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Christmas Census, 1940 
BAILEYTOWN, PORTER CouNTY, Ind. At The Friends of our Native Landscape 
and four miles of lake front, December 21, 10:45 A.M. to 3:00 P.M. Ground 
bare, clear, south wind, temp. 39°, nine miles on foot. 1 loon (dead), 
150 American golden-eyes, 5 old squaws, 500 American mergansers, 25 
red-breasted mergansers, 10 bob-whites, 1 parasitic jaeger (dead), 1 
herring gull, 20 ring-billed gulls, 4 Bonaparte’s gulls, 5 crows, 1 starling, 
10 English sparrows, 2 juncos, 8 tree sparrows; also about five sets of 
longspur tracks in the sand along the beach (fresh). Total 16 species, 
738 individuals. Karl E. Bartel, Jim and Seymour Levy. 
Blue Island, Cook County, Ill. In the vicinity of Blue Island, Oak Hill 
banding station and fields west of Blue Island, December 21 to 31, ground 
bare, cloudy with no sun at all, temp. ranging from 32° to 45°. Birds 
listed show largest number of individuals seen in one day. 1 Cooper’s 
‘hawk, 1 red-shouldered hawk, 1 sparrow hawk, 10 bob-whites, 35 herring 
gulls, 2 screech owls, 1 red-bellied woodpecker, 1 hairy woodpecker, 6 downy 
woodpeckers, 2 blue jays, 6 crows, 2 chickadees, 5 tufted titmice, 1 white- 
breasted nuthatch, 2 brown creepers, 2 golden-crowned kinglets, 200 
starlings, 25 English sparrows, 12 cardinals, 4 goldfinches, 30 juncos, 
10 tree sparows, 2 song sparrows. Total 23 species, 361 individuals. Karl E. 
Bartel. 
Dixon, Lee County, Ill. Lowell Park, December 29, 8:00 A.M. to 
11:30 A.M., ground bare, cloudy, southwest wind, temp. 36°. Three miles 
on foot and five miles by auto, stopping at suitable localities for walks. 
1 red-tailed hawk, 2 red-bellied woodpeckers, 1 hairy woodpecker, 3 downy 
woodpeckers, 1 blue jay, 6 crows, 8 chickadees, 3 tufted titmice, 4 white- 
breasted nuthatches, 6 English sparrows, 3 cardinals, 1 purple finch, 2 gold- 
finches, 2 juncos. Total 14 species, 43 individuals. Mr. and Mrs. C. O. 
Decker and Kar] E. Bartel. 
Holland, Ottawa County, Mich. Ottawa Beach State Park, Lake 
Macatawa, Iylwild (my home), to city limits of Holland, January 3, 
ground bare, clear at start and cloudy later, west wind, temp. 32° to 38°. 
Seventeen miles by car and four miles on foot. 200+ American golden- 
eyes, 1 white-winged scoter, 8507+ American mergansers, 1 bald eagle, 
250+ herring gulls, 750+ Bonaparte’s gulls, 2 downy woodpeckers, 2 blue 
jays, 1 white-breasted nuthatch, 7 English sparrows, 1 junco, 1 tree spar- 
row. Total 12 species, 2065 individuals (est.). George Kent, Harvey, III. 
Joliet, Will County, Ill. Pilcher Park Arboretum, January 5, 10:30 
A.M. to 1:30 P.M., light snow on ground, clear, west wind, temp. 8°. 
Seven miles by car and four miles on foot. 1 long-eared owl, 1 hairy wood- 
pecker, 1 downy woodpecker, 15 crows, 2 chickadees, 1 starling, 12 common 
redpolls, 20 juncos. Total 8 species, 53 individuals. Karl E. Bartel. 
Lisle, DuPage County, Ill. Morton Arboretum, December 15, 9:30 
A.M. to 4:00 P.M., snow here and there, cloudy, drizzle of rain, west wind, 
temp. 34°. Six miles on foot. 1 goshawk, 1 Cooper’s hawk, 2 red-tailed 
hawks, 1 American rough-legged hawk, 1 sparrow hawk, 25 pheasants, 
4 herring gulls, 5 long-eared owls, 1 flicker, 2 hairy woodpeckers, 4 downy 
woodpeckers, 1 blue jay, 20 crows, 10 chickadees, 2 tufted titmice, 8 white- 
