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wind light, no snow, some open water by afternoon. Fifteen observers (11 
in 3 parties, and 4 at feeding stations). Total party-hours 28% (10 on foot, 
181% by car) total party-miles 282 (20 on foot, 262 by car). Seen in the 
area the week of the count: screech owl, 1. The red-headed woodpecker and 
goldfinch had larger counts this year than usual. The prairie chicken count 
was much below last year, probably due to heavy farming in one region 
where a large flock of birds had persisted in recent years. After June the 
birds scattered and as yet the present location of the flock is not known. — 
Mrs. and Mrs. W. R. Bridges, Mr. and Mrs. Olin Groves, Jimmie Kermicle, 
Carol Scherer, Mr. and Mrs. Chester Scherer, Lee Scherer, Mis. Howard 
Scherer Shaw, Perna M. Stine (compiler). At Feeding Stations: Mrs. Mary 
Chaplin, Mrs. Rolla Eichhorst, Mrs. Carl Fee, Mrs. Charles Fildes. 
CODE: OrP; Orland Park, Cook county; Orland Wildlife Preserve. Decem- 
ber 25, all of lake frozen; clear; ground covered with snow; west wind, 10 
mph; temperature 30°; 8:45 to 10:00 a.m. Observations made on Orland 
Lake and roads surrounding the lake. The short-eared owls and pheasant 
were seen in late afternoon just south of Orland, on the way home from 
Pilcher Park trip. — Kar] E. Bartel, compiler. 
CODE: RaP; Rainbow Park, Chicago, Cook county; 75th to 79th Streets 
and the west end to Lake Michigan. December 26; 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. 
Snow on ground, Lake Michigan open, ice pieces in lake. Partly cloudy, 
sunny, temperature in the mid 30°s; 3 miles on foot. — Ralph M. Ei-eman. 
CODE: Spf; Springfield, Sangamon county; 742 mile radius centering at 
the county courthouse, including Lake Springfield, Clearlake, Oak Ridge 
Cemetery and Carpenter Park on the Sangamon river; December 27; 7:50 
a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; clear; temperature 20° to 35°; wind S, 5 to 15 mph; all 
water frozen except parts of Lake Springfield; 1 to 5 inches of snow; water 
5%, river and stream bottomlands 20%, pasture 30%, plowed land 30%, 
city suburbs 15%; 20 observers in 8 parties; 46 party-hours (386 on foot, 10 
by car); 247 party-miles (46 on foot, 201 by car. — 18 members of the 
Springfield Nature League (W. A. Sausaman, compiler); guests: W. R. 
Bridges, Olney and Emma Leonard, Jacksonville. 
we CODE: Tr-C; Tri-City area: Moline, Rock Island, Davenport, and nearby 
areas up and down the Mississippi; Dec. 27, 1953; 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; 
wind, 10 to 25 mph, S-SW; temperature, 29° to 40° F.; high overcast; 
ground moist, snow where protected or drifted; river 75% frozen, open 
below locks; party-hours: foot, 38; car, 24; party-miles: foot, 34; car, 348. 
— Participants, 25 members of Tri-City Bird Club; Peter Petersen, Jr., 
compiler. Seen in the area during’ census period: ring-necked duck; hooded 
merganser; vesper sparrow; white-crowned sparrow. 
CODE: Wau; Waukegan, Lake county; Waukegan harbor, woods and 
fields; all water open; some birds observed through the fence at Public 
Service pond; foot of Greenwood Avenue; garbage dump; Illinois Beach 
State Park, nature area and the Pines. January 1, 1954; 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 
p.m.; ground bare; partly cloudy; SW wind 8 mph; temperature 33° at 
start, 38° at end; observers together. 18 miles by auto, 3% miles on foot. 
50% water, 50% fields and pine stand. — Hollis Bailey, Mrs. Amy G. 
Baldwin, Karl E. Bartel (compiler), Laurie Binford, Mr. and Mrs. Albert 
