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Sangamon County, SPRINGFIELD. (7%-mile radius centering on ¢ci 
square, including Lake Springfield, Clear Laxe, Oak Ridge Cemetery, Ca 
penter’s Park, Winch’s Lane, Chatham Flats, and Sangamon River; riy 
5%, river bottom 15%, river bluffs 5%, pasture 20%, plowland 40%, ci 
parks 15%. Dec. 22, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Cloudy early, then clear; temp. 30° - 
45°: wind ESE to WSW, 13-36 m.p.h.; ground bare, water open. 15 observe 
in 6 parties. Total party-hours 39 (21 on foot, 18 by car); total party-mil 
216 (20 on foot, 196 by car). Springfield Audubon Society—Dr. Richa 
Allyn, Maurice Cook, Thomas Crabtree, Vernon Greening, Ellen Hopkin 
Al S. Kaszynski, Emma Leonhard, William V. O’Brien, Edith Sausama 
W. A. Sausaman (compiler), W. I. Sausaman, Marie E. Spaulding, Mr. 
Mrs. Tom Taylor, and Richard Ware. 
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e Si. Clair County, GREA” ER E. ST. LOUIS AREA. (No description of are 
furnished). Dec. 28; 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; cloudy; temp. 28° to 35 737m 
servers. Total party-miles 178 (9 on foot, 169 by car). Southwest Chapt 
of IAS; Lucas Wrischnik, compiler. Note: Each day, from November 1 
March, we see a continuous stream of blackbirds between 4 and 5 p.m. fly 
ing over highways I-55 and U.S. 40—estimated at over 250,000 Redwing 
Grackles, Starlings and Rusty Blackbirds. These were NOT included i 
the Census Table. 
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oWill County, SAUK TRAIL-MONEE-BLACKHAWK. (All points withi 
a 15-mile diameter circle centered at Goodenow, including Sauk Tra 
Woods, Western-Exchange Woods, Blackhawk Dr. Woods, Plum Cree 
Wouds, Monee, Park Forest, Steger, and the southern end of Thorn Creel 
cak forests 24%, deciduous woods and thorn hedges 12%, coniferous plan’ 
ings and woods 13%, creek bottoms 7%, fields and pastures 32%, town 
roads and garbage dump 10%, feeders 2%). Dec. 31: 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Partl 
sunny; temp. -13° to +8°; wind W, 5-20 m.p.h.; 2 to 5 inches of sno} 
cover; waters frozen. 3 observers in 1 to 3 parties. Total party-hours, 1 
(8 on foot, 7 by car); total party-miles, 174 (13 on foot, 161 by car).—Scot 
Alberts, Ira Sanders, Jeffrey Sanders (tri-compilers). (Seen in area durin 
count period, but not on count day: Black-backed Three-toed Woodpecke! 
Bohemian Waxwing, Lapland Longspur.) 
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XWill County, TROY-JOLIET-CHANNAHON. (15-mile diameter circle wit 
center at Brandon Road Locks; woods 50%, open fields 30%, rivers an 
ponds 20%. Dec. 29; 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunny in a.m., partly cloudy in p.m 
temp. 18° to 22°; wind W, 5 m.p.h.; snow cover 3 inches; some open watel 
10 observers in 1 party. Total party-hours 8 (3 on foot, 5 by car); total party 
miles 80 (4 on foot, 76 by car).—John Balek, Clarence Cutler, Helen Cutlei 
William Hughes, Paul Leifheit, Helen Otis (compiler), Tom Otis, Johi 
Reddy, Clarence Stallman and Dr. George Woodruff. (Seen in area, bu 
not on count day: Cedar Waxwing, Cowbird, Red-headed Woodpecke 
[immature]). 
