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this area. Up to Saturday evening one hundred and thirty-five species 
had been listed. In our own group ninety-four was the greatest number 
recorded. No birds were listed which would not be seen in the Chicago 
area. The pileated woodpecker was heard drilling and grouse were heard 
drumming. The bald eagle was seen three times. The camp superintendent 
would scarcely believe this and several other claims made to him. He was 
sure he would be more observant of the birds around camp after this 
visit of the Audubon group. 
On Sunday after breakfast our group suddenly found ourselves in 
possession of the whole camp. A picture had been taken and good-byes 
had been said. We decided on a boat trip and a short hike to the beaver 
dam. Here several acres of gray, drowned trees made a place of un- 
expected solemn beauty. Kingfishers, bronze grackles, tree swallows, and 
a female hooded merganser were at home there, but one had the feeling 
that more birds would repay a longer stay. 
That evening another boat trip on the lake made an idyllic end to our 
outing. The whip-poor-wills and veerys called; a heron glided through 
the sunset colors; a beaver swam through the reflection of the sky on 
the water. At sunrise two deer watched us from the side of the highway; 
a heron posed like a weather vane for tourists on the tip of a tall pine; 
a porcupine was seen reaching for the buds of a small shrub. Then the 
long stretch home. 
Would it be a good idea for the Illinois Audubon Society to have an 
annual outing? We were impressed that Michigan members from all 
over the state had become well acquainted because of these campouts. 
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An Early Chicago Bird List 
THE EARLIEST BIRD LIST for the Chicago region that we have so far seen 
is one entitled “A finding list of sixty common birds, prepared for the 
Cook County Teachers’ Association, April 9, 1898, by Frank E. Sandford, 
Supt. Schools, LaGrange, Ill.” Does anyone know of anything earlier? 
It does not profess to be a complete list for the region and gives only 
those “common” to this locality. Here is his list. 
I. SIZE OF AN.ENGLISH SPARROW OR SMALLER. 
1. ENGLISH SPARROW. Abundant everywhere about houses, in flocks; 
permanent resident. Known by the large black throat-patch of the males. 
The breast is not striped. A scavenger and pugilist. 
2. SONG SPARROW. Comimon about gardens, lawns and orchards, March 
to October. Known by its sweet song; striped breust; and small black 
throat-patch. 
3. HoUSE CHIPPY. CHIPPING SPARROW. Common about houses, April 
10 to October. Known by its “chipping” song, chestnut crown, pure gray 
breast and size (smallest of the sparrows). 
4. GRASS SPARROW. VESPER SPARROW. Frequent in grass fields and 
along roadsides, April 10 to October. Known by its white outer tail-feathers 
and brownish streaked back. 
