28 THES AvU DBO New B Ui ae ey 
NOVEMBER 1970 
Common Loon — Nov. 3, five at Lake Matton, William L. Anderson & 
Stanley L. Etter: Nov. 8 Rock Island County, Mr. & Mrs. Jacob Frink; 
Nov. 13 at Polo. Mr. & Mrs. Harry Shaw. 
Red-throated Loon — one Nov. 6 at Lock 13. Shaws and Dr. Edward 
Greaves. 
Horned Grebe — Six Nov. 6 at Lock 13. On November 16, 25 plus were 
seen. Shaws. : 
Surf Scoter — Nov. 6 at Lock 13; two still there Nov. 13. Shaws. 
Common Scoter — Nov. 16, 1 seen by Shaws and William Sheperd & Don 
McFalls. 
Long-billed Dowitcher — four Nov. 6 at Lock 13. Shaws 
Dunlins — 12 at Thomson, Nov. 6. Shaws & Greaves. 
Northern Phalarope — Nov. 13 at Lock 13. Shaws. 
Bonapart Gull — Nov. 15 at Lock 13. Shaws. 
Winter Wren — Nov. 29, East Moline. Elton Fawks. 
Oregon Junco — first season report Nov. 14 at East Moline. David Rader. 
Lapland Longspurs — Nov. 8, 50, Rock Island County. Frinks. 
Snow Bunting — two at Lock 13. November 6. Shaws. 
FIELD NOTES: Red-shouldered Hawk 
I was netting and banding birds at Grand Detour Oct. 10-20. On Oct. 13 
some Red-shouldered Hawks arrived and started to rob my nets. I moved 
then to Lowell Park about five miles (as a hawk flies) and in driving there, 
at one time I counted seven Red-shouldered Hawks — no scarcity at that 
time. 
FIELD NOTES: Osprey Sightings 
One seen at Plainfield Sept. 25 by Maryann Grossmann, and on the 27th 
one found at Mason State Forest by Virginia Humphreys. In late September, 
one was reported in the Evanston Northwestern Bird Calls. Friends reported 
sightings to Jack Keegan with no dates except found last fall. 
FIELD NOTES: 
SUMMER RECORDS OF SUMMER TANAGER AND RED CROSSBILL 
Summer Tanagers nested in 1969 & 1970 in Mason State Forest. Virginia 
Humphreys, Dr. Bjorklund, and others saw them all summer. Nest was 
found by Humphreys Sept. 27. Also, Red Crossbill flocks seen several times 
in Mason State Forest. Reported by Humphreys and Dr. Bjorklund. No 
nest mentioned as located. 
FIELD NOTES: THE DISGUSTED GULL 
A Gull — out of a group on the Mississippi River Wing Dam — had a red 
fisherman’s bobber. 
He was chomping, chomping and chomping on this thing, then dab- 
bled it into the water and chomped some more. Nothing happened so up 
into the air he went, about 20 feet. Then he dropped it, expecting it to 
drop on the hard surface of the dam. With a hght wind it drifted into the 
water. 
He picked it up again and did the same things over again, with it 
dropping into the water again. He dove down, grabbed that thing, and 
flew off in aparent disgust. 
—Mr. & Mrs. Jacob Frink 
