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son, Larry Dau, Elton Fawks, Paul Hogenson, Fred and Maurice Lesher, 
Mary Lou Petersen, Peter Petersen, Jr. (Compiler), Frank Rodl, and Norman 
Ward. The Peregrine Falcon was identified by Elton Fawks. All but one of 
the Meadowlark species seen were regarded to be of the Eastern race. 
Champaign County, URBANA-CHAMPAIGN. (All points within a 15-mile 
diameter circle centered at Staley on State Route 10, to include Sangamon 
tiver near White Heath, Lake-of-the-Woods, Treleas Woods and intervening 
farmland; woods, 25%; forest edge, 50%; open fields, 20%; water 5%). 
Jan. 2, 1965; 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.; mostly overcast; temp. 35°; wind strong; 
ground bare. Total party-hours, 28 (19 on foot, 9 by car); total party-miles, 
285 (25 on foot, 260 by car). Twenty observers in four parties: Russell 
Balda, Charles Coston, Lois Drury, Mary Garfield, Jean Graber, Richard 
Graber, Terry Gruner, Katie Hamrick, Ralph Hunter, 8. Charles Kendeigh 
(Compiler), John EK. Kontogiannis, Carl Lawrence, Robert Lumsden, Sharon 
Lumsden, Margien Lund, Frederick Sargent II, Hurst Shoemaker, Howard 
Ii. Weaver, Ann Dean Welsh and William Welsh. | 
Cook Counly, CHICAGO LAKE FRONT. (All points within a segment of a 
15-mile circle centered two miles off Madison Street, including all harbors 
and breakwaters, from Montrose harbor to Jackson Park; Lake Michigan 
and harbors 100%. Inland urban areas not censused). Dec. 30: 8:00 a.m. to 
4:00 p.m.; cloudy, three-mile visibility; temp. 40° to 34°; wind NW, 12 to 
18 m.ph.; ice in protected waters; harbors calm, Lake Michigan moderately 
choppy. Five observers in one party. Total party-hours, 8 (5 on foot, 3 by 
car); total party-miles, 54 (6 on foot, 48 by car). — Mallard, 36; Greater 
Scaup, 9; Lesser Scaup, 815; Common Goldeneye, 545; Bufflehead, 2; Old- 
squaw, 245; Harlequin Duck, 1; Hooded Merganser, 1; Common Merganser, 
19; Redbreasted Merganser, 1; Herring Gull, 391; Ring-billed Gull, 81. 
TOTAL: 12 species, 2,146 individuals. —- Charles Easterberg, Kim Hckert, 
Dick Horwitz, Robert P. Russell (Compiler), Jeff Sanders. Seen in area 
during count period, but not on count day: Sparrow Hawk, Snowy Owl. The 
Harlequin Duck observed off Navy Pier was a female; all field marks were 
checked carefully. 
EDITOR’S NOTE: The above report is given in narrative style because it could not be included 
in the tabulation for two reasons: (1) The area consisted of only a part of a 15-mile circle and 
was designed to cover water birds only; (2) there is no more room in the table. 
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Cook County, CHICAGO NORTH SHORE. (All points within a 15-mile dia- 
meter circle centered at Highways 68 and 41 in Glencoe; feeders, 25% ; lake 
front, 20%; open fields, 17%; river bottom, 15%; lagoons, 25%; roads, 
8%). Dec. 26: 7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; clear; temp. 20°; wind N, 5 m.p.h.; 
light snow; lake open, streams open. Total party-hours, 41 (28 on foot, 13 
by car) ; total party-miles, 170 (45 on foot, 125 by car). Twenty-nine observ- 
ers in four parties: Vicki Adcock, E. J. Biiandic, Irene Buchanan, Gene 
Byrd, Reba S. Campbell, Rheba Campbell, Mrs. R. Taylor Drake, Charles 
Easterberg, Kim Eckert, Richard Horwitz, Stanley Hedeen, Bertha Huxford, 
Ross Mannette, Louis North, Hazel Norton, Amanda C. Olson, Tom Paul, 
Irving L. Rosen, Bob Russell, Jeffrey Sanders, Cathy Schaffer, Jeanne 
Sloncen, Ruth Smith, Evelyn Spitzer, Philip N. Steffen, Peter N. Steffen, 
Peter Swain, Fran Thoresen, James R. Ware (Compiler) and Ruth West- 
brook. (Seen in area during count period, but not on count day: Bufflehead, 
Redhead, Horned Lark). 
