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Lisle, DuPage county; 800 acres within Morton Arboretum; Dec. 16 
(early for Christmas, but sent in for comparison); 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 
p.m.; partly cloudy; west wind; temperature 15°; six inches of snow on 
the ground; most of the birds seen around banding station. Ring-necked 
pheasant, 1; long-eared owl, 7; downy woodpecker, 3; blue jay, 23. crow; 
30; black-capped chickadee, 11; robin, 1; golden-crowned kinglet, 1; Eng- 
lish sparrow, 2; cardinal, 4; junco, 22; song sparrow, 2; total, 12 species, 
86 individuals. — Kar] E. Bartel. 
Lisle, DuPage county; 800 acres within the Morton Arboretum; Dec. 17 
(also early, but particularly interesting in comparison with preceding day’s 
census in same area and time period) ; 9:00 a.m. to 4:00: p.m.; clear; north- 
west wind; temperature rising from 5° in morning to 15° in afternoon; 
ground covered with snow; observers mostly together, using four autos; 
15 miles (10 miles by auto, 5 on foot). Red-tailed hawk, 1; marsh hawk, 1; 
sparrow hawk, 2; ring-necked pheasant, 7; mourning dove, 2; long-eared 
owl, 7; short-eared owl, 4;.saw-whet owl, 1; hairy woodpecker, 2; downy 
woodpecker, 6; blue jay, 3; crow, 65; black-capped chickadee, 7; white- 
breasted nuthatch, 1; red-breasted nuthatch, 1; brown creeper, 1; ruby- 
crowned kinglet, 4; cedar waxwing, 6; cardinal, 5; purple finch, 2; pine 
siskin, 50; goldfinch, 1; red crossbill, 30; slate-colored junco, 11; tree spar- 
row, 2; song sparrow, 1; total, 26 species, 223 individuals. — 20 members 
and friends of the Chicago Ornithological Society; Karl E. Bartel, Field 
Chairman. 
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Lisle, DuPage county; 800 acres within the Morton Arboretum; Dee. 31; 
9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.; cloudy; southwest wind; ground covered knee-deep 
with snow; temperature 20°; 21 observers mostly together, using seven 
autos; 15 miles (11 by car, 4 on foot). Sharp-shinned hawk, 1; red-tailed 
hawk, 2; red-shouldered hawk, 1; sparrow hawk, 3; ring-necked pheasant, 
4; herring gull, 30; screech owl (dead), 1; horned owl, 1; long-eared owl, 
6; short-eared owl, 3; flicker, 2; hairy woodpecker, 1; downy woodpecker, 
4; prairie horned lark, 1; blue jay, 9; crow, 500; black-capped chickadee, 6; 
white-breasted nuthatch, 2; red-breasted nuthatch, 1; brown creeper, 2; 
catbird, 1; robin, 3; golden-crowned kinglet, 6; cedar waxwing, 59; star- 
ling, 11; English sparrow, 11; eastern meadowlark, 2; cardinal, 7; pine 
siskin, 16; goldfinch, 28; red crossbill, 42; slate-colored junco, 8; song 
sparrow, 3; total, 33 species, 778 individuals. — 21 members of the Chicago 
Ornithological Society. 
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LaGrange to Woodstock, Mlinois; Jan. 1, 1951; 10 a.m. to 5 p-m.; mild 
and partly sunny; 110 miles; observations from car in morning. Sparrow 
hawk, 1; greater prairie chicken, 9; bob-white, 7; ring-necked pheasant, 1; 
herring gull, 6; horned lark, 25; eastern crow, 30; robin, 2; starling, 40; 
English sparrow, 40; total, 10 species, 161 individuals. — Esther A. Craig- 
mile and Laura Vial. 
