4 THE: “A®UsD°U: BON Bru; iE eile 
dealt with such great and urgent 
issues. Every Audubon affiliate 
should have had a delegation at 
this meeting. If the so-called “con- 
servation clubs” cannot be aroused 
to send a representative to such 
inspiring and important meetings, 
there appears little hope that we 
can encourage enthusiasm to solve 
our water and open-space prob- 
lems in this state. (Why not ask 
your club officers why they failed 
to send a delegation?) 
NORTH CENTRAL AUDUBON 
COUNCIL: A third week-end was 
spent in Williams Bay, Wis., over 
Oct. 14-15 discussing the very ser- 
lous problems of our declining 
birds of prey. Terry Ingram of IAS 
is one of the leading spirits be- 
hind the NCAC. Dr. Joseph Hickey 
gave the keynote address. Once 
again, I appeal for more Audubon 
clubs in Illinois to participate in 
these semi-annual meetings of 
NCAC. All Audubon clubs receive 
invitations. 
NOTES FROM THE NEST: Con- 
servation Director William Lodge 
says many hunters mistake the 
Wood Duck for the Teal, and as a 
result, many Woodies die needless 
deaths. The count of the Wood 
Ducks is down this year because 
of the wet season along the IIli- 
nois River One of the finest 
of small arboretums in Illinois can 
be found at the Taylor Mansion 
at Freeport, Ill. This small area 
contains great specimens of syca- 
more, birch, black “walnut, tulip, 
buckeye and white pine. It is 
maintained by the Freeport Park 
District, which also runs the de- 
lightful and spectacular and quaint 
Krape City Park, surely one of the 
finest parks in the midwest ... The 
Committee for Chicago Parks has 
moved to Room 755 at 221 Naija 
salle St., Chicago 60601. It is seek- 
ing members at $5, and $25 ... If 
you do any bird-watching at the 
Chanahon locks, you are invited 
to the pancake breakfast at the 
Chanahon fire station. Sponsored 
by the Civic Club, these meals are 
served each Sunday, until May 14 
from 8 am. to noon. Pancakes, 
sausage, ham, eggs and coffee — 
all you can eat for $1.25. Children 
under. 12. years, only "15a 
appears that Prairie Chicken hens 
are particular about the age and 
condition of red top grass for their 
nests, according to surveys made 
by the INHS. First-year sod is 
lowest in preference. Second-year 
sod contained a nest density seven 
times as high as the old sod. These 
studies were conducted from 1963- 
1966 ... The Green Bay trail com- 
mittee is seeking to establish a 
hiking and bicycle path along the 
Chicago North Shore from Win- 
netka to Glencoe ... The Illinois 
Audubon Society was one of sev- 
eral organizations invited to wit- 
ness the signing by Gov. Kerner 
of the Pollution Bond issue bills 
passed by the recent legislature 
... The New Hampshire Audubon 
Society is seeking to raise $22,500 
for a 43-acre nature center. It is 
located on Newfound Lake with 
over 3,500 feet of shoreline 
According to a report in the New 
York Times sent to us by Regional 
Secretary Judy Joy of Centralia, 
the Ivory-Billed Woodpecker, once 
feared extinct, has been sighted in 
the Big Thicket area of East Texas 
by John V. Dennis of Virginia, one 
of the nation’s leading experts on 
woodpeckers. It was last previously 
