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Canvasback — with three downy young, July 12, at Powder Horn Forest 
Preserve, by Charles Clark. As far as we know, this is the first Illinois 
nesting record. 
Ruff — August 15 or 21 (?) at Calumet Flats, 103rd & Stony Island, Cook 
County, by Lawrence Balch. 
Great Black-backed Gull — July 28, at Wilmette Harbor, by Mr. and Mrs. 
Fred Brechlin. 
Ringed Turtle Dove — no date, Shepley’s yard (?) Chicago, by Charles 
Clark. Possibly an escaped captive. 
Artic Three-toed Woodpecker — May 2, at Morton Arboretum, by Richard 
Hoger. 
Whimbrel and Willets — in a flock — May (30?), Northwestern University 
Flats, by Evanston Bird Club. 
Steller’s Jay — May (?), Little Red School House, Palos Hills Forest Pre- 
serve, Cook County, by Peter Dring. A western species, far out of its 
normal range. 
Western Kingbird — May 25, Herrin, Illinois, by Clyde Mitchell. 
Bullock’s Oriole — May 1, two singing males at Horseshoe Lake, Illinois, 
by Dr. William Southern. 
Evening Grosbeak — August 23, South Holland, by Bruce Ippel. 
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N.C.R.I. TO DISCUSS POPULATION PRESSURES 
“Population Pressures on Conservation” will be the theme of the 11th 
annual conservation conference of the Natural Resource Council of Illinois. 
The meeting will be held at Camp Sagawau in Palos Park Forest Preserve 
near Lemont, Ill., on the week-end of Oct. 1-3, 1965. 
The Friday night session, called the ‘“President’s Night,’ will feature 
a round table discussion by presidents of various conservation groups. 
Saturday morning will be devoted to discussion of industrial pressures on 
the land. In the afternoon, delegates will hear a talk by State Rep. Robert 
Mann of the Hyde Park area of Chicago, who will analyze ‘Population, 
Conservation and the High Cost of Government.” Rep. Mann is noted for 
his interest in population problems and social welfare legislation. Two 
new films will be shown; one dealing with the landscape is called, “Popula- 
tion Ecology.” 
The noted lecturer and scientist, Dr. Hugh IIltis of the University of 
Wisconsin, will be the banquet speaker. He will show his new film, ‘Man 
and His Vanishing Environment.” Dr. Iltis is well known for his dynamic 
pleas for preservation of natural areas by conservation clubs. 
Sunday morning will feature a new film called, “Wild Rivers of 
America.” Further information may be obtained from Mrs. Sylvia Dillon, 
Corresponding Secretary, N.R.C.I., 826 N. Blanchard St., Wheaton, II. 
Meetings will be held at the Old Farm House in Palos Park, and camping 
will be permitted. The public is invited to participate. 
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