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Tom Crabtree, Beatrice Foster, Vernon Greening, Beatrice Hopwood, Emma 
Lee Leonhard, Robert Mulvey, William O’Brien, Edith Sausaman, William 
I. Sausaman, William A. Sausaman (Compiler), Marie Spaulding. (Seen 
in area during count period, but not on count day: White-winged Crossbill.) 
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¢St. Clair-Madison Counties, GREATER EAST ST, LOUIS. The focal point 
for this census is Caseyville, and includes Collinsville, Belleville, O’Fallon 
and East St. Louis; woods, 20%; field, 50%; marshes, 15%; town, 15%. 
Dec. 28: 7:30 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. Sunny; temperature 19° to 27°. Twenty-one 
observers, total party-miles 156 (13 on foot, 143 by car). — Audubon Society 
of Greater East St. Louis. Area is divided into quadrants with a leader 
and reporter in each. Quadrant leaders: Mr. Fred Scherer, J. W. Galbreath, 
Dr. R. H. Rodrian, Lucas Wrischnik (Compiler). 
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Will County, CHANNAHON-MORRIS-WILMINGTON. All points within 
a 15-mile diameter circle centered at Carbon Hill; SW along Illinois and 
Michigan Canal, Illinois River to Morris, then on NE side of Illinois River 
to Kankakee River, then to Wilmington, covering many back roads; farm 
woodlots, 15%; river edge, 60%, plowed fields, 20%; cattail marsh, 5%. 
Dec, 28: 8:30 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. Clear and sunny. Temperature -2° to 18°; 
wind NW, 10 to 15 m.p.h.; four inches of snow cover; large rivers open 
but steaming; ditches frozen. Eleven observers in three parties; total party- 
hours 24 (7 on foot, 17 by car); total party-miles 151 (8 on foot, 143 by 
car). — Karl E. Bartel (Compiler), Ed Hall, Florence Hall, John Mortenson, 
Clarence Palmquist, Alfred Reuss, Paul Schulze, Paul Springer, William 
Springer, Floyd A. Swink, Helen Wilson. 
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eWisconsin, LAKE GENEVA. All poimts within a 15-mile diameter circle 
centered at Williams Bay, same as last year; town and suburbs, 35%; 
deciduous woods, 25%; open water, 5%; pasture, 20%; cattails and streams, 
5%; tamarack swamp, 10%. Dec. 29: 7:15 A.M. to 4:30 P.M.; clear; tem- 
perature -6° to -2°; wind NW, 10 to 15 m.p.h.; 6 to 12 inches snow; lake 
frozen except for west end, which was steaming heavily. Seven observers 
in three parties. Total party-hours 28 (20 on foot, 8 by car); total party- 
miles 114 (14 on foot, 100 by car). — Earl Anderson, Karl Bartel, Lewis 
Cooper, Leroy Friestad, Clarence Palmquisit (Compiler), Paul Schulze, 
Helen Wilson. (Seen in area during count period, but not on count day: 
Robin, 1; Evening Grosbeak, 8; also Canada Geese, 1500.) 
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TO AN AMBITIOUS SONG SPARROW 
Think you to rival my fountain, 
Bird of the liquid note, 
Because your melody bubbles and 
Cascades from your throat? 
Silence your singing and listen 
To its rippling recital, — 
And settle perhaps for a duet 
And a share in the title? 
Emeline Ennis Kotula 
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