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Snowy Owl—Week of Dec. 11 on a farm; Cameron & Earl Anderson. Dec. 15, 
six near Bellflower; Cooper, CCAS. 
Northern Shrike—Adult, Dec. 29, Ogle County. Shaws. 
Brewer's Blackbird—A few sighted Dec..-Jan. CCAS. 
Northern Oriole—Dec. 11 & 12, taking a bath in warmed water, Dixon. 
Maurice Reed. 
Dickcissel—Cat killed female Dec. 19. CCAS. 
Vesper Sparrow—Dec. 1, one at Sterling. Shaws, 
JANUARY 1974 
Turkey—8 at El Daro, Jan. Anesi. 
Goshawk—Adult Jan. 5 at Sterling. Shaws. 
Snowy Owl—Jan. 1 & 5 at Champaign. Floyd Collins, CCAS. 
Brown Thrasher—All winter at feeder, Jo Daviess County. Mr. and Mrs. 
Goodmiller, Shaws. 
Red Crossbill—Many reports but fewer reports and birds than last year. 
Fawks. 
White-winged Crosshills—White Pine State Park (Jan.); Shaws. 
A few Tri-City area all winter; Fawks. 
Flock last two weeks in Jan. and into Feb. at Lake Bluff; Robert C. Davis. 
Material for the FIELD NOTES section should be sent to the 
FN editor, Elton Fawks, at Route 1, Box 112, East Moline 61244. 
WOOD DUCK NESTING INCREASES AT CHAUTAUQUA 
More nesting pairs of wood ducks were noted this spring on the Chautauqua 
National Wildlife Refuge, above Havana, than there have been for 3 or 4 
years, say refuge personnel. Ten to 14 nesting pair were counted daily near 
refuge headquarters; estimates are that other scores are scattered throughout 
the refuge lands, utilizing the 220 wood duck nesting boxes which are on the 
refuge. The Illinois Natural History Survey has between 400 and 500 wood 
duck boxes on Illinois River lands. Chautauqua personnel say they counted 
265 young woodies hatched on the refuge last year; they’re hoping for more 
this spring. A lot depends on water levels; if the spring floods are not severe 
and the water stays low, more wood duck hatching success is noted. 
PARASITIC JAEGER AT MOLINE 
Easy birding: While sitting in an easy chair here at home, watching gulls 
flying around, I noticed one that was different. This bird was flying with a 
few Herring Gulls across the river. It then left and flew straight across the 
river directly towards me. At first I thought that it was a tern, since the 
black was seen on top of its head. It flew very close to my shore (about 100 
feet away), turned at a right angle, and flew downstream. At this point I 
was certain that it was a Parasitic Jaeger. The protruding tail feathers were 
seen as well as all the markings. Three times it flew with bill pointed down, 
