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SEVERAL CHAPTERS ANNOUNCE FIELD TRIP PLANS 
Several of the new chapters in southern IIlinois are planning a joint field trip on April 24 to Rock Cave, near St. Elmo 
in Effingham County. Rock Cave is a 259-acre nature preserve which has recently been acquired by the Nature Conservancy. 
Members will meet at the entrance to the area at noon for a picnic lunch. A guided tour of the area, which is justly famous 
for its picturesque and rugged terrain, will be held following lunch. The area is four miles north of U.S. 40, on Illinois 128. 
Members are also invited to participate in the Annual Eagle Census on February 20. The group will meet on the Illinois 
side of the approach to the Jefferson Barracks bridge, south of St. Louis, at 9:00 a.m. Bring your binoculars, lunch, and dress 
warmly. For further information about either of these trips contact: J. W. Galbreath, 14 Bonanza Dr., Centralia. 
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The Southern Illinois Chapter also lists some very interesting trips in their November Newsletter. The tentative schedule 
is as follows. Those who plan to attend might check with Chapter president, Dr. William George, of the SIU Zoology 
Department in Carbondale. 
February 27 — Trip to Prairie Chicken Country 
March 13 — Union County Refuge (bald eagles and waterfowl) 
March 31 — Night trip to see Woodcock courtship flights. 
April 10 — Heron Pond, Johnson County 
April 24 — Spring Migrants’ Trip 
May 1 — Spring Census - all day trip to all counties in southern Ilinois 
May 8 — Spring Migrants’ Trip 
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The Fox Valley Chapter is busy making plans for a return trip to Ontario’s Point Pelee Provincial Park. The outing is 
planned for the weekend of May 8th and 9th. The group that made the trip last year is so enthusiastic that several others are 
planning on joining the tour. Although most of the group must return home on Sunday a few lucky souls will stay on a few 
extra days. All plan on being back in time to take part in the [AS meeting at Elgin on the next weekend. 
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VISITS TO PRAIRIE CHICKEN BOOMING GROUNDS — All 1.A.S. members are invited to participate in the annual 
meeting of the Prairie Chicken Foundation of Illinois in Newton on April 17 and 18. The group will meet on Saturday night 
for dinner and visit the booming grounds at sunrise the following day. Reservations MUST be made in advance. For 
reservations and other information write: Ron Westemeier, Rte. 1, Box 131, Effingham, IIlinois. 
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SEEN ANY ORANGE-TAILED BALD EAGLES THIS WINTER? 
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A Canadian group that’s running a study of bald eagles for about three years has color-marked the tails of 16 nestling i 
eagles near Lac Tonge, Saskatchewan — painted the tails orange, both top and bottom — and asks for reports on any 4 
such birds sighted in the United States during the winter. They would most likely be seen along the Mississippi or 
Missouri Rivers, but might show up elsewhere, which, of course, is what the study wants to find out. 
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This study group has been supported by the Canandian Wildlife Service and other groups. Sightings should be 
reported to D.W. A Whitfield, 415 10th St. E., Saskatoon, Sask., Canada. 
REQUEST FOR GULL REPORTS — During May through July of each year for a five year period, Ringed-bill Gulls from 
three Great Lakes colonies will be wing-marked with 1.5 inch-diameter ‘“‘Saflag’’ tags. Each colony is represented by a 
different color. An attempt is being made to determine the disperal pattern, migration route, and winter range for each 
population. Anyone ovserving wing-marked gulls is asked to notify DR. WILLIAM E. SOUTHERN, Dept. of Biological 
Sciences, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois 60115. Please report each observation of marked birds even though the 
same individual may be sighted on different days. The following information is desired: date, exact location, marker color, 
and observer’s name. Respondents will receive information pertaining to colony locations and the date of marking. 
















