24 TH BAUD atieB: ONG eB Usa eig aie 
Snowy Egret — May 5, 1 near Fulton. Shaws. 
VRed-shouldered Hawk — 2, May 19, Mettawa. Sanders, Clark et al. 
‘Piping Plover — 3, May 12 at Waukegan. Sanders, Rosenband, Yablon and 
Mlodinon. 
American Golden Plover — Thousands all of May, Rock Falls. Shaws. 
Black-bellied Plover — 6, May 14, south of Harmon. Shaws. 
Willett — 2, May 12 and 28. Chicago. Sanders, Clark et al. 
White-rumped Sandpiper — May 23, Harmon. Shaws. 
Stilt Sandpiper — May 26, Harmon. Shaws. 
‘Wilson’s Phalarope — May 3 near Peoria; 2 pairs, May 13, Woodford County. 
Dick Collins and Humphreys. 
Northern Phalarope — May 23, Harmon, Shaws. 
Ring-necked Pheasant — May 18, nest with 18 eggs plus a runt egg; 2 fe- 
males using this nest May 21; all eggs destroyed; Markham Prairie. 
Karl E. Bartel. 
Bonaparte’s Gull — May 13, 48 at Hillsdale. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Frink. 
Barn Owl — 1, May 5, near Fenton. Shaws. 
Bewick’s Wren — May 15, Sterling. Shaws. 
White-eyed Vireo — May 5, 2 at Sterling. Shaws. 
Cape May Warbler — May 10, Belvidere. Burstatte. 
Pine Warbler — May 1, Sterling, pair with one singing. Shaws. 
Yellow-headed Blackbird — May 14, Barrington. Burstatte. 
Orchard Oriole — May 22, Woodford County; female at site of last year’s 
nesting. Humphreys. 
Summer Tanager — Pair May 12, all day, at Wonder Lake. Gay. 
Blue Grosbeak — May 22, Woodford County. Zel Williams and Louise 
Augustine. 
LeConte’s Sparrow — May 12, Evanston. Sanders and Balch. 
Henslow’s Sparrow — May 20, Markham Prairie. Paul Strand and Bartel. 
Clay-colored Sparrow — May 4, Sterling; Shaws. May 9, Tazewell County; 
Humphreys et al. May 13, Chicago; Sanders et al. 
JUNE 1973 
Cattle Egret — June 10, Markham Prairie, Bartel. 
Ruddy Duck — June 2, Barrington. Sanders, Balch and Clark. 
American Avocet — June 2, Round Lake. Sanders, Balch, Clark: and 
Rosenband. 
Short-billed Marsh Wren — June 10, Markham; by the end of July at least 
5 pairs nested in 110 acres. Bartel. 
Parula Warbler — June 23, Quincy. Anesi. 
Hooded Warbler — June 2, Skokie Lagoon. Sanders, Balch, Clark and 
Rosenband. 
Bobolink — June 10, Markham; 5 pairs nesting. Bartel. 
Red Crossbill — June 20, Quincy. Anesi. 
