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Lisle, DuPage county, Illinois; 800 acres within Morton Arboretum; 
Dee. 16 (not in census period but submitted for comparison); 9:15 a.m. 
to 4:15 p.m.; cloudy; temperature 10° below zero to 3° above. (During 
the early morning it was 21 below.) Ground covered by 10 inches of snow 
on level; east side of park closed by drifts. Two miles on foot, six miles 
by auto. Ring-necked pheasant, 1; red-bellied woodpecker, 1; downy wood- 
pecker, 3; blue jay, 2; American crow, 34; black-capped chickadee, 9; 
white-breasted nuthatch, 2; red-breasted nuthatch, 2; cedar waxwing, 15; 
starling, 11; house sparrow, 35; rusty blackbird, 1; cardinal, 6; purple 
finch, 4; pine grosbeak, 12; pine siskin, 8; slate-colored junco, 8. Total 
17 species, 158 individuals—9 members and friends of the Chicago Orni- 
thological Society, led by Karl E. Bartel. 
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Lisle, DuPage county, Morton Arboretum; Dec. 28; 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 
p.m.; partly cloudy; SW wind; temperature 32°; all ground covered with 
snow up to two feet. Observations made mostly in west half of Arboretum 
as east half was closed; some observations were made at the Administration 
building, and four miles of highway to the north and west of the Arboretum 
were included. Many of the birds were counted when trapped at the 
banding station, operated by Bartel. Red-tailed hawk, 3; sparrow hawk,1; 
ring-necked pheasant, 4; screech owl, 1; hairy woodpecker, 1; downy 
woodpecker, 5; blue jay, 5; American crow, 35; black-capped chickadee, 
23; white-breasted nuthatch, 1; red-breasted nuthatch, 4; brown creeper, 
3; American robin, 1; cedar waxwing, 138; starling, 18; house sparrow, 
10; cardinal, 5; purple finch, 11; pine grosbeak, 18; pine siskin, 26; slate- 
colored junco, 6; tree sparrow, 14. Total 22 species, 203 individuals.— 
Karl E. Bartel. 
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Roadside Census from Blue Island, Cook County, to Channahon, Will 
county, Morris, Grundy county and back to Blue Island. Stopping at 
Pilcher Park Arboretum, Joliet, then to Channahon, along tow-path of I. 
& M. Canal from Channahon to Morris on the northwest side of the river. 
Then from Morris to Channahon on the south-east side of the Illinois 
River. Dec. 30; 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; % mile on foot, 120 miles by auto. 
Many roads were impassable, causing many detours. A light mist hung 
around all day; temperature 35°; SE wind turning to SW in afternoon. 
Most backwaters and creeks frozen; ground covered with six inches to 
three feet of snow. Observers in one party. Double-crested cormorant, 1; 
mallard duck, 60; black duck, 6; American golden-eye, 1; American 
merganser, 2; red-tailed hawk, 4; red-shouldered hawk, 2; rough-legged 
hawk, 2; sparrow hawk, 3; ring-necked pheasant, 22; herring gull, 5; 
mourning dove, 2; screech owl, 1; flicker, 2; red-bellied woodpecker, 1; 
hairy woodpecker, 1; downy woodpecker, 11; blue jay, 4; crow, 60; black- 
capped chickadee, 24; tufted titmouse, 5; white-breasted nuthatch, 1; 
brown creeper, 2; golden-crowned kinglet, 1; starling, 50+; house sparrow, 
100+; eastern meadowlark, 2; cardinal, 25; goldfinch, 3; slate-colored 
junco, 50; tree sparrow, 100+; song sparrow, 3. Total 32 species, 556 
individuals.—Mr. and Mrs. Albert L. Campbell, Karl E. Bartel. 
