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6 p.m.; snow flurries in a.m.; cloudy in p.m.; temp. 20° to 31°; wind W, 5-1 
m.p.h.; half inch of snow cover, waters partly open. 11 observers in 5- 
parties. Total party-hours, 72 (31 on foot, 41 by car); total party-miles, 54 
(34 on foot, 509 by car).—Scott Alberts, David Evans, Joel Greenberg, Rict 
ard Horwitz, Ken Kish, Ira Sanders, Jeffrey Sanders (compiler), Cath 
Schaffer, Curt Stalheim, Les Strauss and Richard Taylor. NOTE: The Pigeo 
Hawk was seen perching 40 yards away for over 10 minutes; all field mark 
were checked. The Virginia Rail was studied at 20 to 30 feet and was see 
again on December 26. 
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*Kane County, FOX VALLEY. (Southern Kane County, 15-mile diamete 
circle centered on new campus of Waubonsee Community College). Dec. 28 
temp. hovering around 28°; overcast, occasional snow flurries; mostly ope 
farm land with scattered small oak groves, approximately one mile alon 
Fox River). 13 observers—Charles & Dorothy Brownold, Jon & Joy Duer 
Paul Gossmann, Maryann Gossmann (compiler), Florence Kent, Maria 
Richards, Kay Siewert, Jane Steele, Dale & Frances Vawter and Esthe 
Wallingford. (Fox Valley Chapter, IAS.) 
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Lake County, WAUKEGAN. Jan. 1: Participants—Karl E. Bartel, Harr 
Bierma, Ed Coffin, Lewis B. Cooper, Joel Greenberg, Dorothy L. Higgir 
botham, Margaret C. Lehmann (compiler), Ethel Pearson, Bob Russell, Ir 
Sanders, Jeffrey Sanders, Paul Schulze, Grace F. Smith and Helen A. Wilso 
-—Chicago Ornithological Society members and guests. 
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LaSalle County, STARVED ROCK STATE PARK. (All points within a li 
mile diameter circle centered at Wildcat Canyon in Starved Rock State Parl 
including Utica, LaSalle, Lowell, parts of Ottawa and Peru, Illinois Rive 
Starved Rock State Park, Matthiessen State Park; towns 5%, rivers an 
streams 10%, deciduous woods 30%, pastures and fields 55%). Dec. 27; 7 a.n 
to 5 p.m.; temp. 11° to 25°; wind W, 0-10 m.p.h.; cloudy, 6-in. snow cove 
river open, ponds and streams frozen. 10 observers in 4 parties. Total party 
hours, 43 (36 by car, 7 on foot); total party-miles, 333 (324 by car, 9 on foot)- 
Starved Rock Audubon Society—Frank Anderson, Watson Bartlett, Bi 
Engberg, Jim Hampson (compiler), Daisy Henry, Gerald Jaegle, Fern Nelsoi 
E. D. Stuart, Don Thompson and Gerald Williams. 
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e McHenry County, WOODSTOCK. (All points within a 15-mile diamete 
circle, centered one-quarter mile west of junction of Bull Valley and Flemin 
Roads, 3 miles east of Woodstock; roadsides 40%, open country and farm 
lands 35%, woodlands 20%, water area 5%). Dec. 27: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m; | 
inches of snow; water 90% frozen; temp. 25° to 30°; wind NE, 5-8 m.p.h 
ceiling overcast, 5000 feet. 28 observers in 6 parties, and 5 observers < 
feeders. Total party-hours, 33% (3% on foot, 30 by car); total party-mile 
256 (12 on foot, 244 by car)—McHenry Chapter of I[AS—Robert Bird (cor 
piler), Tony Bird, Ann Carroll, Vera Churchill, Alice & Leta Clark, Barbar 
Gay, Lloyd & Mary Johnson, Doug & Diena Kiefer, Cynthia Livermor 
Helen Mann, Earl & Marion Matthisen, Alex McConnell, Ralph & Myrtl 
Olesen, Grace Peacock, James Pearson, Stan & Vera Perry, Leona Skinkl 
Roma Switzer, Virginia Taylor, Thomas Thurow and Maurice & Louis 
