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1950 Chicago Area Christmas Bird Count 
Chicago, Ill. (15 mile diameter circle centering at Touhy and Lincoln 
Aves., Lincolnwood, Ill.; all lake front and Forest Preserve District in the 
area, Graceland, Rosehill, Calvary, and Memorial Park Cemeteries; deci- 
duous river woods 34%, feeding stations 20%, lakefront and harbors 19%, 
open fields 6%, cemeteries 6%, city parks 5%, golf courses 3%, clay and 
gravel pits 3%, rivers and canals 2%, city streets 2%). — Dec. 30; 7 a.m. 
to dusk. Partly cloudy to overcast; temp. 10° to 23° F.; light variable 
winds; ground covered with 6 to 20 in. of snow; water 75% open. Twenty- 
five observers in 5 parties, and at 3 feeders. Total hours 50 (8 by car, 32 on 
foot, 10 at feeders) ; total miles 88 (44 by car, 44 on foot) — mallard, 62; 
black duck, 1; American golden-eye, 281; old squaw, 1811; hooded mer- 
ganser, 1; American merganser, 172; red breasted merganser, 169; Cooper’s 
hawk, 2; red-tailed hawk, 3; red-shouldered hawk, 6; sparrow hawk, 11; 
European partridge, 9; ring-necked pheasant, 182; herring gull, 4916 
(3000+ 250, 1916); ring-billed gull, 5; short-eared owl, 1; belted king- 
fisher, 2; flicker, 6; red-bellied woodpecker, 1; hairy woodpecker, 10; 
downy woodpecker, 49; blue jay, 11; American crow, 188; black-capped 
chickadee, 87; tufted titmouse, 15; white-breasted nuthatch, 11; brown 
creeper, 17; robin, 8; varied thrush, 1 (gray breast band, wing bars, eye 
stripe, and other marks noted, G.S. Bird observed at Sollitt feeder for two 
weeks previous to the count, seen by many reliable observers); golden- 
crowned kinglet, 4; starling, 652; house sparrow, 534; red-wing blackbird, 
1; rusty blackbird, 1; cardinal, 48; purple finch, 3; American goldfinch, 89; 
slate-colored junco, 95; tree sparrow, 25; song sparrow, 7; snow bunting, 1. 
Total, 41 species; about 9496 individuals. (Seen in area during count week, 
red crossbill, 2; hermit thrush, 1; thrush seen near Sollitt feeder several 
times during the month. Mrs. R. L. M.). — Bill Baasel, Mrs. J. H. 
Buchanan, Mrs. Reba Campbell, Jerome J. Carroll, Mrs. H. Davids, Kenny 
Gilchrist, Joseph F. Healy (compiler), Mr. and Mrs. John Helmer, Mrs. 
Bertha Huxford, Don Johnson, Mrs. Paul Klopsteg, Harold Lenz, Norman 
Lerch, Dale McDowell, Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Mannette, Ted Nork, Able 
Schwartz, Harry Smith, Mrs. George Sollitt, Mrs. Paul Stephenson, Mrs. 
Georgia Trumbell, Ed. Williams, Dick Zusi. (Chicago Ornithological Society, 
Evanston Bird Club). 
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Cook county Roadside Census: southwest of Blue Island, west to Orland 
Park, north to Lemont, east to Willow Springs, southeast to Worth, east to 
Blue Island; Dec. 25; 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.; snowing all the way (visibility 
%4 mile); all ground covered with snow; temperature 10° ; 61 miles (ob- 
servations from car except a ten minute walk at Orland Wildlife Preserve, 
which was frozen over). Birds counted whether heard or seen. Sharp-shin- 
ned hawk, 1; sparrow hawk, 1; ring-necked pheasant, 7; herring gull, 6; 
screech owl, 1; red-bellied woodpecker, 1; downy woodpecker, 3; blue jay, 
4; crow, 19; black-capped chickadee, 6; stiningee 3; English sparrow, 11; 
eastern insatiomdacls 1; cardinal, 4; slate-colored junco, 14; tree sparrow, 
10; song sparrow, 7; total 17 species, 99 individuals. — Karl E. Bartel. 
