36 THE ASU.D/UB ORNS B Uri i Haas 
They're Helping the Bluebird Make a Comeback 
Mrs. LaRue Fairchild of Lexington sends word of the fine work being 
done in her area to attract and encourage bluebirds to nest in Illinois. 
Much of the success of this project, writes Mrs. Fairchild, is due to the 
efforts of Robert Webster of Minonk, who in the past two years has 
constructed and painted 133 bluebird houses. He has also helped club 
members to distribute and install them, not only in the Lake Bloomington 
area, but from Ellsworth to Minonk to Peoria—and some have been 
taken even to Wisconsin, Indiana and Missouri. 
Mrs. Fairchild reports five nesting pairs on her own four acres 
outside of Lexington, but adds that sparrows have been a problem this 
year. She hopes to discourage the sparrows through use of humane traps. 
Raccoons have also given some trouble in the past, but steel posts proved 
effective. A clipping from the Bloomington-Normal newspaper, not only 
publicizes this worthy bluebird project—with due credit to Mrs. Fairchild 
and Mr. Webster—but also lists April bird walks scheduled by the Cardinal 
Audubon Club. Mr. Webster obtains excellent support for his efforts at 
home—his wife is a member of the Illinois Audubon Society Board of 
Directors. 
DATES ANNOUNCED FOR FALL CAMPOUT 
AT SPRINGFIELD 
The Fall Campout of the Illinois Audubon Society will be held 
at New Salem State Park on the weekend of Sept. 16-17, 1967. 
Ted Greer, chairman of the campout committee, has announced 
that the Springfield Audubon Society will serve as host club. 
Please mark your calendar. Full details will appear in the 
August Newsletter. Some members are planning to arrive on 
Friday night even though registration will not be until noon 
Saturday. Rudy Dorner of the Illinois Conservation Department 
has been invited to discuss the new state program for campsites, 
expansion and classification. 
IAS Film Series for 1967-68 Now’s Scheduled 
Roger Tory Peterson is the “headliner” for the Illinois Audubon Society’s 
series of wildlife films for the 1967-68 season—again scheduled on Sunday 
afternoons (2:30 p.m.) in the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago. 
IAS Vice President for Education, Walter Vogl, announced a total of 
five events in the series, opening Oct. 8 and climaxing next March 31 with 
the visit of Mr. Peterson. Vogl again urged IAS members to remember 
to arrive early in order to insure themselves good seats—usually a premium. 
Admission, as usual, is free. The complete schedule: 
Oct. 8, 1967; THE UNTAMED OLYMPICS, with Walter H. Merlei 
Nov. 5, 1967; TIDEWATER TRAILS, with Charles T. Hotchkiss 
Dec. 17, 1967; THREE SEASONS MONTH, with D. J. Nelson 
Feb. 18, 1968: NATURE’S PLANS & PUZZLES, with C. P. Lyons 
Mar. 31, 1968: GALLAPAGOS, with Roger Tory Peterson 
