4 TH E eA U DU BrOINe BU Leer eee 
The Saturday evening speaker, Dr. Harlow B. Mills, chief of the State 
Natural History Survey, Urbana, chose the foreboding title “Standing 
Room Only — 2000 A.D.” His talk pointed up for us the meaning of many 
earlier references to increasing population pressure in a manner that was 
far from encouraging to persons interested in the outdoors. 
What will happen to wildlife if present population trends continue? Man 
will take the land he must have to live on; marginal and submarginal land 
will have to be used for agriculture; the Malthus theory of starvation as 
the final limit on human population is nearer than most people realize. Dr. 
Mills said there are valid forecasts by conservative students of population 
growth that from Chicago and Milwaukee to Moline on the Mississippi will 
be one continuous urban area within the lifetime of persons now living. 
The rate of population increase in the United States is faster than that 
of India, Italy or China. This growth will inevitably reduce individual 
freedom, Dr. Mills said. If more space is needed for people to live, work 
and produce food, it will be taken at the expense of wildlife areas. Water 
use will be regulated strictly. “Standing Room Only’ may not be an idle 
phrase by the year 2000. 
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Cooperative Migration Study — Fall, 1958 
By JAMES H. ZIMMERMAN 
WE ARE SOUNDING the call again for reports on field observations of the 
fall bird migration from all of you that keep regular records. Standard 
report forms listing the 22 species to be studied are available free of charge. 
We do not expect anyone to provide arrival and departure dates for all 
species on the list. Dates and counts (or careful numerical estimates) for 
even one species will be appreciated. Only the commoner birds are included, 
such as the Canada Goose, Mallard, Mourning Dove, Catbird, Myrtle 
Warbler, Redwinged Blackbird, Grackle, Slate-Colored Junco, ete. 
The form calls for the date the migrant first arrived, the peak dates on 
which movement of the species in or out was noted, and the “last noted” 
date. We should like to have your fall records by January 10, 1959. Late 
reports, as well as reports for prior years (1953-57), can still be used. We 
shall appreciate your cooperation in soliciting reports from other active 
observers in your area. Additional forms can be sent either to you or to 
persons you designate. As of June 10, 1958, spring reports had been re- 
ceived from participants in 42 states, Alaska, and 5 Canadian provinces. 
Blank forms may be obtained from Chandler S. Robbins, Patuxent Re- 
search Refuge, Laurel, Maryland. Completed reports should be sent to Mr. 
Robbins. This is a continent-wide project of major scientific importance, 
and we believe all serious bird students should help. 
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