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Least Sandpiper—An individual present on Jure 19 at Chautauqua Lake 
must have been a non-breeder. Migrants arrived on July 4 (27 of 
them) at Chautauqua Lake and 700 were present here on Aug. 14. 
Short-billed Dowitcher—Arrived on July 10 with 8 at Chautauqua Lake. 
Identified most as the inland race since they were still in breeding 
plumage. 
Long-billed Dowitcher—Only one present was on Aug. 7 at Chautauqua 
Lake. 
Stilt Sandpiper—This species arrived on July 4 with 2 present at Chau- 
tauqua Lake; on Aug. 7, 35 were present. This species is much more 
common in fall than spring. Also 2 were present near Fort Chartres 
OnEAUSaaLo: 
Semipalmated Sandpiper—One east of Moweaqua on June 5 and 10 at 
Jacksonville on June 6 were late spring migrants. The first fall 
migrant was observed on July 10 with 5 at Chautauqua Lake. This 
built up to 500 by July 31. 
Western Sandpiper—The only one identified so far this season was at 
Chautauqua Lake on Aug. 14. Pat Ward filmed this bird. 
Sanderling—Arrived on July 18 with 6 at Chautauqua Lake. 
Wilson’s Phalarope—Arrived on July 10 at Chautauqua Lake with 3. 
Northern Phalarope—Pat Ward and I found 3 birds at the north end of 
Chautauqua Lake. We observed them spinning and swimming. Pat 
Ward took film of all three. 
American Avocet—Two birds were present on Aug. 7 at Chautauqua Lake. 
One was still in breeding plumage. 
Ring-billed Gull—Up to 9 immature birds spent the summer at Spring- 
field Lake. 
Chuck-Will’s-Widow—3 calling at Murphysburo Lake on June 12. 
Fish Crow—One seen and heard south of Grand Tower on July 27. 
Tree Swallow—Nested at Chautauqua Lake, at least 2,000 present on 
JUveo ds 
Bank Swallow—800 present at Chautauqua Lake on July 31. 
Bewick’s Wren—Only one I found was on Aug. 3 two miles north of Lake 
Kincaid. 
Swainson’S Warbler—One singing north of Pomona on June 12. 
Pine Warbler—Male & female at Crab Orchard on June 12. 
Ovenbird—One near Timewell (Brown Co.) on July 14. 
Blue Grosbeak—Male & female at Beverly on June 6; 1 at Lusk Creek 
Canyon on July 28; male & female at Spring Lake Conservation Area, 
Tazewell Co. on July 31. 
Henslow’s Sparrow—Singing male at Beverly June 6. 
—H. David Bohlen & Vernon Kleen 
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A HOUSE FINCH RECORD FOR ILLINOIS 
Around mid-November, 1971, a strange finch appeared at the sunflower 
feeder of Mrs. T. G. Glass, 2202 Olive Street, Mt. Vernon, Ill. The bird 
superficially resembled a female purple finch but lacked the face pattern 
of that species had a heavily streaked chin and throat (photos 1 & 2). 
We identified the bird as a House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus). 
The feeder was located about six feet from a kitchen window, and 
