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Goldfinch, 100; Tree Sparrow, common; Junco, common; Song Spar- 
row, 6; Cardinal, 12. Observers, A. M. Bailey and Fred 5) Lodge. 
December 20: a Belted Kingfisher. January 3: a Saw-whet Owl. 
Chicago, Illinois (from Riverside south through forest preserve and 
surrounding prairie), December 26, 1931, 8:30 A. M. to 2:30 P. M. 
Weather clear, wind south, light; temperature, 32 degrees at start, 40 
degrees at return. Eleven miles on foot, observers in two groups: Hairy 
Woodpecker, 1; Downy Woodpecker, 8-10; Red-headed Woodpecker, 1; 
Prairie Horned Lark, 2; Blue Jay, 10; Crow, 2; Tufted Titmouse, 8; 
White-breasted Nuthatch, 3; Brown Creeper, 2; Starling, 3; Tree Spar- 
row, 35-45; Junco, 30-45; Song Sparrow, 2; Cardinal, 4; Chickadee, 10. 
Total, 15 species, about 100 individuals. On December 25, in Lincoln 
Park; Scaup Duck, 1,200 plus-minus; Old-squaw, 10; Herring Gull, 
100 plus-minus; Bonaparte’s Gull, 200 plus-minus; Snow Bunting, 25 
plus-minus. Observers, Ada Ellen Lilly, Florence A. Lilly, Mrs. Elsie 
US Lally; "Ay WwW. Enlly. 
Millers Beach, Indiana, December 26: Horned Grebe, 3; American 
Merganser, 100; American Golden-eye, 1; Herring Gull, 3; Ring-billed 
Gull, 3; Bohemian Waxwing, 30; Snow Bunting, 5; Tree Sparrow, 10. 
Observers, Amy G. Baldwin and Belle Wilson. 
Orland Slough, December 27, 7:00-9:00 A. M. ‘Temperature, 32 
degrees, southeast wind, cloudy: American Crow, 10; Tree Sparrows, 
numerous; Swamp Sparrow, |; Blue Jay, 1; Mallard, 1; Downy Wood- 
pecker, 2; Hairy Wodpecker, 3; White-breasted Nuthatch, 3; Meadow- 
lark, 1; Cardinal, 1; Chickadee, 4; Coot, 100-200; Goldfinch, 1. Ob- 
servers, P. W. Lewis, LaGrange, Illinois; F. C. Whitehead, Riverside, 
Illinois. 
River Forest, Illinois, December 26, 1:00 to 3:30 P. M. “Tempera- 
ture, 40 degrees, sunny, no wind; Thatcher's Woods Forest Preserve be- 
tween Division St. and Lake St.: 3 Crows, 3 Cardinals, 6 White-breasted 
Nuthatches, 5 Red-breasted Nuthatches, 1 Brown Creeper, 4 Song Spar- 
rows, 25 Juncos, 3 Downy Woodpeckers. Observer, C. W. G. Eifrig. 
Thatcher’s Woods, River Forest, Illinois, January 1, 1932. “Tem- 
perature, 40 to 43 degrees, with light, drizzling rain: Chickadee, 3; Crow, 
6; Blue Jay, 2; Cardinal, 2; Brown Creeper, 3; White-breasted Nut- 
hatch, 1; Downy Woodpecker, 2. Observer, Carlyle Morris. 
Morton Arboretum, near Lisle, Illinois, January 3, 1932, 10:45 A. M., 
to 1:10 P. M. ‘Temperature, 25 to 27 degrees; cloudy: Tree Sparrow, 
28; Slate-colored Junco, 11; Pine Siskin; 8; Crow, 3; Downy Wood- 
pecker, 1. In regard to the Pine Siskins, Mr. Carlyle Morris writes: 
“From a distance, we at first thought these birds were Goldfinches, but 
on getting nearer I could see the streaks, almost stripes, on the bodies. 
I looked at the heads to see if they might be Lesser Redpolls, but there 
