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Have you been trying to learn this date for observance? Arbor Day falls on a 
and with the heavy toll that Dutch Elm disease has made, the day should be 
full of activity as school children, conservationists, and garden clubs take the 
opportunity to participate in a strong conservation measure. 
Hazel Hurlbutt, a member of the Lake County Audubon Society in Waukegan, reports 
that she received a telephone call from Mr. Gerald WW. Lyons of Waukegan OnSaturday, 
March 17, informing her that there were swans on the lake off Route 173 in Zion. 
"Mr. Lyons and I drove up there about noon. I counted 44 birds. I watched them 
for an hour as they slowly drifted to the north. They were in a long single line 
most of the time. Occasionally one would dive, then stretch up and flap its wings, 
Scattering spray for some distance, and settle doym in the water again. Some turn- 
ed somersaults, even three times over, and I could see their black fect waving in 
the air. Mr. Lyons took a picture with his telephoto lens," 
On January 24, 1962, Mr. Karth introduced the above bill, which was referred to the 
Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisherics: "A proposal to amend the Migratory 
Bird Treaty Act to prohibit the hunting of the Mourning Dove." This would place 
doves in the same classification with meadowlarks, robins, and bobolinks, all of 
which at one time were shot as "game birds." (Express your views on this bill 
fhe Audubon Society of Park Ridge reports that Mrs. Enggis, of DesPlaines Illinois, 
chairman of the committee on pesticides, gave an interesting and well-documented 
talk on the last Tuesday in February on "The Use and Abuse of Pesticides," On the 
last Tuesday in March the group heard Miss Vivian Rankin of the Illinois Conserva- 
tion Department. Her talk was accompanied by a movie on the Mourning Dove. 
LET'S KEEP THE BALD BEAGLE FLYING! 
In 1782 the United States Congress declared the Bald Eagle’ to be 
our National Bird, a symbol of our great new country. Now, al- 
most 200 years later, the National Audubon Society says there are 
less than 5000 Bald Eagles left, and the species is in serious 
danger of extinction. Funds are needed for research and educa- 
tion, For a LIFETIM® membership card in the Bald Eagle Club and 
a 4-page leaflet, send one dollar to Mrs. C. F. Russell, Bald 
Eagle Club, Box 287, Decatur, Illinois. 
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COOPERATIVE MIGRATION STUDY - SPRING OF 1962 | 
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If you would like to assist in this study, request a 
copy of the cooperative record from the U.S. Department 
of the Interior, Bureau of Sport Fisherics and Wildlife, 
| Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Laurel, Maryland. 
H.R.9882 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

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