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15%; plowed fields and pastures, 20%; cattail marsh, 5%. Dee. 24; 9:00 
a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Clear; temperature 25° to 35°; wind SW, 3-5 m.p.h. Three 
to eight inches of snow; main rivers open, backwaters frozen. Two ob- 
servers in one party. Total party-hours, 8 (3 on foot, 5 by car) ; total party 
miles, 58 (5 on foot, 53 by car). — Mallard, 287; Black Duck, 31; Gadwall, 
3; Canvasback, 5; Lesser Scaup, 1; Common Goldeneye, 11; Common Mer- 
ganser, 248; Red-breasted Merganser, 121; Red-tailed Hawk, 5; Red- 
shouldered Hawk, 2; Rough-legged Hawk, 3; Marsh Hawk, 3; Sparrow 
Hawk, 1; Bobwhite, 2; Ring-necked Pheasant, 11; American Coot, 1; Her- 
ring Gull, 16; Ring-billed Gull, 7; Rock Dove, 5; Mourning Dove, 17; Belted 
Kingfisher, 3; Yellow-shafted Flicker, 5; Red-bellied Woodpecker, 5; Yellow- 
bellied Sapsucker, 1; Hairy Woodpecker, 2; Downy Woodpecker, 10; Horned 
Lark, 29; Blue Jay, 1; Common Crow, 538; Black-capped Chickadee, 14; 
Tufted Titmouse, 6; White-breasted Nuthatch, 1; Brown Creeper, 5; Caro- 
lina Wren, 0; Robin, 4;) Starling, 35; House Sparrow,’ 162; -Hastern 
Meadowlark, 1; Redwinged Blackbird, 9; Brewer’s Blackbird, 2; Brown- 
headed Cowbird, 1; Cardinal, 19; Slate-colored Junco, 39; Tree Sparrow, 
161; Field Sparrow, 1; Song Sparrow, 13. — Total: 46 species; 1,308 in- 
dividuals. Karl E. Bartel, (Compiler), Paul A. Schulze. 
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Will County, JOLIET TO CHANNAHON. All points within the 15 miles 
from Joliet to Channahon; along tow-path to the confluence of DuPage, 
Kankakee and DesPlaines rivers; fields west of Joliet. River edge, 50%; 
woodlots, 10%; plowed fields and pastures, 40%. Dec. 28; 7:00 a.m. to 4:30 
p.m. Clear to partly sunny; temperature 20° to 32°; wind W, 3-5 m.p.h. 
Main rivers Gpen, backwaters frozen. Nine observers usually in three par- 
ties. Total party-hours, 20 (5 on foot, 15 by car); total party-miles, 50 (7 
on foot, 48 by car). — Mallard, 1,000; Black Duck, 200; Pintail, 3; Red- 
head, 1; Canvasback, 7; Lesser Scaup, 5; Common Goldeneye, 150; Ruddy 
Duck, 5; Hooded Merganser, 4; Common Merganser, 300; Red-breasted 
Merganser, 2; Red-tailed Hawk, 6; Red-shouldered Hawk, 4; Rough-legged 
Hawk, 5; Marsh Hawk, 2; Sparrow Hawk, 4; Ring-necked Pheasant, 33; 
Herring Guil, 1; Ring-billed Gull, 80; Mourning Dove, 2; Screech Owl, 1; 
Belted Kingfisher, 4; Yellow-shafted Flicker, 6; Hairy Woodpecker, 3; 
Downy Woodpecker, 29; Horned Lark, 50; Blue Jay, 1; Common Crow, 27; 
Black-capped Chickadee, 18; Tufted Titmouse, 4; White-breasted Nut- 
hatch, 2; Brown Creeper, 4; Starling, 320; House Sparrow, 300; Eastern 
Meadowlark, 14; Redwinged Blackbird, 1; Cardinal, 32; American Gold- 
finch, 1; Slate-colored Junco, 55; Tree Sparrow, 18; Song Sparrow, 6. 
Total: 41 species; 2,655 individuals. — Karl E. Bartel (Compiler), Mrs. 
E. D. Collins, G. N. Hufford, William L. Hughes, Fr. Reinhold Link, Hilda 
McIntosh, C. D. Stallman, Mrs. J. B. Wallin, George H. Woodruff. 
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~Lake Geneva, WISCONSIN. All points within a 15-mile diameter circle 
centered at Williams Bay (same as last year). Around entire lake, stopping 
at suitable localities for observations; town and suburbs, 35%; deciduous 
woods, 25%; open water, 5%; pastures and fields, 20%; cattails and sprin- 
fed streams, 5%; tamarack swamp, 10%. Jan. 2, 1961; 7:15 a.m. to 4:00 
p.m. Overcast in a.m., clearing in p.m.; temp. 15° to 26°; wind NW at 5-10 
m.p.h.; 2 inches of snow, lake mostly frozen. Ten observers in 5 parties. — 
Canada Goose, 1; Mallard, 2,000; Black Duck, 250; Wood Duck, 3; Ring- 
necked Duck, 3; Canvasback, 1; Lesser Scaup, 3; Common Goldeneye, 10; 
