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Richland County, OLNEY, BIRD HAVEN SANCTUARY. All points within 
a 15-mile diameter circle centered on Bird Haven. Deciduous forest, 10%; 
open farmlands, 90%. Dec. 26; 6:40 a.m. to 5:05 p.m. Partly cloudy; 
temperature 32°-38° F.; wind NW, 5 m.p.h. Creeks partly open, ponds 
frozen. Eighteen observers in 6 parties. Total party-hours, 37 (16 on foot, 
21 by car); total party-miles, 372 (18 on foot, 354 by car). — Canada 
Goose, 160; Mallard, 11; Cooper’s Hawk, 1; Red-tailed Hawk, 49; Red- 
shouldered Hawk, 5; Marsh Hawk, 30; Sparrow Hawk, 30; Bobwhite, 23; 
Mourning Dove, 271; Great Horned Owl, 2; Barred Owl, 5; Yellow-shafted 
Flicker, 38; Red-bellied Woodpecker, 40; Red-headed Woodpecker, 31; Yel- 
low-bellied Sapsucker, 3; Hairy Woodpecker, 10; Downy Woodpecker, 46; 
Horned Lark, 63; Blue Jay, 862; Common Crow, 141; Carolina Chickadee, 
58; Tufted Titmouse, 31; White-breasted Nuthatch, 4; Brown Creeper, 
4; Carolina Wren, 1; Mockingbird, 88; Brown Thrasher, 1; Robin, 1; 
Eastern Bluebird, 4; Cedar Waxwing, 5; Loggerhead Shrike, 4; Starling, 
638; House Sparrow, 9388; Eastern Meadowlark, 292; Redwinged Black- 
bird, 1; Cardinal, 361; American Goldfinch, 12; Rufous-sided Towhee, 13; 
Slate-colored Junco, 555; Tree Sparrow, 186; Field Sparrow, 27; White- 
crowned Sparrow, 146; White-throated Sparrow, 1; Song Sparrow, 51. 
Total: 44 species; 4,688 individuals. The following species were observed 
during count period but not on count day: Great Blue Heron; Ring-necked 
Pheasant; Greater Prairie Chicken; Killdeer. — Mr. & Mrs. A. Anderson, 
Mr. & Mrs. W. R. Bridges, Lulu Dehlinger, Minnie Hundley, Roy Lathrop, 
Florence Redman, Mrs. W. E. Redman, Mr. & Mrs. C. Scherer, Robert 
Scherer, Linda Shaw, Susie Shaw, Vera Scherer Shaw (Compiler), Richard 
H. Thom, Ricky Thom. 
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Rock Island County, TRI-CITIES. Fifteen-mile diameter circle centered 
at the toll house on the Memorial Bridge over the Mississippi River be- 
tween Bettendorf, Iowa, and Moline, Illinois. Dec. 26: 5:00 a.m. to 5:30 
p.m. Overcast, with snow flurries in the a.m., clearing in p.m.; temperature 
30°-32° F.; wind N, 10 m.p.h. Ground covered with 2 to 4 inches of old 
snow; river 5 % open. Forty observers in 25 parties. Total party-hours, 
101 (86 on foot, 45 by car, and 20 misc.); total party-miles, 603 (49 by 
foot, 554 by car.) — Mallard, 45; Black Duck, 2; Pintail, 1; Redhead, 2; 
Ring-necked Duck, 1; Lesser Scaup, 16; Common Goldeneye, 364; Buffle- 
head, 1 (P.P.); Hooded Merganser, 2; Common Merganser, 305; Red- 
breasted Merganser, 3; Goshawk, 2 (W.D., D.G., E.F.); Sharp-shinned 
Hawk, 1; Cooper’s Hawk, 3; Red-tailed Hawk, 54; Red-shouldered Hawk, 
6; Broad-winged Hawk, 2 (W.D.); Rough-legged Hawk, 14; Bald Eagle, 
91; Marsh Hawk, 1; Sparrow Hawk, 9; Bobwhite, 4; Ring-necked Pheas- 
ant, 153; King Rail, 1 (a crippled bird observed by R.T.); Herring Gull, 
4; Ring-billed Gull, 5; Mourning Dove, 149; Screech Owl, 2; Great Horned 
Owl, 3; Barred Owl, 1; Long-eared Owl, 2; Short-eared Owl, 16; Belted 
Kingfisher, 4; Yellow-shafted Flicker, 16; Pileated Woodpecker, 2; Red- 
bellied Woodpecker, 61; Red-headed Woodpecker, 2; Hairy Woodpecker, 
51; Downy Woodpecker, 157; Horned Lark, 85; Blue Jay, 82; Common 
Crow, 467; Black-capped Chickadee, 281; Tufted Titmouse, 62; White- 
breasted Nuthatch, 59; Brown Creeper, 30; Mockingbird, 1 (E.F., R.G.) ; 
Robin, 7; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 3; Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 27 (D.D.) ; 
Cedar Waxwing, 5; Starling, 2,397; House Sparrow, 2,381; Eastern 
Meadowlark, 1; meadowlark sp., 1; Redwinged Blackbird, 2,834; Common 
Grackle, 6; Brown-headed Cowbird, 83; Cardinal, 218; Purple Finch, 12; 
Pine Siskin, 10; American Goldfinch, 57; Red Crossbill, 6; Slate-colored 
