12 THE AUDUBON BULL Ea 
by Elton Fawks 
OCTOBER 1968 
Canada Goose—18,500 reported at Crab Orchard, Oct. 21. Smith. 
Biue Goose—200 moving south near Chester, Oct. 28. Smith. 
Turkey Vulture—20 soaring southward near Rockwood, Oct. 13. Smith 
Red-shouldered Hawk—One at Chester, Oct. 28. Smith. (Note: As this st 
is declining rapidly all records will be used.) 
Golden Eagle—Illinois Beach State Park, Oct. 27. Joel Greenberg. 
Osprey—Two at Little Red School House Forest Preserve, Oct. 9. P 
Dring. 
Hungarian Partridge—Seven near Chicago, Oct. 8. Charles Westcott. 
Sandhill Crane—F lock of about 60. Barrington, Oct. 28. Evanston Bird C 
Cliff Swallow—One immature at Long John’s Slough. Clark & Coopei 
Purple Martin—Nine at Little Red School House, Oct. 9. Dring. 
Gambel’s Sparrow—Chicago, Oct. 7. Bartel. 
Snow Bunting—Evanston, Oct. 23. Louise North. 
NOVEMBER, 1968 
Common Loon—Chester, Nov. 2 & 3, Crab Orchard Refuge, Smith. I 
13, Fulton, Nov. 16, Pete Petersen, Jr. 
Whistling Swan—Flock of 13 at Glencoe, Nov. 16, Russ Mannette. Nov. 
about 10 at Barrington and 5 at Illinois Beach State. Park, WV 
Schultz & Lois Turbitt. 
Canada Goose—10,000 at Crab Orchard Refuge with 100 Snow and 150 I 
Geese, Nov. 6. 58,000 at Crab Orchard Refuge. 21,000 at Horse: 
Lake. 15,000 at Union County Refuge. Nov. 17. Smith. 
Branit—“About 100 flying north and low over the Mississippi River (@ 
Chester) Back in the 1950’s ’til about 1960, I used to see Br: 
every season along the Mississippi and at the Union County Ref 
but for the last 10 years, I haven’t observed any until this y 
Maybe the reason for this is the depletion of eel grass along 
Atlantic Coast.” November 2 & 3. Smith. 
Barrow’s Goldeye—Glencoe, Nov. 29, male and female. Irvine & J. Sand 
Common Scoter—Wilmette, Nov. 29, I & J. Sanders. 
Bobwhite—Chester, about 5 Nov. 17, and 70 on the 24th. Smith. 
Ring-necked Pheasant—About 200 seen in two days. Dwight. Nov. 
Smith. 
Common Gallinule—A late immature at Willow’s Springs Nov. 2. Greenb 
Black-bellied Plover—Late at Evanston Nov. 5. Jim Ware, Bedford Bro 
Cathy Schaffer & Robert Vobernik. 
