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FIGURE 1: County participation in the first Statewide Spring Bird Count 
(3) It should be only one day (rather than either day of a weekend) 
so that all observers would be collecting data under similar conditions (or 
as nearly similar as possible) and obtaining more meaningful results. 
Each participating county would have one (and only one) count 
coordinator in order to eliminate duplication of coverage. That coordinator 
would then be responsible for selecting observers and dividing territories 
within his county and for making sure that all information was collected 
properly. 
The 1972 results showed that nearly half of the counties participating, 
29, reported 100 or more species; Cook County led with 166 species and 
