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redstarts nested abundantly along the Mississippi bottom lands, with Ken- 
tucky warblers, yellow-breasted chats and yellowthroats in a lesser degree. 
Near here we found a heron colony of possibly five hundred nests made up 
of about half great blues and half American egrets, with a few cormorants 
nesting seventy feet up in a tree containing the other varieties. One day I 
counted fifteen vultures soaring over the rookery, swooping down at the 
nests. The adult birds would dart out their bills at the passing vultures, 
giving vent to a “guak.”” Understanding that vultures feed only on carrion, 
I was puzzled at their behavior. Occasionally one of the young herons would 
fall from the nest and die, but I never saw the vultures feeding below the 
trees. 
I am sure no matter how deeply we delve into bird study or how many 
years we follow this hobby, one never loses the thrill of seeing new species 
to add to his life list. This spring Mrs. Greer and I were walking along the 
levee above New Boston when we saw a large black bird fiy up. It had some 
white on it, and I remarked that it looked like a partial albino crow. Later 
we flushed another one, but being closer, we saw a vivid red crest and in- 
stantly knew we had sighted a pileated woodpecker. These birds are so very 
large — about the size of a crow — one can hardly believe his eyes! Later 
on a nest was found with two young. 
It is indeed a delight to have one’s good wife interested in this delightful 
hobby, but just a word of warning. Unless your digestion is good so you can 
subsist on warmed-over victuals — or worse, cold victuals — never, never 
try to interest your better half in bird watching! 
Enchanted Hill Garden, Joy, Illinois 
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New Members Since May 10, 1955 
WE ARE HAPPY to welcome the individuals and groups below as new members 
of the Illinois Audubon Society. Slowly but surely, we are growing, and our 
power to help protect our wildlife and teach others to respect our natural 
resources is growing, too. We urge you new members to take part in our 
program as much as possible; join our census counts, send in your migra- 
tion records, and (if you can) come to our Audubon Screen Tours at the 
Museum. The more you put into a society like ours, the more you take out 
as benefits. As before, all new members are from Illinois, and the asterisk 
denotes a Contributing Member. 
James Aberman, Chicago Mrs. W. J. Murphy, Evanston 
Kenneth N. Anglemire, Chicago Mrs. Tom H. Nichol, Monmouth 
Charles Ball, Chicago “Ridgway Bird Club, Olney 
“Mrs. Elizabeth C. Borland, Addison Lulu H. Schweitzer, Chicago 
Mrs. S. E. Clegg, Plainfield David Smith, Chicago 
Se Cragwall, Wilmette Rita C. Steffen, Chicago 
Mrs. R. Taylor Drake, Moline Mrs. Kenneth A. Tobias, Chicago 
Gwendolyn D. Haigh, Chicago James R. Ware, Evanston 
Bette Howard, Chicago Mrs. R. W. Webster, Minonk 
Carl H. Kramer, Princeton Helen Weinstein, Chicago 
“Henry Metz, Addison George W. Wherry, Chicago 
Mrs. Clara Muhr, Chicago Mrs. Clark E. Williams, Canton 
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