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Field Notes — May, 1965 
By Elton Fawks 
Field Notes are not coming in as they should. The ones received are ex- 
cellent, but more details would be desirable about some of the rare birds. 
Each bird club should take the responsibility of collecting local records. 
All records from the Chicago area unless otherwise noted. 
COMMON LOON, 4/7 seen by Peter Dring; 4/8 by Amy Baldwin. 
EARED GREBE, 4/18 by members of the Chicago Ornithological Society. 
WESTERN GRE=BE, 5/16 by Howard MacMillan of St. Charles. Observed one day only, during 
a period of high winds. The observer is familiar with this species from Western trips. 
GREEN HERON, 4/20 by Amy Baldwn. 
WHISTLING SWANS, no date given. Seen by Mrs. Isabel Wasson. 
OSPREY, 4/7 and 4/8 by Floyd Swink. 
PEREGRINE FOLCON, 4/7 by Mr. and Mrs. Carl Regehr. 
PIGEON HAWK, 4/7 by Peter Dring. 
Two MARSH and 14 ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS, 3/20 by Alfred Reuss. Both light and dark 
Rough-legged Hawks were found. 
SANDHILL CRANE, 3/27 and 4/9 by Peter Dring, who saw 2000; 4/3, Amanda Olson found 
275; 4/7, Carl Regehr saw 150. 
FLORIDA GALLINULES, 10 seen 4/7 by Peter Dring. 
UPLAND PLOVER, 5/7 by Amanda Olson. 
BARN OWL, LONG-EARED OWL, CHUCK-WILL‘S WIDOW and WHIP-POOR-WILL reported this 
spring by Amy Baldwin. The Chuck-Will’s Widow was also found cy by the Chicago 
Ornithological Society. 
WINTER WREN, 4/8 by Amy Baldwin. 
BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER, SH, by Mr. and Mrs. Fred Brechlin - a very early date. 
WATER PIPIT, 3/20 and 3/27 by the Brechlins. 
YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT, 5/5 - banded by Kar! Bartel. 
BLUE GROSBEAK, 5/9 in Egger’s Woods, 5/10 in Lincoln Park, 5/12 in Jackson Park by 
members of the Chicago Ornithological Society. 
GRAY-HEADED JUNCO, 5/8 by Karl Bartel. 
HARRIS’ SPARROW, several sightings by Mr. and Mrs. Holsey Stein and Bedford Brown. 
GAMBEL’S SPAROW, 5 /2 - banded by Karl Bartel. 
WHITE-THOAT-SWAMP SPARROW Hybrid banded 5/6 by Karl Bartel. 
SMITH’S LONGSPUR, 5/2 by groups from the Chicago Ornithological Society. 
2309 Fifth Ave., Moline, Ill. 
Advance Program for I.A.S. Wildlife Films 
For the Benefit of program chairmen of our affiliates — and any 
others who must plan their activities months in advance — here is 
an early listing of the I.A.S. Wildlife Films for the 1965-1966 season. 
All movies will be presented at the Chicago Natural History Museum, 
Roosevelt Road & Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, at 2:30 p.m. on Sundays. 
Admission will be free and the public is invited, as always: 
Oct. 31, 1965: Teton Trails — Charles Hotchkiss 
Nov. 28, 1965: Trailing Nature Northward — James A. Fowler 
Feb. 6, 1966: Mexican Adventure — C. P. Lyons 
Mar. 13, 1966: These Things Are Ours — Mary Jane Dockeray 
Apr. 3, 1966: The Living Wilderness — Walter H. Berlet 
