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Red-headed Woodpecker 
May 29, nesting high in white oak. June 4-12, carrying suet. June 24, feeding 2 young 
at suet feeder. DuPage Co. (Lobik). 
July 20, 2 young. Bureau Co. (Cater). 
Downy Woodpecker 
Two immature seen daily feeding at suet feeder. McHenry Co. (Cater). 
PASSERIFORMES: 
Eastern Kingbird 
July 15, 2 young fledged. Bureau Co. (Cater). 
Great-crested Flycatcher 
May 28 - July 6, 2 young fledged. McHenry Co. (Carroll). 
June 30, discovered nest too high to see in. Lake Co. (Steinmann). 
Eastern Phoebe 
June 7 - July 14, adult on nest, probably fledged young. McHenry Co. (Caroll). 
Least Flycatcher 
June 10 - July 6, 3 young fledged. McHenry Co. (Carroll). 
June 7 - June 23, nest abandoned. Flycatcher seen bringing nesting material to nest, Red- 
eyed Vireo 2 minutes later seen taking it from nest. 
Eastern Wood Pewee 
June 3 - June 23, nest abandoned. McHenry Co. (Carroll). 
June 12 - July 15 nest abandoned. McHenry Co. (Carroll). 
Horned Lark 
Apr. 4, 2 young old enough to run. Christian Co. (Varner). 
Tree Swallow 
Apr. 8-23, boxes up. Apr. 23 - after July 7, 29 reports, 102 young fledged, 101 banded, 
4 of which died in box. May 25, earliest nest. One nest new record of 9 eggs, 8 of 
which were fledged. Another nest of 9 eggs but only 3 fledged. 4 nests with no 
results. 25 nests fledged 1-8 each. Cook Co. (Dring). 
Aug. 14, 4 young feathered out. McHenry Co. (Fiske). 
June 22, 4 eggs; July 9, 3 fledged. McHenry Co. (Fosse). 
Barn Swallow 
June 22, 4 young banded. Christian Co. (Varner). 
Sept. 7, 3 young first seen on wires. Bureau Co. (Cater). 
Aug. 20, 3 young fledged. Logan Co. (Sams). 
One nest, 3 eggs, 1 young fledged. Cook Co. (Moser). 
Purple Martin 
July 14 - Aug. 12, 16 nests, 68 young fledged, all banded; 2 young died in nest; 5 had 
blow fly larve attached. Cook Co. (Dring). 
Mar. 26, Scout appeared, unusually early date; 3 nests, 8 young fledged. McHenry Co. 
(Clark). 
Apr. 8, Ist scout, May 23, pair moved in after battling sparrows. 8-9 young fledged. 
Bureau Co. (Cater). 
Apr. 10, adults arrived; 18 room house, 4 compartments occupied; 14 young hatched, 12 
fledged, 2 died on ground. Tazewell Co. (Stroud). 
Apr. 12, arrived, snowed, martins left; May 17, came back, 8 pair nested, many fledglings. 
McHenry Co. (Rowe). 
May 5 - Aug. 20, 13 nests, 43 eggs hatched, 18 young fledged, probably more; 1 nest 
abandoned, another destroyed. One nest fastened to a rope resting on a pulley, used 
2nd time although nest slightly tilted. Tazewell, Woodford Counties. (Guth). 
May, first nestings were all ruined by abandonment, destruction or freezing during 
cold spell. June 25 - July 4; 2nd nesting, 19 young fledged; Aug. 5-11 another 
nesting 10 young fledged, estimated 40 young fledged in all. McHenry Co. (Sands). 
