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Blue Island, Cook County. In the vicinity of Mt. Hope, Mt. Greenwood 
and Mt. Olivet Cemeteries; Dec. 25; 12:00 P.M. to 3:00 P.M.; ground covered 
with snow; clear; southwest wind; temperature 24°; three miles on foot, 
ten by car; the cemeteries are adjacent to each other with only a road be- 
tween: Mt. Hope, 3 crows; 1 starling; 8 juncos; 3 tree sparrows; Mt. 
Olivet, 1 hairy woodpecker; Mt. Greenwood, 2 herring gulls; total , 6 species, 
18 individuals. At Mt. Hope there was evidence that an owl had been 
sitting in a pine tree the day before.—KARL E. BARTEL. 
Blue Island, Cook County. In the vicinity of Oak Hill banding station 
and fields south and east; Dec. 20 to Jan. 1; ground covered with snow; 
temperature ranging from 30° to —7°; list shows largest number seen in 
any one day: 1 Cooper’s hawk; 1 red-shouldered hawk; 1 rough-legged 
hawk; 1 marsh hawk; 1 sparrow hawk; 18 bob-whites; 6 pheasants; 3007 
herring gulls; 1 barn owl; 1 hairy woodpecker; 8 downy woodpeckers; 
3 blue jays; 6 crows; 3 black-capped chickadees; 7 tufted titmice; 2 white- 
breasted nuthatches; 1 brown creeper; 1 robin; 100+ starlings; 25 English 
sparrows; 4 cardinals; 4 goldfinches; 60 juncos; 15 tree sparrows; 1 white- 
throated sparrow; 7 song sparrows; total, 26 species, 1479+ individuals. 
The robin was heard and seen the day it was 7° below, Dec. 26; the white- 
throated sparrow was caught in the banding trap and had been banded on 
Nov. 5, 1944.—KaArRL E. BARTEL. 
Glen Ellyn, DuPage County. Glen Ellyn, Arboretum and vicinity; Dec. 
28; 9:00 A.M. to 3:30 P.M.; ground covered with about 8 inches of snow; 
sunshine to partly cloudy, with occasional snow flurries in P.M.; tempera- 
ture 21°; wind 10-15 M.P.H.:. 2 red-tailed hawks; 2 herring gulls; 3 hairy 
woodpeckers; 11 downy woodpeckers; 1 red-bellied woodpecker; 2 blue jays; 
41 crows; 2 bronzed grackles; 19 chickadees; 3 tufted titmice; 3 white- 
breasted nuthatches; 1 robin; 37 starlings; 71 English sparrows; 14 cardi- 
nals; 33 juncos; 16 tree sparrows; 1 song sparrow; total, 18 species, 262 
individuals. Should like to report a towhee observed about the home of 
Mrs. R. A. Van Lone from Dec. 17 to Dec. 24.—BENJAMIN T. GAULT BIRD 
CLUB, MESDAMES CHOYCE, HOMAN, STRASSHEIM, STOFER and VAN LONE. 
Joliet, Will County. Pilcher Park Arboretum; Dec. 28; 10:30 A.M. to 
3:30 P.M.; deep snow; clear; slight west wind; temperature 19° at start, 
24° at the end; three miles on foot, 12 by car: 8 red-tailed hawks; 1 spar- 
row hawk; 7 pheasants; 1 herring gull; 2 barn owls; 2 long-eared owls; 
1 hairy woodpecker; 4 downy woodpeckers; 14 crows; 3 chickadees; 4 star- 
lings; 30 English sparrows; 12 cardinals; 150+ juncos; 200+ tree spar- 
rows; 1 song sparrow; total, 17 species, 437+ individuals. While watching 
the sparrow hawk we were startled to have it hover only about 20 feet from 
us and then pick up a mouse.—Mrs. GELATIS, MRS. BALDWIN, Karu E. 
BARTEL. 
Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. Around entire lake (lake front 30%, cattail 
marsh 10%, swampland 25%, open farmland 5%, deciduous woods 30%) ; 
Dec. 26; 7:45 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.; 8” powdery snow; clear; no wind; west 
half of lake open; temperature —21° at start, 0° at finish; observers to- 
gether; total miles, 32 (25 by car, 7 on foot): 250+ Canada geese; 300+ 
