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waters productive of waterfowl foods. Proper habitat would not develop 
in adjacent areas. The reservoir would be ice-covered at the time of the 
spring migration. and lack of food would severely restrict use by fall 
migrants. 
Finally, the Fish and Wildlife Service report emphasizes that if the 
project is authorized, more detailed studies and experimental managemen: 
would be required to compensate these losses. Estimated costs would be 
$80.5 million plus an annual] $1.5 million for operation and maintenance. 
Conservationists are pressing for alternative plans and more detailed 
studies. The Natural Resources Council of America is conducting an in- 
dependent study of the natura] resources of the Yukon Basin, with parti- 
cular emphasis on economic alternatives. The University of Michigan will 
make the investigation, which is set for completion by December 1965. 
Rep. Reed of the Alaska State Legislature has proposed the Taiya 
Power Project as an alternative. This would divert waters of the Upper 
Yukon River in Canada to a power plant near Skagway. The plant would 
produce sufficient power for future needs, be cheaper, and be 2,500 miles 
closer than Rampart to outside markets. No relocation of natives or wild- 
life would be necessary. 
Rampart Canyon Dam proponents are expected to start a drive to 
sell Congress on their project in January. Conservationists and sportsmen 
across America are urged to be informed on the project and its alternatives. 
The report quoted above is available free upon request. Write for: “Report 
of Fish and Wildlife Resources Affected by Rampart Canyon Dam and 
Reservoir Project.” Fish and Wildlife Service, Juneau, Alaska. 
9313 Bull Valley Road, Woodstock, Illinois 
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Editor Wanted for “Field Notes’ 
At the September meeting of the I. A. S. Board of Directors, Richard Hoger 
asked to be relieved of his duties as Field Notes Editor of THE BULLETIN. 
He cannot continue the task and also take care of the many wild animals 
and birds that need his attention at the Willowbrook Wildlife Haven. Do 
we have any volunteers for this job? It requires only a few hours of time 
every three months. The major requirement is that the editor must be 
able to discriminate between an outstanding rarity and just another un- 
common appearance of a species that is seen occasionally in our state. 
Ability to type and to put information down in good English is also a must. 
If you would like to try for the job, please write to Paul H. Lobik, Editor, 
THE AUDUBON BULLETIN, 22W681 Tamarack Drive, Glen Ellyn, Illinois. 
To Dick Hoger we send our deepest appreciation. 
Here is the only “Field Note” reported in many months: On Oct. 18, 
1964, Karl Bartel of Blue Island caught, banded, and took pictures of a 
Spotted Towhee in the Tinley Park Forest Preserve south of Chicago. If 
anyone else has any exceptional records for Illinois, please send them to 
Paul H. Lobik until a new Field Notes Editor has been announced in these 
pages. 
