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by ELTON FAWKS 
Your field notes should reach me by the following dates: 
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At present, only rare or unusual birds, as well as unusual 
dates or numbers, are listed. 
For reference I use the following: 
BIRDS OF THE CHICAGO REGION (Ford). 
A. DISTRIBUTION ‘CHECK LIST OF THE BIRDS eu 
ILLINOIS (Smith and Parmalee). 
A FIELD LIST OF BIRDS OF THE TRI-CITY REGION 
(Fawks and Petersen). 
CHICAGOLAND BIRDS (Smith). 
BIRDS OF THE ST. LOUIS AREA (Anderson). 
Also, there are several regional check lists. If you have a 
local one, please see that I get a copy. 
My correct mailing address now is 510 Island Ave., East 
Moline, Ill. 61244. This replaces the old address, though my 
house remains in the same place. 
—E. F. 
DECEMBER 1971 
Black-legged Kittiwake — Dec. 4 at St. Charles County on Mississippi 
River. Jim Ruschild. 
Bonaparte Gull — 12 on Dec. 19 at Decatur. Frank Irwin. 
Carolina Wren — Nov. 21 to Jan. 3 at Barrington. Alice Perkins. (Ed: these 
seem to be making a good comeback after an absence after several 
bitter winters.) 
JANUARY 1972 
Mute Swans — Group at Peoria Lake Jan. 26, perhaps from 51 released 
near Canton on the Wier Farm by the Conservation Department. Also 
reported into February. Reported by Virginia Humpheys. Seen by 
many. 
Glaucous Gull — St. Louis area, first 12 days of January. Reported by J. 
Earl Comfort. 
