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crop good. Eleven observers in 4 parties. Total party-hours 39 (10 on foot, 29 
by car); total party-miles 417 (9 on foot, 408 by car). Of the 34 Bald Eagles 
reported, 17 were adults, 14 immatures, and 3 unidentifiable—Peter C. 
Petersen (compiler), 235 McClellan, Davenport, Iowa 52803. 
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Rock Island and Whiteside Counties, ALBANY-CORDOVA. (All points 
within a 15-mile diameter circle centered at Folletts, Ia.) Dec. 22; 5:30 AM 
to 5:15 PM. Partly cloudy in AM; clear in PM. Temp. 17 to 40 deg. F. 
Wind SE, 5 to 20 mph. Snow cover 1 to 3 in. Water open. Wild food crop 
good. Seven observers in 3 parties.Total party-hours 32 (11 on foot, 21 by 
car); total party-miles 331 (8 on foot, 323 by car). This report had the 
highest number of Bald Eagles this year—55 (20 adults, 35 immatures), 
down from 88 last year. The Glaucous Gull was identified independently by 
2 groups on the Mississippi. Seen during count period, but not on count 
day—Marsh Hawk.—Peter C. Petersen (compiler), 235 McClellan, Daven- 
port, Iowa 52803. 
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Sangamon County, SPRINGFIELD. (All points within a 15-mile diameter 
circle centered at city square, including Lake Springfield, Clear Lake, St. 
John’s Sanitarium, Camp Butler; Oak Ridge, Rose Lawn and Oak Hill 
Cemeteries; Washington and Carpenters’ Parks; Winch’s Lane, Sugar Creek 
Sewage Treatment Plant, Chatham Flats and Sangamon River. Cropland 
40%, parks and cemeteries 20%, pasture 15%, riverbottom 15%, river bluffs 
9%, lakeshore 5%.) Dec. 22: 7 AM to 5 PM. Clear to partly cloudy. Temp. 
28 to 48 deg. F. Wind SE, 12 to 18 mph. Fourteen observers in 5 parties. 
Total party-hours 46 (14 on foot, 32 by car); total party-miles 260 (30 on 
foot, 230 by car). Documentation supplied for Red-Necked Grebe, seen 
swimming and diving with Horned Grebes on Lake Springfield. Twenty-five 
Yellow-rumped Warblers and a single European Tree Sparrow were of 
special interest—Robert Mulvey (compiler), 56 W. Hazel Dell, Springfield, 
Ill. 62707—-SPRINGFIELD AUDUBON SOCIETY. 
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St. Clair County, CAHOKIA MOUNDS. (All points within a 15-mile diam- 
eter circle centered at intersection of I-70 and Ill. 159.) Dec. 28; Temp. 27 
to 45 deg. F. Cloudy. Thirteen observers, plus 5 at feeders. Total party-hours 
42 (18 on foot, 24 by car); total party-miles 334 (27 on foot, 317 by car).— 
Lucas Wrischnik (compiler), 2 Briarcliff Dr., Collinsville, Ill. 62234— 
SOUTHWEST CHAPTER IAS. 
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Union County, WARE—LA RUE—PINE HILLS. (All points within a 15-mile 
diameter circle centered 14% miles NNW of Ware along Ill. Route 3, includ- 
ing Union County State Wildlife Refuge, Union County State Forest, and 
the LaRue Ecological Area of Pine Hills. Deciduous bottomlands 50%, fields 
and pastures 30%, second growth 8%, deciduous uplands 5%, lakes and 
rivers 5%, pines 2%.) Dec. 29: 6 AM to 5:15 PM. Temp. 38 to 49 deg. F. 
Wind SW, 0 to 3 mph. Overcast and fog in AM; overcast in PM. Ten ob- 
servers in 4 parties. Total party-hours 42 (31 on foot, 11 by car); total party- 
miles 184 (35 on foot, 149 by car). Of the 15 Bald Eagles, 7 were adults and 
8 immatures. There was also one Golden Eagle. Of special interest—one 
Woodcock and 51 Pileated Woodpeckers. Documentation provided for 
Lincoln's Sparrow.—Vernon Kleen (compiler), 2311 Huntington Road, 
Springfield, Ill. 62703—-SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AUDUBON SOCIETY. 
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