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PAUL H. LOBIK RESUMES EDITORSHIP 
At the request of |.A.S. President Raymond Mostek, the former Editor of THE 
AUDUBON BULLETIN, Paul H. Lobik, has returned to assume his duties once more. 
After several months of trial, Lewis Cooper found that the pressure of his work pre- 
vented him from devoting the time to the editorship which is required to keep up 
with publication deadlines. 
Articles and stories about birds and birding should be submitted once more to the 
Editorial Office at 22W681 Tamarack Drive, Glen Ellyn, Ill. 
HAWKS ALOFT! 
By James D. Weaver 
The Hawk Mountain Sanctuary of Pennsylvania is the best known and 
one of the most spectacular locations for observing birds of prey during 
migration. 
The sanctuary, during three decades of leadership by Maurice Broun, 
has provided thousands of people with insight into the problems facing 
these birds and the important role that they play in nature’s scheme. Hawk 
Mountan was visited by over 25,000 during 1965, of whom 17,000 came 
during the fall months to see the hawk flights. This past fall was the best 
season in five years, with an average of 233.5 hawks per day. The sanctuary 
news letter points out the fact that the yearly count is largely dependent 
on weather conditions and other variables, and therefore is not to be used 
as a guide to population trends. 
The Peregrine Falcon, which no longer breeds in the eastern United 
States, made a poor showing with the lowest count on record. The birds 
that were seen came from Canada, where a population of unknown extent 
still exists. 
The news letter also made considerable mention of the legalization 
of falconry in Pennsylvania and the seeming inevitability of the commer- 
cialization of hawks. It must be remembered that falconers as a group do 
not condone the sale of hawks. Someone will place monetary gain above 
all else, but falconers throughout the country need not suffer for a few 
obviously foolish and ignorant individuals. 
Box 229, RR 5, Rockford, Illinois 61108 
PLAN YOUR CHRISTMAS CENSUS NOW! 
The September issue of THE AUDUBON BULLETIN is late this year, but 
there is still time to remind you to join other members of your local bird 
club in a Christmas Bird Census. See the inside back covers of your 
BULLETINS for the address of the club closest to you. In the Chicago 
area, the Chicago Ornithological Society will take a census at The Morton 
Arboretum, on Route 53 near Lisle, Illinois, on Monday, Dec. 26, 1966, 
beginning at 9:00 a.m. All census reports should be submitted as usual to 
Mrs. Harry Spitzer, 1776 Roger Avenue, Glenview, Illinois, by Jan. 15, 1967. 
Good birding and a Merry Christmas to all! 
