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And No. 102 was a flock of seven Whistling Swans that 
raced westward in a wedge one windy day in late March of ‘69. 
And No. 106 was a Short-eared Owl that burst out of our Aus- 
trian Pine one January day of 1970. And No. 110 was a flock of 
perhaps 60 Sandhill Cranes migrating high overhead the last day 
of March, 1971. 
The list stands at 114 now. That doesn’t include the Double- 
crested Cormorant | THINK flew over the house in March of ‘69, 
or the two Bobolinks that probably, but not certainly, flew over- 
head on two different spring days. But. with a bit of cheating 
perhaps, it does include all the pesky empidonax flycatchers. 
Where from here? Not 200, certainly, nor even 150. But 
some day, by heck, one Hairy Woodpecker or Brown Creeper or 
White-breasted Nuthatch ought to stumble into the yard. And 
mixed in all those migrant warblers some May or September 
should be one Parula or Blue-winged or Black-throated Blue. 
One-hundred twenty-five, maybe? 
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(Editor’s Note: Since mailing us this article in February, Bob Van- 
derpoel, a news editor at the Chicago Sun-Times, claims he’s 
spotted five new ones--Swamp Sparrow (2 flying overhead), 
Bonaparte’s Gull (flock of 6-8), Bobolink (1 overhead), Green 
Heron (1 overhead), and Indigo Bunting (1 in yard). So, he’s up 
to 119 at least.) 
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BIRDS SEEN AT 323 CAMBRIDGE RD., 
DES PLAINES, ILLINOIS 
. Great Blue Heron. Two summer sightings, early years. 
. Black-crowned Night Heron. 7-1-58. 
. Whistling Swan. 3-24-69. Flock of about seven. 
. Canada Goose. FC migrant. Observed in all seasons. 
. Mallard. FC in summer. 
. Red-tailed Hawk. Several sightings, all seasons. 
. Red-shouldered Hawk. 9-25-57; 10-13-70. 
. Broad-winged Hawk. Several records during migration. 
. Marsh Hawk. 1-13-69. 
. Osprey. 9-11-63. 
. Pigeon Hawk. Seen twice during migration. 
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. Sparrow Hawk. Common summer resident early years; uncommon in winter 
during early years and at any time in late years. 
. Pheasant. Often heard early years; rare since. 
Sandhill Crane. 3-31-71. Flock of about 60. 
. Killdeer. Common spring and fall; uncommon in summer. 
. Pigeon. Common resident. 
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. Mourning Dove. Common in summer. Uncommon in winter early years, 
very common in winter since winter of ‘69-’70. 
. Yellow-billed Cuckoo. Uncommon in summer. 
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