18 THE AUDUBON * Bet-b-El-r 
Ring-necked duck — Evanston. Eckert. 
Swainson’s hawk — Winnetka. August 5. J. Sanders. 
Osprey (albinistic) — Northfield. August 13. Jean Wattley, Schaffer, Robert 
Vobornik, Eleanor Bilandic, Brown. 
Partridge (Gray) — Five at Barrington. Charles Clark & Russell. 
Yellow rail — Chicago, August 16. White patch seen. J. & I. Sanders. 
Piping plover — Waukegan, August 27. Two birds seen. Janet Zimmerman. 
Knot — Waukegan, August 27. Only one bird. Zimmerman. 
Willet — Waukegan. One spotted on August 17. Reba & Rheba Campbell. 
Curlew sandpiper — Chicago. August 20. Studied for 1% hours. All field 
marks noted. J. & I. Sanders, Eleanor & Charles Madison. 
(This specie not listed in any reference books I use. ef.) 
White-rumped sandpiper — Waukegan. August 13. Eckert & Russell. 
Western sandpiper — Chicago. August 23. J. & I. Sanders. Also seen at 
Waukegan on August 25 by Zimmerman. 
Dowlicher — Glencoe. Both species. Russell. 
Hudsonian godwit — Chicago. August 23. J. & I. Sanders. 
Ruff — Chicago. August 23. Studied for ten minutes next to yellow legs. 
All marks seen. J. & I. Sanders. 
Bonaparte’s gull — Summered at Waukegan, but otherwise scarce on Lake 
Michigan. Scarce this fall. Poorest numbers in 10 years. Russell. 
Little gull — Chicago. August 23. J. & I. Sanders. 
Forster’s tern — Notably scarce. One at Barrington, August 5. Russell. 
Common tern — The usual nesting colony again active at Waukegan. Russell. 
Least tern — Chicago. August 23. J. & I. Sanders. 
Caspian tern — Many reported on Lake Michigan from Waukegan to Wolf 
Lake and Gary. Should no longer be considered a rare bird 
in summer. Russell. 
Summering warblers — The following were seen on the Des Plaines River: 
two Hooded, Cerulean, Chestnut-sided and Redstarts. In 1966 
Eckert found a pair of Hooded warblers as well as Chestnut- 
sided nesting at Lincolnshire. 
Henslow’s sparrow — Two colonies near Barrington. One at Spring Creek 
and one at Volo. Eckert & Russell. 
SEPTEMBER, 1967 
Bald eagle — Skokie Lagoons. One immature seen from September 19 to 
at least the 27. Reported by Josephine Allsbrow, Helen Engs- 
trom, Felix Kalb, Evanston Bird Club, Huhta and Rosenband. 
Ruddy turnstone — Two seen in the St. Louis area. Anderson. 
Short-billed dowitcher — Lake Calumet. Five to eight birds seen. Septem- 
ber 6-10. Alfred & Karolina Johnson. 
Stilt sandpiper — St. Louis. Ten birds. Anderson. 
Buff-breasted sandpiper — Waukegan. September 3. Al & Lee Campbell, 
Ted & Holly Nork, Janet & Al Zimmerman. 
Nighthawk — Several thousand migrating over Chicago on September 8. 
Another like migration in late August. 
Worm-eating warbler — Wilmette. September 6. Same specie last year 
in my yard. Excellent look. All details noted. Russell. 
Kirtland warbler — Chicago. All field marks and tail wagging. J. & I. 
Sanders. 
Palm warbler — Chicago. September 16. 
Hooded warbler — Chicago. September 16. J. Sanders. 
