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ington, Money Creek, Mackinaw River; 40% wooded; 30% cultivated 
land; 20% pasture; 10% shoreline). Jan. 3; 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; temp. 30° to 
35°; wind easterly, 15-25 m.p.h.; 3’ of snow. 14 observers in 4 parties. 
Ricard F. Bosworth (compiler), 605 E. Monroe Street, Bloomington, Illinois, 
61701 — CARDINAL AUDUBON CLUB. 
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Mercer County, WESTERN PORTION. (All points within a 15-mile diame- 
ter circle centered 4 miles east of New Boston, same as in previous years.) 
eed Orci tO 4-30 5pm.) Diizzard: temp.e2>° top) wind 15 tose) 
m.p.h.; ground covered by one inch of snow at 6 a.m. and 12 inches at 1 
p.m. River 50% ice-covered. 10 observers in 3 parties. Total party-hours, 
18 (2 on foot, 11 by car, 5,misc.); total party-miles, 129 (2 on foot, 127 by 
car). Peter C. Petersen, Jr. (compiler), 235 McClellan Blvd., Davenport, 
Iowa 52803. 
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Ogle County, OREGON. (All points within a 15-mile diameter circle 
centered one mile south of White Pines State Park, including the Park, 
Lowell Park, Lorado Taft Field Campus, Lowden State Park, Stronghold, 
Camp Ross, and the Rock River Valley between Oregon and Dixon; 60% 
woods and bottomlands, 30% fields and roadsides, 10% farm yards and 
residential areas.) Dec. 27; 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; temp. 12° to 20°; clear 
skies; wind NW, 10 to 15 m.p.h.; very little snow on ground; most streams 
and the Rock River still open; some ponds and sloughs frozen. Total 
party-hours, 41 (19 on foot, 22 by car); total party-miles, 246 (35 on foot, 
211 by car). 21 observers in 6 parties; 5 observers at feeders. Thelma 
Carpenter (compiler), Oregon Public Library, 300 Jefferson Street, Oregon, 
Illinois, 61061 — WHITE PINES BIRD CLUB. The Magpie was also seen 
about a week before the census. 
e Ogle and Lee Counties, ROCHELLE. (All points within a 15-mile diameter 
circle centered 2-% miles west of Flagg Center, at the juncture of Flagg, 
Pine Rock and Lafayette townships.) Roadsides 10%, farm fields 45%, 
woodlands 25%, stream banks 15%, and towns 5%. Dec. 27; 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.; 
temp. 8° to 22°; sky clear; wind in a.m. 10 to 16 mp.h., and in p.m. 
6 to 12 m.p.h.; light film of snow covering about 50% of ground; most 
streams open and running, but with some ice; ponds frozen. 35 observers 
in 14 parties. Total party-hours, 66 hours, 25 minutes (16 at feeders, 27:45 
walking, 22:40 driving). Total party-miles, 272-% (36-% walking, 236 
driving). Norris Groves (compiler), Biology Dept., Rochelle Township 
High School, Rochelle, Illinois, 61068 — KYTE CREEK CHAPTER, 
IAS and friends. 
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Peoria County, PEORIA. (All points within a 15-mile diameter circle 
centered at Bradley Park on Main Street, including Illinois River, Kicka- 
poo Creek, Worley Lake, Mud Lake, Detweiller Park, Bradley Park, 
Springdale Cemetery, Glen Oak Park, Grand View, Fondulac Area, and 
Forest Park Wildlife Refuge; woods 30%, fields and pastures 30%, streams 
and lakes 10%, towns 30%.) Dec. 27: 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; sunny; temp. 14° 
to 26°; wind NW, 10-20 m.p.h.; ground bare, without snow cover; river 
and ponds mostly frozen. 33 observers in 10 parties. Total party-hours, 
86 (45 on foot, 41 by car); total party-miles, 516 (46 on foot, 470 by car). 
Dr. and Mrs. L. Princen (compiler), 677 E. High Point Terrace, Peoria, Ill. 
61614. 
