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THE 1965 CHRISTMAS BIRD CENSUS 
By Mrs. Ross R. Nortonand Mrs. Harry C. Spitzer 
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Here is the full story of the 1965 Christmas Bird Census: We are sorry 
that four reports had to be eliminated from the table (they are in the narra- 
tives), because that old “‘space will not permit” rule prevailed. It was diffi- 
eult to decide whom to skip. However, in the long run we felt it only fair to 
give preference to the “regulars,” and then to those reports which covered 
an area with the prescribed 15-mile diameter. Something had to go. 
A study of the chart will reveal 128 species counted, for a total of 
174,071 individuals. Inclusion of the Saw-whet Owl seen on Count Day in 
Cook-Blue Island, and European Tree Sparrows in St. Clair County (not in 
the table), brings the total to 130 species. Add the individuals counted by 
the four omitted groups, and the total becomes 193,107. 
There are some interesting rarities, such as a Double-crested Cormorant 
and a Black-crowned Night Heron, all of them verified by qualified observers 
whom we do not question. We did think it noteworthy that seventeen species 
were represented by singletons, and four species by only two birds. Many 
thanks for your cooperation. 
Mrs. Ross R. Norton, 1509 Sequoia Trail, Glenview, Ill. 
Mrs. Harry C. Spitzer, 1776 Roger Avenue, Glenview, Ill. 
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STATION DATA 
Bureau County, PRINCETON. (All points within a 15-mile diameter circle 
centered at Bureau Junction. Town, 10%; fields, 20%; woods, 25%; road- 
ways, 20%; creeks and rivers, 25%.) Dee. 30: 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Partly 
cloudy; temp. 45° to 55°; wind SSW 10 m.p.h. Total party-hours, 48 (8 on 
foot, 40 by car); total party-miles, 145 (15 on foot, 180 by car). Twenty- 
three field observers in eight parties: Watson Bartlett, Alfred Behrens, Mary 
Black, Orville Cater, Cora Cater, Alfred Dyke, Vinnie Dyke, Donnabelle Fry, 
Gynetha Hawks, Daisy Henky, Virgil Kasbeer, Carl H. Kramer (compiler), 
Peggy Kramer, Grace McClure, Nelle Kelley, Fern Nelson, Richard Nye, 
Hiram Piper, Marjorie Powell, Mary Smith, W. J. Smith, Adelaide Smith and 
Harry G. Thomas. (Seen in area during count period, but not on count day: 
Robin, White-crowned Sparrows, Long-eared Owl, Turkeys, 4-5 Bald Eagles.) 
Game Warden estimates only about 500 mallards left in area. Recently had 
1000 geese and 40 to 50 thousand mallards. 
«Carroll and Whiteside Counties, SAVANNA, FULTON, CLINTON, (714-mile 
radius circle, centered one-half mile south of Elk River Junction, Iowa). 
Seeeese -00 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.; clear; temp. 10° to 17°; wind NW 5. to 10 
m.p.h.; river 80% ice-covered; ground covered with 5” drifted snow. Total 
party hours 20 (5% on foot, 14% by car); total party-miles, 209 (9 on foot, 
200 by car). Six observers in two parties: Larry Dau, Fred, Jim and Maurice 
Lesher, Mary Lou Petersen and Peter Petersen, Jr. (compiler). 
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