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THE 1964 CHRISTMAS BIRD CENSUS 
By Mrs. Ross R. Norton and Mrs. Harry C. Spitzer 
We are pleased to present this year’s compilation, which includes reports 
from four areas not covered in the 1963 census. The report from the Bar- 
rington area is a new one, which pleased your editors, because it covers 
the territory where we do some of our best birding. Will County is re- 
presented by two reports this year, the second from the Joliet area; the 
Chicago lake front is covered after a lapse of several years( but not in the 
table) ; and DeKalb County is back, with our predecessor, William Southern, 
among the participants. In all, there were 389 observers, but this is not a 
true figure, because a close scrutiny of the narratives shows that a good 
number of persons spend much time on the Christmas Counts in several 
different areas during the census period. — So much for people and places. 
As for birds, which is what this is really all about, the chart tells the story: 
126 species, an increase of 3. However, we must call attention to the Robin 
count, 532 this year, compared to 34 last year, as well as to the other 
thrushes listed. On the other hand, note the lack of colorful winter finches 
and crossbills, who found plentiful food supplies farther north and had no 
need to visit us. Even Sangamon County could not come up with a Lincoln's 
Sparrow, and THIS from the Land of Lincoln! 
Many thanks for your beautiful reports, which simplified our work. 
Only one procrastinator was a trial, and his report was so good we hesitate 
to complain. 
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STATION DATA 
Bureau County; PRINCETON. (All points within a 15-mile diameter circle 
centered at Bureau Junction. Town, 10%; farms, 20%; woods, 25%, road- 
sides, 20%; creeks and rivers, 25%.) Dee. 29; 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Over- 
cast, misty; temp. 35° to 42°; wind SSE 12-m.p.h. Total party-hours, 340 
(8 on foot, 32 by car); total party-miles, 170 (10 on foot, 160 by car). 
Sixteen observers in four parties: Harry Thomas, John Callinan, Marjorie 
Powell, Hazel Boyle, Joe and Gynetha Hawks, Donnabelle Fry, Mary Smith, 
Alfred and Vinnie Dyke, Carl H. Kramer (Compiler), Watson Bartlett, 
Daisy Henke, Fern Nelson, Orville Cater, Fred Warnecke. Seen in area 
during count period, but not on count day: Great Horned Owl, Barred Owl, 
Purple Finch, Gray Partridge. A conservation officer estimates the following 
in this area: 200 Canada Geese, 8,000 Mallards, 500 Black Ducks, 5 to 6 
Eagles (2 immature), 85 to 40 Wild Turkeys, 10 to 15 Gray Partridges. 
Seven Whistling Swans went through the area. 
Carroll and Whiteside Counties, SAVANNA, FULTON, CLINTON. (7'-mile 
radius circle centered one-half mile south of Elk River Junction, slightly south 
of previous years). January 2, 1965; 6:45 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., overcast and 
clearing; temp. 31° to 39°: wind SW, 10 to 20 m.p.h.; river 90 7mee 
covered; ground bare. Total party-hours, 26% (9 on foot, 17% by car); 
total party-miles, 273 (13 on foot, 260 by car). Ten observers: Allen Carl- 
