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We hope vou are already making your nesting records for this year and that 
more of you will join in the project. It will facilitate our work in compiling the reports 
if you use the forms which we will be glad to send on request. Good nest-hunting! 
Illinois State Museum, Springfield, Illinois 
FALCONIFORMES — Hawks and Eagles 
COOPER’S HAWK 
June 24, 2 young in nest; July 31, nest empty. McHenry Co. Carroll. 
RED-TAILED HAWK 
Apr. 14, building nest; later partially destroyed by storm. JoDaviess Co. 
Goodmiller. 
CHARADRITFORMES — Plovers and Sandpipers 
KILLDEER 
May 16, 4 eggs; May 21, 4 young. McHenry Co. Fiske 
June 6, adult performing broken wing act. Sangamon Co. Parmalee. 
June 12, adults with 1 young. Sangamon Co. E. Hopkins. 
June 16, adult and 3 young. Cook Co. Lobik. 
LEAST TERN 
July 3, nest with 2 eggs (on sand flat of island in Mississippi River), 8 
mi. south of Hull, Pike Co. Parmalee. 
COLUMBIFORMES — Doves and Pigeons 
MOURNING DOVE 
Mar. 138 to Sept. 18, 13 nests reported, again illustrating that doves 
nest continuously from spring through fall. An unusually high success 
ratio this year; only one of the reports indicates a failure. Bureau Co., 
Dyke; McHenry Co., Fiske; Richland Co., Scherer. 
CUCULIFORMES — Cuckoos 
YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO 
Aug. 20, 1 young with adults. Morgan Co. E. Hopkins 
STRIGIFORMES — Owls 
SCREECH OWL 
June 11, 3 young out of nest. JoDaviess Co. Williams. 
GREAT HORNED OWL 
Feb. 11, adult sitting on nest; Mar. 14, at least 2 young; Apr. 19, last 
bird left nest. DuPage Co., Fetter, Lobik, and Swink. 
BARRED OWL 
Apr. 18, nest on island in Miss. River. JoDaviess Co. Williams 
APODIFORMES — Swifts and Hummingbirds 
CHIMNEY SWIFT 
May 30, building in furnace chimney. JoDaviess Co. Williams 
RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD 
June 24, building nest; June 26, abandoned. McHenry Co. Carroll. 
July 6, building nest; July 10, abandoned. McHenry Co. Carroll. 
Aug. 3, nest sighted. Richland Co. Scherer. 
PICIFORMES — Woodpeckers 
RED-BELLIED WOODPEICKER 
June 24, adult with 1 young. McLean Co. E. Hopkins 
July 24, 1 young. Sangamon Co. E. Hopkins. 
RED-HEADED WOODPECKER 
July 16, adult with 1 young. McLean Co. E. Hopkins. 
Aug. 12, 3 young out of nest. McLean Co. E. Hopkins. 
