




EDITOR'S NOTE: The Bald Eagle is facing a rapid decline in our nation, 
Your money is needed for research into any effects caused by pesticides, 
Go to your purse, wallet, safe, private vault or cookie jar; extract a 
dollar bill, Send it to Mrs. C. F, Russell, P,0. Box 287, Decatur, I1l,, 
ee 
and obtain a LIFETIME Membership in the B\LD EAGLE CLUB. 
"ILLINOIS LEADS 49 STATES IN EAGLE POPULATION" 
NTllinois, not Florida, is second to Alaska in eagle population, according to 
Elton Fawks, ex-president of the Illinois Division, Izaak Walton League," This 
story, which appeared in the Izaak Walton Magazine, went on to say: "In the latest 
(1963) nationwide January count, 3,547 eagles were recorded, Fully 649, more 
than 18%, were found in Illinois, Florida was next with 411. Florida had incomplete 
coverage, and their total might well have been larger. Of the 649 in Illinois, 580 
were seen along the Mississippi River," 
Elton Fawks is a director of I.A.5, 
Darlene Fiske, a fellow director, stated: "I,A,S, members and affiliate clubs 
might do well to remember this when planning special field trips. The sighting of 
a group of these majestic birds is an unforgettable thrill for even the most blase’ 
observer, " 

.<» AND NOW, A FIRST-HAND REPORT ON SIGHTING A GOLDEN EAGLE} 
How often does a bird club see a Golden Eagle on a field trip? On a warm and 
beautiful fall day last November, the LAKE-COOK CHAPTER of the I.A,5, did see this 
majestic bird, The main purpose of their field trip was to observe waterfowl in 
the sloughs south and west of Chicago in the Cook County Forest Preserves, 
"uring the early afternoon we were standing along the southern side of McGinniss 
Slough among staghorn sumac and hawthorn trees, Suddenly, diving from above, a 
ery large bird swooped down, snatched a dabbling duck in its talons, and flew to 
a nearby tree, 
"Looking through spotting scopes, we could see that the bird was 30 to 36 inches 
long, with a tremendous wing span. Its body was dark brown, with a golden brown 
neck, strongly hooked beak, and powerful talons, Members of the chapter observed 
this huge bird for almost two hours, exchanging views, facts and ideas cone erning 
positive identification, After much consideration, we decided conclusively, that 
this was a Golden Eagle. As we headed home, we knew we had seen one of the largest, 
one of the most majestic, and one of the mst thrilling birds to be seen in North 
America," 
- Preston S, Davies, Field Chairman 
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PARK LANDS VERSUS SPORTS ARENA UP TO PUBLIC 
Walter Vogl of the I,A,S, Conservation Conmittee received the following answer 
from the firm developing information for the possible sports arena in Chicago: 
"The question of whether or not park land is to be used for sich an arena is one 
which will be made by the public when it considers the several possibilities of 
whether or not it wishes to provide such an arena and, if so, where it shall be 
located," 

