Minutes of ^Nebraska Union 69 



MINUTES OF THE TWENTY-FIRST ANNUAL MEETING OF 

 THE NEBRASKA ORNITHOLOGISTS' UNION. 



The twenty-first annual meeting of the Nebraska Ornitholo- 

 gists Union was held at Lincoln, Nebraska, Friday and Saturday, 

 May 14 and 15, 1920. The members and their guests assembled in 

 the study collection room on the first floor of Bessey Hall at the 

 University of Nebraska at 1:00 p. m. and spent the following hour 

 and a half in examining study skins, especially of warblers, spar- 

 rows and flycatchers. At 2:30 p. m. removal was made to the Zool- 

 ogy Lecture Room on the second floor of the building to hear the 

 program of papers. 



The retiring President, Mr. C. A. Black, of Kearney, gave his 

 address on " Bird Records and Glimpses of Bird Life in Western 

 Nebraska," In which he summarized some of his most interesting 

 and important records and observations. Following the President's 

 address, Dr. R. H. Wolcott gave an account of the " Nebraska Fly- 

 catchers," illustrated with specimens in which he pointed out the 

 best points for field identification, interpolating many personal ob- 

 servations on the habits of the birds of this family. Professor R. 

 W. Dawson then presented a summary of the bird migration of 

 the spring of 1920, to date, concluding his remarks with a general 

 discussion of the lateness of many migrants this spring as com- 

 pared with their average date of arrival, according to his data for 

 the preceding ten springs. Professor M. H. Swenk concluded the 

 program with a brief synopsis of the general habits of the Bohe- 

 mian Waxwing, and an account of the influx of these birds into 

 the state during the winter of 1919-20, and also an account of two 

 nestings of the Red Crossbill in Nebraska in the spring of 1920, 

 exhibiting the nest of the second record. About forty persons were 

 present at the program. 



At 4:00 p. m. the business of the meeting was taken up, with 

 President C. A. Black in the chair. The reports of the officers 

 were received and committees appointed. Messrs. R. W. Dawson 

 and A. M. Brooking were appointed to audit the financial statement 

 of the Secretary-Treasurer, while C. E. Mickel and Mrs. L. H. Mc- 

 Killip were appointed to act as a Nominating Committee. 



While these committees were preparing their reports, the so- 

 ciety proceeded with the election of new members, and Mrs. B. H. 

 Polley, of Lincoln, Miss Mary St. Martin, of Wahoo, and Miss Lena 

 Deweese, of Dawson, were formally elected to membership. 



The Nominating Committee having reported, the following 

 were elected as officers for 1920: 



President — Dr. H. B. Lowry, Lincoln 



Vice-President — Miss Blanche Garten, Lincoln 



Secretary-Treasurer — Mr. M. H. Swenk, Lincoln 



