THE ANNUAL MEETING 
ID 
OUR FOURTEENTH ANNUAL MEETING 
By KATE E. LA MAR 
See' y-Tr cojuror. Lwa Ornithologists;' Union 
The fourteenth annual meeting of the Iowa Ornithologists' Union 
was held on May 8 and 9, 1936, at Fairfield, Iowa, with Pres. G O. 
Hendrickson presiding. The morning and afternoon sessions of May 
8 were held in the Christian Church. The program was opened with 
an address of welcome by Mayor Paul S. Junkin of Fairfield. 
The first speaker on the program was Miss Olivia McCabe, whose 
talk on “Waste Land for Birds in the Hand 11 called attention to places 
which, while seeming too inconsequential to most people for preserva- 
tion, may have food and cover for birds. 
Three papers on bird-banding were given. Mrs. Janet DuMont read 
“Experiences in Banding Waterfowl,” a paper written by her son, 
Philip A, DuMont Wesley Bartlett read a report by Malcolm Mc- 
Donald, on the bird-banding activities of the Fairfield station. In 
“Bird-banding Experiences,” Myrle L. Jones, of Pomeroy told of his 
traps, bait, and kinds of birds banded, and illustrated his talk with 
charts of his work. 
Walter Rosene, Jr., talked on "Mourning Doves m Iowa. He is 
making a study of this species at Iowa State College, and he spoke of 
the bird's food, temperature, light factors and their effect, and other 
matters. Dr. Paul Ernngton spoke on “Winter Survival of Birds 
Around Ames.” He mentioned the severity of the winter of 1935- 
36 and said that due to extreme cold weather and snow, birds were 
unable to get a proper diet. 
A luncheon was served by the women of the Christian Church, after 
which the afternoon program was begun. Logan J. Bennett, of the 
U. S. Biological Survey, in speaking on “The Waterfowl Situation,” 
said that many lakes contain more water than usual, which fact would 
be encouraging for an increase of waterfowl. He spoke of the studies 
of ducks now being conducted, and of the hopes of Ira N. Gabrielson, 
Chief of the Survey. Walter W. Bennett, also of the Biological Survey, 
was called upon for a brief account of his work. 
“Observations at Home and in the Field,” by Judge 0. S. Thomas 
of Rock Rapids, was a very interesting talk in which he told of feed- 
ing winter birds and of various unusual species that he has found in 
northwest Iowa during recent years. 
“The Last Chicken Hunt,” by Waiter Rosene, Sr., described very 
entertainingly the local hunt of Prairie Chickens near Boone, Iowa, 
on August 13, 1872, This paper is to be published in ‘Nature Magazine'. 
“What Promotes Bird Study” was the title of a talk by Arthur 
Palas, He urged the organizing of bird clubs, and said that schools, 
newspapers and local organizations need enthusiastic leaders 365 days 
of the year. 
“Odds and Ends,” by Miss Kate Glover, Keota, described her care 
of crippled birds and mentioned her studies that have continued over 
a period of more than 35 years. 
Several papers w-ere read by title in the absence of the authors. 
These were: “Some Studies in Bird Behavior,” by Mrs. Toni Wendel- 
burg; “Planning Board Activities with Birds,” by Lloyd Smith; “Birds 
of Northeast Iowa,” by 0, P, Allert. 
President Hendrickson called upon several persons for brief talks, 
among them Dr, F, L. R. Roberts, w'ho urged members to work with 
farmers to save the hawks, Thomas G, Scott of Iowa State College, 
and Sylvan T. Runkel of the Forestry Dept, of Iowa State College. 
The afternoon program was followed by the business meeting. The 
usual routine matters were taken care of. Pierce and Jones of the 
Auditing Committee reported that they had found the Secretary- 
