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Cloudy and snow flurries in morning, clearing in afternoon; temp. 3° to 
15°; wind S.W., 12-20 m.p.h.; ground covered with 5” to 10” of snow; 
some drifts. All small streams frozen. Larger streams partly open. Twenty- 
seven observers in 7 parties. Total party-hours, 42 (29 on foot, 13 by car) ; 
total party-miles, 141 (36 on foot, 105 by car). — Bertha Bannert, Robert 
F. Betz, Jane Brockmann, Reba S. Campbell, Rheba J. Campbell, Peter 
Dring, Alma F. Greene, Ed. Hall, Richard B. Hoger, Vivienne Hoger, Ed- 
ward Johnson, Margaret C. Lehmann (Compiler), Paul Lobik, Roberts 
Mann, John Mortenson, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Mostek, Amanda C. Olson, 
Clarence Palmquist, Alfred Reuss, Paul Schulze, Lorraine C. Skyzuk, 
Charles Westcott, Carl Wilm, Helen A. Wilson, Donald Wilz, Kenneth Wilz. 
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vJo Daviess County, SAVANNA ORDNANCE DEPOT. Approximately 15 
miles of road paralleling the Mississippi River and its backwaters. Wood- 
land, 50%; river and sloughs, 40%; grasslands, 10%. Dec. 17; 6:00 a.m, 
to 5:30 p.m. Clear to partly cloudy; 0°’ to 10° F.; wind W,; 0sto) Soni ome 
River and sloughs 85% ice-covered. Approximately 6” of snow. Five ob- 
servers in one party. — A. Bjelland, L. Lundy, G. Schnell, W. Southern, 
J. Tate, Jr. (Compiler), H. Walley. 
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Lake County, WAUKEGAN. All points within a 15-mile diameter circle, 
center at approximately the intersection of State Routes 120 and 181. 
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; 8:00 a.m. to 
4:30 p.m. Clear, sunshiny in morning, partially cloudy in afternoon; temp. 
7° to 20° F.; wind W-SW, 8 m.p.h.; ground covered with 3” to 8” of snow; 
some drifts. Lake front open. Small ponds and streams frozen. Fourteen 
observers in 2 parties. Total party-hours, 12 (10 on foot, 2 by car); total 
party-miles, 58 (8 on foot, 45 by car). Alma Greene, Vera Heatley, Mr. 
and Mrs. John Helmer, Margaret C. Lehmann (Compiler), Amanda Olson, 
Tom Paul, Bob Russell, Paul Schulze, Lorraine Skyzuk, Peter Swain, 
Charles Westcott, Helen A. Wilson, Janet Zimmermann. 
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Lake County (southern portion). Fifteen-mile diameter circle centered on 
Saunders Road, one mile E-SE of Aptakisic Bridge; includes Des Plaines 
River and Lake Michigan. Deciduous woods, 10%; Lake Michigan, 10%; 
river bottom, 28%; towns and bird-feeders, 17%; open fields, 40%. Dec. 
23; 7:00 a.m. to 4:80 p.m. Seven to nine inches of fresh snow; 28° to 33° 
F.; wind NE, 15 to 25 m.p.h.; some streams open. Three observers in two 
parties. Total party-hours, 17 (10 by car, 7 on foot); total party-miles, 
105 (98 by car, 7 on foot). Observed in area during count period: Barn 
Owl, 1. — S. Hedeen, R. Russell (Compiler), J. Ware. 
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Mercer County, SEATON. Same area as other years. Dec 31; 6:30 a.m. to 
5:30 p.m. Cloudy; 20° to 29° F.; wind NW, 3 to 5 m.p.h. Sixinches onea 
snow; streams mostly frozen. Seventeen observers in six parties. Total 
party-hours, 45 (32 by car, 13 on foot); total party-miles, 333 (815 by car, 
18 on foot). — W. Bergstrom, L. Blevins, J. Brokaw, E. Fawks, D. Hen- 
drickson, C. Greer, M. Greer, R. Greer, Rodney Greer, T. Greer, R. Meyers, 
P. Petersen, Jr., L. Trial, M. Trial, P. Trial, R. Trial (Compiler), M. Yeast. 
