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Seaton, WESTERN MERCER COUNTY (same area as last year). — Dee. 21; 
7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; temp. 19° to 30°; cloudy to clearing; wind SE, 10 
to 15 m.p.-h.; twelve observers in five parties; total party-hours, 29% (9 on 
foot, 204% by car); total party-miles, 270 (16 on foot, 254 by car). — Mal- 
lard, 123; Black Duck, 14; Common Goldeneye, 251; Common Merganser, 
110; Sharp-shinned Hawk, 1; Cooper’s Hawk, 5; Red-tailed Hawk, 27; Red- 
shouldered Hawk, 2; Rough-legged Hawk, 6; Bald Eagle, 34; Marsh Hawk, 
8; Sparrow Hawk, 3; Bobwhite, 26; Ring-necked Pheasant, 1; Herring Gull, 
9; Mourning Dove, 31; Screech Owl, 6; Great Horned Owl, 4; Barred Owl, 
2; Long-eared Owl, 12; Short-eared Owl, 1; Saw-whet Owl, 1; Yeliow- 
shafted Flicker, 17; Pileated Woodpecker, 4; Red-bellied Woodpecker, 11; 
Hairy Woodpecker, 18; Downy Woodpecker, 38; Horned Lark, 11; Blue Jay, 
108; Common Crow, 266; Black-capped Chickadee, 194; Tufted Titmouse, 
31; White-breasted Nuthatch, 25; Red-breasted Nuthatch, 1; Carolina Wren, 
1; Robin, 4; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 6; Cedar Waxwing, 65; Starling, 803; 
House Sparrow, 1,276; Eastern Meadowlark, 12; Red-winged Blackbird, 1; 
Brown-headed Cowbird, 1; Cardinal, 2830; Purple Finch, 3; Am. Goldfinch, 
133; Slate-colored Junco, 567; Tree Sparrow, 188; White-crowned Sparrow, 
3; Song Sparrow, 13. — Total: 50 species, 4,716 individuals. — Participants: 
Lewis Blevins, Davenport, Ia.; Dale Dickinson, Rock Island; Clark Ehlers, 
Bettendorf, Ia.; Carroll Greer, Aledo; May Greer, Richard Greer, and 
Theodore Greer, Joy; Dr. Nellie Marsh, Aledo; Donald McIntyre, Aledo; 
Peter Petersen, Jr., Davenport, Ia.; Marjie Trial and Robert Trial (Com- 
piler), Aledo. 
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Springfield, ILLINOIS. 74% mile radius centering on city square, including 
Lake Springfield, Clear Lake, Oak Ridge Cemetery, Carpenter’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. 28; 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Clear; temp. 26° to 53°; 
wind S, 9 m.p.h.; ground bare, river and lake frozen except 2 small areas 
on Lake Springfield. Twenty-two observers in 7 parties. Total party-hours, 
44 (34 on foot, 10 by car); total party-miles, 266 (25 on foot, 241 by car). 
— Canada Goose, 6; Mallard, 4,000; Black Duck, 3,500; Ring-necked Duck, 
4; Canvasback, 1; Lesser Seaup, 20; Common Goldeneye, 100; Hooded Mer- 
ganser, 1; Common Merganser, 100; Red-breasted Merganser, 6; Red-tailed 
Hawk, 6; Marsh Hawk, 4; Sparrow Hawk, 9; Bobwhite, 51; Am. Coot, 20; 
Killdeer, 1; Herring Gull, 50; Ring-billed Gull, 30; Mourning Dove, 28; 
Great Horned Owl, 1; Belted Kingfisher, 4; Yellow-shafted Flicker, 17; Red- 
bellied Woodpecker, 37; Red-headed Woodpecker, 8; Yellow-bellied Sap- 
sucker, 1; Hairy Woodpecker, 12; Downy Woodpecker, 70; Horned Lark, 
49; Blue Jay, 102; Common Crow, 222; Black-capped Chickadee, 140; Tufted 
Titmouse, 134; White-breasted Nuthatch, 20; Brown Creeper, 10; Carolina 
Wren, 25; Mockingbird, 3; Robin, 1; Eastern Bluebird, 3; Golden-crowned 
Kinglet, 7; Loggerhead Shrike, 1; Starling, 25,000; House Sparrow, 900; 
Eastern Meadowlark, 15; Cardinal, 240; Purple Finch, 14; Am. Goldfinch, 
61; Slate-colored Junco, 283; Tree Sparrow, 219; White-crowned Sparrow, 
11; White-throated Sparrow, 9; Song Sparrow, 56. Total: 51 species; 35,612 
