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Cook County, EVANSTON-CHICAGO. All points within a 15-mile circle 
centered at Touhy and Lincoln Aves., Lincolnwood. All lake front and 
Forest Preserve Districts in area; Graceland, Rosehill, and Memorial Park 
Cemeteries. City streets, 5%; lake front, 19%; golf courses, 2%; deciduous 
woods, 19%; rivers and canals, 10%; open fields, 10%; cemeteries, 10%; 
clay and gravel pits, 5%; feeders, 20%. Dec. 31; 7:00 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. 
Clear during a.m., but cloudy during p.m.; temperature, 28-82°; wind, SW, 
10-15 m.p.h. One inch of snow; Lake Michigan open, harbors mostly closed; 
rivers frozen. Thirty-two observers in 7 parties. Total party-hours, 56 (44 
on foot, 12 by car); total party-miles, 205 (53 on foot, 152 by car). — 
Mallard, 212; Black Duck, 5; Gadwall, 1; Pintail, 3; Ring-necked Duck, 6; 
Canvasback, 3; Greater Scaup, 1; Common Goldeneye, 405; Bufflehead, 1; 
Oldsquaw, 169; Common Merganser, 364; Red-breasted Merganser, 84; Red- 
tailed Hawk, 11; Red-shouldered Hawk, 2; Rough-legged Hawk, 2; Spar- 
row Hawk, 16; Ring-necked Pheasant, 82; Herring Gull, 971; Ring-billed 
Gull, 64; Mourning Dove, 5; Belted Kingfisher, 2; Yellow-shafted Flicker, 
1; Hairy Woodpecker, 15; Downy Woodpecker, 74; Horned Lark, 14; Blue 
Jay, 138; Common Crow, 148; Black-capped Chickadee, 198; Tufted Tit- 
mouse, 4; Brown Creeper, 12; Robin, 6; Cedar Waxwing, 8; Northern 
Shrike, 1; Loggerhead Shrike, 1; Starling, 1,496; House Sparrow, 1,284; 
Eastern Meadowlark, 10; Common Grackle, 7; Brown-headed Cowbird, 1; 
Cardinal, 130; Pine Siskin, 3; American Goldfinch, 12; Slate-colored Junco, 
165; Tree Sparrow, 42; White-throated Sparrow, 2; Song Sparrow, 14; 
Snow Bunting, 2. Total: 47 species; 6,058 individuals. Observed in area 
during count period but not on count day — White-winged Scoter; Short- 
eared Owl; Redwinged Blackbird; White-crowned Sparrow. — Mr. & Mrs. 
Kenneth Anglemire, Laurence C. Binford, Mr. & Mrs. Fred Brechlin, Mrs. 
John Buchanan, Daphine Doster, Charles Easterberg, Richard Gordon, 
Everard Hall, Vera P. Heatley, Stanley Hedeen, Mr. & Mrs. John Helmer, 
Mrs. W. S. Huxford, Emil J. Malavolte, Mr. & Mrs. R. L. Mannette, Helen 
McMillen, Amanda C. Olson, Mrs. Lawrence Nobles, Louise North, Mrs. J. 
Norton, Robert P. Russell, Jr., Catherine Schaffer, Mrs. J. Slancen, Ruth G. 
Smith, Philip N. Steffen, Mr. & Mrs. J. R. Ware (Compiler), Helen A. 
Wilson. 
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DeKalb County, DEKALB. All points within a 15-mile diameter circle 
centered upon DeKalb. Farmland, 75%; woodland, 10%; towns, 10%; 
rivers and marshes, 5%. Dec. 26; 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Ninety percent 
overcast, light snow during early a.m.; temperature, 30°-42° F.; wind 
NW, 3-8 m.p.h. About three inches of old snow; rivers and marshes frozen. 
Thirteen observers in three parties. Total party-hours, 38 (8 by foot, 30 
by car); total party-miles, 160 (7 by foot, 158 by car). — Mallard, 1; 
Snow Goose, 200; Red-tailed Hawk, 7; Red-shouldered Hawk, 1; Rough- 
legged Hawk, 6; Sparrow Hawk, 8; Ring-necked Pheasant, 162; Gray 
Partridge, 11; Herring Gull, 1; Mourning Dove, 48; Barn Owl, 1; Screech 
Owl, 1; Short-eared Owl, 5; Yellow-shafted Flicker, 2; Red-bellied Wood- 
pecker, 1; Red-headed Woodpecker, 1; Hairy Woodpecker, 2; Downy Wood- 
pecker, 9; Horned Lark, 296; Blue Jay, 4; Common Crow, 4,350 (estimate) ; 
Black-capped Chickadee, 29; Tufted Titmouse, 18; White-breasted Nut- 
hatch, 2; Robin, 1; Starling, 379; House Sparrow, 332; meadowlark sp., 138; 
Cardinal, 15; Purple Finch, 1; Oregon Junco, 1; Slate-colored Junco, 97; 
Tree Sparrow, 225; White-crowned Sparrow, 1; Swamp Sparrow, 1; Song 
Sparrow, 42; Lapland Longspur, 400 (estimate). Total: 37 species, about 
6,664 individuals. Observed during count period but not on day of count: 
