10 ILLINOIS AUDUBON (BULU ie 
Carroll and Whiteside Counties, SAVANNA. (All points within a 15-mile 
diameter circle centered at Elk River, Junction, Iowa.) Dec. 28; 5:30 AM 
to 5:15 PM. Mostly cloudy in morning; PM mostly clear. Temp. 32 to 37 
deg. F. Wind S, 5 to 10 mph. Snow cover 0 to 2 inches. Water partly open. 
Wild food crop fair. Ten observers in 4 parties. Total party-hours 43 (15 
on foot, 28 by car); total party-miles 451 (13 on foot, 438 by car). Documen- 
tation supplied for American Bittern. Fourteen adult and 7 immature Bald 
Eagles were seen along the Mississippi River. A Glaucous Gull was seen at 
Lock 13 on the Illinois side and independently identified by 2 different 
parties.—Peter C. Petersen (compiler), 235 McClellan Blvd., Davenport, 
Iowa 52803. | 
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Champaign County, URBANA-CHAMPAIGN. (All points within a 15-mile 
diameter circle centered at Staley on Route 10, including Sangamon River 
Valley near White Heath, Lake-of-the-Woods, Brownfield Woods, Trelease 
Woods, Busey Woods, University South Farms, and intervening open 
country. Woods 45%, forest edge 35%, open fields 15%, water 5%.) Dec. 21, 
8 AM to 4 PM. Light snow in AM; overcast all day. Temp. 31 to 34 deg. F. 
Wind W, moderately strong. Snow cover 0 to 1 inch. Twenty-three observ- 
ers in 8 parties. Total party-hours 54 (37 on foot, 10 by car, 7 by canoe); 
total party-miles 288 (45 on foot, 230 by car, 13 by canoe). Documentation 
received for Blue-winged Teal (on the Sangamon River—seen from canoe) 
and Field Sparrow. In this region, chickadees in the Sangamon River Valley 
are known to be Black-capped; those in the Wabash-Vermilion River 
Valley are Carolina. A White Pelican was seen during the count period 
flying north over Lincoln Square in Urbana.—S. Charles Kendeigh (com- 
piler), 1116 W. Healey, Champaign, Ill. 61820—CHAMPAIGN COUNTY 
AUDUBON SOCIETY. 
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Clark County, LINCOLN TRAIL STATE PARK. (All points within a 15- 
mile diameter circle centered at Lincoln Trail State Park, including Big 
Creek, Mill Creek, old bed of the Wabash River, Darwin, Livingston, and 
Marshall. Fields 33 1/3%, brush 25%, deciduous woods 16 2/3%, residential 
and farmland 12%, lake, creeks and river bottom 10%, pine plantation 3%.) 
Dec. 23; 5:30 AM to 4:45 PM. Moderate rain in AM; intermittent light rain 
in PM. Temp. 33 to 55 deg F. Wind SW, 4 to 6 mph. No snow cover; water 
open. Thirteen observers in 6 parties. Total party-hours 44 (19 on foot, 
25 by car); total party-miles 283 (22 on foot, 261 by car). Documentation 
forms were received for Northern Shoveler (2 females and 1 male with 
Mallards in bay of lake) and Canvasback (a pair, with Mallards). Five 
Turkey Vultures were reported.—Jean Hartman (compiler), 915 N. 8th St., 
Marshall, Ill. 62441—LINCOLN TRAIL CHAPTER IAS. 
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Cook County, CALUMET CITY. (All points within a 15-mile diameter 
circle centered at Burnham Ave. and 154 St. in Calumet City, including 
Lake Michigan from Calumet Park to Buffington Harbor; Lakes Calumet, 
Wolf, Wampum; all forest preserves within the area; Sand Ridge Nature 
Center; Markham Prairie; 103rd St. dump. Woodland 34%, rivers 24%, 
lakes 19%, uncultivated fields 7%, residential 6%, landfill and dump 5%, 
cultivated fields 2%, thickets 1%, marsh 1%, parks 1%.) Dec. 14: 6:30 AM to 
4:30 PM. Overcast all day. Temp. 29 to 39 deg. F. Wind SSW, 6 to 10 mph. 
No snow cover; water open. Seventeen observers in 10 parties, plus 5 at 
feeders. Total party-hours 66 (4834 on foot, 17%4 by car), plus 10 at feeders; 
total party-miles 279% (58% on foot, 221 by car). Documentation received 
