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CODE: Evanston; northern Chicago and Evanston, (new area this year) 
— 15 mile circle centering at Touhy and Lincoln Aves. All lakefront and 
forest preserve in the area; Graceland, Rosehill, and Memorial Park Ceme- 
teries; city streets 5%, lakefronts and harbors 24%, golf courses 3%, de- 
ciduous woods 34%, rivers and canals 5%, open fields 9%, cemeteries 9%, 
clay and gravel pits 5%, city parks 4%, feeders 2%. — Jan 2, 1955; 7:30 
a.m. to 4:30 p.m. clear in a.m., cloudy in p.m.; no precipitation; temp. 28° 
to 36°; wind N.W., 5 to 7 m.p.h. ground in woods covered with 1.5 in. of 
melting snow; lake and rivers open; 31 observers in 5 parties. Total party- 
hours, 44; total party-miles, 136 (42 on foot, 94 by car). (Seen in area on 
Jan. 1 and Dec. 26, Harlequin Duck, 1, observed with 7 x 50 binocular and 
20x spotting scope. B.T.) — Mrs. & Mrs. Kenneth Anglemire, Ormsby An- 
nan, Clyde Aultz, Laurence C. Binford, Mrs. J. H. Buchanan, Mrs. Earl W. 
Campbell, Mrs. Harvey Davids, Mrs. Janetta DuMont, Mrs. Dorothy Eric- 
son, Herman Frauen, Kenneth Gilchrist, Dorothy S. Helmer, John H. Hel- 
mer, John J. Janusz, Jr., Mr.. & Mrs. Harry Kurshenbaum, Harold Lenz, 
Eugene D. Lukasik, Jr.. Mr. & Mrs. Russell Mannette, Ken Mertz, Mr. & 
Mrs. John Morrison, Jerry Mustoffa, Alan C. Rogers, Philip Steffen, Anne 
Wilm, Karl Wilm, Brother Theodore, F.S.C., Brother I. Vincent, F.S.C. 
(Compiler). (Evanston Bird Club) 
‘CODE: Jasp-Pulas; Jasper-Pulaski State Game Preserve, Medaryville, 
Ind. (same as 1958) — Dec. 28; 7:45 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. Intermittent rain 
and snow; temp. 38° to 32°; wind N. 15 to 20 m.p.h. Springs, ditches open; 
ground bare, large marshes partly frozen. Six observers in 1 party. Total 
party-hours, 9% (7 on foot, 2% by car), total party-miles, 42 (12 on foot, 
30 by car). — Ted Chandik, Paul Davis, Nora Grow, Raymond Grow 
(compiler), Jean Segal, Simon Segal. 
*CODE: Lake Genev; Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. Around entire lake, stop- 
ping at suitable localities for observations; town and suburbs 35%, de- 
ciduous woods 25%, open water 30%, pasture 5%, cattails and spring-fed 
streams 5%. Dec. 27; 7:15 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. Cloudy with light rain most 
of the time; temp. 31° to 38°; wind NE, 20-25 m.p.h.; ground bare; all 
water open, visibility one mile. Seven observers together 90% of the time. 
Total party hours, 10 (7 on foot, 3 by car); total party miles, 50 (10 on 
foot, 40 by car). All ducks were observed with 20x and 40x scope. Albert 
Gilbert, Clarence O. Palmquist (compiler), and sons Bob and Ronald, Earl 
Anderson, Margaret Lehmann, Kar! E. Bartel. The Krider’s Hawk was seen 
at 100 feet; the large amounts of white on wings, back, head and tail were 
clearly visible — C. O. P. The Ferruginous Hawk was seen flying overhead 
by Earl Anderson. 
“CODE: Mich. City; Michigan City, Ind. (same as 1953) — Dec. 26; 6 
a.m. to 6 p.m. Cloudy, rain after 2 p.m.; temp. 42° to 50°; wind S to SW, 
15 to 20 m.p.h. Ground bare; ditches, rivers, Lake Michigan open, some 
ponds and marshes frozen. Ten observers in 3 parties. Total party-hours 
22 (10 on foot, 12 by car), total party-miles, 157 (22 on foot, 185 by car). 
(Seen in area Dec. 25, Bald Eagle, 1) — Ormsby Annan, Laurence C. 
Binford, Ted Chandik, Nora Grow, Raymond Grow (compiler), Dr. Joseph 
Kovacs, Dick Macomber, Virginia Reuterskiold, Jean Segal, Simon Segal. 
