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By ELTON FAWKS 
MARCH 1971 
Red-necked Grebe — 1 at Crab Orchard; took movies March 31 to April 2; 
Vernon Kleen. Two reported at same location March 20 by Glenn 
Cooper. 
Mississippi Kite — Union County, March 1. Dave Kennedy. 
Sandhill Crane — March 13 at Matanzas Beach. H. David Bohlen. 
Glaucous Gull — 1 at Peoria, Sparland and Marshall County, first seen 
12-27-70. Dr. Carl Rist, Eunice Tjaden, Ralph and S. Scott and 
Virginia Humphreys. 
Chukar — Sterling, March 28. Mr- and Mrs. Harry Shaw. 
Lark Bunting — Feb. 27, Clay County. Dave Hayward and Kleen. 
Smith's Longspur — 200, Sangamon County, March 28. Bohlen. 
APRIL 1971 
Smith’s Longspur — Additional dates: April 3, 50; April 4, 40; April 10, 23; 
April 11, 15; April 17, 30; April 28, 4; also 2 on May first. All at 
various locations. This species should be considered fairly common 
in early April. Bohlen. On April 3 these also saw Longspurs: Pat 
Ward, Robert Randall, Bill, O’Brien, Tom Crabtree. 
Old Squaw — April 4 and 8. Location (?). Bohlen, Ward, Randall O’Brien 
and Crabtree. 
Harlan’s Hawk — April 3 in Alexander County. Dark phase. Cooper, Frank 
Reuter and Kleen. 
Chukar — Downtown Moline, April 20. Elton Fawks. 
American Golden Plover — Peaked at 260, April 10, at Mattoon. Findlay 
and Mowequa. First found March 30 and last May 13th. Bohlen. 
Willett — 5 at Lyndon April 29 and 30. Shaws and Dr. Greaves. 
Hudsonian Godwit — 3, April 29 and May 1, near Chicago; good details 
submitted. Kathleen Struthers. 
Black-legged Kittiwake — April 1 and 8, an immature at Lake Springfield. 
Photographed April 2 by Dr. John R. Paul. 
Water Pipit — Peaked with 25 at Crane Lake, April 3. Bohlen. 
Vermilion Flycatcher — April 3 at St. Louis. Vola Bucholtz. 
LeConte’s Sparrow — Lake Kincaid and Springfield, 13 individuals, March 
28 thru April 18; Bohlen. April 20 at Evanston. Burstatte. 
