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AUDUBON SOCIETY 
Gield Museum of Natural MHistory 
ESTABLISHED 1897 ROOSEVELT ROAD AND LAKE SHORE DRIVE - CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60605 

ORGANIZED FOR THE PROTECTION OF WILD BIRDS AND 
THE PRESERVATION OF OUR NATURAL ENVIRONMENT 
AUDUBON NEWSLETTER 
Vol. 10 No. 4 Judith Joy — Editor October, 1971 
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FALL CAMPOUT SUCCESSFUL — DESPITE RAIN 
The Campout this year was a joint meeting of the lowa Ornithologists Union and the Illinois Aubudon Society. This, the 
sixteenth annual campout of IAS, was held at Mississippi Palisades State Park, Savanna, Ill. Campout Chairman, Peter C. 
Petersen, was ably assisted by Elda Goodmiller of Mississippi Valley Nature Club which was the host group. The pleasant 
facilities offered by the Methodist Church at Savanna where registration and banquet were held were much appreciated by all 
who attended. 
160 members of the two cooperating societies attended the meeting and as only 140 could be accommodated at the banquet, 
this should be considered an overflow crowd. A panel discussion on the “Effects of the Cordova Nuclear Power Plant on the 
Ecology of the Mississippi River’’ was held following the banquet Saturday evening. Elton Fawks, IAS Director, acted as 
moderator. Speakers were Dr. Subhash Jain, research engineer, U. of lowa; Karl Schaefer, lowa-IIl. Gas and Electric Co.: Ken 
Smith, !zaak Walton League; and William Lonnecker, photographer. 
Almost 100 people showed up Sunday morning for breakfast and field trips in spite of steady rain which was falling at the 
time. The rain slowed to a light drizzle by 7:30 and only one of the planned field trips, a hike in the State Park, was 
eliminated. The birders divided into three parties which traveled by car to the following areas: Spring Lake, (leaders: Mr. 
Bellenger of Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife Refuge and John Jacino of Mississippi Palisades State Park); Lock 13 
and vicinity (leader: Elton Fawks); and Spring Valley (leader: Pete Petersen). 
All groups met at noon at Bug Tussle Ranch north of Mt. Carroll for luncheon and compiling of the list. Best find of the 
weekend was a peregrine falcon; other interesting finds included 2 ospreys, a northern phalarope and 66 cormorants. 
Although the wild turkeys at Spring Valley failed to cooperate and warblers were remarkably scarce, a very satisfactory total 
of 101 species was recorded for the weekend. 
Sarah Vasse, V.P. Extension 
Box 142 
Brussels, Illinois 62013 
ANNUAL EAGLE WEEKEND — The Tri-City Bird Club announces its annual Eagle Weekend on January 22 and 
23. The Saturday evening program will be held at Butter-worth Center in Moline at 7:30. On Sunday, cars will 
leave the LeClaire Hotel in Moline. For information on time, etc. contact: Elton Fawks, 2311 Fifth Ave., Moline, 
Illinois 61265; Phone: 309-755-6894 or 309-762-6855. Also, contact Elton if you are interested in participating 
in the Eagle County on February 19 and 20. 


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