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by ELTON FAWKS 
APRIL & MAY 
sus-sided Towhee (spotted race)—April 20 at Illinois Beach State Park; 
well documented. (William M. Shepherd) 
sissippi Kite—May 24, St. Louis area. (Richard Anderson & the 
Stricklings) 
wn Creeper (apparently nesting)—May 20 at Kankakee Fish & Game 
Preserve. (Charles Clark) 
ning Grosbeaks—as late as May 2 at Olney. First seen December 9. 
(Robert K. Bullard) 
JUNE 
lard hen with 13 ducklings—June 17, Boone Creek in downtown Mc- 
Henry. (Robert Bird) 
and Plover—2 pairs (apparently nesting)—Custer Park. (Lewis B. 
Cooper) 
rey—June 15 at Wonder Lake. (Bird) 
-k-throated Green Warbler—late date of June 28, near Castle Rock. 
(Shepherd) 
JULY 
tle Egret—pair July 20 at Plainfield. (Cooper) 
\ded Merganser—Canvasback hybrid, July 5 (Charles Clark) 
t Sandpiper—July 12. Lake Calumet. (Cooper) 
scet—July 27 at Lake Calumet. (Cooper) 
colina Wren—July 16, nesting? at Huntley. (Bille Hicks) 
rling—albino, late July. (Hicks) - 
irie Warbler—July 7 at Indiana Dunes State Park. (Clark) 
ft-tailed Finch—July 27. (Clark) (An escapee? - Editor) 
AUGUST 
sat Blue Heron—42 on Aug. 16 at McGinnis Slough; 60 at Waukegan on 
Aug. 17. (Cooper) 
nmon Egret—numerous this summer; peak of 31 at MeGinnis on Aug. 
16. (Cooper) 
ist Bittern—seen Aug. 9 at Powderhorn Lake (apparently nesting). 
(Cooper) 
ing Plover—Aug. 24 at Waukegan. (Cooper) 
Ideer—albino, Aug. 30 at Lake Calumet. (Clark) 
lden Plover—Aug. 9, Chicago; Aug. 25, Lake Calumet. (Cooper) 
limbrel—Aug. 25, Lake Calumet. (Cooper) 
