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Vermilion County, FOREST GLEN COUNTY PRESERVE. (All points with- 
in a 15-mile diameter circle centered at Forest Glen County Preserve near 
Westville. Woodland 40%, streamsides 40%, cultivated fields 10%, residen- 
tial 5%, lakes 5%.) Dec. 28. Heavily overcast. Temp. 35 to 45 deg. F. Opén 
water. Thirty observers, 28 in 9 parties, 2 at feeders. Total party-hours 58 
(28% on foot, 194% by car, 10 by canoe); total party-miles 198% (28 on foot, 
146% by car, 24 by canoe). Seen during count period, but not on count 
day—Canvasback, Ruddy Duck, Goshawk, Short-eared Owl, Red-winged 
Blackbird.—Marilyn Campbell (compiler), Chief Naturalist, Forest Glen 
Preserve, RR 1, Westville, Ill. 61833—VERMILION COUNTY AUDUBON 
SOCIETY. 
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Will County, JOLIET. (All points within a 15-mile diameter circle centered 
at Larkin Avenue interchange of I-80.) Dec. 14; 5 AM to 4:30 PM. Temp. 
36 to 40 deg. F. Wind NE, 0 to 8 mph. Very overcast. Ground bare; water 
areas partly frozen. Twenty-three observers in 11 parties. Total party-hours 
92 (63 on foot, 29 by car); total party-miles 260 (65 on foot, 195 by car). 
Verification supplied for Goshawk, independently identified by 2 different 
parties along the DesPlaines River; Brown Thrasher, 2 Ruby-crowned 
Kinglets, seen by 2 different groups, and 6 Rusty Blackbirds in trees near 
a marsh. One Black-crowned Night Heron was seen again this year.— 
Bonnie and Jerrold Olson (co-compilers), 1091 Kinmouth, Joliet, Ill. 60433.— 
WILL COUNTY CHAPTER IAS. 
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Will and Cook Counties, PARK FOREST SOUTH. (All points within a 15- 
mile diameter circle centered on Governors State University in Park Forest 
South, including Sauk Lake, Pine Lake, Plum Grove, Raccoon Grove, 
Schubert and Thorn Creek Woods. Cultivated fields 33%, Woodland 31%, 
uncultivated fields 26%, residential 9%, water 1%.) Dec. 29; 7 AM to 4:30 
PM. Overcast, with fog and intermittent rain. Temp. 42 to 50 deg. F. Wind 
SW, 10 to 15 mph. Snow cover 3 to 6 in. Water open. Forty-five observers, 
36 in 11 parties, 9 at feeders. Total party-hours 84 (49 on foot, 35 by car), 
plus 28 at feeders; total party-miles 451 (63 on foot, 388 by car). Documenta- 
tion supplied for 2 immature Goshawks and a Field Sparrow. The count of 
99 pheasants was much lower than last year’s 619. The 7 Evening Grosbeaks 
have been regular visitors to a feeder in Homewood.—Aura Duke (com- 
piler), 35 Braeburn, Park Forest, Ill. 60466—THORN CREEK AUDUBON 
SOCIETY. 
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Will and Grundy Counties, MORRIS—WILMINGTON. (All points within 
a 15-mile diameter circle centered at Carbon Hill; SW along the [Illinois 
and Michigan Canal; Illinois River to Morris; then along NE side of Illinois 
River to Kankakee River; then to Wilmington and fields covering south 
part of the circle. River edge 60%, farm lands 20%, woodlots 15%, cattail 
marsh 5%.) Dec. 15; 8:15 AM to 4:30 PM. Temp. 26 to 30 deg. F. Wind SE, 
15 to 20 mph. Mostly cloudy; no snow cover; river open. Eleven observers in 
4 parties. Total party-hours 36 (13 on foot, 23 by car); total party-miles 269 
(17 on foot, 252 by car). Of special interest—Bonaparte’s Gull, Field Spar- 
tow, Harris’ Sparrow.—Peter Dring (compiler), PO Box 92, Willow Springs, 
Ill. 60480. 
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Williamson County, CRAB ORCHARD NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE. 
(All points within a 15-mile diameter circle centered at Refuge Headquar- 
ters, including part of Devil’s Kitchen Lake.) Dec. 28; 5:30 AM to 5:15 PM. 
