28 ILLINOIS AUDUBON BU Lis 
ILLINOIS HAWK MIGRATION TABLE 
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Ward 
Collins 
9-14] Deerfield 200+ R. 
9-16|S.E. Morgan Co. 640+ iD 
9-16} Marshall Co. 5800*} 3 R. 
9-16) East Peoria 1 A8000* 1 1 V. Humphreys 
9-17) East Peoria 1000+ V. Humphreys, et al. 
9-18] East Peoria 500+ V. Humphreys 
9-18] Taylorville 8 Jqeeldis 
9-18) Weldon Spr.S.P. 100+ G. Tichacek 
9-18] Springfield hip ah lel 94+ 3 V. Kleen & D. Bohlen 
9-21] Springfield ni} ZhONOne G. 
10-5 | Jerseyville 6 1) Lelie les H. 
11-11] Jerseyville mL 42 24|12 |) 4 20 H. 
79 16] 5 17 13 |H. 
6 | 1 1 23 2 |. 
Wuestenfeld 
Wuestenfeld 
Wuestenfeld 
Tinkham 
11-17| Jerseyville 
Wuestenfeld 
11-20} Jerseyville 
* Some of these were probably seen by both parties. 
The last Mississippi Kite was noted at Union County Refuge, 24 Aug. (M. 
Homoya). Only two Goshawks were reported as fall migrants: singles at 
Sand Ridge Nature Center (south of Chicago), 12 Nov. (fide L. Balch) and at 
Elgin (no date given, R. Montgomery). Red-shouldered hawks remained 
scarce in the north; singles were noted at Decatur, 3 Aug. (R. Palmer), 
Illinois Beach State Park, 4 Aug. (C. Clark) and Forest Glen Nature 
Preserve, 22 Sept. (fide M. Campbell). Rough-legged Hawks appeared in 
good numbers, especially in late November. An immature Bald Eagle had 
arrived at Lake Chautauqua by 5 Oct. (V. Kleen, D. Bohlen, et al.); both 
adults and immatures were found in the Chicago area in mid-November— 
unusual there. A total of 32 Ospreys were reported this fall between 7 Sept. 
and 20 Oct. Peregrine Falcons continued to appear in fair numbers: three 
in the Chicago area 27 Oct. (G. Rosenband), and one or more at Lake Chau- 
tauqua 20-29 Sept. (m.ob.). The only Merlins reported were the six (phenom- 
enal) observed in one day of migration at Illinois Beach State Park, 14 Oct. 
(L. Balch, et al.). 
RAILS and SHOREBIRDS. Yellow Rails may be much more common 
than the scarce observations indicate; in one clover field at Liberty, Adams 
County, three were flushed during mowing operations 24 Sept.; the next 
day, two more were found (L. & J. Funk). American Golden Plovers dotted 
the state from 27 July (Lake Chautauqua, D. Bohlen) through 14 Nov. 
(Decatur, R. Sandburg). Black-billed Plovers appeared in good numbers in 
Mason County including Lake Chautauqua from 17 Aug. through 11 Nov. 
(D. Bohlen, m.ob.); this was the only area where they were mentioned. Only 
one Whimbrel was reported: Waukegan, 25 Aug. and 2 Sept. (C. Clark, 
L. Balch). A Spotted Sandpiper seemed rather late at Waukegan, 15 Oct. 
(R. Palmer). Only a few Willets were reported. The shorebird of the year 
was the Sharp-tailed Sandpiper thoroughly documented at Lake Chautau- 
qua, 28-29 Sept. (D. Bohlen, R. Sandburg, m.ob.)—the first Illinois record 
(See report on p. 4). Excellent numbers of Baird’s Sandpipers were reported. 
Flocks of 41 and 30 Stilt Sandpipers were large concentrations for Calumet, 
3 Aug. (C. Clark) and Whiteside County, 31 Aug. and later (B. Shaw), respec- 
tively. The first Buff-breasted Sandpipers were noted 17 Aug. in Mason 
County (D. Bohlen) and last noted 20 Sept. at Wilmette (R. Russell); at least 
3 were found in Jackson County, 29 Aug. (V. Kleen, C. Clark, D. Bohlen). 
