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Peoria County, PEORIA. (All points within a 15-mile diameter circle cen- 
tered at Bradley Park on Main Street, including Illinois River, Kickapoo 
Creek, Worley Lake, Mud Lake, Detweiller Park, Bradley Park, Springdale 
Cemetery, Glen Oak Park, Grandview, Fondulac Area, and Forest Park 
Wildlife Refuge; woods 30%, fields and pastures 30%, streams and lakes 
10%, towns 30%). Dec. 18; 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.; sunny; temp. 14 to 31 degrees; 
wind SW, 6 to 20 m.p.h.; ground bare, river and streams open, ponds mostly 
frozen. 32 observers in 10 parties, plus 1 at feeder. Total party-hours, 86 
(33 on foot, 53 by car); total party-miles, 512 (57 on foot, 455 by car).— 
Virginia Humphreys (compiler), 1329 E. Hillcrest Pl., Peoria, Ill. 61603. 
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Peoria and other counties, CHILLICOTHE. All points within a 15-mile 
diameter circle centered at southern city limit on Route 29, including 
Spring Bay, Mossville, Woodford County and Marshall County Conservation 
Areas, Spring Branch Conservation Area, and Sante Fe Trail Hunting and 
Fishing Club; towns 5%, river and backwater 10%, river bottoms 15%, 
fields and pastures 30%, wooded hills 40%). Jan. 2; 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.; sunny 
to cloudy; temp. 28 to 40 degrees; wind South, 0-10 m.p.h.; river and 
streams open, backwaters and ponds partly frozen; no snow cover; 31 
observers in 10 parties. Total party-hours, 86% (43% on foot, 43% by car); 
total party-miles, 475% (53% on foot, 422 by car). Seen during count 
period but not on count day: Franklin’s Gull. One Krider’s Red-tailed Hawk 
was observed, but included with other Red-tails. Richard Collins (compiler), 
R.F.D., Lacon, Ill. 61540. 
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Randolph County, SPARTA. (All points within a 15-mile diameter circle 
centered one-half mile north of a spot two miles west of Schuline, including 
Baldwin Lake, Randolph County Conservation Area, Krotz Nature Preserve, 
Sparta and Baldwin; lake 33%, woods 25%, feeder 1%, urban 15%, road- 
sides 26%). Dec. 29: 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.; overcast, raining off and on in a.m; 
raining all p.m.; temp. 40 to 30 degrees; wind SE, 12 m.p.h.; ground clear; 
9 observers in 3 parties; 1 party after noon. Total party-hours, 13% (334 on 
foot, 94% by car); total party-miles, 126 (5 on foot, 121 by car). The Red- 
throated Loon was verified by four observers. Michael Morrison (compiler), 
601 East Main, Sparta, Illinois 62286.—Fort Chartres Chapter, IAS. 
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Rock Island County, DAVENPORT, ROCK ISLAND, MOLINE. (All points 
within a 15-mile diameter circle centered at former toll house cf Memorial 
Bridge, as in previous years). Dec. 19; 5:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Overcast; temp. 
33 to 39 degrees; wind SW, 5-12 m.p.h.; ground bare, river open. 31 observ- 
ers in 18 parties. Total party-hours, 111 (80 on foct, 57 by car) 24emicene 
total party-miles, 657, (32 on foot 625 by car). The Osprey and the Glaucous 
Gulls were seen for several minutes in good light through a 20X scope. 
The Myrtle Warbler was first located by its call and later verified through 
binoculars. All of these were also checked out by their field marks. 
Peter C. Petersen, Jr. (compiler), 235 McClellan Blvd., Davenport, Iowa 
52803. Additional Report: Karen McDonald called the compiler on Jan. 19th 
to add a Yellow-breasted Chat which she had picked up at her feeder in 
Davenport in sub-zero weather. I verified the species in my hands. This 
