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NEED VOLUNTEERS TO HELP ON BIRD SURVEY 
During migration season, thousands of birds are killed when they fly into tall buildings and TV towers. Dr. William 
Beecher, Director of the Chicago Academy of Sciences, would like to set lighting codes for the tall buildings in Chicago, 
to keep migrating birds from hitting them. He is looking for retired people, or those who work near the John Hancock 
or First National Bank buildings, who would be willing to check each morning during migration season to count and 
identify the dead birds that have hit the buildings. 
This is & good opportunity for Audubon members to contribute important information for a most worthwhile 
cause. If you would like to help, please call Dick Wilson at FL 4-1629. His address is: 38 S. Stone, LaGrange, IIlinois 
60525. 

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CHAPTER ACTIVITIES 
The RIDGWAY CHAPTER in OIney is planning two field trips to Bird Haven, the Robert Ridgway Memorial which will be 
flooded by a recreation lake scheduled for construction by the City of Olney. The University of Chicago, which owns the bird 
sanctuary, has agreed on a selling price, and 80 percent of the refuge will be flooded. 
The dates for the trips are Saturday, April, 18th and 25th. Those who plan to attend can meet the Ridgway members at 
Bird Haven (1% miles north of Olney on Northeast St.) beginning at 7:00 A.M. For further information write: Vera Shaw, 
Rte. 2, Olney, Illinois 62450. 
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The SOUTHWEST CHAPTER plans to nold its 4th annual Egret Census on July 12th at 2:00 P.M. The group will meet at 
the Junction of Rte. 50 and Illinois I11; the rookery is located about % mile east of here. Common Egrets, Black-crowned 
Night Herons and Little Blue Herons can be seen at close range. For more information contact Lucas Wrischnik, No. 2 Briar 
Cliffe Dr., Collinsville, Illinois 62232, or phone 618-344-7670. 
The group also has field trips scheduled for April 4th at Woodland Park in Collinsville, May 10th at Cahokia Mounds, and 
April 18th at Edwardsville. One of the most important projects of the chapter is sponsoring a student to one of the 
conservation schools operated by the State of IIlinois. 
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Although less than a year old, the KASKASKIA CHAPTER in the Centralia-Salem area, now has 33 members and has 
gotten off to an enthusiastic start. Members have participated in a Christmas count and eagle census along the Mississippi 
River, put up bluebird houses, and held monthly meetings. 
During the heavy January snowfalls members spread over a ton of feed, much of donated by local grain dealers. One 
intrepid member, Mrs. Ella Featherling of Salem, even conducted her own airlift. Though she had never flown before, Mrs. 
Featherling persuaded a friend to take her up in his small plane so that she could scatter bird seed in an inaccessible area. 
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ANOTHER NEW CHAPTER IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS — On February 26th a group of conservationists, interested in the 
preservation of Lusk Creek in Pope Co., held a meeting in Carbondale to discuss the formation of a new conservation group in 
southern Illinois. The group has voted to become a chapter of Illinois Audubon in order to secure statewide support for the 
preservation of many of the outstanding natural areas in the southern part of the state. 
The group also decided to form a special ad hoc committee to deal with the problems facing Lusk Creek. At present the 
area is not only threatened by a dam, but is being badly abused by those who have no respect for a natural area. It is feared 
that if such misuse continues, many of the features which make the area so outstanding, may be destroyed. 
If you are an 1.A.S. member in the southern part of the state, and would like to join the new chapter, write to Mrs. 
Michelle Klaus, 1105 W. College St., Carbondale. The group is planning to hold a series of nature and bird walks which will be 
led by S.1.U.’s Dr. William George. Local dues are $2.50. 

