36 THE AUDUBON BU DY heey 
IN BRIEF—FOR THE RECORD.. 
by the Bulletin Editors 
CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS / Again this March the IAS needs volunteers 
to take charge of its booth during the nine-day run of the 1968 Chicago 
Flower Show. Dates are March 23 through 31, from 11 a.m. to 10 pm., but 
two work shifts (11-6 and 5-10) will be organized each day. Those willing 
are urged to contact Peter Dring, c/o P.O. Box 92, Willow Springs, IIl. 60480, 
and state preferred days and times. 
A CORRECTION / The $500 gift to the IAS Sanctuary Fund, reported in 
the BULLETIN in December, was made by Mrs. H. I. Trapp, Sr., of Lincoln, 
Iji.—not by Harold Trapp as printed. 
FIELD TRIPS SCHEDULED / Three field trips planned by the Lake- 
Cook Chapter of the Society—reported by Preston S. Davies as among 
the chapter’s more exciting ones—are: Saturday, April 6, beginning at 
9 am. at the Little Red Schoolhouse, 104th Ave., west of Tri-State Tollway 
and Route 45; on Saturday, Sept. 28, at 9 a.m. at Illinois Beach State Park, 
starting in the parking lot adjacent to the nature center and wildlife refuge; 
and on Saturday, Oct. 26, starting at 9 a.m. at the parking area of Crabtree 
Lake (west of Stover Rd., a quarter-mile north of Palatine Rd.). Mark 
your calendars. 
LETTER TO THE EDITOR / “In response to Robert Russell’s list of 
Illinois birds in his December-issue article: I photographed the Varied 
Thrush in Decatur on March 20, 1957, and have a 35-mm color slide. The 
bird was observed by several Decatur bird watchers, including Robert 
Kirby and Richard Sandberg who have studied under Pettengill at Michi- 
gan, (and) I believe Mr. Norton of Champaign came to see it. Also, Peter 
Petersen referred to me a gentleman (from New Jersey, I think) who a 
year ago was writing a paper on the Varied Thursh; I sent my slide to him, 
and he was convinced. There is no doubt whatsoever that our sighting was 
authentic. The bird stayed on at least a month ...” —C. Turner Nearing, 
1400 W. Macon, Decatur 62522. 
GIVING CREDIT WHERE DUE / Author of the review of the book, 
“The Silent Explosion” (December BULLETIN, pages 26-27)—but not 
properly credited—was Dr. George Woodruff, Joliet, who has been president 
of the Will County Audubon Society and serves on the board of the Open 
Lands Project of Illinois. He believes that unless we solve the population 
explosion with population “stabilization,” we won’t be able to do much 
about outdoor conservation and preservation of open spaces. 
NESTING CENSUS REMINDER / Members and friends who intend to 
report their observations of nesting birds during 1967—in time for the 
“Nesting Census” compilation, scheduled for the June BULLETIN—are 
reminded that report cards can be obtained from, and should be returned 
