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BINOCULARS BY MAIL, TOO — The I.A.S. is still selling Hertel & Reuss 
7x35 binoculars to members and their friends — one of the finest bird 
glasses made at a reasonable price. Paul Downing, 459 Roger Williams Ave., 
Highland Park, will take care of sales at the Annual Meetings, Camp-Outs, 
and Audubon Wildlife Films. If you prefer to order binoculars by mail, 
please contact John H. Rohleder, 1141 Dell Road, Northbrook, Ill. You can 
phone him at home (CRestwood 2-4192) or at his office (FRanklin 2-7300, 
xt. 311). Again, for more description of the binoculars, see the ad else- 
where in this issue. 
NO MISREPRESENTATIONS! — As we trudged through our favorite birding 
areas in the Morton Arboretum taking the recent Christmas Census, we 
realized sadly that the birds we wanted most to see had become very scarce. 
A survey of the Christmas Census table (see the center pages of this issue) 
confirms our conclusions: There are fewer birds of the desirable species — 
the songbirds, waterfowl, hawks and owls — than ever before. Don’t be 
deceived by the totals at the bottom. Don’t be misled by the apologists for 
the pesticide companies who keep claiming that our censuses prove that 
“the counts show more birds in America than ever before.”’ 
Examine the statistics, if you will. There are 126 species listed — 
thanks to the unusual strays, one or two of a kind -— and also thanks to the 
ever-increasing numbers of census-takers combing the woods in search of 
some rare species. There are 147,000-plus individual birds this year, almost 
the same as the 148,000-plus of last year. But look at the totals for the 
pest species — Starlings and House Sparrows — and compare these totals 
with last year’s. Starlings have gone up by 15,000; sparrows by 10,000. 
50% increase in each pest. The important songbirds, waterfowl and birds of 
prey have GONE DOWN accordingly in total numbers. The proof is before 
your eyes in the census table. Study the figures a bit and you must agree 
that the chemical pesticides, the pollutants of air, water and soil, are 
taking their deadly toll. 
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FORMER DIRECTOR DIES — We learned from Mrs. Hugh M. Kahler last 
month of the death of her father, Stephen S. Gregory, at his home in North- 
brook, Illinois on Dec. 20, 1964, following a long illness. Some of the older 
members of the Society will remember him as long-time resident of the 
North Shore of Chicago and a Director in the 30. s and 1940’s. We are 
sorry to hear of his passing. 
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WHICH IS THE BIGGER LITTERBUG? — Not so long ago, forward-looking 
Governor Edward G. Brown of California made the following statement: 
“When a man throws an empty cigaret package from an automobile, he is 
liable to a $50.00 fine. When a man throws a billboard across a view, he is 
liable to be richly rewarded. I see little difference between the damage done 
by these two litterbugs.”’ 
22 W. 681 Tamarack Drive, Glen Ellyn, III. 
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