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lars and extended out from his side. The arm loop was so large that the 
rabbit went through without Mr. Bartel’s feeling it—Karl] E. Bartel, Leona 
Draheim, Amy G. Baldwin. 
Orland Park, Cook Co. Orland Wildlife Preserve, January 3, 10:00 
A.M. to 12:30 P.M., light snow on ground, slough frozen except a spot in 
the middle 75 by 30 feet, clear, west wind, temperature 15°, about 2% miles 
on foot. Lesser scaup, 1; coot, 2; herring gull, 4; downy woodpecker, 1; 
mine jay, 1; crow, 5; chickadee, 1; starling, 2; junco, 2; tree sparrow, 2; 
song sparrow, 1; total 11 species, 22 individuals.—Karl E. Bartel. 
Springfield, Sangamon Co. Same area as in previous years, radiating 
74% miles from Springfield as a center and including Lake Springfield, 
December 26, 7:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M., rainy, strong west wind, temperature 
40°. Fourteen observers in groups as follows: Party I, 3 observers, 9 hours, 
8 miles; Party II, 3 observers, 4 hours, 3 miles; Party III, 2 observers, 
9 hours, 6 miles; Party IV, 2 observers, 9 hours, 6 miles; Party V, 1 
observer, 4 hours, 3 miles; Party VI, 2 observers, 3 hours, 2 miles; total 
hours 38, total miles on foot 28. Double-crested cormorant, 6; Canada 
goose, 85; mallard, 10,250 (est); black duck, 502; red-legged black duck, 2; 
pintail, 3; ring-necked duck, 6; lesser scaup, 42; American golden-eye, 2; 
hooded merganser, 6; American merganser, 150; red-breasted merganser, 6; 
red-tailed hawk, 2; red-shculdered hawk, 4; sparrow hawk, 7; bob-white, 31; 
ring-necked pheasant, 1; ring-billed gull, 77; screech owl, 2; barred owl, 2; 
kingfisher, 5; flicker, 11; red-bellied woodpecker, 16; red-headed woodpecker, 
1; hairy woodpecker, 19; downy woodpecker, 39; blue jay, 29; crow, 170; 
chickadee, 101; tufted titmouse, 92; white-breasted nuthatch, 28; brown 
creeper, 4; winter wren, 2; Carolina wren, 7; brown thrasher, 1; bluebird, 
3; golden-crowned kinglet, 3; starling, 3,000 (est); English sparrow, 960; 
bronzed grackle, 8; cardinal, 109; purple finch, 5; goldfinch, 26; junco, 215; 
tree sparrow, 69; white-crowned sparrow, 1; fox sparrow, 1; song sparrow, 
26; Lapland Longspur, 1; rock dove, 214; total 50 species, 16,061 individuals. 
—Bill O’Brien, Rev. George M. Link, N. E. Nilsson, Christine Bonney, Lois 
Hardbarger, Helen Lohmeier, Charlotte Dubois, Bill Robertson, Lena Hard- 
barger, Edith Sutton, Lois Hopwood, Mrs. J. W. Park, Helen Marcusson, 
Mrs. Fullenwider (Members of the Springfield Nature League). A _ red- 
breasted nuthatch was found December 24 by Bill O’Brien. 
Waukegan, Lake Co. Waukegan Harbor, Lake Michigan offshore, 
dunes, flats, meadows and woods, December 28, 9:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M., 
ground bare, partly cloudy, wind southwest to west, 12 miles per hour, 
temperature 28°, five miles on foot, 15 by car. Lesser scaup, 1; American 
golden-eye, 300+; old-squaw, 40; white-winged scoter (dead), 1; American 
merganser, 200+; rough-legged hawk, 2; sparrow hawk, 2; pheasant, 7; 
herring gull, 350+; Bonaparte’s gull, 500+; hairy woodpecker, 4; downy 
woodpecker, 1; blue jay, 3; crow, 4; chickadee, 5; red-breasted nuthatch, 4; 
golden-crowned kinglet, 3; starling, 200+; English sparrow, 60; red-winged 
blackbird, 1; junco, 2; tree sparrow, 30; total 22 species, 1,738 (est) indi- 
viduals. Due to the defense restrictions we were unable to get to the Public 
Service Co. pond this year.—Karl E. Bartel, Leona Draheim, Amy G. 
Baldwin (Chicago Ornithological Society) ; O. C. Durham, Roy Smith, Roy 
Smith, Jr., P. M. Vixey, D. V. Kowin (M. V. Nature Club). 
