IORC Record 1984-019

Form: California/Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay
County: Lake
Location: Illinois Beach State Park
Date(s): 29 September to 30 October 1984
Number of birds: one
Remarks: Found by Elizabeth Chato and Robert Chapel. The information regarding the dates when this bird was present, from both publications and the documentation, is somewhat confusing. The observation range from 29 Sep to 30 Oct 1984 noted above is presently the best determination.

Additional material:

1. Supplement #1: correspondence between IORC and A. Town Peterson
2. Supplement #2: correspondence between IORC and Burt L. Monroe
3. Supplement #3: Chapel, R. and Chato, E. 1986. Illinois' first Scrub Jay. Illinois Birds and Birding 2:7.

Documentation submitted:

1. Documentation #1 by James Landing
2. Documentation #2 by Joe Milosevich
3. Documentation #3 by Robert Chapel
4. Documentation #4 by Elizabeth Chato

Photographs submitted: two by Joe Milosevich

Crop of photo #1 by Joe Milosevich on 1 Oct 1984. (Original photo in IORC archives; 78.4 MB tif scan also avaiable.)

Crop of photo #2 by Joe Milosevich on 1 Oct 1984. (Original photo in IORC archives; 78.2 MB tif scan also avaiable.)

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