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There were many reports of nests, eggs and young being destroyed. 
Other birds and raccoons were named as the culprits. Various ways of pro- 
tecting boxes were mentioned, not all successful. The Rowes wrapped 
barbed wire about a fence post and wired the top down — successfully. 
Chicken wire around another box evidently helped predators to hold on. 
Two suggestions were offered for viewing nests without close approach. 
Mrs. Cater and Mrs. Carroll use binoculors. Mrs. Scherer and Mrs. Shaw of 
Olney use a long, stiff wire to which they have fastened a mirror. They 
are careful not to let the mirror touch either the nest or supporting branch, 
so that no human scent may be left. 
If you need report cards to use this year, please send to the Museum 
or to Mrs. Naomi McKinney, 222 S. Hickory, Arthur, Illinois 61911. Return 
these cards to me by April 1, 1967 to facilitate their compilation. 
County No. of Reports County No. of Reports 
BrowWi eee eee 8 Madison ~.... 3.) o.) ee 2 
Bureau ener eereee - Gc ce 33 Marshall .....:).. ae 2 
Christiana: tee ee 198 Mason. ..% :..... 00 1 
COOK Srey re 2", eae 78 McHenry. ..... 22. 107 
DuPagewer aes. cee ty McLean. ..:+.. 23 eeeee a 
Jefersonwe..et ee. cee 17 Menard ....3... 12 eee Z 
Kankakee.et rete. ch ote 2 Richland «.. 73a 8 
KnOX#2 4:4ybe: coe hs eee 5 pangamon .... 2 13 
Lake i.e he 8d epee Fe ee LS St. Clair ..... 3 1 
Lasalle-t20e eee ae ee 1 Tazewell .....22 eee 1 
Lawrence. eee ee u Wabash ~... ..). 43 6 
TOSa Ue. Serre ae ie ee 2 Winnebago- |...) eee 14 
Macon saree... ae eee nite 3 Woodford ..:..... eee 2 
Total 377 
ILLINOIS NESTING RECORDS — 1965 
CICONIFORMES — Herons, Bitterns, Ibises, etc. 
GREEN HERON 
July 4-12, nest destroyed. McHenry Co. Tittle. 
July 12, 3 or 4 young fledged. McHenry Co. Tittle. 
LEAST BITTERN 
July 6-11, 5 young fledged. Cook Co. Balch. 
ANSERIFORMES — Swans, Geese and Ducks 
MALLARD 
Aug. 7, 8 young fledged. Cook Co. Russell. 
BLACK DUCK 
May 29, 10 young. Cook Co. Clark. 
June 13, 6 young. Lake Co. Clark. 
June 13, 8 young, Lake Co. Clark. 
WOOD DUCK 
May 22, 8 eggs hatched; June 10, 8 young fledged. Richland Co. Scherer and Shaw. 
July 5, 4 young. Cook Co. Russell. 
July 5, 7 young. Lake Co. Russell. 
July 14-29, 9 young. McLean Co. Hopkins. 
