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R. O. Lyon (left) State 4-H Leader, and 
1. A. S. Director Walter L. Vogl chart plans 
for expanding 4-H projects. 
1. A. S. HELPS 4-H CLUBS 
The Illinois Audubon Society has offered its help to Illinois 4-H Club State 
Leader R. O. Lyon. Many 4-H boys and girls choose Wild Bird Study and 
Wildlife Conservation as their projects. Our Audubon Society will assist 
Mr. Lyon in furnishing county leaders with educational aids. Names of 
local Audubon members who might serve as project leaders will be given 
to local clubs. 
Serving as a project leader can be fun and little work. Just include 
these youngsters in your bird walks and activities. Set up one or two meet- 
ings a year to build interest and cover basic elements of bird study. 
Volunteer to help judge children’s 4-H Fair Displays and invite them 
to show their handiwork at your functions. Give them suggestions for 
good displays. Remember — thousands see the exhibits every year. 
4-H’ers deserve special attention for they are the rural citizens who 
can do much for conservation now and in the future. Are you interested 
in helping? Write to Walter L. Vogl, 997 Lee Si., Des Plaines, Ill. 60016. 
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COMPARISON BETWEEN TWO BALD EAGLE COUNTS 
By Elton Fawks 
For the pasi few years I have carried on a one-day eagle count with the 
help of lockmasters, birders and bird clubs, covering the Mississippi River 
from its source to below St. Louis, Mo. This count is always in mid- 
February. The National Audubon Society has a mid-January flight count 
over this same area, as well as elsewhere. “Sandy” Sprunt conducts the 
flight counts. Comparable figures from each year show somewhat the same 
ratio of adults to immatures. The counts this year were very close. Sprunt’s 
count was on January 17 and 18; my count was on February 19 and 20. The 
first count showed 680 eagles to 692 for the latter count. Sprunt’s figures 
were 547 adults, 133 immatures, for a percentage of 80.4 to 19.6. My figures 
