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and rivers partly frozen over; 33 observers in 6 parties; total party-hours, 
54 (49 on foot, 5 by car); total party-miles, 174 (51 on foot, 123 by car). 
The Hermit Thrush was observed by five members of a group headed by 
Mrs. John Helmer. Seen in the area during the Census period: American 
Seoters in Montrose harbor, unspecified Scoters off Park Avenue, Glen- 
coe (dates not given); 20 White-winged Scoters seen by Laurie Bin- 
ford in lake off Tower Road, Dec. 30. Ann Anglemire, Kenneth Anglemire, 
Ormsby Annan, Clyde Aultz, William Baasel, Jr., Clinton C. Bennett, 
Mrs. Catherine Campbell, Mrs. Horton Conrad, Mrs. W. G. DuMont, Mrs. 
Marvin Ericson, Herman Frauen, Albert E. Gilbert, Kenny Gilchrist, 
Adm. H. W. Goodall, Joseph Healy, Mr. & Mrs. John Helmer, Mrs. L. J. 
Helmick, John Janusz, Jr., Thomas L. Kemper, Mr. & Mrs. Russell Man- 
nette, Mr. & Mrs. Cyrus Mark, Miss Helen McMillen, Jerry Mustoffa, 
Philip N. Steffen, Mrs. L. W. Stolte, Brother I. Vincent, F.S.C. (compiler), 
James R. Ware, Dr. Andrew Weir, Francis C. Whitehead, Mrs. Carl Wilm. 
(Evanston Bird Club). 
®°CODE: Lake Genev.; Lake Geneva, Wisconsin (same as last year) ; 
around % of lake and back-tracking so as to include a tamarack bog 
three miles east of Lake Geneva. Town and suburbs 30%, deciduous woods 
25%, open water 5%, cat-tails, bottom land and spring-fed streams 20%, 
open fields 15%, tamarack bog 5%. Jan. 2; 7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Cloudy 
and foggy, with light snow and rain most of the day; entire lake frozen 
over except center and small area on southwest end; rivers and springs 
open. Temp. 32° to 40°; wind SE, 15 to 20 m.p.h.; ground mostly bare. 
Five observers together 75% of the time. Total party-hours, 12% (11% on 
foot, 14% by car); total party-miles, 50 (14 on foot, 36 by car). All ducks 
were observed with a 20X and 40X scope. The identification of the Meadow- 
lark was not specific, as both the Eastern and Western varieties are found 
here. Seen in the area Dec. 26: Mourning Dove, 1; Brown Creeper, 1; 
Red-winged Blackbird, 1. Six Long-eared Owls and one Saw-Whet Owl 
were found shot (fresh). — Earl Anderson, Miss Margaret Lehmann, 
Kenneth Mertz, Clarence O. Palmquist and son Ronald, Robert Palm- 
quist, Alfred Reuss, Karl E. Bartel (compiler). 
aCODE: North Ind.; Northern Lake County, Indiana (same as 1954, 
except circle center moved south two miles to 25th Street and Broadway, 
Gary, for better coverage). Jan. 2, 1956; 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; overcast, 
with rain in a.m., fog in p.m.; temp. 37° to 42°; wind SW, 6 to 12 m.p.h.; 
ground bare; Burns Ditch and Lake Michigan open; rivers, ponds and 
marshes frozen. Four observers in three parties. Total party-hours, 24 (11 on 
foot, 13 by car) ; total party-miles, 65 (11 on foot, 54 by car). — Raymond 
Grow (compiler), John M. Louis, George T. Newman, Philip R. Sigler. 
CODE: Olney; Bird Haven Sanctuary, Richland County (same as 1954). 
(742 mile radius centering on Bird Haven, including New Olney Lake, 
Weber-Shaw Refuge, Big Creek; open farm lands 85%, deciduous forests 
15%); 7:00 a.m., to 5:00 p.m.; Dee. 26; temp. 28° to 38°; wind NE, 10 
m.p.h.; water open; 10 observers in 3 parties. Total party-hours, 26 (6% 
on foot, 19% by car), total party-miles, 247 (10 on foot, 237 by car). 
Five additional species seen in the area the week of the Census: Black 
Duck, Great Horned Owl, Screech Owl, Purple Finch, Dickcissel. The 
