16 THE AUDUBON BULLETIN 
Pileated Woodpecker — Found 19 birds during the period on 9 days. 
European Tree Sparrow — This species is spreading north and east. Pat 
Ward and I found two at Petersburg Lake in Menard County on 
Jan. 16. 
Eastern Meadowlark — Observed 47 days during the period. 
European Goldfinch — This species was at a feeder in Wilmette on Jan. 31. 
The bird was a female and Pat Ward took movies of it. It looked 
wild in every way — no frayed tail feathers or facial feathers. It was 
with several other American Goldfinches. Bill O’Brien and Robert 
Randall also observed it. 
Snow Bunting — First observed Nov. 14 south of New City, Sangamon 
County. On Nov. 15, six were at Chautauqua Lake. On Nov. 16, two 
were west of Springfield. On Dec. 6, one was at Chautauqua Lake. 
From Dec. 20 to Feb. 28 from four to five Snow Buntings were 
present at Lake Kincaid. On Feb. 7 a female landed in a tree and 
sang spring song at Lake Kincaid. 
— H. David Bohlen 
Illinois State Museum 
Springfield 
NEEDED: A BARN WITH CLIFF SWALLOWS 
Dr. R. R. Graber of the Illinois Natural History Survey is in a 
search for an Illinois barn with nesting Cliff Swallows. Readers 
who know of one are urged to write Dr. Graber at the INHS 
offices in the Natural Resources Building, Urbana, Ill. 61801. 
SPRING MIGRATION NOTES/McLEAN COUNTY 
March 14 — 12 Brewers Blackbirds at the McLean County Conservation 
Area. 
The filling of Evergreen Lake near Bloomington-Normal provided ideal 
habitat of both grassy and mud flats throughout the spring and pro- 
vided excellent viewing for shorebirds. Noteworthy were: 
Golden Plover — April 15 to May 12 with a peak of 100+ birds on April 17. 
Hudsonian Godwit — 4 occasions from May 5 to 16, the most being 5 birds 
on May 12. 
Willet — 1 bird on May 19. 
Wilson's Phalarope — 4 occasions, April 19 to May 16. 
Yellow rail — one captured by a housewife in a Normal backyard on April 
26. After being photographed it was released. 
Warblers — peaked week of May 9 to 16. Ed Mockford and I cataloged 22 
species on May 12, the best being a male black-throated blue at the 
McLean County Conservation area. 
Red-breasted Nuthatch — on 4 occasions the week of March 21. This 
species occurs here regularly in mid-March and mid-October. 
— Dale E. Birkenholz 
Department Biological Sciences 
Illinois State University 
Normal, Illinois 61761 
