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the field to continue my walk where I had left off. Coming to the crest of 
the first of two hills in the field, I saw in the dip between the hills a red fox 
coming towards me. He immediately turned about and ran up the other hill, 
stopping just over the crest to turn his head and look at me for a moment, 
then running on. I had an excellent opportunity to watch him with my 
field glasses as he ran up the hill—a distance of about 100 feet—his bushy 
white-tipped tail streaming behind. In broad midwinter sunlight, he pro- 
vided a beautiful sight, standing just beyond the hilltop surrounded by 
yellowed grass. I am not familiar with the habits of this mammal, but I 
later wondered if he might not have been following the scent of my footsteps 
across that field—Frank A. Pitelka. 
Port Byron, Rock Island County, Hil. (Fields and woods three miles 
southeast, and along the east bank of the Mississippi River.) Dec. 25 to 
Jan. 1. Weather cloudy and rainy, thundershowers Dec. 30; ground bare; 
temperatures far above normal. American Golden-eye; American Mergan- 
ser; Rough-legged Hawk; Bob-white; Herring Gull; Screech Owl; Great 
Horned Owl; Red-bellied Woodpecker; Red-headed Woodpecker; Hairy 
Woodpecker; Downy Woodpecker; Prairie Horned Lark; Blue Jay; Crow; 
Chickadee; Tufted Titmouse; White-breasted Nuthatch; Brown Creeper; 
Starling; English Sparrow; Cardinal; Slate-colored Junco; Tree Sparrow; 
Song Sparrow. Total—24 species.—John J. Schafer. 
Moline and Rock Island, Rock Island County, Ill. In and near city 
limits. December 21 through December 29. Eight hours afield. Tempera- 
ture above normal from 35° to 60°. Ground bare of snow. All round num- 
bers estimated. American Golden-eye 30; American Merganser 3; Cooper’s 
Hawk 1; Bald Eagle 2; Marsh Hawk 1; Bob-white 6; Ring-necked Pheasant 
3; Herring Gull 50; Ring-billed Gull 20; Screech Owl 1; Great Horned Owl 
1; Barred Owl 1; Eastern Belted Kingfisher 1; Flicker 2; Red-bellied Wood- 
pecker 20; Red-headed Woodpecker 3; Hairy Woodpecker 10; Downy Wood- 
pecker 10; Prairie Horned Lark 10; Blue Jay 20; Eastern Crow 30; Black- 
capped Chickadee 40; Tufted Titmouse 40; White-breasted Nuthatch 8; 
Brown Creeper 13; Carolina Wren 1; Robin 2; Eastern Golden-crowned King- 
let 1; Eastern Ruby-Crowned Kinglet 1; (both observed and song heard); 
Cedar Waxing 10; Starling 10; English Sparrow 200; Eastern Redwing 1; 
Cardinal 30; Eastern Purple Finch 70; Common Redpoll 30; Eastern Gold- 
finch 10; Slate-colored Junco 100; Eastern Tree Sparrow 300; Song Sparrow 
3; Lapland Longspur 1. Total, 41 species.—Elton Fawks. 
Fiatt, Fulton County, Ill. (A composite list made on two trips within 
four miles of Fiatt on December 27 and January 3). Weather cloudy and 
above freezing, visability poor. Eastern Mourning Dove 6; Screech Owl 1; 
Flicker 1; Red-bellied Woodpecker 3; Downy Woodpecker 12; Blue Jay 5; 
Eastern Crow 20; Black-capped Chickadee 80; Tufted Titmouse 8; White- 
breasted Nuthatch 5; English Sparrow 67; Cardinal 15; Eastern Purple 
Finch 7; Slate-colored Junco 47; Eastern Tree Sparrow 90; Song Sparrow 
19. Total, 16 species. Field trips this fall indicate a scarcity of birds in this 
locality. Because of severe drouth, food and cover are reduced to a minimum 
and most areas are grazed. to the grass roots. Almost all birds were 
observed in small weed patches along streams.—Harold Ault. 
Joliet, Will County, Ill. (Pilcher Park Arboretum). December 24; 10:30 
tol P.M. Temp. 45°; south wind; ground bare; partly cloudy. Seven miles 
by auto and four miles by foot. Red-shouldered Hawk 2; Marsh Hawk 1; 
Sparrow Hawk 1; Red-tailed Hawk 1; Crow 6; Blue Jay 1; Downy Wood- 
pecker 1; Tree Sparrow 12; Slate-colored Junco 1; Starling 10. Total, 10 
species—Karl E. Bartel. 
