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pageant. The walk to the scene of the pageant was along a 

 picturesque old canal, lined on either side with very interesting 

 forest growth which made ideal cover for many birds. The 

 pageant was given by handsome maidens large and small, the 



"little ones'' being dressed to 

 represent different birds. 

 "Johnny Appleseed" appear- 

 ed later leading an old farm 

 horse and scattering seed 

 among the spectators and 

 dancers. After the pageant, 

 adjournment by another 

 wooded path brought the 

 hungry spectators to the 

 place of the Chicken Dinner. 

 This was a spacious farm 

 house with a roomy porch 

 the pageant across the front and on one 



side. 75 members and guests sat down "and ate, and ate, and 

 ate, until they couldn't stuff another mouthful." 



For an hour after dinner, Mr. Evans, Secy, of the Indiana 

 Audubon Society, acted as toastmaster. All of the responses 

 were spontaneous, no subjects having been announced, and most 

 of the speakers being unaware that they were to be called upon. 

 A very delightful talk was given by Dr. Frank B. Wynn, of the 

 Nature Study Club, who less than three months later lost his 

 life while mountain climbing in Glacier Park. Dr. Wynn's death 

 is a great loss to Indiana as he was an enthusiastic and out- 

 spoken champion of all the things out-of-doors that needed pro- 

 tection. 



The writer was much impressed by the efficiency and en- 

 thusiasm of the joint meeting, and strongly recommends that- 

 next year's Indiana meeting be attended by a goodly delegation 



0. M. S. 



Some Notes from Jo Daviess County 



Last year at the close of the harvest season, a partly used 

 ball of binder twine was hung upon a nail in a machine shed on 

 the Cramer farm in Jo Daviess county. This spring a pair of 

 wrens made it their home. Nesting material was brought until 

 the hollow space in the ball was full enough to suit them. One 

 long twig which was left to protrude from the doorway was used 

 as a perch. The young were hatched when we attempted to 

 photograph the nest, and both parents were making frequent 

 visits with food. We tried several days before we succeeded in 

 getting the accompanying picture. We were using only an 

 ordinary 4x5 camera, and our problem was to take a snap shot 

 in a rather darkly shadowed part of the shed. We procured 



