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Woods forest preserve. Semi-open area 15%; open fields and farm land 10%; 
oak woods 35%; river bottom 10%; pine and spruce stands 30%. Dec. 30; 
7:00 an. to 4:15 p.m.; sunny, then cloudy from 10:00 a.m. on. Temp. 9° to 
27°; wind W, 10 to 15 m.p.h.; about one inch of snow on ground not melting. 
27 observers in five parties; total party-hours 87 (25 on foot, 12 by car) ; 
total party miles 96 (40 on foot, 56 by car). Chicago Ornithological Society 
members and guests; Bertha Bannert, Karl E. Bartel (compiler), Dr. W. J. 
Beecher, Kay Binder, Shirley Borchardt, Albert L. Campbell, Ralph M. 
Eiseman, Herman Frauen, Eleanore Hudgeon, Dr. Warren N. Keck, Lloyd 
Kern, Margaret Lehmann, Jack Link, Rev. Reinhold Link, Hazel Bradley 
Lory, Theodore Nork, Alfred H. Reuss Jr., Catharine Schaffer, Paul Schulze, 
Winslow Shaughnessy, C. Roy Smith, Judith Smith, Dr. David H. Thompson, 
Roberta Weitzman, C. A. Westcott, Carl F. Wilm, Kenneth Wilz. 
CODE: Channahon; Will County. (This area was also covered December 
25th in order to get a better coverage before the official count day.) Riverside- 
roadside census; south from Channahon to Morris in Grundy County and 
back. Observations were made along the 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. 29; 
8:45 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Clear in morning, partly cloudy in afternoon; temp. 
20° to 25°; wind NW, 8 to 10 m.p.h.; two inches of fresh snow on ground; 
most of waters open. Observers together. Total party hours, 8% (2 on foot, 
6% by car); total party miles 52 ( 2 on foot, 50 by car). Most of observa- 
tions were made from the car, as a high bluff is west of the canal and a road 
dike is between the canal and the river. The 20X and 40X scopes were used. 
Seen on the 25th and not the 29th were Rough-legged Hawk, Yellow-bellied 
Sapsucker, White-breasted Nuthatch, Carolina Wren, Loggerhead Shrike, 
and Lapland Longspur. — Margaret Lehmann, 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. 27; 2:00 a.m. to midnight; cloudy in a.m., fair in 
p.m. — Laurie Binford, George Chaniot Jr., Dean Gorham, Helen Gorham, 
Mrs. Frank Irwin, Robert Kirby (compiler), Richard Maycomber, Mr. and 
Mrs. Turner Nearing, Richard Sandburg, Roger Simpson, Mr. and Mrs. Paul 
Smith. The especially unusual records were Eastern Phoebe, Horned Grebe, 
Pileated Woodpecker, and Varied Thrush. 
CODE: Evanston. (15 mile diameter circle centering at Touhy and Lincoln 
Aves., Lincolnwood, Ill.) All lakefront and Forest Preserve District in the 
area; Graceland, Rosehill, and Memorial Park Cemeteries; city streets 4%, 
lakefront and harbors 32%, golf courses 3%, woods 23%, rivers and canals 
2%, open fields 24%, cemeteries 8%, clay and gravel pits 2%, city parks 
2%. Dec. 29; 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Clear in a.m., cloudy in p.m.; temperature 
19° to 26°; wind NW, 5 to 15 m.p.h. Lake and harbors open; rivers and 
canals partly open; ground frozen and covered with half inch of snow; light 
snow in p.m. Twenty-nine observers in 6 parties. Total party-hours, 48 (44 
on foot, 4 by car), total party miles, 124 (42 on foot, 82 by car). (1,500 un- 
identified Scaup also seen on the count day). — Anne Anglemire, Kenneth 
Anglemire, Ormsby Annan, Laurie Binford, Van Bradley, Mrs. Catherine 
