6 THE AvUsD)U B-O N “BU Lek aie 
We are well aware that there are other local nest-record card pro- 
grams in this country and in Canada (see Peakall, 1964, Audubon Field 
Notes, 18(1):35-38), and, naturally we do not intend to infringe on them 
in any way. We only hope that these observers will cooperate with us and 
help broaden the scope of the whole endeavor. The net result should be the 
accumulation of far more data on every species than heretofore and the 
centralization of these data for comprehensive and intensive study, much as 
is true of the bird-banding program of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 
All of the information from our program will, of course, be available to 
anyone who is interested. 
Clearly this is a program in which every person seriously interested in 
birds can participate, be he a seasoned nest finder or one who merely watches 
a nest from a window. Local wrganizations or individuals may address 
all inquiries to the North American Nesi-Record Card Program, Laboratory of 
Ornithology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14850. 
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VOLUNTEER APPLICATION FORM 
Every member of The Illinois Audubon Society received a copy of a 
blue-colored ‘‘Volunteer Application Form” last month. The Form 
listed our various committees, briefly described their function, and 
provided space for members to advise the Board of Directors how 
they would like to aid in the work of the Society. If you have 
misplaced the Volunteer Form, a postcard to Mrs. Ann Stukalo, 
Corresponding Secretary, 455 West 38th St., Downers Grove, IIl., will 
bring you another copy. Your work as a volunteer can bring in- 
creased vigor to the Audubon movement in I]linois. 
Bald Eagle Count on the Mississippi 
By Mrs. Howard Shaw 
On January 30, 1965, we covered the Alton-to-Grafton area, plus the eastern 
side of Calhoun County from Hardin south to the Brussel’s Ferry. Our count 
for the day was 3 adults and 3 immatures. On Sunday, January 31, after a 
cold night of —4° F. and an accumulation of seven inches of snow, we re- 
peated the route of the previous day. We counted 21 adults and 5 immature 
Bald Eagles. About 50% were in flight and the remainder were perched on 
snags extending from the bluffs in eastern Calhoun County. 
We did a census in this same area in 1964 with the same total of 21 
adults and 5 immatures. The Illinois River was open last year, but this 
year all ferries were out of operation and the river, although flowing, was 
packed with small ice blocks. This may have accounted for the concentration 
of Bald Eagles. We also counted approximately 400 Snow Geese and 600 
Canada Geese on the Mark Twain Refuge. Participants were as follows: 
Mr. and Mrs. Ernie Kunze, Karen and Robert, Charleston, Illinois; Violet 
Scherer, Vera and Susie Shaw, and Richard Thom, Jr., Olney, Illinois. 
R. R. #2, Olney, Illinois 
