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somewhat cloudy in the late afternoon; slight drizzles were reported from 
only a few locations in central or northern Illinois. The wind was light 
to moderate and generally from the southeast. 
Because of the flooding conditions along major rivers, many observ- 
ers were unable to visit their normal birding areas. The Mississippi River, 
near St. Louis, was from 8’ to 11’ above flood stage. In Union County, 
the wildlife refuge usually is the best birding spot in the county, but the 
water was so high at both entrances, it was impossible to even walk in. 
Because of floods and cool, rainy weather prior to count day, I was sur- 
prised that the count turned out so successfully, especially with 255 
species accepted. 
This year, several species were accepted that were not reported last 
year. One Brewster's Warbler (not included as a species in the table) was 
found in Kane County. In southern Illinois, I found the best birding from 
6:45 to 7:30 in the evening: many flycatchers, tanagers and warblers 
were moving north through the tree tops during that period. I also noted 
that during two fifteen minute periods, beginning at 2:15 and 7:00 p.m., 
small groups of nighthawks were migrating high overhead. 
Only 28 counties reported 100 or more species this year. Cook 
County, with 157 species, was high again. There were 20 or more par- 
ticipants in at least 15 counties (7'able 1) and there were only 9 counties 
with just one or two observers. At least 23 species were reported from 66 
(90%) or more of the counties participating (Table 2). 
Only 9 species were reported from all 73 counties; in contrast, 23 
species were reported from only a single county and 18 species from only 
two counties. figure I gives the total number of species found in each 
county and shows the number of observers and party hours in parentheses. 
The crosshatched counties again were without participants for this count. 
Table 3 shows the species observed, the number of counties reporting 
each species, the total number of individuals of each species reported, and 
the county which reported the highest number of individuals of each 
TABLE 1 TABLE 2 
Counties with 
20 or more participants 
Species Reported From 66 (90%) or more Counties 
Mourning Dove 73 | Mockingbird 72 
Bureau 38) ‘Blue Jay 73 | Field Sparrow Te 
Kane 38 Robin 73 | Chimney Swift 70 
Champaign 36 Starling 73 | Common Flicker 70 
LaSalle a2 House Sparrow 73 | American Goldfinch 70 
Knox 31 Eastern Meadowlark 73 | Brown-headed Cowbird 69 
Adams 30 Redwinged Blackbird 73 | Downy Woodpecker 68 
Vermilion 30 Common Grackle 73 | Tufted Titmouse 68 
Cook 28 Cardinal 73 | Rufous-sided Towhee 67 
Will 26 Red-headed Woodpecker 72 | Song Sparrow 67 
McHenry 24 Barn Swallow 7 25)\ Gatbied 66 
Grundy 25 Common Crow Wi, 
Kendall ia} 
Edgar 22 
Marshall wp) 
McDonough 22 
