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be able to induce some of the many good bird people in Highland Park 
to join him in his work. 
Whiting, Indiana, Station 
(18 miles south of Chicago.) 
Mr. Fred C. Hadley and Dr. C. P. McNeil are working together in the 
bird banding work, and from other sources of Information we learn that 
they have been successful in placing about one hundred bands, which is 
a very good beginning. Whiting is located just at the southeast corner 
of Lake Michigan, right where they should have a real chance to get an 
extra record of the birds from the other stations as they leave the lake. 
We hope to have a more detailed report of their work in next issue. 
Mr. Hadley reports the success of his first season’s work as follows: 
Bands placed, 86, on twelve species: Catbird 39, Black-billed Cuckoo 
10. Yellow-billed Cuckoo 2, Robin 6, Mourning Dove 6, Brown Thrasher 
5, Red-winged Blackbird 4, House Wren 1, Long-billed Marsh Wren 4, 
Green Heron 3, Yellow Warbler 2, Dickcissel 2, Song Sparrow 1. 
Hobart, Indiana, Trapping Station 
(Five miles south of the center of the south end of Lake Michigan.) 
We wish to welcome our new member in the Wilson Club and in 
Bird Banding, Mr. Donald H. Boyd, of Hobart, Indiana. Mr. Boyd’s lo- 
cation just south of the center of Lake Michigan gives him a wonderful 
opportunity to trap many of the birds that have followed the shores in 
their migration and passed the other trapping stations, so he has the 
best chance for records on account of position. Mr. Boyd writes that he 
has made some traps and will be ready for the spring migration. During 
the nesting season he was able to place twenty-eight bands on birds in 
the nest, including Robins, House Wrens, Mourning Doves, Kingbirds, 
Martin, Warbling Vireo, and Cowbird. The traps are working now and 
we expect to have a fine report in the next Bulletin from Mr. Boyd. 
We envy the above three workers in Indiana because they are good 
friends so close together that they can compare notes on their work. For 
eight years the Waukegan station has been all alone, with no one to go 
to in our joys and sorrows. 
Wanted — More Bird Banders 
The Central District needs more workers, can YOU join? If not 
able, will YOU make it your duty to induce some one to undertake the 
work. We should not say work, because if you use a flat trap with a stick 
under one side and string to your window, keep feed under it at all times 
as a feeding station, then pull the string only when convenient, in this 
way you can do much good work with little effort. 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Station 
Mr. H. L. Stoddard is planning to take up trapping and banding at 
Milwaukee, thus extending the stations to the northward. 
Waukegan, Illinois, Station 
(56 miles north of Chicago.) 
The Waukegan Bird Banding Station has been at work since 1914 
and we can only give a small part of their work at this time. 
