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Nebraska Bird Review 
Appreciation is expressed to all 
contributors for their excellent coop¬ 
eration in 1968. Much valuable in¬ 
formation is being accumulated 
through the diligent and faithful ef¬ 
forts of NOU members. 
New, revised, cards are now avail- 
THE SIXTY-EIGHTH 
On May 17, 1969, the Sixty-eighth 
Annual Meeting was held in the 
Auditorium of the North Platte Ex¬ 
periment Station. Mr. James Adams, 
president of the Tout Bird Club gave 
a welcome to which Mr. Glenn H. 
LeDioyt, president of NOU, respond¬ 
ed. The official program consisted 
of: 
Study of Wildlife Problems in Na¬ 
tional Parks, and Predator and Ro¬ 
dent Control in the United States 
(summarized from reports of the 
Special Advisory Board for the 
Secretary of Interior), Dr. John C. 
W. Bliese, Kearney State College, 
Kearney. 
Status of Pesticide Inventory on 
Wildlife, Bill Baxter, Game and 
Parks Commission, Lincoln. 
Prolonged Incubation Behavior in 
Birds, Dr. Larry C. Holcomb, Creigh¬ 
ton University, Omaha. 
How Well Do We Know Nebraska 
Birds? William F. Rapp, Jr., Crete 
(a taped presentation engineered by 
C. W. Huntley, Crete). 
Parasitic Jaeger from Western 
Nebraska, and Behavior of Young 
Loggerhead Shrikes, Doris B. Gates, 
Chadron State College, Chadron. 
Bird Distribution in Relationship 
to Habitat Types on the Nebraska 
National Forest, Leonard Sisson, 
Game and Parks Commission, Lin¬ 
coln. 
Observations on Purple Martins, 
Ralph Harrington, Lincoln. 
Slide Collection for N.O.U. Li¬ 
brary, Gail Shickley, North Platte. 
The officers elected at the busi¬ 
ness meeting were: Dr. Larry C. 
able for the 1969 nesting season. 
Anyone wishing to cooperate may 
obtain cards by writing to Dr. Esther 
Bennett, 600 South 33rd, Lincoln, Ne¬ 
braska 68510. 
Cards for 1969 should be mailed to 
reach Dr. Bennett by October 1. 
ANNUAL MEETING 
Holcomb, Omaha, President; Dr. 
Mildred (Mrs. Everett W.) Gross, 
Crete, Vice-President; Dr. Neva 
(Mrs. Ken) Pruess, Lincoln, Secre¬ 
tary; Mrs. Sigvald Jensen, Weeping 
Water, Treasurer; Kent Fiala, Be¬ 
atrice, Custodian; and Dr. R. G. 
Cortelyou, Omaha, Editor. 
At the banquet, held at the Coun¬ 
try Club, Dr. Ronald Ryder of Colo¬ 
rado State University discussed the 
ecology and conservation of the wild¬ 
life of the high plains under the 
title “Birds, Bison, and Beef”. 
One hundred and thirteen species 
were reported from the field trips on 
May 18: Eared and Pied-billed 
Grebes; Great Blue and Green Her¬ 
ons; Common Egret, American Bit¬ 
tern, Canada Goose, Mallard, Blue¬ 
winged Teal, American Widgeon, 
Shoveler, Wood Duck, Lesser Scaup; 
Turkey Vulture, Red-tailed, Swain- 
son’s, Marsh, and Sparrow Hawks; 
Greater Prairie Chicken, Bobwhite, 
Ring-necked Pheasant, American 
Coot. 
Killdeer, Long-billed Curlew, Up¬ 
land Plover, Spotted Sandpiper, 
Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs, 
White-rumped and Semipalmated 
Sandpipers, American Avocet, Wil¬ 
son’s Phalarope; Ring-billed and 
Franklin’s Gulls, Black Tern, Rock 
and Mourning Doves; Barn, Great 
Horned, and Burrowing Owls; Chim¬ 
ney Swift, Belted Kingfisher, Flick¬ 
er; Red-headed, Hairy, and Downy 
Woodpeckers; Eastern and Western 
Kingbirds; Great Crested Flycatcher, 
Eastern and Say’s Phoebes, Least 
Flycatcher, Wood Pewee sp.. Horned 
Lark. 
