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on the Illinois levees on May 26. A female showed up June 6. Both seen 
by many birders. 
Bitzi and I observed 17 Fish Crows on the levees on May 12. The birds 
were calling to each other. Young Common Crows were not out of the 
nest by June 1. 
Wrens and thrushes were about normal. 
Cedar Waxwings were extremely abundant in late May into June. 
Warblers were seen in normal numbers, but dribbled through all of 
May. Only heavy flight was May 12-15. Bertha Massi and I heard only 
one Swainson’s Warbler in Big Oak State Park. In 1962 I heard six differ- 
ent singing males there. It would appear that loss of the cane habitat has 
reduced their numbers. 
Harris Sparrows were much above normal in late April, especially in 
the Busch Wildlife Area. 
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“To the Editor: | joined IAS in March of this year and found it a very interesting 
organization since |, too, am interested in birds. From reading your Bulletin, | was 
surprised to see that there weren‘t many reports from Southern Illinois even though 
Southern Illinois has some fine wildlife refuges which harbor many different species. 
“As a new member, | am unfamiliar with the procedures for submitting reports 
for field notes, but the attached is a list of some of the birds | have observed since 
the first cf this year. These field notes are just a few of what | have observed. | do 
hope that they will be of some help to you ...” 
—EDWIN R. SMITH, R.R. No. 2, Murphysboro 
12-22-67. | shot a Canadian goose which had been banded on 1-25-67 at the Union County 
Refuge, Ware, Illinois (the same place where | shot the goose). 
NOTE: there was a report of a Cackling Goose having been shot on the Crab 
Orchard Refuge during the December, 1967, goose season. | received this infor- 
mation on 1-14-68. 
NOTE: on September 22nd of every year for many years running now, the first 
of Canadian geese fly in from the north to Crab Orchard Refuge. This is so true 
that you can set your calendar by it. The geese usually stay around until about 
the 20th of March. 
NOTE: on 2-7-68, a White Wing Crossbill, a bird rare in this area, was observed 
on the Crab Orchard Refuge. 
2- 8-68 Approximately seven Junco were observed in a field near Chester. 
2- 9-68 62,000 Canadian geese and 52,000 ducks was the waterfowl count at Union County 
Refuge, Ware. 
2-10-68 Tufted Titmouse (3) observed in a backyard in Chester. 
NOTE: from the end of January, 1968, until around the Ist of April, 1968, at least 
four times a week, | observed a large concentration of Pintails which usually do 
not stay in this area. Also, large concentrations of Mallards, Blue and Green Teal, 
Coots, some American Widgeons, and various other waterbirds which | couldn’t 
identify were observed in a swamp area near Route 3, 20 miles south of Chester, 
Illinois. They stayed in this area mainly because there were flooded croplands near. 
2-11-68 Black-Capped Chickadee observed in field near Chester. 
2-26-68 Observed large concentration of Common Goldeneye and Lesser Scaup, Crab 
Orchard Refuge. 
3-17-68 Observed eight Wood Ducks perched in an old dead tree near Mississippi River, 
Chester. 
