detected at Springfield on both 9 and 10 April (D. Bohlen). An early Wood 
Thrush was photographed at Westville, 29 March (D. Watson). A high of 
40+ Hermit Thrushes was considered unusual for the Sterling area even 
though during the height of the migration period for this species, 17 April 
(B. Shaw). Observers in the Normal area speculated that Veeries were 
more common this year than usual. 
KINGLETS, WAXWINGS and SHRIKES. The 27 May presence (docu- 
mented) of a Golden-crowned Kinglet was extremely noteworthy for Cook 
County (*M. Smith). Only the second migration movement of the Cedar 
Waxwing was noteably observed even though the Migration Table refiects 
the first movement. A Loggerhead Shrike in Sangamon County is always 
noteworthy: singles were found between 4 April and 20 May (D. Bohlen). 
VIREOS and WARBLERS. The earliest White-eyed Vireo of the season 
was detected in Jackson County, 5 April (P. Biggers); at least 21 were 
noted in the Springfield area during the period (D. Bohlen). A Yellow- 
throated Vireo was documented at Springfield, 28 March (*D. Bohlen). Ten- 
nessee and Nashville warblers were extremely abundant this spring; it’s 
hard to believe that some observers reported numerous warbler species on 
the Spring Bird Count but did not find one or the other of these species. 
Overmigrant Worm-eating Warblers were quite apparent and satisfactorily 
represented in the Migration Table: there were at least eight observed in 
District 3; 7 in District 12; and 4 in District 9. Suspected Brewster’s Warb- 
lers were reported as follows: one at Springfield, 5 May (D. Bohlen); singles 
banded in Winnebago County, 13 and 26 May (L. Johnson). A possible Law- 
rence’s Warbler was also caught and banded in Winnebago County, 10 May 
(L. Johnson). An early Black-throated Blue Warbler was present at Decatur, 
28 April (R. Sandburg). The warbler of the season was the male Black- 
throated Gray Warbler in Carpenter Park (Springfield), 3 May; this is the 
first state record (*D. Bohlen, R. Sandburg). The Yellow-throated Warbler 
at Sterling, 19 April, was an apparent overmigrant (B. Shaw). Overmigrant 
Prairie Warblers were found at Springfield, 27 April (D. Bohlen); Decatur, 
28 April (R. Sandburg) and in the Chicago area (numbers or dates not 
reported). Three Kentucky Warblers were reported around Chicago this 
spring. Connecticut Warblers were apparently more common than usual; 
a maximum of four in one day were observed in the Skokie Lagoons, 27 
May (L. Balch); at least 10 were observed in the Chicago area by M. Smith 
between 20 and 28 May; there were four in the Springfield area between 
19 and 31 May; this species normally migrates from the southeast part of 
the United States to the central part of Canada just barely passing through 
the north-eastern part of Illinois (during the last half of May); records 
outside of this time and location zone should be carefully documented. An 
early Louisiana Waterthrush had returned to Pope County by 23 March 
(R. Graber). Yellow-breasted Chats continued to appear as overmigrants 
to the Chicago area (fide L. Balch) and Hooded Warblers appeared in many 
northern counties as shown in the Migration Table. 
BLACKBIRDS, GROSBEAKS, SPARROWS, LONGSPURS and BUNT- 
INGS. Migrant Yellow-headed Blackbirds were noted in Mason County 
(one), 22 April (R. Sandburg) and at Sangchris Lake (three), 24 and 25 
April (D. Bohlen). A male Blue Grosbeak was caught and banded at Har- 
rison, 24 May (L. Johnson). It was rather late for a LeConte’s Sparrow to 
still be present at Chicago, 14 May (L. Balch). Clay-colored Sparrows ap- 
peared as regular migrants through the northern half of the state between 
28 April (Springfield, D. Bohlen) and 18 May (Fulton County, R. Sandburg). 
Smith’s Longspurs were difficult to locate this spring because of dwindling 
habitat; however, a flock of 250 was found in corn stubble, 22 March (D. 
