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Canada Goose, 50; Snowy Owl, 1. — Verna Gates Cogley, Mrs. Dayton, Mil- 
dred Freeman, Joyce Greely, Bert Male, Myrna Male, Merle Miner, Mrs. C. 
Nash, William Randall, William E. Southern (Compiler), James Tate, Jr., 
Harlan Walley, Ruth Weeden. 
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DuPage County, MORTON ARBORETUM, LISLE. Entire 800 acres of 
the Arboretum, Saganashkee Slough and forest preserve to its north, and 
Bemis Woods forest preserve (in Cook County) — same as last year. Semi- 
open area 15%; open fields and farm land 10%; oak woods 35%; pine & 
spruce stands 30%; river bottom 10%. Dec. 26; 7:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. 
Snow flurries in morning, colder and clearing in late afternoon; tempera- 
ture 33°; wind 15-20 m.p.h. Ground covered with 2 to 4 inches of snow, 
partly crusted, some drifts; all streams frozen. Negative 27° F. recorded 
four days prior to count. Thirty-one observers in 7 parties. Total party- 
hours, 46.5 (82 on foot, 14.5 by car); total party-miles, 182 (43 on foot, 
89 by car). — Mallard, 17; Red-tailed Hawk, 22; Rough-legged Hawk, 2; 
Sparrow Hawk, 9; Ring-necked Pheasant, 22; Herring Gull, 70; Ring- 
billed Gull, 45; Mourning Dove, 8; Screech Owl, 1; Great Horned Owl, 2; 
Long-eared Owl, 8; Saw-whet Owl, 1; Yellow-shafted Flicker, 1; Red- 
bellied Woodpecker, 2; Hairy Woodpecker, 9; Downy Woodpecker, 65; 
Horned Lark, 118; Blue Jay, 16; Common Crow, 342; Black-capped Chick- 
adee, 169; Tufted Titmouse, 25; White-breasted Nuthatch, 7; Red-breasted 
Nuthatch, 3; Brown Creeper, 14; Carolina Wren, 1; Robin, 8; Golden- 
crowned Kinglet, 18; Cedar Waxwing, 10; Starling, 337; House Sparrow, 
626; Eastern Meadowlark, 21; Redwinged Blackbird, 152; Cardinal, 91; 
Purple Finch, 40; Pine Siskin, 103; American Goldfinch, 27; Red Crossbill, 
66; Slate-colored Junco, 809; Oregon Junco, 2 (M.L.); Tree Sparrow, 470; 
White-crowned Sparrow, 1 (M.L.); White-throated Sparrow, 2; Swamp 
Sparrow, 4; Song Sparrow, 19; Lapland Longspur, 40; McCown’s Long- 
spur, 20 (M.L.); Snow Bunting, 50. Total: 47 species; 3,380 individuals. 
— Bertha Bannert, Karl E. Bartel, Mrs. Reba S. Campbell, Rheba Camp- 
bell, Peter Dring, Ed. Hall, Vera Heatley, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hoger, 
Ed. Johnson, Jane Kumb, Margaret C. Lehmann (Compiler), Mr. and Mrs. 
Paul H. Lobik, Emil Malavolti, Carl McKnight, Claire McKnight, Mr. 
and Mrs. Raymond Mostek, Amanda C. Olson, Alfred Reuss, Catherine 
Schaffer, Paul Schulze, Margaret Smith, Isabel B. Wasson, Charles West- 
cott, Carl Wilm, Kenneth Wilz, Donald Wyman, Howard E. Wyman, 
Pamela Wyman. 
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Lake County, WAUKEGAN. All points within a 15-mile diameter circle, 
centered near the intersection of State Routes 120 and 131. Waukegan 
Harbor, lake front, woods and fields north of Waukegan, pines of Illinois 
Beach State Park, Public Service cooling pond and St. Mary’s of the Lake 
Seminary woods. Lake edge 60%, pine and other evergreens 10%, open 
fields 15%, inland lakes and creeks 15%. Jan. 1, 1961; 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 
p.m. Cloudy, some snow flurries, clearing late in day; temperature 26° to 
28°; wind NW, 10-15 m.p.h.; ground covered with about one inch of snow; 
lake front open; small ponds and streams frozen. Eighteen observers in 
two parties. Total party-hours, 10 (8 on foot, 2 by car); total party-miles, 
38 (8 on foot, 380 by car). — Pied-billed Grebe, 1; Mute Swan (wild), 1; 
Mallard, 8; American Widgeon, 1 (2 hybrid Mallard-Widgeon) ; Redhead, 
1; Canvasback, 26; Greater Scaup, 76; Lesser Scaup, 101; Common Golden- 
eye, 329; Bufflehead, 10; Oldsquaw, 110; Common Merganser, 70; Red- 
