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too far out in Lake Michigan to identify, also 2000 gulls. Total—24 species. 
—H. E. McArthur and Wm. I. Lyon. 
Batavia, Kane Co., Ill. (Fields and woods along the Fox River). Dec. 
29; clear and mild. American Merganser 7; Red-tailed Hawk 1; Red- 
shouldered Hawk 3; American Rough-legged Hawk 1; Marsh Hawk 3; Bob- 
white 5; Pheasant 3; Herring Gull 4; Screech Owl 1; Short-eared Owl 4; 
Red-headed Woodpecker 1; Hairy Woodpecker 1; Downy Woodpecker 3; 
Horned Lark 2; Blue Jay 3; Crow 4; Chickadee 6; Tufted Titmouse 2; 
White-breasted Nuthatch 4; Brown Creeper 2; Northern Shrike 1; Starling 
7; English Sparrow 20; Meadowlark 1; Cardinal 2; Redpoll 7; Pine Siskin 
6; Junco 7; Tree Sparrow 9. Total—29 species.—Gordon Pearsall. 
_Port Byron, Rock Island Co., Ill. (Fields and woods three to four 
miles southeast) Dec. 22; 9 A. M. to 2:30 P. M., cloudy, ground covered 
with snow, snowing in the P. M., south wind, temp. 15° to 29°. Rough- 
legged Hawk 1; Bob-white 8; Screech Owl 2; Great Horned Owl 2; Red- 
bellied Woodpecker 1; Red-headed Woodpecker 1; Hairy Woodpecker 4; 
Downy Woodpecker 7; Blue Jay 10; Crow 5; Chickadee 4; Titmouse 2; 
White-breasted Nuthatch 5; Brown Creeper 1; Starling 2; English Spar- 
row 25; Cardinal 2; Junco 10; Tree Sparrow 25. Total—19 species.—John J. 
Schafer. 
VMonticello, Piatt Co., Hl. (Along the Sangamon River on the prop- 
erty of Will Lodge), Jan. 1; overcast and warm. Red-tailed Hawk 1; Bob- 
white 10; Flicker 5; Red-bellied Woodpecker 15; Hairy Woodpecker 3; 
Downy Woodpecker 15; Blue Jay 12; Crow 10; Chickadee 25; Tufted Tit- 
mouse 50; White-breasted Nuthatch 14; Brown Creeper 1; House Wren 1; 
Winter Wren 1; Carolina Wren 6; Golden-cr Kinglet 18; Starling 14; Eng- 
lish Sparrow 40; Cardinal 6; Goldfinch 2; Junco 25; Tree Sparrow 30. 
Total—20 species.—E. G. Wright, R. V. Komarek, A. M. Bailey. 
s»¥Ottawa, La Salle Co., Hl. (Along Illinois River to Utica on both sides 
of the river) Dec. 22, 25, 27, 29 and Jan. 3. Mallard 2,500; Black Duck 
1,000; American Golden-eye; Lesser Scaup 24; American Merganser 8; 
American Rough-legged 2; Marsh Hawk 2; Sparrow Hawk 2; Bob-white 
87 (5 coveys); Coot 1; Herring Gull 75; Ring-billed Gull 60; Bonaparte’s 
Gull 1; Mourning Dove 1; Screech Owl 1; Horned Owl 1; Barred Owl 2; 
Belted Kingfisher 2; Flicker 2; Red-bellied Woodpecker 7; Hairy Wood- 
pecker 11; Downy Wocdpecker 46; Horned Lark 18; Blue Jay 14; Crow 48; 
Chickadee 26; Tufted Titmouse 53; White-breasted Nuthatch 14; Brown 
Creeper 17; Winter Wren 8; Carolina Wren 10; Golden-cr. Kinglet 3; Ruby-cr. 
Kinglet 1; Cedar Waxwing 2; Starling 1,000; English Sparrow 600; Red- 
wing 700; Rusty Blackbird 800; Cardinal 52; Purple Finch 4; Goldfinch 2; 
Junco 350; Tree Sparrow 650; Song Sparrow 42. Total—44 species.— 
Frank Bellrose, Jr. ; 
Fiatt, Fulten Co., Il. (A compecsite list made on four trips within six 
miles of Fiatt between December 22 and January 1.) Weather unsettled, 
snow. Birds listed show largest number observed in one day. Temp. 30° 
to 84°. Sharp-shinned Hawk 1; American Rough-legged Hawk 1; Marsh 
Hawk 1; Bob-white 14; Mourning Dove 2; Flicker 2; Red-bellied Wood- 
pecker 25; Red-headed Woodpecker 1; Hairy Wcodpecker 4; Downy Wood- 
pecker 14; Blue Jay 30; Crow 12; Chickadee 67; Tufted Titmouse 61; 
White-breasted Nuthatch 46; Starling 48; Cardinal 29; Purple Finch 1; 
Redpoll 4; Goldfinch 11; Junco 48; Tree Sparrow 67; Song Sparrow 42; 
Unidentified Hawk 1. Total—22 species.—Harold Ault. 
