodpecker, 32; 
