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9. Today we are in touch with the reality of extinction. To save a species 
requires favorable local public sentiment, legal protection, law enforcement, 
and education. 
10. From Ralph Yeatter, Dean of Prairie Chicken Research, we quote: 
“Despite almost overwhelming losses, Prairie Chickens are still battling 
valiantly to hold on in Illinois. There seems to be little question that 
we can same some wild Prairie Chickens for the future enjoyment of 
Illinois citizens if we, as conservationists, are willing to try even a 
fraction as hard as the Prairie Chickens are trying to keep a foothold in 
the state. If as much money, time, and effort as has been spent on water-. 
fowl management in Illinois were devoted to the management of the 
Prairie Chicken, there would be little question about insuring its future. 
Conceivably, it might even be a better investment because control over 
Prairie Chicken production lies within Illinois and not in areas over 
which Illinois has no control, as in the case of ducks.” 
11. Residents of Wisconsin are well aware that the Prairie Chicken provides 
one of the most fascinating spring outdoor shows in the world. Since 1950, 
3,226 people (including “repeaters’”) have spent 3.925 man-mornings of 
their time watching the spring displays of the Prairie Chicken from the 
Wisconsin Department of Conservation blinds in Portage and Adams 
counties. 
People interested in contributing to the Prairie Chicken Foundation 
are invited to inspect the Dr. Ralph Yeatter Refuge at Bogota, but they 
are cautioned against walking over the area during the nesting period in 
Arril, May, and June. Excessive traffic over the area at this time would 
defeat the primary purpose of this refuge — protection of the Prairie 
Chicken during nesting. Individuals or groups wishing to visit the refuge 
should contact Joe Ellis, Game Biologist, Bogota, Illinois, for further in- 
formation. 
9405 S. Richfield Road, East St. Louis, Illinois 
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MORE ON WHISTLING SWANS 
In the June 1964 issue of THE AUDUBON BULLETIN (No. 130, p. 7), 
John O’Donnell reported sighting Whistling Swans near Mundelein, Illinois 
on March 26. My records show that I sighted this species at the lake near 
the intersection of Palatine and Algonquin Roads on March 15, 22 and 24. 
and again on April 23. I have some excellent pictures of them taken with 
a telescope on my camera ... Another unusual record: I identified a 
Western Kingbird in Deer Grove Forest Preserve on May 3, 1964. 
Jackson L. Boughner, 710 E. Kenilworth Road, Palatine, Ill. 
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CONNOISSEUR at the FEEDER 
Scanning 
the day’s menu, 
a feasting chickadee 
selects fresh sunflower on the 
half-shell. 
Emeline Ennis Kotula 
