THE AUDUBON BULLETIN 



FALL 1921 



Published by the 



ILLINOIS AUDUBON SOCIETY 



{For the protection of wild birds) 



l he President of the Illinois Audubon Society writes: 



Although this Fall 1921 Bulletin appears so late that the 

 winter birds are gathering about the feeding shelves and north- 

 ern visitors like the pine grosbeak are venturing into Illinois 

 territory, its appearance has an air of timeliness for it coin- 

 cides with the opening of the Fourth Annual Exhibition of Na- 

 ture Studies at the Art Institute in Chicago. In this exhibit the 

 Illinois Audubon Society has a part and the opening lecture is 

 being given by its representative, Dr. Thomas S. Roberts, who 

 comes on from the University of Minnesota to give his lecture, 

 "Wild Life Studies in Motion Pictures." The full program of 

 the Exhibition appears elsewhere in this Bulletin. 



This, like preceding issues of the Bulletin, has its varied 

 message. News from woodland, roadside and meadow is as 

 usual given a large place. It is upon the detailed reports from 

 good observers in the field that bird literature of originality and 

 real worth must be based. Three pages are devoted to the school 

 program and organization of bird clubs, and to announcements 

 of aids to bird study. Another installment of notes about bird 

 banding appears and fascinating glimpses of bird biography and 

 travel are given. From one correspondent comes the very sug- 

 gestive record of a local bird census which is worth careful 

 study. 



When the last issue of the Bulletin was mailed the legis- 

 lature was in session and measures relating to state parks and 

 to desirable amendments to the laws designed to increase the 

 protection accorded to bird life were under consideration. Un- 

 fortunately the men of vision in the legislature were not able 

 to control events and no action was taken but the measures ad- 

 vocated are gaining strength with each delay, as various indi- 

 cations in the following pages attest. We are baffled to fight 

 better. 



The Board of Directors of the Illinois Audubon Society take 

 pride in calling attention to the membership leaflet which goes 

 out into the mails with this number of the Bulletin. We give 

 warmest welcome to the great number of new members who ap- 

 pear for the first time on our printed list of members. 



Orpheus Moyer Schantz. 



