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sparrow, 100+; cardinal, 3; goldfinch, 2; slate-colored junco, 15; tree spar- 
row, 8; song sparrow, 1; total, 17 species, 702+ individuals. Four robins 
were seen a few days before the season.—Karl E. Bartel. 
Evanston, Cook County. Memorial Park cemetery, Harms Woods, 
Morton Grove, shore of Lake Michigan in Evanston, and Wilmette harbor 
(same area as in 1943) ; hardwoods 30%, agricultural fields and weed patches 
50%, lake shore 20%; Dec. 29; 9:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M.; overcast and foggy, 
mist after 10:30 A.M.; wind SW, 8 to 10 mph; crusted snow overlaying 1%” 
ice on ground; temperature 32°-38°; streams and ponds frozen but Lake 
Michigan open; four observers together; total hours afield, 15; total miles, 
16 (14 by auto, 2 on foot): American golden-eye, 23 (only 1 adult male) ; 
American merganser, 2 (immature); Cooper’s hawk, 1;- red-shouldered 
hawk, 1; American roughleg, 1; pheasant, 2; herring gull, 14; downy 
woodpecker, 2; blue jay, 1; crow, 22; black-capped chickadee, 3; starling, 30; 
English sparrow, 12; cardinal, 4; redpoll, 8; goldfinch, 1; slate-colored 
junco, 1; total, 17 species, 128 individuals. The decided scarcity of birds 
combined with unsatisfactory observational conditions resulted in a poor 
list. The absence of tree sparrows, song sparrows, hairy woodpecker, 
nuthatches and creepers can hardly be explained by the weather since food 
is still available—Philip A. DuMont, Mrs. John Helmer, Mrs. John R. 
Mannix, Mrs. Paul A. Stephenson (Evanston Bird Club). 
Havana, Mason County. Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge and 
Quiver Creek bottoms; water and marsh edge 70%, agricultural fields 30% ; 
Dees. 1:30 A-M. to_5 P.M:; clear in *A.M:, cloudy in P.M.; 6” snow, 
crusted; wind E, 3-15 mph; temperature 20° to 29°; lakes frozen over, 
creek open; total hours afield, 9; total miles, 24 (6 on foot, 18 by car): 
Canada goose, 185; mallard, 2,600; black duck, 300; wood duck, 3; American 
golden-eye, 5; Cooper’s hawk, 1; red-tailed hawk, 5; bald eagle, 14 (9 adults, 
5 immature) ; marsh hawk, 1; bob-white, 6; pheasant, 2; coot, 1; ring-billed 
gull, 68; mourning dove, 5; screech owl, 2; red-bellied woodpecker, 9; red- 
headed woodpecker, 3; hairy woodpecker, 1; downy woodpecker, 16; blue 
jay, 12; crow, 26; black-capped chickadee, 39; tufted titmouse, 12; white- 
breasted nuthatch, 6; starling, 120; Engiish sparrow, 66; cardinal, 38; 
slate-colored junco, 171; tree sparrow, 135; total, 29 species, 3,850 indi- 
viduals.—Louis H. Ellebrecht. (NoTE.—Small number of mallards attribu- 
table to earlier peak migration [420,000 on November 14], small flight in 
general through the Illinois River Valley, the early freezing over of the 
lake on December 12, and difficult local feeding conditions occasioned by 
ice and snow in the fields.) 
Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. Around entire lake by car; lake front 30%, 
cattail marsh 10% swampland 25%, open farmland 5%, deciduous woods 
30%; Dec. 23; 7:30 A.M. to 4:30 P.M.; clear; temperature 10° at start, 
18° at return; 7” powdery snow; 10 to 15 mile wind from east all day; 
few open spots in lake; observers together; total miles, 33 (25 by car, 
8 on foot): Common loon, 1; Canada goose, 6; mallard, 250; black duck, 50; 
redhead, 1; ring-necked duck, 3; canvasback, 3; scaup, 1; golden-eye, 162; 
bufflehead, 2; hooded merganser, 2; American merganser, 17; red-tailed 
hawk, 3; pheasant, 22; coot, 11; Wilson’s snipe, 1; herring gull, 11; red- 
