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Marsh, Donald, Helen, and Tommy McIntyre, Marjie and Robert Trial 
(compiler), of Aledo, Ill.; May, Richard, and Ted Greer, Gary and Lee 
Schrader, and Earl Tomlinson, of Joy, Ill. 
CODE: Spr’gfield; Springfield, Illinois. 742 mile radius centering on city 
square, including Lake Springfield, Clear Lake, Oak Ridge Cemetery, Car- 
penter’s Park, Winch’s Lane, Chatham Flats, and Sangamon river (same 
as last year). Water 5%, river bottom 15%, river bluffs 5%, pasture 20%, 
plowland 40%, city parks 15%. Dec. 22; 6:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; weather 
clear, temp. 39° to 59°, wind S, 5-25 m.p.h.; ground bare and unfrozen, 
lakes and rivers open. Nineteen observers in 5 parties. Total party-hours, 
34 (25 on foot, 9 by car) ; total party-miles, 195 (20 on foot, 175 by car). — 
Dr. Richard Allyn, Wayne Bailey, Maurice Cook, Beatrice Foster, Vernon 
Greening, Lena Hardbarger, Lois Hogan, Ellen Hopkins, Beatrice Hopwood, 
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Irwin, Al Kaszynski, Emma Leonhard, Mr. and Mrs. 
Turner Nearing, William O’Brien, Opel M. Rippey, W. A. Sausaman (com- 
piler), Richard Ware (Springfield Nature League). Seen during census 
week but not on census day were the Bluebird, Brown Thrasher, Towhee, 
and Myrtle Warbler. The seven redpolls were observed on census day in 
a clump of white birch trees adjacent to the Naval Training Center on 
Lake Springfield. They were first observed on December 8 by Al Kaszynski. 
At this writing (December 29) they are still at the same location, feeding 
on the birch seed. This is the first indisputable record for the redpoll in 
the 23 years the League has conducted Christmas bird censuses. 
CODE: Tri-City; Rock Island-Moline-Davenport Area (7% mile radius 
centering on Memorial Bridge tollgate — same as last year). Dec. 29; 
7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; overcast, snow flurries in p.m.; wind NE, 9-11 
m.p.h.; temp. 21° to 31°; ground bare, river open. 54 observers in 20 
parties. Total party-hours, 106 (46 on foot, 60 by car); total party-miles, 
513 (71 on foot, 442 by car). Deciduous woods 35%, open farmland 30%, 
river and shoreline 25%, evergreen woods 5%, urban 5%.—54 members 
of the Tri-City Bird Club; Dale Dickinson, compiler; Mr. & Mrs. James 
Hodges, tabulation supper hosts. 
CODE: Waukegan; Waukegan harbor, Lake front, woods and fields north 
of Waukegan, Public Service cooling pond, bird feeder in Lake Bluff, and 
St. Mary’s of the Lake Seminary Woods. Lake edge 60%, pine and other 
evergreens 10%, open fields 15%, inland lakes and creeks 15%. Jan. 1: 
8:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., clear to partly overcast; temp. 5° to 9°; wind N.W., 
approx. 5 m.p.h.; 4 to 14 inches of snow on ground; trees and bushes heavy 
with snow. Water at lake front open; inland creeks and ponds frozen to 
partly frozen. Twelve observers in 2 parties. Total party-hours, 10% 
(2% on foot, 8 by car), total party-miles, 37 (7 on foot, 30 by car). — Karl 
E. Bartel, Catherine Campbell, Margaret C. Lehmann (compiler), Paul 
Schulze, Roy Smith, Charles Westcott, Helen A. Wilson, John Yondorf, 
Dr. J. O. Young, Ann Young, Mr. & Mrs. Albert J. Zimmermann. 
*CODE: White Pines; White Pines State Park and bluffs and flats along 
Rock river between Oregon and Dixon. Dec. 22; 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; 
fair in a.m., light snow in p.m.; temp. 30°, 6 m.p.h. wind. — Mrs Karl 
Priemer (compiler); Vic Eichler Jr., Mrs. Gronberg, Mrs. Roe, Richard 
Finch, Bill O’Connor, Warren Stultz, Mickey McCardle, Craig Olney, Jack 
