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12 THE’ AU DU BLOUN BU Lele hie 
Foster, Freda Pinkova, Wm. Nottingham, Al Kaszynski, Maurice Cook, 
Vernon Greening (Springfield Nature League). Immature Kittiwake seen 
at Lake Springfield on Dec. 24 by Dr. Richard Allyn (first report for 
Sangamon Co.). Single White-throated Sparrow seen on Dec. 27. 
CODE: Tri-City; Rock Island, Moline, Davenport area (same as 1954). 
Circle of 7% miles radius centering on Memorial Bridge. Deciduous woods 
35%, open farmland 30%, river shoreline 25%, coniferous woods 5%, urban 
areas 5%. Dec. 26; 4:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; temp. 31° to 37°; wind ENE, 
6 to 10 m.p.h.; overeast, clearing in afternoon; ground bare; river 20% 
open. Observers: 41 in 18 parties; total party-hours, 98 (57 on foot, 33 by 
car, 8 miscellaneous); total party-miles, 384 (64 on foot, 320 by car). 
A compilation meeting was held immediately after the Census, in which 
observers were required to give a full description of unusual species ob- 
served. Several were dropped from the list because of incomplete descrip- 
tions. The two Ospreys were observed in flight by Dale Dickinson and Ivan 
Graham; extremely light underparts and black mask were noted. The same 
observers found the Catbirds, watching them closely for some time; the 
identification was unquestionable. The Savannah Sparrow was observed at 
very close range and in good light by H. James Hodges, who described the 
bird in accurate detail. — 41 members and guests of the Tri-City Bird 
Club; Peter C. Petersen, Jr., compiler. ' 
*CODE: Waukegan; Waukegan harbor, lake front, woods and fields north 
of Waukegan (same as last year). Public Service cooling pond, south half 
of Illinois Beach State Park; lake edge 60%, long leaf pine stand 10%, 
open fields 15%, inland lakes and creeks 15%. Clear to partly cloudy, ground 
bare, most of the lake frozen over except cooling pond, lake open in the 
afternoon. Ten observers in one party but spread out. Jan. 1, 1956; 9:00 
a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Temp. 30° to 35°, wind east, 8 to 20 m.p.h. Total party- 
hours 7 (6% on foot, % by car); total party-miles, 13 (7 on foot, 6 by 
car). All ducks and gulls were observed with 20X and 40X scopes. — 
Margaret Lehmann, Karl E. Bartel (compiler), Paul A. Schulze, H. T. 
Dean, Amy G. Baldwin, Hermann Frauen, Mary R. Curry, Anne and Ken 
Anglemire, Philip N. Gieffen. 
e CODE: White Pines; White Pines State Park (same as last year). Circle 
15 miles in diameter with White Pines at the center; state park, Boy Scout 
Camp, Camp Emmaus, Lowden State Park, environs of Polo, Mt. Morris, 
and Oregon, Ill. Jan. 1, 1956; 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; weather sunny and 
mild in a.m., cool and cloudy in p.m.; 37 observers covering 25 miles on 
foot, 60 miles by car. — 37 members and guests of the White Pines Bird 
Club, Mrs. D. A. Stenmark, compiler, naturalist at White Pines State Park. 
Planning an Outdoor Vacation? 
If you haven’t made your reservations yet, there is still time to arrange 
for an exciting two weeks of nature study at one of the Audubon Camps 
this summer. There are three camps, each with unique features: Maine 
Camp, on Hog Island, a setting of blue bay and deep spruce forest; Wis- 
consin Camp, new, convenient, in the heart of a wilderness lake region; 
and California Camp, a mile from Donner Pass in the high Sierra 
mountains. For descriptive folders, write to your Editor, or to the National 
Audubon Society, 1130 Fifth Ave., New York 28, N. Y. 
