20 THEA U DU BOWNs(B ULL eee 
Mrs. Charles Ortis, Maywood 
Sarah R. Packard, Hinsdale 
*NMirs. Ruth N. Payne, Naperville 
*Mrs. Harris Phipps, Charleston 
Edward W. Poe, Chicago 
C. E. Rainey, Alma 
Harry J. Reck, Skokie 
Marjorie Reich, Chicago 
**Robert and Helen Riddle, Bellwood 
J. W. Riedy, Chicago 
*Joan D. Ross, Walnut 
*Mrs. Donald M. Ryerson, Lake Forest 
*Dr. Vincente F. Sahig, Chicago 
**Mr. and Mrs. Harold R. Sampson, Flossmoer 
Dessa Sandberg, Villa Park 
lone Seastrand, Fox Lake 
**Mrs. M. E. Shire, Highland Park 
**Dr. Harry Sicher, Chicago 
* James Sloss, Glencoe 
*Mrs. Alyce Sluis, Chicago 
Doris Smith, Chicago 
**Mr. and Mrs. Farwell Smith, Chicago 
*R. Sommer, Litchfield 
Lewis Spencer, Park Ridge 
Mrs. Fioyd D. Stanger, Deerfield 
**Mrs. W. L. Starosselsky, Peoria 
* Anne Svrchek, Cicero 
Mrs. Carl E. Swenson, Rockford 
E. B. Swenson, Monticello 
John Alles Taft, Geneva 
*Mrs. Thomas A. Tatner, Chicago 
Bertha F. Thomas, Manito 
Edwin Thompson, Martinsville 
Joseph E. Thornton, Chicago 
**Richard J. Thorsen, Leland 
* John E. Tilford, Mundelein 
Sylvia Timm, Waukegan 
Edward A. Toppel, Chicago 
*Twilight Travelers, NCHA, Ottawa 
Mrs. Francis B. Watkins, Chicago 
Richard M. Weidner, Crystal Lake 
*Mrs. Mollie Whittome, Highland Park 
* John C. Williams, Northbrook 
Mrs. Elmer H. Wilson, Quincy 
*Charles F. Wright, Chicago 
Pau! A. Zucker, Chicago 
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Unusual Birds Near Princeton 
By Mrs. Vinnie T. Dyke 
This summer the nature-lovers in our area have been thrilled by the sight 
of a stately white Mute Swan on Rawson’s Lake in Bureau, Illinois. LA‘. 
members who attended the annual meeting a number of years ago at 
Princeton will recall this lake as a haven for herons, sandpipers, and 
fishermen. 
The swan appeared early in June and seems to enjoy its adopted 
home, as it has remained all summer except for brief absences. The 
pure white bird has dark legs and feet and a bright orange beak sur- 
mounted by a black knob. It is definitely the Mute Swan, which is 
native to northern Europe and Asia but is kept as a semi-domesticated 
bird in parks and estates in North America. 
No one knows where this swan came from, but his presence causes 
great enjoyment to the children and. householders of Bureau and Prince- 
ton. Whenever a car stops or people appear with bread or grain at the 
water’s edge, the swan swims from the center of the lake and comes 
eagerly to the shore to be fed. He dunks his food under water before 
eating. His tameness suggests that he is an escaped bird, rather than 
one of the wild Mute Swans that have been increasing in numbers along 
the East Coast (these birds also originated from captive swans). We 
hope that our beautiful visitor will give us a permanent swan lake. 
Another unusual species that has intrigued the bird-watchers here 
is a Ring-necked Dove that has been coming to my feeder and bird- 
bath all summer. He is a creamy-buff color with a black neck ring. 
The dove has been feeding on seeds and berries in the neighborhood 
