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136; Eastern Meadowlark, 2; Redwinged Blackbird, 2; Common Grackle, 1; 
Cardinal, 71; Purple Finch, 76; Common Redpoll, 6; Pine Siskin, 94; Am. 
Goldfinch, 83; Rufous-sided Towhee, 2; Slate-colored Junco, 202; Tree Spar- 
row, 79; White-throated Sparrow, 11; Fox Sparrow, 4; Swamp Sparrow, 3; 
Song Sparrow, 28. Total: 48 species, 1,591 individuals. 
Seen in area during count period, but not on count day: Brown Thrasher, 
Oregon Junco, White-crowned Sparrow, Field Sparrow, Ring-billed Gull, 
Red-headed Woodpecker, Townsend’s Solitaire, and Black Duck. — Bertha 
Bannert, Karl E. Bartel, Frank Gersh, Oliver C. Heywood, Richard B. 
Hoger, Dr. Edmund J. Jurica, Victor J. Laketek, Margaret C. Lehmann 
(Compiler), Paul Lobik, Emil Malavolti, Paul Schulze, Charles Westcott, 
Kenneth Wilz, John Yondorf. ! 
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Blue Island and Western Suburbs, CooK CouNTy. All points within a 15- 
mile diameter circle, starting at western Blue Island, Tinley Park bird 
banding station, Orland Wildlife Preserve, Mt. Hope and Holy Sepulchre 
Cemeteries. Farms and open fields, 45%; oak woods, 30%; lake area, 10%; 
towns, 10%; spruce stands, 5%. Dec. 25; 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Mostly 
clear; temp. 29° to 35°; wind S.E., 3-8 m.p.h.; 4 inches of snow. One ob- 
server. Total hours, 8% (3% on foot, 5 by car); total miles, 104 (38 on foot, 
101 by car). — Mallard, 2; Black Duck, 45; Red-tailed Hawk, 2; Red- 
shouldered Hawk, 2; Sparrow Hawk, 3; Ring-necked Pheasant, 9; Herring 
Gull, 18; Mourning Dove, 29; Screech Owl, 1; Long-eared Owl, 1; Red- 
bellied Woodpecker, 1; Hairy Woodpecker, 3; Downy Woodpecker, 4; Blue 
Jay, 10; Common Crow, 59; Black-capped Chickadee, 19; White-breasted 
Nuthatch, 2; Brown Creeper, 1; Starling, 1,009; House Sparrow, 175; Red- 
winged Blackbird, 3; Common Grackle, 54; Cardinal, 10; Rufcus-sided 
Towhee, 1; Slate-colored Junco, 46; Tree Sparrow, 12; Song Sparrow, 2. 
Total: 27 species, 1,518 individuals. Observed previous to count day but 
during count period: Barn Owl, 1; Red-headed Woodpecker, 1; Yellow- 
bellied Sapsucker, 1; White-throated Sparrow, 1. — Karl E. Bartel (Com- 
piler). 
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Channahon, WILL CouNTY, ILLINOIS. All points along 15 miles of the fol- 
lowing canal and rivers: South along tow-path of I. & M. Canali; northwest 
side of DuPage River and along Illinois River to Morris (in Grundy Coun- 
ty); from Morris on southwest side of Illinois River, following Kankakee 
River and DesPlaines River to Channahon. River edge 60%; deciduous 
woodlots 15%; plowed fields and pastures 20%; cattail marsh 5%. Jan. 2, 
1960; 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Partly sunny; temperature 30° to 45°; wind, 
S.E., 15-25 m.p.h.; all rivers open. Nineteen observers usually in three par- 
ties. Total party-hours, 20 (5 on foot, 15 by car); total party-miles, 65 (7 
on foot, 58 by car). — Common Loon, 2; Great Blue Heron, 5; Mallard, 
2,570; Black Duck, 554; Am. Widgeon, 2; Pintail, 9; Canvasback, 10; Scaup, 
22; Common Goldeneye, 71; Common Merganser, 130; Red-breasted Mer- 
ganser, 26; Red-tailed Hawk, 10; Red-shouldered Hawk, 1; Rough-legged 
Hawk, 1; Unidentified Buteo, 1; Marsh Hawk, 3; Sparrow Hawn, 10; Ring- 
