16 TH ES AULD BION, “Bi A i a ie 
white, 8; herring gull, 10; ring-billed gull, 2; red-headed woodpecker, 24; 
hairy woodpecker, 1; blue jay, 6; crow, 6; chickadee, 28; tufted titmouse. 
16; white-breasted nuthatch, 1; cardinal, 1; junco, 2; tree sparrow, 10; 
total, 18 species, 138 individuals._-Karl E. Bartel and Amy G. Baldwin. 
Blue Island, Cook Co. In the vicinity of Mt. Hope and Mt. Greenwood 
cemeteries, December 23, 1:00 P.M. to 4:00 P.M., ground bare, clear, south- 
west wind, temperature 54°, two miles on foot and three by car. Seen at 
Mt. Hope: red-shouldered hawk, 1; downy woodpecker, 1; blue jay, 1; 
black-capped chickadee,. 18; white-breasted nuthatch, 2; red-breasted nut- 
hatch, 1; brown creeper, 3; starling, 8; junco, 8; total 9 species, 43 indi- 
viduals. Seen at Mt. Greenwood: downy woodpecker, 1; white-breasted 
nuthatch, 2; robin, 2; cardinal, 4; junco, 18; total 5 species, 27 individuals 
The robins were eating Japanese crab-apples.—Karl E. Bartel. 
Blue Island, Cook Co. In the vicinity of the Oak Hill bird banding 
station and fields south and east, December 20 to January 1, ground bare 
and with light snow, temperature ranging from 45° above to 0°. Birds 
listed show largest number seen in any one day. Red-shouldered hawk, 1; 
bob-white, 2; pheasant, 3; herring gull, 100+ ; mourning dove, 18; barn owl, 
2; screech owl, 2; saw-whet owl, 1; hairy woodpecker, 1; downy wood- 
pecker, 5; blue jay, 8; crow, 3; chickadee, 10; tufted titmouse, 1; white- 
breasted nuthatch, 1; brown creeper, 1; robin, 3; starling, 75; Englisk 
sparrow, 20; red-winged blackbird, 56; cardinal, 7; junco, 12; tree sparrow 
15: song sparrow, 3; total 24 species, 348 individuals——Karl E. Bartel. 
Chicago, Cook Co. Lake front from Navy Pier south to Field Museum, 
January 1, 9:30 A.M. to 12:00 M., ground bare, cloudy with light rain most 
of the time, temperature 34°. Old-squaw, 11; glaucus gull, 1; herring gull, 
25; Bonaparte’s gull, 3; total 4 species, 40 individuals.—Leona Draheim and 
Mrs. Cora C. McElroy. 
Crab Orchard Lake, Carbondale. Crab Orchard Lake Project Area, 
three miles east of Carbondale, Illinois (open fields on north side of lake 
from office to Carterville Crossroad; open lake from office to Illinois 
Ordnance Plant property; woodlands within a radius of one mile west, 
southwest, south of Trailside Museum; along Park road 4% miles to Little 
Grassy Creek and one through Grassy bottoms), December 27, 9:40 A.M. to 
3:30 P.M., ground bare, wet, stratus clouds, lake rough, wind north, 
moderate, temperature at start 37°, at end 35°. Ten observers in four 
parties; total hours afield, 18 (boat 5%, foot 12, car 14); total party miles, 
44% (boat 18, foot 22, car 4%). Loon, 3; mallard, 1,349; black duck, 70; 
canvasback, 5; lesser scaup, 10; bufflehead, 9; ruddy, 3; American mer- 
ganser, 101; red-shouldered hawk, 1; marsh hawk, 1; sparrow hawk, 1; 
coot, 205; herring gull, 53; common tern, 6; great horned owl, 1; flicker, 8; 
red-bellied woodpecker, 1; yellow-bellied sapsucker, 2; hairy woodpecker, 10; 
downy woodpecker, 6; horned lark, 50; blue jay, 17; crow, 19; chickadee, 20; 
tufted titmouse, 106; white-breasted nuthatch, 6; winter wren, 2; mocking- 
bird, 2; robin, 60; bluebird, 21; starling, 21,665 (est) ; English sparrow, 64 
(est) ; meadowlark, 6; cardinal, 18; purple finch, 4; goldfinch, 6; towhee, 2; 
junco, 277; tree sparrow, 517 (est); field sparrow, 7; fox sparrow, 8; song 
sparrow, 505; total 42 species, 25,229 individuals.—Beverly McBride, 
