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DECEMBER, 1968 
Canada Goose—Dec. 16, flock of some 50 flying south at Hutsonville (M 
ice Reed). 73,000 at Horseshoe Lake Refuge, Dec. 21. 60,000 at U: 
County Refuge, Dec. 21. 60,000 at Crab Orchard Refuge, Dee. 
21,000 at Ballard County, Kentucky Refuge, Dec. 21. Total, 214 
This total is 20,000 above last year at the same time. Edwin R. Sn 
Black Duck—about 20 wintered at Illinois State Park (Edwin L. Coffin. 
Oldsquaw-—-several seen Dec. 30 on boat trip one mile off shore, 1 
Michigan (Charles Cooper). 
White-winged Scoter—3 (same boat trip, Charles Cooper). 
Red-shouldered Hawk—Dec. 15 at Union County Refuge (Smith). 
Pigeon Hawk—5 at Union County Refuge Dec. 15. | 
Bonaparte’s Gull—1 at Lake Michgian boat trip (Cooper). 
Bohemian Waxwing—12 to 15 at Waukegan (Walton Grundy). 
JANUARY, 1969 
Golden Eagle—Jan. 25 at Union County Refuge (Robert Faber and pai 
Turkey—1 male Jan. 21 at Union County, 8 females Jan. 25 (Robert Fak 
American Coot—1 wintered lame bird at Illinois Beach State Park (Ed 
L. Coffin). 
Common Snipe—1 at Chicago, Jan. 3 (Cooper). 
Bohemian Waxwing—3 at Princeton Jan. 15 (Mrs. R. Skinner). 
Snow Bunting—All January at Manteno (Karl Bartel). 50 at Mendota Jar 
(Jim Hampson & party). 
FEBRUARY, 1963 
Whistling Swan—1 at Morton Arboretum Feb. 9 (Coffin). 
. Barrow’s Goldeneye—1l male at Lake Matton Feb. 22; seen through t 
scope for several minutes and compared with Common Golder 
(Don Varner). 
Red Crossbill—Feb. 22 at Lake Matton (Mrs. C. J. Bird). 
COMMENTS: Many observers from all over the state reported Ever 
Grosbeaks, Common Redpolls and Lapland Longspurs. Bald Ea: 
also reported from several of their usual haunts (Fawks). 
Barnacle Goose-—Morton Arboretum, 1 on Feb. 9. Would like to hear 1 
about this, which must have been seen by others. Is it kept at 
Arboretum as an oddity? (Edwin L. Coffin). ; 
SUMMARY FOR SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AREA, 1968 
This year (1968) was one of the best years for the Bobwhite Quail, 
some hunters reporting at high as 7-8 coveys of quail a day. There’ 
