BERNADOTTE, ILLINOIS.
BY DR. W. S. STRODE.
| NAME | FIRST SEEN | NO. SEEN | NEXT SEEN | WHEN COM. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Waxwing | 2-3 | 2 | ||
| B.-throated Bunting | 2-5 | 7 | 2-13 | |
| Am. R.-legged Hawk | 2-7 | 2 | ||
| Red-tailed ” | 2-7 | 1 | ||
| Mourning Dove[1] | 2-11 | 1 | ||
| Wild Geese | 2-18 | 7 | ||
| Bluebirds | 2-19 | 23 | 3-5 | |
| Brown Creeper[2] | 2-26 | 1 | ||
| Ducks—on river | 3-1 | |||
| Robin | 3-11 | 1 | 3-11 | |
| Killdeer | 3-1 | 3 | ||
| Ducks—Old Squaw | 3-3 | 11 | ||
| Flicker | 3-3 | 1 | ||
| Red-w. Blackbird | 3-4 | 12 | ||
| Meadow Lark | 3-8 | 3 | ||
| Cooper’s Hawk | 3-11 | 2 | ||
| Pileated Woodpecker | 3-14 | 2 | ||
| Purple Grackle | 3-15 | 7 | ||
| Phoebe | 3-18 | 1 | 3-19 | |
| Am. Sheldrake[3] | 3-18 | |||
| Sparrow Hawk | 3-19 | 3 | ||
| House Wren | 3-19 | 2 |
[1]In company with a large number of Juncas and Song Sparrows; and near some straw sheds had probably been left during the fall migration.
[2]Found dead at foot of a tree, in very poor condition.
[3]Numerous on the river; a friend shot three.
Great-horned Owl—found first nest February 8, containing three eggs.
Red-tailed Hawk—took first eggs, 1/2, on March 3.
Crows—counted 206 flying northwest to roost eight miles away, on March 5; on the 17th found new and finished nest.
I have made no mention of our winter residents, such as Junco, B. C. Chickadee, Tufted Titmouse, Song Sparrow, Am. Goldfinch, Crows, Jays, Hairy, Downy and Red-bellied Woodpeckers, Cardinals, etc., for scarcely a day of the period covered by this record has passed in which I have not observed more or less of all of them; and also have seen nearly every day, in my twenty to forty miles ride, more or less of some of the following more rare permanent residents: Great Horned, Barred and Screech owls, Am. Rough-legged and Red-tailed Hawks, Prairie Hens, Ruffed Grouse and Bobwhite, and occasionally a wild Turkey would cross my path.