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(Jersey County), 16 Oct. (H. Wuestenfeld), from Horseshoe Lake (Alexander 
County), 1 Nov. (D. Kennedy) and Lake Baldwin (Randolph County), 14 
Nov. (T. May). Only 15 Double-crested Cormorants were reported from the 
entire Chicago area all between 25 Sept. and 12 Oct. (fide L. Balch); 15 were 
present at Savanna, 20 Nov. (V. Kleen, H. & B. Shaw); from 1 to 6 per visit 
at Lake Chautauqua between 15 Sept. and 2 Nov. (m.ob); and 2 at Hamil- 
ton, 23 Nov. (D. Bohlen). 140 Great Blue Herons were counted in Mason 
County, 14 Sept. (D. Bohlen); 50+ Green Herons at Grand Tower (Jackson 
County), 29 Aug. (C. Clark, D. Bohlen, V. Kleen); and 103 Great Egrets in 
Mason County, 24 Aug. (D. Bohlen). Post-breeding notes concerning Little 
Blue Herons included two birds at Belvidere, 19 Aug. (E. Burstatte) others 
in Mason County from 20 July through 17 Aug. with a peak of 20 on 3 Aug. 
(D. Bohlen) and one at Green River Conservation Area, 4 Aug. (B. Shaw). 
Up to 10 Snowy Egrets were observed at Miller City (Alexander County), 
11 Aug. (D. Hayward). 
WATERFOWL. Forty Whistling Swans appeared at Lock 13 on the 
Mississippi River, 11 Nov.; however, the first was noted 26 Oct. (B. Shaw); 
one was still present at Spring Lake, south of Savanna, 20. Nov. (B. & H. 
Shaw, V. Kleen); another was found at Palos in late November (P. Dring). 
Large flocks of Canada Geese returned to southern Illinois about two - three 
weeks early. A “pink” Snow Goose (dyed in Siberia, U.S.S.R.) was discov- 
ered and verified at Crab Orchard Refuge, 12 Oct. (D. Frey, et al.). At least 
60 White-fronted Geese were present at Lake Chautauqua, 12 Oct.; 2 
remained until 12 Nov. (D. Bohlen). Large numbers of ducks defied expert 
predictions by remaining very late into the season. An outstanding discov- 
ery was the Fulvous Tree Duck at Grand Tower (Jackson County), 24 Aug. 
(* R. Madding, et al.—see report on p. 5); it was seen by many observers 
through 31 Aug.. The 6 Aug. date for Green-winged Teal seemed rather 
early at Charleston (L. B. Hunt). The expected flock of Canvasbacks arrived 
and stayed at Keokuk Pool; several individuals were color coded to assist 
in the study of their migration. A Harlequin Duck was discovered in Evans- 
ton, 13: Oct. and may have been the same one at Wilmette through 24 Oct.; 
another (?) was seen there 24 Nov. (fide L. Balch). A dead King Eider was 
found on a Chicago beach, 24 Nov.; an excellent in-hand drawing and 
description was prepared (*L. Balch, bird found by others). Normally, the 
White-winged Scoter is our most common scoter—not so this fall. This was 
the “greatest year ever for dark-winged scoters” (L. Balch); more than 200 
were suspected in the Chicago area from 6 Oct. to 24 Nov.; the one-day 
maximum of 84 on 13 Oct. included 25 identifiable Black-Scoters (L. Balch); 
other Blacks included 14 at Hamilton, 27 Oct. (G. Arthur) and 1 at Lake 
Chautauqua, 29 Nov. (D. Bohlen). Surf Scoters included eight at Springfield, 
1 Oct. (D. Bohlen); six at Decatur, 14 Oct. (R. Sandburg) and singles at Lake 
Sangchris and Lake Chautauqua, 5 and 11 Nov., respectively (D. Bohlen). 
Single inland White-winged Scoters were reported from Decatur, 5 Nov. 
(R. Sandburg) and Fulton, 29 Nov. (B. Shaw). 
| HAWKS, EAGLES and OSPREYS. Illinois is assisting the U.S. Fish and 
Wildlife Service and the National Audubon Society in gathering data on 
hawk migrations. This is a continent-wide program to monitor raptor pop- 
ulations; all information is sent to the “Hawk Migration Associaion of North 
America.” The table at the top of page 28 shows data reported this fall. 
