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In the plowed fields many small birds were constantly rising into the 
sky as I disturbed them. Later in the day I observed them at close range 
and found them to be Pipits. “They flashed white outer tail feathers as 
they ran over the ground or dashed in chase of one another on the wing. 
A much varied flock of sparrows was hunting seeds in a sumac thicket, 
and among the many Tree Sparrows, Juncos, White-throats, and White- 
crowns, a lone Harris Sparrow was found. The black of its face and 
throat was blotched with light feathers, and from its general markings I 
took it to be an immature bird. 
This great swamp is one of the best of our nearby natural bird refuges 
because of the varied nature of the surrounding country and because of its 
large size. As it is still partly in private ownership, hunting cannot be 
entirely prohibited. Steps should be taken by the state to secure the remain- 
ing private lands and thus protect the abundance of wild bird life at Orland. 
AULDEN D. CoBLE. 
1934 Notes and Records | aken Near 
Park Ridge, Cook County, Illinois 
The territory which this report covers is, largely speaking, that between 
Norwood Park, a suburb of Chicago, ahd Dam No. 3 (or 4) on the 
Des Plaines river. We cover about one and one-half miles of the river and 
the rough triangle thus formed is excellent bird ground inasmuch as it 
includes all kinds of country, forest, scrub, grassland, marshes, and the river. 
On New Year’s Day the first hike of the year was taken and the 
following birds obtained: Rough-legged Hawk, Marsh Hawk, Ring- 
necked Pheasant, Herring Gull, Belted Kingfisher, Hairy Woodpecker, 
Downy Woodpecker, Blue Jay, Crow, Black-capped Chickadee, White- 
breasted Nuthatch, Brown Creeper, Robin, Northern Shrike, Starling, 
Cardinal, Slate-colored Junco, Tree Sparrow, Swamp Sparrow, Song 
Sparrow. 
January 6—Yellow-bellied Sapsucker. 
January 7/—Sparrow Hawk. 
January 13—Meadowlark, Rusty Blackbird. 
January 19—Screech Owl, Prairie Horned Lark, Lapland Longspur. 
January 21—Snow Bunting. 
This list includes, with a few exceptions, last winter’s birds for the 
area. 
February 22—Mallard Duck, Bluebird. 
March 3—Barred Owl. This owl was found dead and, we judged, 
had been so for about a week. Since it was the first seen in the area we 
