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Representative Melvin Price, and other representatives from Illinois; Daniel 
Ogden, Bureau of Outdoor Recreation, Washington, D. C.; and Sherry Fisher, 
Chairman of the Lewis and Clark Trail Commission, 303 Fleming Bldg., 
Des Moines, Iowa. Letters to the editors of the ‘“‘Wood River Journal’’, “The 
Herald”’ of Collinsville, the “Edwardsville Intelligencer’, and the ‘‘Metro-East 
Journal’, 425 Missouri Ave., East St. Louis, will let the people in the area 
know that there is interest in this park throughout the state. 
325 Puinam Street, Woodstock, Illinois 
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The N. A. Nest-Record Card Program for 1966 
By Helen Fessenden 
The first year of the North American Nest-Record Card Program went very 
well. The Laboratory of Ornithology mailed out over 45,000 cards to indi- 
viduals and regional centers from Florida to Alaska. We were encouraged at 
the response; over 23,000 completed cards were received from 700 individuals. 
We have accumulated over 500 cards each for several species; among these 
are Eastern Phoebe, Tree Swallow, Barn Swallow, House Wren, Catbird, 
Eastern Bluebird, Red-winged Blackbird, and Common Grackle. The Red- 
winged Blackbird has been selected for a trial run on the computer, and the 
data from our 2,300 cards on that species are now being punched onto IBM 
cards. 
The principal aim of the program is to accumulate a large amount of 
data on the breeding biology of birds of the entire North American continent. 
This data will be stored on IBM cards in a form ready for analysis. This data, 
once processed, will be available to researchers interested in many areas of 
avian biology, such as annual and geographical variations in breeding sea- 
sons, clutch size, fledging periods, and nesting success. We hope that the 
program will also play a key role in the study of man’s modification of his 
environment through marsh drainage, urbanization, and the use of pest'- 
cides. 
We need data from all parts of the country. Observations from city parks 
and back yards, of the commonest species, are as important as those from 
remote parts of the continent. We need the cooperation of all competent field 
observers; please get in touch with your local organization and find out if it 
is cooperating as a regional center for the distribution of cards. If not, you 
may want to help organize a club effort. Individuals may also obtain cards 
directly from us. In any case, write for information and cards to North 
American Nest-Record Card Program, Laboratory of Ornithelogy, 33 Sapsucker 
Woods Road, Ithaca, New York 14850. Be sure to include your zip code with 
your return address. 
EDITOR’S NOTE: Members of the |.A.S. should be aware that the North 
American Nest-Record Card Program is a supplement to our Illinois Nesting 
Census, not a substitute for it. Our Illinois records, now being compiled by Mrs. 
Naomi McKinney, are published in the June AUDUBON BULLETIN and are kept 
on file at the Illinois State Museum. The North American Records are a computer- 
card program which will evaluate continent-wide trends. To participate in BOTH 
programs, you must obtain cards from and return them to BOTH sources. 
—P. H. L. 
