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Bird Club at Olney, the Springfield Bird Club, the Tri-City Bird Club, and 
the White Pines Bird Club. Please write to the officer listed on the back 
page of this Bulletin under “Affiliated Societies” if you would like to join 
one of these groups in your area. Good birding and Merry Christmas to all! 
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Bird Finding in Illinois 
By PAUL H. LOBIK 
A NUMBER OF STATES have published books on “Where to Find Birds” with- 
in their borders. Minnesota apparently was the first, and its book has be- 
come a model for others. The project of preparing such a booklet for IIli- 
nois has been proposed a number of times before the Board of Directors of 
the I1.A.S., but nothing tangible has been published so far. 
Your Directors feel that such a guide would be highly desirable for this 
state. Ideally, the book should list the outstanding areas for birding in each 
county. Because of the size and population of our state, it would be difficult 
for any one person to compile such a book. However, it should be possible 
for us to create such a publication as a cooperative venture. 
Each bird club or nature study group affiliated with the I.A.S. will be 
called upon in turn to prepare a “Bird Finding Guide” for its local area. 
The guide should cover the best spots for birding within easy driving range; 
specific directions for reaching each area; what species may be expected 
at various times of the year; and additional notes on local people to con- 
tact, landmarks, restrictions, vantage points, etc. If one of the members is 
adept at drawing, a pen-and-ink map of the area will be most welcome. 
The “Bird Finding Guides” from each affiliated group will be published 
in succeeding issues of the Audubon Bulletin. It is hoped that in four or 
five years, enough guides will be available to permit an editorial board to 
compile an official Guide to Bird Finding in Illinois. Necessary changes and 
corrections will be made at that time to bring each section up to date be- 
fore the book is published. The completed book should prove valuable to all 
of our members, as well as to visitors from outside of our state. 
Our affiliated clubs should appoint a member or committee at once to 
begin the task of preparing the guide for its local area. Other clubs not 
now affiliated with the I.A.S. are invited to volunteer their services. We 
will go down the list roughly in alphabetical order; the first groups to 
receive the call will be the Bureau Valley Audubon Club, the Cahokia Na- 
ture League, and the Chicago Ornithological Society. 
Your reports should be sent directly to your Editor, If any of you com- 
plete your guide before you are called upon, just send it in. You will re- 
ceive notices approximately three months in advance of the date your re- 
port will be due. Let’s all get together to produce a Guide to Bird Finding 
in Illinois — something we can all use and enjoy! 
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