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capped Chickadee, 5; White-breasted Nuthatch, 2; Starling, 4; English 
Sparrow, 30; Slate-colored Junco, 4; Tree Sparrow, 45. Total: 14 species, 
135 individuals, plus 35 unidentified ducks. — Karl E. Bartel. 
Blue Island, Cook county. In vicinity of Blue Island, Oak Hill banding 
station and fields west of Blue Island, December 20 to January 1. Birds 
listed below show largest number of individuals seen in one day. Ground 
bare, temperature ranged from 15° to 40° F. on some days. Red-tailed 
Hawk, 1; Sparrow Hawk, 1; Ring-necked Pheasant, 3; Herring Gull, 1507 ; 
Sereech Owl, 1; Long-eared Owl, 1; Hairy Woodpecker, 1; Downy Wood- 
pecker, 3; Blue Jay, 3; Common Crow, 20; Black-capped Chickadee, 2; 
White-breasted Nuthatch, 1; Starlings, 400+; English Sparrow, 50; 
Cardinal, 4; Goldfinch, 1; Slate-colored Junco, 6; Tree Sparrow, 15; Song 
Sparrow, 1. Total: 19 species, 464+ individuals. — Karl EH. Bartel. 
Waukegan, Lake county: Waukegan harbor, woods and fields; all 
water open; some birds were observed through the fence at the foot of 
Greenwood Ave., in warbler glen, in the garbage dump, and in Pines 
State Park from the south.. Jan. 1,-1953; 9:30 aim. to 3:00" pumeeerouna 
bare; cloudy; temperature 33° F.; wind south; 12 observers together. 
Canvas-back, 8; Lesser Scaup, 50; ‘'Golden-eye, 100; Ruddy Duck, 2; Hooded 
Merganser, 1; American Merganser, 115; Red-breasted Merganser, 40; 
Red-shouldered Hawk, 1; Bald Eagle, 1; Sparrow Hawk, 1; Killdeer, 7; 
Wilson Snipe, 1; Herring Gull, 4007+; Ring-billed Gull, 5; Bonaparte’s 
Gull, 20; Great horned Owl, 1; Downy Woodpecker, 2; Blue Jay, 2; Com- 
mon Crow, 18; Black-capped Chickadee, 2; White-breasted Nuthatch, 1; 
Red-breasted Nuthatch, 1; Golden-crowned Kinglet, 1; Starling, 600+; 
English Sparrow, 40; Red-winged Blackbird (freshly killed by sparrow 
hawk), 1; Rusty Blackbird, 38; Brewer’s Blackbird, 1; Cardinal, 2; Com- 
mon Redpoll, 11; Common Goldfinch, 5; Slate-colored Junco, 15; Tree 
Sparrow, 60; Song Sparrow, 1. Total: 34 species, 1554 individuals. — 
Mrs. Amy G. Baldwin, Karl E. Bartel (compiler),.Laurie Binford, Mr. 
and Mrs. Albert L. Campbell, Charles T. Clark, Ralph Eiseman, Tom 
Kemper, Norman Lerch, Dr. J. O. Young, Mrs. Theron Wasson, Charles 
Westcott, Mrs. Janet Zimmermann. 
Bird Haven Sanctuary (Richland county). 712-miles radius centering 
on Bird Haven, including city park, dump grounds, cemetery, Big creek, 
fields and woods easily reached by car; open farmlands 85%, deciduous. 
forests 10%, parks and streets of Olney 5%. — Dec. 27; 7:30 a.m. to 
4:30 p.m. Cloudy early, clearing by 10 a.m. Temperature 24° to 32° F.; 
wind lhght; no snow, some open water; 14 observers in 3 parties, 2 ob- 
servers at feeding stations, Total party hours, 25% (8 on foot, 17% by 
car) ; total party miles, 198 (12 on foot, 186 by car). Red-tailed Hawk, 7; 
Rough-legged Hawk, 2; Marsh Hawk, 15; Sparrow Hawk, 23; Prairie 
Chicken, 65; Bob-white, 9; Mourning Dove, 289; Screech Owl, 1; Great 
horned Owl, 1; Barred Owl 3; Belted Kingfisher, 1; Yellow-shafted Flicker, 
33; Red-bellied Woodpecker, 24; Red-headed Woodpecker, 2; Hairy Wood- 
pecker, 4; Downy Woodpecker, 38; Blue Jay, 149; Common Crow, 317; 
Carolina Chickadee, 65; Tufted Titmouse, 53; White-breasted Nuthatch, 
i; Brown Creeper, 2; Carolina Wren, 17; Mockingbird, 12; American 
