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very little wind, no snow or ice, temperature 15° F. at start, 25° F. at 
end. Five miles on foot, ten by auto. Red-tailed Hawk, 2; Rough-legged 
Hawk, 5; Mourning Dove, 1; Screech Owl, 1; Long-eared Owl, 9; Saw- 
whet Owl, 2; Yellow-shafted Flicker, 1; Hairy Woodpecker, 1; Downy 
Woodpecker, 4; Prairie Horned Lark, 1; Blue Jay, 4; American Crow, 50; 
Black-capped Chickadee, 11; White-breasted Nuthatch, 1; Red-breasted 
Nuthatch, 2; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 10; Starling, 25; English Sparrow, 
25; Cardinal, 15; Purple Finch, 5; Common Redpoll, 75; Pine Siskin, 15; 
Common Goldfinch, 24; Slate-colored Junco, 5; Tree Sparrow, 50; Song 
Sparrow, 1. Total: 26 species, 345 individuals. — Ray Grow, Val Nolan, 
Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Campbell. 
Lisle, DuPage county, Morton Arboretum; December 28, 9:00 a.m. to 
4:00 p.m. Southwest wind; clear; 17° F. at start, 33° at end. Five miles 
on foot, ten by auto. Coopers Hawk, 1; Red-tailed Hawk, 1; Rough-legged 
Hawk, 1; Ring-necked Pheasant, 3; Screech Owl, 1; Long-eared Owl, 10; 
Hairy Woodpecker, 1; Downy Woodpecker, 3; Prairie horned Lark, 2; 
Blue Jay, 3; Common Crow, 34; Black-capped Chickadee, 9; White- 
breasted Nuthatch, 2; Red-breasted Nuthatch, 2; Brown Creeper, 1; Winter 
Wren, 1; Hermit Thrush, 1: Golden-crowned Kinglet, 7; Starling, 60; 
English Sparrow, 4; Cardinal, 5; Purple Finch, 2: Common Redpoll, 8; 
Pine Siskin, 14; Goldfinch 5; Slate-colored Junco, 17; Tree Sparrow, 15; 
Song Sparrow, 2. Total: 28 species, 215 individuals. — 38 members of the 
Chicago Ornithological Society; Albert L. Campbell, Field Chairman. 
Palos Park, Cook county: December 25; covering six bird-banding and 
feeding stations of Dr. and Mrs. McQuarrie, Miss Alice Greenacre, Dr. 
and Mrs. Bressler, Dr. and Mrs. Helmuth, Mr. and Mrs. John Goes and 
Mr. and Mrs. A. Lord. Ground clear; temperature 26° F; raw SE wind; 
2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Red-shouldered Hawk, 1; Rough-legged Hawk, 1; Marsh 
Hawk, 1; Sparrow Hawk, 1; Red-bellied Woodpecker, 1; Hairy Wood- 
pecker, 6; Downy Woodpecker, 31; Blue Jay, 10; Common Crow, 10; 
Black-capped Chickadee, 86; Tufted Titmouse, 8; White-breasted Nut- 
hatch, 18; Brown Creener, 8: Golden-crowned Kinglet, 2: Cardinal, 8; 
Common Goldfinch, 1; Slate-colored Junco, 40; Tree Sparrow, 15. Total: 
18 species, 245 individuals. So far, I have banded 61 Chickadees and had 
25 return, with new ones coming in during the season. On December 14, 
I banded a Carolina Wren and also a female Red-bellied Woodpecker at 
the Goes station. We also saw an adult male Red-eyed Towhee feeding 
with a group of Slate-colored Juncoes. On January 4, 1953, I banded a 
female Red-eyed Towhee and saw a White-throated Sparrow at the Lord 
station. — Alfred H. Reuss. 
Roadside — Riverside Census; Channahon, Will county. South to 
Morris in Grundy county and back to Channahon. Observations made 
- south from Channahon, along tow-path of I. & M. Canal to Morris on 
the northwest side of the river. Then from Morris to Channahon on the 
south-east side of the Illinois river. Dec. 25; 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 pm.; % 
mile on foot, 70 miles by auto. Temperature, 28°; partly cloudy; south- 
west wind; ground bare; 95% of water open. Observers in two cars. 
Horned Grebe, 1; Great Blue Heron, 2; Canada Goose, 1; Mallard, 300+; 
