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PRELIMINARY REPORT: 
ILLINOIS BREEDING BIRD SURVEY 
The final report of the 1970 Illinois Breeding Bird Survey has 
been delayed due to a late return. The breakdown on the 3lst 
route has not been received, but even the incomplete returns 
are interesting. Twenty-six persons participated in 1970 — 
covering 31 routes which is Illinois’ best record to date. A total 
of 127 species were reported, with the most interesting reports 
coming from Southern Illinois where some of the more unusual 
species were recorded. 
The rather remarkable north-south length of our state 
was evident with 17 species found only in the southern 1/3 of 
the state. Included in this group were: Little Blue Heron, Cattle 
Egret, Red-shoulder hawk, Chuck-will’s widow, Western King- 
bird, Fish Crow, Carolina Chickadee, Blue Grosbeak and several 
warblers including the Yellow-throated Warbler. 
Observers are still needed in 26 counties particularly in the 
west-central portion of Illinois. Anyone interested in taking part 
in the 1971 version of this Department of the Interior project 
should contact the state co-ordinator: Maryann Grossmann, 
Route #1, Box 56, Plainfield, Ill. 60544 for additional 
information. 
FIELD NOTES: EAGLE SURVEY 
Close to 500 bald eagles were sighted in Illinois, according to Jim Lockart, 
supervisor of Wildlife Resources for the Illinois Department of Conserva- 
tion, during the annual mid-winter eagle inventory taken by the USS. 
Bureau of Sports Fisheries and Wildlife, the Illinois Natural History 
Survey and the Illinois Department of Conservation. 
The nation’s bird-symbol was found to be mostly in the northern and 
central counties bordering the Mississippi river. A few were found in the 
central interior of the state. The grand birds tend to follow the large rivers 
during their migration through Illinois, Lockart said. 
Calhoun County, northwest of St. Louis, reported the most eagles, 96 
adult birds and 69 immatures. 
The totals were 338 adult and 166 immature eagles throughout the 
state. 
Lockart has pointed out that it is against state and federal laws to 
kill the bald eagle. 
FIELD NOTES: 
SHOREBIRD ACTIVITY, SEPTEMBER, 1971, WAUKEGAN 
Locality: Settling basin of North Shore Sanitary District sewage 
treatment plant and nearby Lake Michigan beach. 
Dates: Total of ten — August 30, Sept. 4, 5, 12, 13, 17, 19, 22, 26, 27 
Average duration 2% hours, 90% at basin, 10% on beach. 
Weather: See daily records for particulars. Strong cold front on 9-22, 
lesser one on 9-26. Heavy passerine movements on 9-22 and 27. Large 
numbers of shorebirds arrived on 9-5, with over 1000 individuals present. 
noticeable numbers departed on 9-22 and 26, with almost all gone on 9-27. 
