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open. Mallard, 79; Black Duck, 7; Red-head, 1; Ring-necked Duck, 1; 
American Golden-eye, 54; Buffle-head, 2; Old-Squaw, 1; American Mer- 
ganser, 48; Red-breasted Merganser, 81; Pigeon Hawk, 1; American Coot, 
1; Great Black-Backed Gull, 1; Herring Gull, 95; Ring-billed Gull, 48; 
Franklin’s Gull, 1; Kittiwake Gull, 1; Downy Woodpecker, 1; American 
Crow, 2; American Robin, 1; Starling, 467; House Sparrow, 230; Eastern 
Meadowlark, 1; Cardinal, 2; Slate-Colored Junco, 5; Song Sparrew, 2; 
Snow Bunting, 8. Total: 26 species, 1126 individuals. — Gene Lukastk, 
Jr. (compiler) and Jerry Mustoffa. 
Chicago, Cook county; (Desplaines river and Forest Preserves, Bel- 
mont. Ave. to Irving Park Rd.) Dec. 30, 1952, 8:00 a:mytogl Geen, 
1% rivers, 1% golf courses, 40% fields, and 58% forest preserves. 10% 
miles on bus and 8% on foot. Cloudy with light variable winds, NW. to 
N. Temperature 35° F., rising to 41° F. by noon, Rivers frozen, wooded 
areas and fields frosted. Herring Gull, 1; Red-headed Woodpecker, 1; 
Hairy Woodpecker, 1; Downy Woodpecker, 7; American Crow, 1000 (est.) ; 
Black-capped Chickadee, 12; Brown-capped Chickadee, 1; Brown Creeper, 
15; Starling, 15; Eastern Meadowlark, 2; Cardinal, 2; American Gold- 
finch, 2; Tree Sparrow, 2. Totai: 13 species, 1061 individuals. — Wayne 
Kurtz, Gene Lukasik, Jr.. (compiler) and Jerry Mustoffa. 
Chicago, Cook county; in Jackson park on Wooded Island and along 
the Inner and Yacht harbors; Dec. 25, (submitted for comparison with 
the census of Dec. 31, when different conditions prevailed); 2:00 p.m. to 
4:00 p.m.; ground bare, Inner harbor mostly open, especially around the 
south end; Yacht harbor open; partly cloudy; sunny; SW wind; temper- 
ature about 30°; 1%4 miles by foot. Double-crested Cormorant, 1; Canada 
Goose, 1; Mallard, 25. est.; Ring-necked Duck, 2; Canvas-back, 4; Amer- 
ican Golden-eye, 50; Buflehead, 4; Ruddy Duck, 1; American Merganser, 
2; Red-breasted Merganser, 1; Herring Gull, 20 est.; Ring-billed Gull, 20 
est.; Bonaparte’s Gull, 100; American Robin, 1; Starling, 2 est.; Cardinal, 
7; English Sparrow, 4. Total: 17 species, 245 individuals (est.). — Ralph 
M, Eiseman. 
Chicago, Cook county; morning in Jackson Park along the Inner 
harbor, the Yacht harbor, and then south along the Promontory to 67th 
St.; the afternoon at the Calumet Flats; Dec. 31; 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. 
and 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., with one hour off for lunch and traveling to 
the Calumet Flats; total hours spent, 4; ground bare, little ice in harbors; 
cloudy; NE wind, temperature about 30°F; 4% miles, 14 at Jackson 
Park, 3% at Calumet Flats. Double-crested Cormorant, 1; Mallard, 15 
est.; Pintail, 4; Redhead, 2; Lesser Scaup, 1; American Golden-eye, 8 est.; 
Bufflehead, 5; American Merganser, 11; other ducks too far out to count 
or identify; Sparrow Hawk, 2; Killdeer, 3; Herring Gull, 1600 est.; Her- 
ring and Ring-billed Gulls mixed, 125 est.; Bonaparte’s Gull, 2; Glaucous 
Gull, 2; Prairie Horned Lark, 4; Starling, 900 est.; English Sparrow, 25 
est.; Cardinal, 3; Tree Sparrow, 15 est. Total: 19 species, 2729 individuals 
(est.). Cormorant and one Glaucous Gull in Jackson Park; Killdeer, most 
Herring Gulls, and the other Glaucous Gull at the Calumet Flats. — Amy 
G. Baldwin and Ralph M. Eiseman (compiler). 
