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Hlinois Nesting Records |; 1968 
Compiled by JOHN R. PAUL 
Curator of Zoology 
Hlinois State Museum 
Springfield, Illinois 
Iinois birders reached an all-time high in 
nest-records in 1968, accumulating a total of 
724 reports. This is approximately 200 greater 
than the number of reports submitted in the 
past two years. Additionally, the number of 
Participating observers has more than doubl- 
ed since the previous high (64 in 1968, 32 
in 1966). 
All information gathered in 1969 by the 
North American Nest Record Card Program, 
with whom the Illinois Audubon Society is 
cooperating, is being recorded on a new style 
record card. The information is being arranged 
in such a fashion as to allow ready transcrip- 
tion of the data to computer punch cards. 
It is hoped by this compiler that future 
summaries of the results of this program take 
on the form of comparative studies of selected 
species and only briefly summarize the sta- 
tistics for the current year. In large part, the 
data presented in each annual report is of little 
or no value. Only through accumulative rec- 
ords and comparative studies will the real 
worth of this information be realized. 
Let me thank ali the people who assisted 
in the project last year and encourage you all 
fo participate in future studies. 
