12 T HE. AU D UBIOONG BU LD Lb hea 
temp. 31° to 45°; wind WNW, 8-10 m.p.h.; ground covered with 1-2 inches 
of crusted snow; 95% of creeks and rivers open. Two observers in one party. 
Total party-hours 8% (2 on foot, 6% by car); total party-miles, 63 (5 on 
foot, 60 by car). Most water observations were made from car, as road is 
on a dike. All ducks were observed with 20x and 40x scope. Common Loon, 
1; Great Blue Heron, 8; Canada Geese, 44; Mallard, 530; Black Duck, 370; 
Pintail Duck, 45; Blue-wing Teal, 1; Lesser Scaup, 15; American Golden- 
eye, 175; Ruddy Duck, 2; Hooded Merganser, 3; American Merganser, 38; 
Red-tailed Hawk, 1; Rough-legged Hawk, 15; Marsh Hawk, 3; Sparrow 
Hawk, 3; Bob-white, 2; Ring-necked Pheasant, 2; American Coot, 1; Her- 
ring Gull, 28; Mourning Dove, 20; Belted Kingfisher, 3; Yellow-shafted 
Flicker, 1; Red-bellied Woodpecker, 7; Hairy Woodpecker, 3; Downy Wood- 
pecker, 9; Prairie Horned Lark, 8; Blue Jay, 4; Common Crow, 17; Black- 
capped Chickadee, 2; Tufted Titmouse, 1; White-breasted Nuthatch, 1; 
Brown Creeper, 2; Winter Wren, 1; Carolina Wren, 1; Loggerhead Shrike, 
1; Starling, 47; English Sparrow, 165; Eastern Meadowlark, 2; Red-winged 
Blackbird, 389; Cowbird, 1; Cardinal, 9; Common Goldfinch, 3; Slate- 
colored Junco, 30; Tree Sparrow, 365; Swamp Sparrow, 2; Song Sparrow, 
14. Total, 47 species, 2,045 individuals. Karl E. Bartel, (compiler), Alfred 
H. Reuss, Jr. 
t Glen Ellyn area, Du Page county, Morton Arboretum, Lisle and Warren- 
ville. December 30, 1954; 9 a.m. to 12 a.m.; 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sunny-bright 
day, 4” snow, 30°, no wind. Twenty miles by car, two on foot. Sharp-shinned 
Hawk, 2; Red-tailed Hawk, 1; Red-shouldered Hawk, 2; Marsh Hawk, 1; 
Sparrow Hawk, 1; Ring-necked Pheasant, 8; Mourning Dove, 2; Yellow- 
shafted Flicker, 2; Red-bellied Woodpecker, 2; Hairy Woodpecker, 12; 
Downy Woodpecker, 16; Prairie Horned Lark, 9; Blue Jay, 12; Common 
Crow, 52; Black-capped Chickadee, 57; Tufted Titmouse, 8; White-breasted 
Nuthatch, 7; Red-breasted Nuthatch, 6; Brown Creeper, 3; Winter Wren, 
1; Carolina Wren, 2; Mockingbird, 2; Hermit Thrush, 1; Golden-crowned 
Kinglet, 4; Starling, 55; English Sparrow, 82; Cardinal, 17; Purple Finch, 
8; Pine Siskin, 31; Common Goldfinch, 2; Slate-colored Junco, 47; Oregon 
Junco, 2; Tree Sparrow, 22; Song Sparrow, 2. Total, 32 species, 471 in- 
dividuals. — Benjamin T. Gault Bird Club of Glen Ellyn, Illinois. Mrs. 
Luther E. Cisne (compiler), C. C. Choyce, C. S. Johnson, W. W. Currier, 
H. Hinds, Carol Hinds, B. Fulton, C. McKnight, H. Davis, R. Van Lone, 
C. Jorgeson, G. Farmer, J. Wood, W. Gregg, W. Shaughnessy, W. Hunt. 
« Jackson Park, inner and outer harbor and lake front, Calumet lake, and 
dumps, from 103rd St. to 130th St.; open water 85%, garbage dump 10%, 
running ditch 5%. — Dec. 31; 11:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Clear; temp. 33°.to 
40°; wind SW, 10-15 m.p.h.; ground mostly bare of snow. Calumet lake 
mostly frozen over except on south and along edges. All observations were 
made from car with 20x and 40x scope. Observer alone. Total hours 514; 
total miles 10. Mallard Duck, 52; Black Duck, 14; Greater Scaup Duck, 2; 
American Golden-eye, 220; Buffle-head, 5; Old-squaw, 1; American Mer- 
ganser, 19; American Coot, 2; Wilson’s Snipe, 4; Pectoral Sandpiper, 1; 
Herring Gull, 4000; Bonaparte’s Gull, 450; Starling, 1; Cardinal, 2. Total, 
14 species; about 4773 individuals. — Karl E. Bartel. 
