ILLINOIS AUDUBON BULLETIN 1 
the Spring Count was conducted in early April, these species would 
not have to be documented — however, they do have to be 
documented in early May. Some other species not included in the 
report that regularly occur in mid-to-late May had not yet arrived in 
the state. The total number of cuckoos, both species, was rather low 
— but that was not too surprising this year since the majority of 
these birds did not arrive here until after 29 May and were still 
migrating throughout early June. There were some _ interesting 
highlights, such as the abundance of shorebird habitat, and hence, 
the excellent numbers of shorebirds reported. Of course, the early 
warm spells and fully-leafed trees made songbirds more difficult to 
see. All-in-all, though, everyone was pleased (except Chicago-area 
birders) with their personal achievements of the day. As always, 
Cook (175), Lake (166), and Will (158) counties reported the most 
species; however, Vermilion (154) and Jackson (149) counties were 
close behind. 
TABLE 1 TABLE 2 
Counties with Species Reported from 70 (90%) or more Counties 
20 or more participants 
Mourning Dove 78 Gray Catbird 76 
Bureau 59 Red-headed Woodpecker /78 Chimney Swift US 
McDonough 38 Brown Thrasher 78 | Purple Martin PS) 
Marshall 38 European Starling 78 Northern Oriole 75 
Grundy 36 Eastern Meadowlark 78 Rose-breasted Grosbeak 75 
Lake 36 Redwinged Blackbird 78 | Downy Woodpecker 74 
Kane 33) Common Grackle 78 Common Yellowthroat 74 
DuP age 32 Northern Cardinal 78 White-throated Sparrow 74 
Schuyler Shik American Goldfinch 78 Killdeer 73 
LaSalle Xe) Common Flicker oii Tufted Titmouse 73 
Vermilion 29 Barn Swallow 77 Yellow-rumped Warbler 73 
Cook 27 American Crow 77 Indigo Bunting 73 
McHenry 27 American Robin Tah Chipping Sparrow 72 
Edgar 26 House Sparrow Wil Horned Lark Gib 
Boone 2S: Brown-headed Cowbird TT Tree Swallow 71 
Kendall 23 Field Sparrow 77 } Palm Warbler 71 
Piatt WS) Song Sparrow 77 Rufous-sided Towhee TAs 
Adams fad Rock Dove 76 Red-bellied Woodpecker 70 
Crawford 20 Blue Jay 76 
As previously indicated, 37 species were reported from 70 (90%) 
or more of the participating counties (TABLE 2); only 9 species were 
reported from all 78 counties. In contrast, 16 species were found in a 
single county and another 10 species in only two counties. FIGURE 
1 shows the total number of species, the number of observers and 
the number of party-hours for each county. 
TABLE 3 shows the species observed, the number of counties 
reporting each species, the total number of individuals of each 
species reported, and the county reporting the highest number of 
individuals of each species (with that highest total in parenthesis). 
Birders in at least 59 of the 78 participating counties were 
