26 THE ‘AUD UB ON | BrUtLD Lata. 
about long-term effects on the wearer of the fillings. With cumulative 
poisons, every additional exposure can be important. 
The Rachel Carson Trust, seeking any infcrmation on this subject, will 
undertake to assemble and assess these facts so that institutions concerned 
with public health and education may understand what current practices 
contribute to environmental poisoning. The address is 8940 Jones Mill Rd., 
Washington, D.C. 20015. 
THE CHRISTMAS BIRD CENSUS — 1970 
By Paul H. Lobik 
| Attention all Bird Census Compilers! We need yourH-E-L-P! 
| The 1970 Christmas Bird Count Reports must be submitted to the 
editors on time—by the end of the second week on January 1971— 
and to the R!GHT address. Two reports went astray last year. The 
rules are simple: 
WINTER SEASON 
BIRD PORTFOLIO: (from pg. 16) 
of years we took a summer trip of 
at least 6,000 miles each year. We 
criss-crcssed the country from Bar 
Harbor in Maine to Bakersfield in 
California, from Key West in Flori- 
da to Lake Crescent in the Olympic 
Peninsula, and from Canada to the 
Gulf of Mexico. We’ve visited most 
of the national forests and many cf 
the mountain ranges. 
“We’ve also visited many of the 
wildlife refuges and many of the 
state parks. We’ve been bitten by 
mosquitos in almost every state in 
the union and by various other bit- 
ing insects such as stable flies, deer 
flies, buffalo flies, biting midges, 
and ticks. As a result cf all these 
1. Submit typewritten reports—NOT field cards. 
2. Include complete data—date, time, participants, AREA COVERED. 
3. Mail PROMPTLY—as soon as possible after count day—reports 
must be received by January 15, 1971. 
4. Dont send Christmas Census Reports to the Field Museum, or 
to the Audubon Bulletin—send them to MRS. HARRY SPITZER, 
1776 Roger Avenue, Glenview, Ill. 60025. 
insect bites, Mrs. Steffen contractec 
Texas fever and I got phlebitis. Bu 
we saw the birds and learned much 
“Over the years I’ve been aske 
from time to time to exhibit in man} 
places. I first exhibited at Joslyi 
Memorial in Omaha. This exhibi 
was sponsored by the Wilson Orni 
thological Society; later it appeare 
at Audubon House in New Yor! 
City. Then followed many other ex 
hibits in other parts of the country 
The most satisfying exhibit was hel 
in the Grout Historical Museum i 
Waterloo, Iowa. My exhibit of thirt 
paintings was cited in Museun 
News, which is published by th 
Association of American Museums 
as one of the outstanding exhibit 
in the entire Middle West.” 
—E. Wie 
