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PUBLISHED QUARTERLY BY THE ILLINOIS AUDUBON SOCIETY 
Mrs. M. G. Ericson, NEWSLETTER Editor, 
Kadlec Gardens Park, 9300 N.Crawford Avenue, Skokie, Ill, 
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CIRCLE THIS WESK-ENP ON YOUR CALENDAR! 
The Annual Meeting of the Dlinois Audubon Society will be held May 4th 
and 5th in Springfield, Illinois. We will tour the brand-new home of 
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BOOMING - GROUND TRIPS SCHEDULED 
See one of nature's most colorful spectacles--the male Prairie Chicken booming and 
strutting before the hen, Get up a party and arrange for a close-up view from a 
blind for your group. Booming Grounds Reservations are available now for Saturday, 
March 30; Sat. and Sun., April 6-7; Good Friday, April 12; and Sat., April 20, 
All Field Trips begin at 6:00 a.m. at the cemetery near the S.E. corner of the 
Yeatter Prairie Chieken Sanctuary southeast of Newton. In order to have a guide 
and use the blinds, reservations must be made by March 15th; they will be accepted 
in order of request. 
The Yeatter Sanctuary is near Bogota, T1l., about 225 miles from Chicago, south of 
Newton on an improved road. It is edvisable to make arrangements to stay over 
night at the Hotel in Newton in order to arrive early in the morning at the Booming 
Grounds. Make your reservations NOW to Mr. John Slachter, Game Biologist, Sumner, 
Illinois, or to Mr. Joseph W. Galbreath, 9405 Richfield Road, East St. Louis, Tl. 
HOW ABOUT A PRAIRIE CHICKEN NECKTIE? 
The Prairie Chicken Foundation of Dlinois (through the imaginative efforts of a 
sponsoring organization) is offering a handsome necktie at the price of $2.50 each. 
The modest profit made from every sale will help to defray the urgent loan on the 
Yeatter Sanctuary. These ties come in four colors, red, blue, black, and brown. 
Each tie shows two Prairic Chickens in flight. Lower down on the tie, a male bird 
is strutting through blades of grass. These neckties will make suitable gifts 
for the men in your life, They will be sent postpaid on receipt of your order; 
kindly enclose payment with order. Send to Raymond Mostek, Prairie Chicken Founda- 
tion, 615 Rochdale Circle, Lombard, Tlinois. 
BO NOT MISS WILDLIFE FILM - MARCH 10 
"Waters and Wildlife", by Roy E. Coy, will take us on a memorable trip down the 
Missouri and Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico and over to the Florida Keys with a 
veteran photographer. A climax of this inspiring wildlife film is a visit to 
Everglades National Park. 2330-pam., at the Chicago Natural History Museum. 




