14 ILLINOIS AUDUBON BUDE 
Marion County, CENTRALIA. (All points within a 15-mile diameter circle 
centered at Raccoon School on Route 161. Open farmland 60%, woodland 
30%, streambanks 10%.) Dec. 28; 7 AM to 4:30 PM. Overcast. Temp. 32 to 
41 deg. F. Wind southerly, 8 to 15 mph. Eleven observers in 4 parties. Total 
party-hours 37 (11% on foot, 2534 by car); total party-miles 154% (13% on 
foot, 14014 by car). Documentation received for an immature Bald Eagle, 
4 Golden-crowned Kinglet and 4 Northern Orioles.—Winifred Jones (com- 
piler), 331 W. Boone, Salem, IU. 62881—K ASKASKIA CHAPTER IAS. 
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McHenry County, WOODSTOCK. (All points within a 15-mile diameter 
circle centered %4 mile W of junction of Bull Valley and Fleming Roads, 3 
miles E of Woodstock. Roadsides 40%, open country and farmlands 35%, 
woodlands 20%, water 5%.) Dec. 28; 3:30 AM to 5:30 PM. Temp. 15 to 30 
deg. F. Wind W, 5 to 15 mph. Overcast all day. One to 3 in. snow cover; 
water 80 to 90% frozen. No precipitation. Thirty-one observers in 7 parties. 
Total party-hours 56% (14 on foot, 42% by car); total party-miles 391.4 (13.5 
on foot, 377.9 by car). Documentation received for a singing Carolina Wren 
and an Oregon Junco (excellent color drawing included). Seen during count 
period, not on count day—Tufted Titmouse.—David R. Frey (compiler), 656 
Margaret Dr., Woodstock, Ill. 60098—McHENRY COUNTY CHAPTER IAS. 
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Mercer County, WESTERN PORTION. (All points within a 15-mile diam- 
eter circle centered 4 miles E of New Boston.) Dec. 21; 6 AM to 5:15 PM. 
Partly cloudy in AM; mostly clear in PM. Temp. 22 to 29 deg. F. Wind W, 
0 to 15 mph. Snow cover 1 to 2 in. Water open. Wild food crop good. Seven 
observers in 4 parties. Total party-hours 42 (16 on foot, 26 by car); total 
party-miles 359 (19 on foot, 340 by car). Of the 37 Bald Eagles reported, 
only 8 were 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 E and 1 mile S of White Pines State Park, including the park, 
Lowell Park, Taft Field Campus, Sinnissippi Farms, Camp Ross, White 
Rock and Rock River Valley between Oregon and Dixon. Woods and bot- 
tomlands 60%, fields and roadsides 30%, farmyards and residential areas 
10%.) Dec. 15; 8 AM to 4:30 PM. Temp. 40 to 33 deg. F. Cloudy; wind SE, 
15 mph. Snow and rain showers in PM. No snow cover. Rock River and 
streams open; ponds ice covered. Twenty-one observers in 9 parties plus 
2 at feeders. Total party-hours 39 (17% on foot, 21% by car); total party- 
miles 207 (18 on foot, 189 by car). Documentation received for a Vesper 
Sparrow seen along a fence row during count period. Also seen during 
count period, not on count day—Barred Owl, Eastern Bluebird (2). A Nor- 
thern Oriole that comes regularly to a feeder for apples and suet was 
reported.—Mrs. Harry A. Shaw (compiler), 1304 4th Ave., Sterling, I]. 61081 
—WHITE PINES BIRD CLUB. 
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Peoria County, PEORIA. (All points within a 15-mile diameter circle 
centered at Bradley Park on Main St. in Peoria, including Illinois River, 
Kickapoo Creek, Worley Lake, Mud Lake, Detweiller Park, Bradley Park, 
Springdale Cemetery, Glen Oak Park, Grandview, Fondulac Area and | 
Forest Park Wildlife Refuge. Residential 33%, woodland 18%, cultivated _ 
fields 17%, park land 15%, river 9% stream banks 5%, industrial 3%.) 
Dec. 1s; 7 AM to 4:30 PM. Mostly cloudy in AM; mostly cloudy and over- . 
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