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by Elton Fawks 
More people are submitting field notes but still not near enough for the size 
of our membership. I would like to urge more members to submit field 
notes. Please send your contributions — in field list order — directly to 
me at Route 1, Box 112, East Moline, Illinois 61244. 
At the present time, we are only printing unusual dates, abundance, and 
scarcity data on the bird records accepted. In the future, as we go into 
seasonal fluctuations, we will change our format to include these fluctuations. 
As guidelines, I use these three publications: “A Distributional Check 
List of the Birds of Illinois,” Smith & Parmalee, 1955; “Chicagoland Birds,” 
Ellen Thorne Smith, 1958; and “A Field List of Birds of the Tri-City 
Region,” Elton Fawks and Peter Petersen, Jr., 1961. I would be most happy 
to receive other regional check lists. 
To make the Field Notes more readable, the format now is being 
changed to list birds by the month and also to use the full name of the 
contributor on the first record and the last name on any additional 
records. 
JANUARY & FEBRUARY, 1967 
Western grebe — One found February 11 at Glencoe by Charles Clark. 
Great blue heron — One at Lake Chautaugua on January 22. Dr. & Mrs. 
L. H. Princen. 
Green-winged teal — Several have been seen through the winter north- 
west of Peoria along the Illinois River. Princen and others. 
Wood duck — Several all winter north of Peoria. Princen and others. 
Greater scaup — One near Chillicothe on January 8. Princen. 
Old squaw — Drake in marina at Illinois River near Chillicothe on Janu- 
ary 1. Was joined on January 8 by female. Both stayed for several 
days and were seen by many. Princen. 
White-winged scoter — First seen February 8 at Glencoe. Charles Clark. 
Golden eagle — One adult south of Banner. February 19. William Stroud 
and others. 
Wild turkey — Several on Collins’ farm south of Lacon. (State officials 
claim that they have not released any birds during the last several 
years.) Mr. & Mrs. R. Collins and others. 
King rail — One across river from Chillicothe on January 2. Princen 
and others. 
American coot — One at Spring Lake southwest of Pekin on January 22. 
Princen. 
