ILLINOIS AUDUBON SOCIETY 



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robin, American goldfinch and catbird in one instance all occurred in a 

 radius of 1 5 feet. 



Suitable bird boxes, drinking dishes, bird baths, systematic winter 

 feeding, new plantations of wild fruits, shelter belts, annual pruning of 

 crotches, checking the spread of natural enemies, will, in a measure restore 

 natural conditions. 'This, together with tireless love for the work, will 

 bring to us many birds and a never ending source of new delight. 



I'm i 15. Kns. 



Withdrawal of Professor Hankinson 



Announcement is made with regret of the withdrawal of Professor T. 

 1.. Hankinson. one of the active supporters of the Illinois Audubon Society. 

 who resigned his position on the staff of the Eastern Illinois Normal School 

 last June to take the position of Icthyologist at the New York State College 

 of Forestry. His work will be in the department known as the Roosevelt 

 Wild Life Forest Experiment Station. As fish will be studied from the 

 ecological standpoint the complex environment will have to be dealt with 

 and this will involve much work with other subjects than icthyology. For 

 this reason Professor Hankinson hopes to continue his bird studies and other 

 lines of natural history in which he is interested. He has a varied col- 

 lection of ornithological studies made in Illinois and it is hoped that in 

 time some of them at least will be available for publication in the Bulletin. 



Photo by W. D. Richardson 



CASPIAN TERNS 



View of a breeding colony on a small gravel-covered island at the north end of Lake Michigan. 

 Caspian Terns obligingly "wheeling about" and posing for a member of the Illinois Audubon 

 Society who sojourns temporarily in an umbrella tent. 



