pete OULU. ReOeNe BR Us lil hel Ton 21 
June 3. In 1968 waterbirds were first seen about March 20. By May 7 the 
acre was almost dried up due to the farmer’s attempts at drainage. Luckily 
for birdwatchers, the tile broke, water seeped back, and rain on May 13 
raised the water level again until May 20, after which only mallard, blue- 
winged teal and killdeer stayed to nest. Red-winged blackbirds and horned 
larks are abundant in the acre. Flocks of barn, tree and rough-winged 
swallows, grackles, nighthawks and two pair of mourning doves visited 
regularly. These land birds were not included in the tabulation of shore 
and water birds. 
The Sprague’s Pipit deserve comment. It was observed at close range 
and in good light throughout one afternoon, in company with and compared 
to the water pipits. Diagnostic field marks were unmistakable, particularly 
leg color and streaked back. The pipit flock was scattered and hard to 
flush from the stubble, so there were undoubtedly more than those listed 
in the table. Sprague’s pipits may be less unusual in Illinois than has been 
previously thought. Perhaps they travel singly or in smaller numbers 
with the larger flocks of water pipits or longspurs with which they are 
usually associated. (Cf AUD. BULL: No. 102 and No. 126.) 
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SPRING - 1967 
Nothing seen till APRIL MAY 
SPECIES 30 1 4 5 10 22 24 28 29 
MALLARD — ib fete pr — pr 1M — = 
BALDPATE Spr 4F,16W — — — — 
BLUE-WINGED TEAL 5pr 57M,5F 4M,1F pr IM 
WOOD DUCK —_— — IM pr — — 
SEMIPALMATED PLOVER _ _-_ — 2 6 4 — — — 
KILLDEER 4 — 2 3 
RUDDY TURNSTONE 1 
SPOTTED SANDPIPER — = 
SOLITARY SANDPIPER ] 
GREATER YELLOWLEGS = 
LESSER YELLOWLEGS 2 a3 
PECTORAL SANDPIPER -- 
DUNLIN — —- = — 8 20 20 3 — 
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MALLARD 25+ 40 Am pr, pr 
BALDPATE 4 6 30 — — 
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BLUE-WINGED TEAL — pr 3° 14 12 
SHOVELLER _ -- 7 — a 
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