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several days. The following is a list of the birds found, many of which have 
been made into study skins and are in the collection of the Davenport Pub- 
lic Museum: 
Species No. Species No. 
Greateblue jeron:.-4.<.2.e.4.A2. 1 Orange-crowned Warbler _.......... 1 
SJe Var): 5 2) ck ATG Oe RC a pate ee Re eee ne 2 NashvillemWarblertacn 3. 2 
ATReriCaim COOL tne eae tive eg 1 Magnolia aroleri es cee eee Fy 
VEG ene DOVE we cee Sie i Myrtles Warbler. ii... es ar oe 2 
WINE yrs Wilt eek 6 See ee 1 Chestnut-sided Warbler ............. 1 
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker ............ 2 Liack pollmwarbler: sell. joe, 2 
litera VeatCnete oe fe 2 os on: 1 Palme VaAnDleliea st Soe eto oar. 1 
LT GUS VON petro ae: 1 ON OTL DF! Cngenee th te treet he ete nee {i 
CAUOTL Cee eens ee Reta 5 Mellow bnrOdts 5 trs eset. is 5 
SWaMmisons me LO EUSN o2 2 2k “4 PMGricanee RCUSLAT (sei ted a 5 
Gray-cheeked Thrush .................... 5 Cor letme LAN AY Clg a eee 4 
Golden-crowned Kinglet -............. it Rose-breasted Grosbeak .............. 3 
SS CELG avn EOE eee oe os 1 daVaER eyed CLOW EN A GY oan  eateaae ota eecaeeens va 
Red=evediay 1Fe0 ee ee ee. 2 SaAvannaligeopaTreow ee koe. 2 
Black and White Warbler............ 4 Sharp-tailed = Sparrow —.2)..2....5, 1 
Tennessee Warbler ........................ i IMCOINS DALY OW teint. ee 1 
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620 East 30th Street, Davenport, Towa 
Illinois Field Notes — Fall, 1959 
By Mr. & Mrs. HARRY SHAW AND MR. & MRs. MAx HAGANS 
NELSON’S SHARP-TAILED SPARROW was observed at close range in the reeds 
at Flynn’s Mud Flats east of Sterling, Illinois, on Sept. 23rd. Nice colored 
slides were secured from all angles, as the bird was very cooperative. At 
the same time pictures were taken of a Long-billed Marsh Wren that was 
feeding in the same reeds. The Short-billed Marsh Wren was also found 
there on Sept. 27th. 
These same mud flats were visited on Sept. 20th by a Stilt Sandpiper, 
White-rumped Sandpiper, and Black-bellied Plover. A lone Northern Phala- 
rope was there for a week — Sept. 9th to 16th. 
Red-breasted Nuthatches have been seen in numbers (12 or more) at the 
White Pines State Park for over a week — Oct. 11th to 21st. These were 
a welcome sight, as they were not found at the Park last winter. 
Jasper, the Great Horned Owl that has resided at the White Pines State 
Park for three and one-half years, still comes to the Lodge for food. This 
is the same owl that was to be caged and taken to the State Game Farm 
at Yorkville a year and a half ago. Pressure was exerted on Mr. Glen 
Palmer by the White Pines Bird Club and public opinion, and Jasper re- 
mained a free bird. October 21st, while we were hiking in the Park, he called 
to us aS we passed him unnoticed. We walked to within three feet of him 
as he sat on a low limb of a tree. He posed for pictures, hooted softly, and 
seemed glad that we showed him a bit of attention. 
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