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Field Notes — Fall and Winter 1963 
By Richard Hoger 
Because of space limitations, all data submitted cannot be printed. Field 
Notes will generally point out the more unusual birds present during the 
various seasons. These notes are from Northern Illinois: 
Species Date Location Reported by 
Sandhill Crane 10- 3-63 -.. Little Red Schoolhouse C. Westcott 
Sandhill Crane 10-27-63 Little Red Schoolhouse Al Reuss 
Goshawk 10-12-63. Little Red Schoolhouse C. Westcott 
Goshawk 10-14-63- - Morton Arboretum Al Campbell 
Goshawk 11-18-63 Gilmer & Kruger Rd. Mrs. Huxford 
Bohemian Waxwing 11-10-63 Little Red Schoolhouse C. Westcott 
Bohemian Waxwing 11-24-63 Naperville Area The C. Peterson’s 
Red Phalarope 11-17-63 Michigan City C. Clark 
Mockingbird 11-12-63 W. of Barrington Reba Campbell 
Wilson’s Warbler to Dec. 1 Morton Arboretum Margaret Lehmann 
Wilson’s Warbler to Dec. 1 Morton Arboretum Helen Wilson 
Red Crossbill 11-17-63 Morton Arboretum M. Lehmann - H. Wilson 
Red Crossbill 12-10-63 At Feeder, Lombard Mrs. R. Mostek 
White-winged Crossbill 12-10-63 Morton Arboretum ; Al Campbell 
Harlan’s Hawk 12- 8-63 Morton Arboretum Al Campbell 
Little Gull 12- 1-63 Glencoe Area Al Campbell 
Evening Grosbeak 12- 1-62 Palos Park Area Mrs. Lord 
White-crowned Sparrow  12- 7-63 Blue Island Area Al Reuss 
Fox Sparrow 12- 2-63 Oak Hill Cemetery Karl Bartel 
Fox Sparrow 12- 7-63 Oak Hill Cemetery Al Reuss 
Snowy Owl 12-31-63 Belmont Harbor The F. Brecklin’s 
Hermit Thrush 1-12-64 Northfield Area Mrs. D. Ericson 
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1-17-64 Glen Ellyn Area Mrs. R. Hoger 
Varied Thrush — Observed by Mr. and Mrs. H. Rudnicke at Forest Lake 
near Lake Zurich, Illinois, for a two-week period ending 12-29-63. Observa- 
tion confirmed by Catherine Schaffer on Christmas Day. Mr. Rudnicke, an 
amateur painter, made a sketch of the bird. 
Painted Bunting — Near Fairview Park — Decatur, Illinois, on May 25, 
1963. Reported to Decatur Audubon Society by Irene Rauch and Norma 
Riehl. 
Hawk Census 
January 1, 1964 — territory centered on Bird Haven, 2% miles north of 
Olney, Illinois. 
Hawks counted — Red-tailed 50, Red-shouldered 4, Marsh Hawk 14, 
Sparrow Hawk 138, Rough-legged 7, unidentified buteos 10. Participants 
included — John Wilkins, William Bridges, Mr. and Mrs. Chester Scherer, 
Minnie Hudley, Rich Thom, Vera and Susie Shaw. 
25101 Park Blvd., Glen Ellyn, Ill. 
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VERMILION COUNTY AUDUBON SOCIETY WINS AWARD 
THE DR. ALFRED LEWY MEMORIAL BOOK AWARD was given this 
year to the Vermilion County Audubon Society for leading a statewide 
fight to achieve Governor Kerner’s veto of H. B. 1619, which would have 
allowed Ayrshire Collieries to strip mine the most popular and used area 
of KICKAPOO STATE PARK, including the entrance road. 
