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the name of modernization, we have corrected our table once more, and 
hope that all of you will revise your records accordingly. 
In all seriousness, we urge that some of you compilers pay more attention 
to the A.O.U. order when you draw up your reports for submission to the 
Editor. When owls are listed before ducks, and hawks follow the thrushes on 
your charts, the tabulator is quite inclined to drop the entire sheet into the 
wastebasket. But on to our Census. As before, the names of the areas are 
shown at the tops of the columns, and the data about locality, weather, 
number of observers, and so on are given in the paragraphs that follow. 
eCODE: Arboretum; Lisle, DuPage County; entire 800 acres of Morton 
Arboretum, and within 7% miles to the north (similar to last year) ; semi- 
open area 15%, open fields and farm land 10%, oak woods 35%, river bot- 
tom 10%, pine and spruce stands 30%. Dec. 26; 9:00 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. 
Bright sun most of the day, one inch of snow on the ground, none at the 
end of the day; temp. 30° to 42°, wind west 6 to 15 m.p.h. 32 observers in 
three parties. Total party-hours, 13% (11% on foot, 2 by car); total 
party-miles 30 (20 on foot, 10 by car). Members and guests of the Chicago 
Ornithological Society; Karl E. Bartel, compiler. Seen in this area Decem- 
ber 25, four Eastern Towhees. 
CODE: Channahon; Will County. Riverside-roadside census; south from 
Channahon to Morris in Grundy County and back. Observations were made 
along towpath of the I. and M. Canal to Morris on the northwest side of the 
DuPage river, then along the Kankakee and DesPlaines rivers north to 
Channahon. River edge 60%, deciduous farm woodlots 15%, plowed fields 
and pasture 20%, cat-tail marsh 5%. Dec. 31; 8:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Clear 
to partly cloudy; temp 28° to 34°; wind NW, 8 to 10 m.p.h.; ground bare, 
most of back waters frozen, rivers open. Seven observers in two parties. 
Total party-hours, 12% (4 on foot, 8% by car); total party-miles 63 
(4 on foot, 59 by car). Most water observations were made from a car, 
as the road is on a dike between the canal and the river. Three 20X and 
one 40X scopes were used. — Albert L. Campbell, Charles T. Clark, Miss 
Margaret Lehmann, Dr. Alfred Lewy, Laurie Binford, Theodore Nork, 
Karl E. Bartel (compiler). 
CODE: Decatur; circle 15 miles in diameter, centering on the Decatur 
Transfer House (same as last year); around Lake Decatur and parts of 
the Sangamon river. Dec. 26; 3:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.; cloudy in morning, 
fair in afternoon. — G. Chaniot, J. Chaniot, H. Glosser, D. Gorham, Mr. 
& Mrs. F. Irwin, Robert Kirby (compiler), Mr. & Mrs. T. Nearing, Richard 
Sandburg, R. Simpson, Mr. & Mrs. P. Smith. Seen during the Census 
period: Bald Eagle, Wilson’s Snipe, Screech Owl, Meadowlark. 
CODE: Evanston; northern Chicago and suburbs (same as last year) ; 
15 mile diameter circle centering at Touhy and Lincoln Avenues, Lincoln- 
wood, Illinois. All lakefront and Forest Preserve District in the area; 
Graceland, Rosehill, and Memorial Park Cemeteries; city streets 5%, lake- 
fronts and harbors 18%, golf courses 3%, river woods 34%, rivers and 
canals 1%, open fields 16%, cemeteries 8%, city parks 11%, feeders 
4%. Dec. 26; 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; clear in a.m., cloudy in p.m.; no 
precipitation; temperature 30° to 35°; wind SE, 10 to 15 m.p.h.; ground 
clear and frozen but surface thawing in p.m.; Lake Michigan open; harbors 
