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26. July. On 27 June. two individuals were seen at the same time, but no 
nest was found, nor were any young birds seen. 
Confirmation of the identification of this species was made by Dr. S. C. 
Kendeigh, professor of zoology and ornithologist at the University of 
Illinois, when he accompanied me on one of the censuses. 
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Pesticides and People 
As announced in the last issue of THE AUDUBON BULLETIN, the 
National Audubon Society has established the Rachel Carson Memorial 
Fund for Research, money from which will sponsor study of problems 
caused by the introduction of man-made poisons into our environment. 
The DETROIT NEWS recently wrote the following tribute to the late 
author of SILENT SPRING: 
“Miss Carson always insisted that she did not oppose intelligent 
use of chemicals, but only their foolhardy and uninformed use. Her 
detractors cannot dim her most important testament to us: An eminently 
sensible view of man as part of a vast and incredible universe, as a 
part of nature, in which this war against nature is inescapably a war against 
himself.” 
Recently the Governor of New Jersey has instructed state agencies 
to stop using D.D.T., and has urged towns and landowners to follow 
that example by spraying with insecticides “of less accumulative nature” 
(From the “Audubon Leaders’ Conservation Guide”). 
The following letter was recently sent to all Audubon leaders by 
Roger Tory Peterson: “Traveling about the country as much as I do, 
I have become increasingly disturbed — indeed, angered — by the 
incidence of pesticide disasters. Birds are my life and I cannot sit by 
while the highly-paid public relations men of the (chemical) industry 
tell the public that there is no problem, or that the problem has been 
over-stated. 
“The problem is very serious indeed. It poses an immediate threat 
to birds at the end of long food chains — the fish-eating birds and other 
predators, vulnerable species with low populations. As conservationists, 
each of us should act as a watchdog of what is happening and speak up. 
Speak up locally, to government officials, to your elected representatives! 
“Recently I testified in Washington before Senator Abraham Ribi- 
coff’s sub-committee that is investigating pesticides. Some of my testi- 
mony is given below for your information. It may give you some of the 
answers to questions that come your way: 
“Aldrin. endrin, dieldrin and all compounds of the chlorinated hydro- 
carbon complex should be banned and permits to manufacture them with- 
drawn. It is impossible to keep these poisons from contaminating our entire 
environment so long as winds blow, waters flow and fishes swim. 
“T realize that some of the more responsible chemical companies are 
engaging in research to find substitutes for the more dangerous poisons. 
I have seen the wildlife research laboratories at Dow Chemical Company 
and I am much impressed. Some of the staff admitted that there are even 
now less harmful chemicals that would do the trick but that they are more 
expensive to produce. In short, they found themselves not only fighting 
the research battle but also the economic battle.” 
— Excerpted in part from the MICHIGAN AUDUBON SOCIETY NEWSLETTER 
