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Cook County, CALUMET CITY. (All points within a 15-mile diameter circle 
centered at Burnham Ave. and 154th St., Calumet City, including Lake 
Michigan from Calumet Park to Buffington Harbor; Lakes Calumet, Wolf, 
Wampum; all forest preserves within the area; Sand Ridge Nature Center; 
Markham Prairie; 103rd St. dump. Woods and marshes 3%, fields 18%, 
lakes and streams 18%, towns 55%, steel and oil industries 6%.) Dec. 31; 
8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Sky cloudy; wind 8 to 15 m.p.h.; temp. 30 deg. F.; 
ground frozen, light snow. Eleven observers. David Duke (compiler), 35 
Braeburn, Park Forest, Ill. 60466—SAND RIDGE AUDUBON SOCIETY. 
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Cook County, CHICAGO URBAN. (All points within a 15-mile diameter 
circle centered near the intersection of North Ave. and Pulaski Rd., includ- 
ing all inland and urban areas. Breakwaters, harbors and lakefront not 
censused. Urban 66%, river bottoms and forest preserves 20%, cemeteries, 
parks and golf courses 10%, thickets and feeders 4%.) Dec. 17; 3 a.m. to 
5 p.m. Mostly sunny; temp. 0 to 19 deg. F.; wind W, 3 to 10 m.p.h.; 2 to 4 
inch snow cover; rivers mostly frozen; North Shore Channel open. Four 
observers in 4 parties. Total party-hours, 48 (34 on foot, 14 by car); total 
party-miles, 332 (52 on foot, 280 by car). Black Duck count of 109 was high- 
est in this count’s history. The Short-eared Owl was followed through a 
cemetery) by the compiler and a flock of crows for over 2 hour—Jeffrey 
Sanders (compiler), 3126 W. Jarlath St., Chicago, Ill. 60645. 
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Cook County, CHICAGO NORTH SHORE. (All points within a 15-mile 
diameter circle centered at Routes 68 and 41, Glencoe. Feeders 5%, lake- 
front and harbors 20% fields 15%, coniferous plantings 10%, river bottom 
forest 15%, suburban wood lots 10%, residential areas 10%, creek and 
lagoons 15%.) Dec. 23; 3 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. Cloudy; temp. 28 to 36 deg F.; 
wind S-SE, 4 to 12 m.p.h.; 5-inch snow cover, Lake Michigan and harbors 
open, inland ponds frozen. Twenty-four observers in 13 parties. Total party- 
hours, 104 (76 on foot, 28 by car); total party-miles, 600 (100 on foot, 500 by 
ear). Of special interest—Whistling Swan, Blue-winged Teal, Harlequin 
Duck, Goshawk, Pigeon Hawk, Brown Thrasher, Pine Grosbeak, and 
Oregon Junco—Roberit P. Russell Jr. (compiler), 1020 Ashland Ave., Wil- 
mette, Ill. 60091—_EVANSTON BIRD CLUB. 
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