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21° to 27°; wind NW, 5-15 m.p.h.; scattered patches of snow cover; water 
partly frozen. 15 observers in 7 parties. Total party-hours, 34 (20 on foot, 
14 by car); total party-miles, 187 (19 on foot, 168 by car). Robert C. Mulvey 
(compiler), 56 West Hazel Dell, Springfield, Illinois, 62707 — SPRING- 
FIELD AUDUBON SOCIETY. The Spotted Towhee was seen three differ- 
ent times in Carpenter’s Park. It was also seen in November and on 
December 6. 
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eSt. Clair County, CASEYVILLE. (All points within a 15-mile diameter 
circle centered at Caseyville, including towns of Collinsville, O’Fallon, and 
Belleville; deciduous woods 20%, open fields 50%, marsh and water 13%, 
town 15%.) Dec. 27; high, thin overcast all day; 25° to 40°; wind SW to W, 
5 m.p.h. John McCall (compiler), Education Division, Southern Illinois 
University, Edwardsville, Illinois, 62025 — SOUTHWEST CHAPTER, IAS 
Note: Daily streams of blackbirds go to and from the marshland roosting 
areas located near Interstate 70 and 55 and Route 111, just northeast of 
East St. Louis. The count of some 250,000° birds (100,000 grackles, 
106,000 starlings, and 50,000 redwings) is a very conservative estimate. 
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Vermilion County, FOREST GLEN PRESERVE — GEORGETOWN. Dec. 29; 
8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; sunny and cold. 14 observers in 5 parties. M. F. Campbell 
(compiler), R. R. 1, Westville, Ill. 61883. 
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Will & Grundy Counties, MORRIS-WILMINGTON. (All points within a 
15-mile diameter circle centered at Carbon Hill: SW along Illinois and 
Michigan Canal; Illinois River to Morris; then on NE side of Illinois River 
to Kankakee River; then to Wilmington, covering many back roads south- 
west of Wilmington. Farm woodlot 15%, river edge 60%, plowed fields 20%, 
cattail marsh 5%.) Dec: 26: 7:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. Partly cloudy; temp. 25° 
to 31°; wind south, 10 to 17 m.p.h.; ground bare; only Illinois River open, 
other waters frozen. Six observers in three parties most of the time. Total 
party-hours, 24-% (8-% on foot, 16 by car); total party-miles, 224-1/4 
(11-1/4 on foot, 213 by car). Karl E. Bartel (compiler), 2528 West Collins 
Street, Blue Island, Illinois, 60466. 
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Williamson County, CRAB ORCHARD WILDLIFE REFUGE. (All points 
within a 15-mile diameter circle centered at refuge headquarters, including 
part of Devil’s Kitchen Lake; fields 20%, lakeshore 30%, swamp woodland 
15%, upland 15%, lakes 15%, pine woods 5%.) Dec. 28; 6:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.; 
clear; temp. 17° to 38°; calm; lake partially frozen. 19 observers in 8 
parties. Total party-hours, 72 (35 on foot, 37 by car); total party-miles, 251 
(35 on foot, 216 by car). Lee Bush (compiler), Cambria, Illinois — SOUTH- 
ERN ILLINOIS AUDUBON SOCIETY. 
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Winnebago County, ROCKFORD. (All points within a 15-mile diameter 
circle centered at Owen Center and Latham Roads; fields and farms 40%, 
coniferous plantings 5%, creeks and river borders 20%, deciduous wood- 
lands 20%, marsh and river bottom sloughs 15%). Jan» 1; 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. 
Light snow flurries, cloudy, temp. 25° to 37°; 4 in. of snow cover, standing 
or slow-moving water frozen. 12 observers in 5 parties. Total party-hours, 
45-14 (24 on foot, 21-% by car); total party-miles, 372 (34 on foot, 338 by 
