feo ee ee BeOUONG BU I i bvrer N aif 
individuals. — Dr. and Mrs. Richard Allyn, Stanley Atterberry, Erma Bix- 
ler, Mina Bixler, Carl Cook, Maurice Cook, Beatrice Foster, Lena Hard- 
barger, Lois Hogan, Ellen Hopkins, Beatrice Hopwood, Al Kaszynski, Emma 
Leonhard, William O’Brien, Opel M. Rippey, W. A. Sausaman (Compiler), 
Charles Scherck, Ray Shull, Daisy Thompson, Richard Ware, Ray Wein- 
gardt (Springfield Nature League). 
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Tri-Cities: LOCK ISLAND-MOLINE-DAVENPORT AREA, 742 miles radius centering 
on the Memorial Bridge tollgate — same as last year. — Dee. 28; 5:30 a.m. 
to 5:30 p.m.; wind S, 5-10 m.p.h.; temp. 31° to 54°; clear, clouding over in 
p.m.; ground bare except for old drifts; Mississippi River 50% open. Sixty 
observer's in 28 parties. Total party-hours, 151 (55 on foot, 72 by car, 24 
miscellaneous) ; total party-miles, 674 (88 on foot, 586 by car). — Great 
Blue Heron, 1; Mallard, 120; Black Duck, 11; Pintail, 2; Canvasback, 2; 
Lesser Scaup, 17; Common Goldeneye, 637; Common Merganser, 747; 
Sharp-shinned Hawk, 2; Coope1’s Hawk, 5; Red-tailed Hawk, 77; Krider’s 
Red-tailed Hawk, 1; Harlan’s Hawk, 2; Red-shouldered Hawk, 22; Rough- 
legged Hawk, 29; Bald Eagle, 114; Marsh Hawk, 10; Sparrow Hawk, 15; 
Bobwhite, 60; Ring-necked Pheasant, 79; Killdeer, 1; Herring Gull, 520; 
Ring-billed Gull, 64; Mourning Dove, 158; Screech Owl, 4; Great Horned 
Owl, 4; Barred Owl, 17; Long-eared Owl, 4; Short-eared Owl, 3; Belted 
Kingfisher, 13; Yellow-shafted Flicker, 21; Red-bellied Woodpecker, 68; 
Red-headed Woodpecker, 4; Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, 1; Hairy Woodpecker, 
49; Downy Woodpecker, 128; Horned Lark, 140; Blue Jay, 160; Common 
Crow, 641; Black-capped Chickadee, 346; Tufted Titmouse, 150; White- 
breasted Nuthatch, 120; Red-breasted Nuthatch, 2; Brown Creeper, 11; 
Carolina Wren, 3; Mockingbird, 1; Brown Thrasher, 1; Robin, 15; Eastern 
Bluebird, 1; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 45; Cedar Waxwing, 29; Loggerhead 
Shrike, 1; Starling, 3,585; House Sparrow, 4,912; Eastern Meadowlark, 1; 
Western Meadowlark, 6; Meadowlark species, 538; Red-winged Blackbird, 
12; Rusty Blackbird, 3; Common Grackle, 126; Brown-headed Cowbird, 5; 
Cardinal, 360; Purple Finch, 5; Pine Siskin, 5; Am. Goldfinch, 109; Savan- 
nah Sparrow, 3; Slate-colored Junco, 927; Oregon Junco, 1; Tree Sparrow, 
1,113; Field Sparrow, 1; White-crowned Sparrow, 1; White-throated Spar- 
row, 1; Fox Sparrow, 5; Lincoln’s Sparrow, 2; Swamp Sparrow, 7; Song 
Sparrow, 130; Lapland Longspur, 1. Total: 75 species plus one subspecies; 
about 16,915 individuals. Seen during count period but not on day of count: 
Canada Goose, Ring-necked Duck, Hooded Merganser, Red-breasted Mer- 
ganser, Common Snipe, Barn Owl, Pileated Woodpecker, and Bohemian 
Waxwing. The Harlan’s Hawk was identified by Lewis Blevins, M1. and Mrs. 
Don Price, and Edwin Meyer. Identity established by dark coloration, tail 
pattern, and white-tipped feathers on back. The Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 
was seen in good light at close range by Dick Greer and Leo Doering. The 
Mockingbird was seen by Mrs. A. S. Crom at her feeder, where it has been 
since September. The Loggerhead Shrike was found by Dennis Sheets and 
