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Bureau of Sport Fish and Wildlife, who demonstrated the importance of 
nutrient supply, land runoff, and vertical mixing of tides for the high fertility 
of estuarine zones, on which 65% of fish and shellfish are dependent. The 
regulation of channel construction (dredge and fill), pollution and housing 
development pressures needs to be coordinated on the local level, as shown 
by the fine example of the Save San Francisco Bay Association. 
A cold, windy field trip along the north shore and Plum Island revealed 
a rare Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Black-headed Gulls, Greater Black-backed Gulls, 
and an albino Canada Goose. 
I was proud to represent Illinois Audubon Society at the head table for 
the banquet, sitting next to Ty Hotchkiss, who narrated his new color wild- 
life film, ‘“‘Tidewater Trails.” 
The great finale of the 1965 Convention was two days of birding on Cape 
Cod with Wallace Bailey. We went beach-buggying the whole length of 
Monomoy Wildlife Refuge, a narrow barrier island beach which extends 10 
miles into the Atlantic from the elbow of the cape. Here migrating shore birds 
and waterfowl abound, and thickets harbor land bird migrants. Thousands of 
eiders and scoters were settling down to winter in the offshore waters. The 
Wellfleet Bay Sanctuary was another Massachusetts Audubon prize educa- 
tional project run by the Baileys. We visited Henry Beston’s famous Outer- 
most House on the great beach, where we saw four Peregrine Falcons, fast 
disappearing from this area. 
Summary: 114 species; 25 new life birds; and renewed acquaintance with 
many old conservation friends. 
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For May — Plan on Peoria! 
Peoria will be the site of the 69th Annual Meeting of the Illinois Au- 
dubon Society on May 18, 14, 15, 1966. Adolph Cabor, who is serving 
as Chairman of the affair, has lined up an exciting program. On Friday 
night, one of the top nature photographers in our state, Dr. Donald 
Ries, APSA, will present his 45-minute program on “The Changing 
Seasons.”’? Next will come a panel discussion led by Vice-President 
Darlene Fiske on the role of I. A. S. Affiliates and Chapters. We urge 
all affihates to send representatives to this important session. 
Saturday afternoon will feature a slide talk on Illinois prairies by 
Dr. Robert Evers of the Illinois State Natural History Survey; Arthur 
Holst of the Forest Park Foundation will discuss their land acquisition 
program, and Douglas Wade will show a film on the Peregrine Falcon. 
The whole program will be held at the Lakeview Outdoor Center in 
Peoria. Save the dates! Invitations with reservation forms and full in- 
formation will be mailed early in April. 
