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Marion County, CENTRALIA. (All points within a 15-mile diameter circle 
centered at Raccoon School on Route 161. Open farmland 80%, woods 15%, 
water 5%.) Dec. 23; 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Overcast; temp. 32 to 37 deg. F; 
wind WNW, 2 to 8 m.p.h. Ten observers in 4 parties. Total party-hours, 88 
(23 on foot, 65 by car); total party-miles, 186 (23 on foot, 153 by car). The 
Eastern Phoebe flew across a marshy spot, landing on a small bush with 
the characteristic pumping of the tail—Winifred Jones (compiler), 331 W. 
Boone, Salem, Ill. 62881. KASKASKIA CHAPTER, IAS. 
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McHenry County, WOODSTOCK. (All points within a 15-mile diameter 
circle centered % mile west of junction of Bull Valley and Fleming Roads, 
3 miles east of Woodstock; roadsides 40%, open country and farmlands 35%, 
woodlands 20%, water 5%.) Dec. 29: 5:45 a.m. to 6 p.m.; 2.5 to 5 inches 
snow cover; water 90% frozen; temp. 8 to 25 deg. F; wind NW, 25 m.p.h.; 
overcast in a.m.; clear in p.m.; no precipitation. Thirty observers in 7 parties 
plus 5 at feeders. Total party-hours, 57.75 (11.295 on foot, 46.455 by car); 
total party-miles 418.18 (15.38 on foot, 402.8 by car.) The 4 Chukars were 
seen at a feeder next to a game farm. The Oldsquaw was on a partially 
frozen lake and was seen at 1:30 and again at 3:30. It was near ice and 
later in the middle of open water. The Tree Swallows were perched on posts 
in the water and flying close to the water. Seen during count period but not 
on count day: Lesser Scaup, Oldsquaw, Common Merganser, Gray Partridge, 
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Tree Swallow, Eastern Bluebird.—Steve Peck 
(compiler), 730 Broadway, Crystal Lake, Il. 60014—McHENRY COUNTY 
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McLean County, BLOOMINGTON. (All points within a 15-mile diameter 
circle centered on the Administration Building of East Bay Camp on Lake 
Bloomington, McLean County. Wooded area 30%, cultivated land 50%, 
shrub land and pasture 10%, shoreline 10%.) Dec. 30: 7 am. to 5 p.m. 
Overcast in a.m.; intermittent light snow; overcast in p.m. with moderate 
snow. Temp. 14 to 18 deg. F; wind calm to N, 10 m.p.h.; snow cover 3 to 
12 inches. Water partly open. Wild food crop poor. Sixteen observers 
in 6 parties, plus 2 at feeders. Total party-hours, 36 (20 on Toot, 16 
by car); total party-miles, 198 (18 by foot, 180 by car). The Goshawk 
was seen in good light at about 25 yards by 4 observers, and all 
field marks were seen clearly. The high number of 569 Ring-necked 
Pheasants was thought to be due to heavy snow and fall plowing forcing 
the birds out into the open in search of food. The Field Sparrow was seen 
to 10 yards.——Dale Birkenholz (compiler), 805 Karin Drive, Normal, Ill. 
61761—CARDINAL AUDUBON CLUB. . 
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Mercer County, WESTERN PORTION. (All points within a 15-mile diameter 
circle centered 4 miles east of New Boston.) Dec. 22; Mostly clear; 6 a.m. to 
5 p.m.; temp. 4 to 30 deg. F; wind SSW, 5 to 10 m.p.h. Snow cover 3 to 5 
inches. Water partly open. Wild food crop good. Five observers in 3 parties. 
Total party-hours, 22 (8 on foot, 14 by car); total party-miles, 222 (11 on foot, 
211 by car). Of the 21 Bald Eagles reported, 18 were adults and 3 immatures 
—Peter C. Petersen (compiler), 235 McClellan Blvd., Davenport, Iowa 52803. 
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Ogle County, OREGON. (All points within a 15-mile diameter circle cen- 
tered 1 mile east and 1 mile south of the White Pines State Park, including 
the park, Lowell Park, Taft Field Campus, Sinnissippi Farms, Camp Ross, 
White Rock, and the Rock River Valley between Oregon and Dixon. Woods 
