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Complete 668 Bird Census WED. JAN. 8, 196? - PLAINDEALER - PG. 5 He Weather severity disorganized the original plans for the McHenry county bird club's annual Christmas census taken in cooperation with Audubon chapters throughout the United States, but the local members made a successful project of it anyway. The total bird count for the McHenry county territory was 5,258 individuals of forty-eight different species. While less than the 1966 count of individual birds, which was 5,904 of thirtynine species, it was a gratifying improvement over the 1967 count, which, on a dull day of leaden skies,«was only 3,706 birds of thirty-three species. And it was a far cry -from 196?, the first year the McHenry county club attempted to take a census. Then, nineteen members participating found 953 individuals of thirty-four species. Millions of people have been Hwolved in the annual census since 1900, the year it was first done on, a national scale. Results reveal the changing bird life in our country, disappearance of some species, song and game bird distribution. A Himalayan magpie which has been surviving since October on the generosity of the John Veugelers and John Novotnys of Corrine street, Crystal Lake, was, by all odds, the most exotic and most handsome of the birds counted. Local members were to have devoted Saturday, Dec. 28, to the bird count, but icy rain made impassable many of the roads they would have travelejfin their territory -- a circle 15 miles in diameter around a central point in Bull Valley. Therefore, the census day was changed to Monday, Dec. 30, even though this cut out members who had expected to participate but had to go to places of employment on the working day. ILLNESS TAKES TOLL With illness also taking a toll, the reduced number of census workers were rearranged by Chairman Darlene Fiske of Woodstock into five*teams (instead of the original eight) who covered larger areas than had first been assigned them . in order to survey the entire territory. . Morning hours were quite good for birding although gray and overcast, but by afternoon the day had worsened, a heavy snowfall seriously reducing visibility. * Some of'the species seen this year were still around because winter, late in coming, became bitterly cold suddenly, catching birds which normally should have been in warmer places. Four golden-crowned kinglets, 5 red-headed woodpeckers, a brown creeper, 7 cedar waxwings, a meadowlark, a titmouse, a flicker and 15 cowbirds were counted, although there were only 4 red-winged blackbirds seen as compared with 27 at the same time the previous year. Fourteen goldfinches were identified and 29 purple finches along with 68 redpolls, 40 in a single flock rising in a rosy cloud out of a farmer's field. Hungarian partridges numbered 24 and pheasants 66 as compared with 20 in the last census. McHenry county is one of few having coveys of these gray partridges. The count on horned larks was dlown from 369to 330, and of chickadees from 89 to 75. But 37 white-breasted nuthatches were seen this year, more than doubling the previous count of 15. Noisy species included bluejays, 95 this time compared to only 18 before; crows, 216 this year, 192 before, and grackles 19 compared to 40. The tally of 44 downy woodpeckers was only 3 more than before, but 13 hairy woodpeckers were a welcome sight instead of the mere 2 before, and 9 red-bellied woodpeckers instead of 5. Fifty-six cardinals surpassed the previous 28. "Die count of hawks was down from 25, only 12 red-tailed, 1 red-shouldered, 4 rough-legged, 2 sparrow hawks, and3unidentified being seen before the afternoon's fog obscured the treetops and sky. The total of huncos was way up, 432 this time, only 180 in 1967. Starlings outnumbered them, 622 being seen. Sparrows were, of course, the most numerous of all, 1967 English sparrows being noted, and 475 tree sparrows but only 2 whitethroated, 1 field, 1 fox and 1 song sparrow. DUCK INCREASE . The wild duck count w§s enormously increased, from 51 last time to 441 mallards and 33 hybrids this census. One Canada goose visited a feeder. In addition to the surveying done by the teams riding in cars and hiking, numerous people-- some of them members of the club and others not--reported the counts from feeders in their yards. Among these .were Mrs. Donna Gregg, the Philip Mass--•• lichs and Ed Peterson, all of Bull Valley Acres, Mrs. Mary Frisbie of Greenwood, Mrs. Helen Chereck and Everett Thomas, both of Woodstock, Mrs. LaFerne Kuntz of Wonder Lake, Eric Peterson of Hebron, the Wendell Kolostanyis' of McHenry, Mrs. Frances Beranek and Mrs. Vera Churchill of Crystal Lake. Still others invited the census takers to make a count on their property, among> these, Ted Sterne, Art Nelson and the Richard Obergs of Crystal Lake, Mrs. Peg Gathercoal and Everett Lewis of Woodstock, and Mr. and Mrs. Kprl Schuster of McHenry. Y At the end of the eight counting hours, workers gathered in the Masslichhom6 in Bull Valley Acres to make their reports and share anecdotes of the interesting day. Very soon the club will eat bountifully together again when a pot-luck supper will precede the annual meeting on Jan. 11 in the McHenry county Farm Bureau building at 11909 McConnell road, Woodstock. The Everett Thomases of Woodstock, Mrs. Grace Peacbqk and Miss Bertha Anderson of Crystal Lake are the committee. Salads, meats and desserts will be brought as the donors please, and each one attending will provide his own table service. Election of officers and committee reports will follow the 6:30 supper. Then members will show slide pictures they have taken of birds or of the club enjoying field trips and outings. "Be selective in reviewing your files," Chairman Anne Hecht cautions^ "but do please participate if you can. A few contributions from each photographer will make a not-too-long and most entertaining program." ITEM: You can make a gay tablecloth by covering your t a b l e w i t h m e t a l f o i l and placing a wide width of nylon net or tarlatan (thin stiff transparent muslin) over the foil. Fasten holly or greenery at the corners. •I USTEN 1265 N. Green, McHenry URNtTURE, Inc. presents the reg .$110.00 putman This is the pnly chair you have ever seen that looks as good "right - side" in as "inside - out"! When you push the bottom of the reversible seat cushion ypu will find that'what was the outside of the seat and back, becomes the inside of the seat and back. This means that you double the life of the chair. You have a choice of fabrics or vinyl covers and a wide spectrum of colors to choose from. You pay only $89.95 for an unconditionally quaranteed chair in a scotchgard fabric. wmffffffrrf****r* * '.I##.*#####* \ Service A Smile ^ LORRAINE BEMIS Lorraine Krauser Bemis of 2406 Holiday drive, McHenry, died Jan. 3 in her home. She was 72 years of age. Mrs. Bemis was born May 12, 1896, in Macomb, 111? Survivors are her husbai Clarence; and a sister, Elizabeth Markham, of St. Petersburg, Fla. The body rested at the Querhammer funeral home, where Rev. Ernest F. Brickhouse of Island Lake officiated at services held Tuesday afternoon at 1 o'clock. A obit HERMAN O. BERKLEY Herman O. Berkley of 3710 Timothy lane, McHenry, died Saturday afternoon, Jan. 4, at his-h^me of a heart ailment. He was 64 years of age. Mr. Berkley was born in Algonquin April 13, 1904. From 1933 to 1951 he was employed at Overton's garage in Crystal Lake. Since that time he had been an employee of the McHenry Overton garage, where he was mechanic and former service manager. The family moved to McHenry from Crystal Lake in" 1954. Survivor^ are his wif^, Marie (Oerkfitz) to Whom he was married June 14, 1930, in Crystal ^ake; three daughters, Mrs. Edward C. (Doris) Wagner, Jr., of SpringnGrove, Mrs. Lloyd (Sharon) Pohlman of Woodstock and Sandra at home; five grandchildren; and four brothers, August of Wauconda, Walter, Emil and Arthur of Algonquin. A brother and sister, preceded him in death. ^ -* The body" rested at the Peter M. Justen & Son chapel until 2 o'clock Tuesday, when services were held at Zion Lutheran church, with Rev. Herman Graef officiating. Burial was in Crystal Lake-Union cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Zion Lutheran church. Members of American Legion Post 1169, Wonder Lake, are shown preparing baskets fcfr needy, families at Christmas time. Left to right, they are Clarence Ullman, Bob Bennett, Bill Eberle, Ted Fuschs., Santa Claus, Wilbur Haak and Photographer John Eberle. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kiddell and Commander Wally Rocheford were not present whenpicture was taken. Through the efforts of the people of Wonder Lake, Mr. and . Mrs. Robert Kiddell, Clarence Ullman and Commander Wally Rocheford, quite a few families of the Lake had a more enjoyable Christmas. The American Legion post is grateful to everyone who donated to this worthy cause. 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