ILLINOIS AUDUBON BULLETIN 
Published Quarterly by the 
ILLINOIS AUDUBON SOCIETY 
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CONTENTS 
THE PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Peter Dring 2 
REMARKS ON NON-GAME MANAGEMENT Warren R. Dewalt . 
A QUIET ISLAND Charles Lappen 8 
PRAIRIE PROVIDES COMMUNITY EDUCATION. Alfred £. Dupree il 
THE ANNUAL MEETING — PEORIA 12 
THE DR. R.M. STRONG AWARD FOR 1975 James Fralish 14 
NEW 1.A.S. CHAPTERS ees 
BIRD FINDING — SKOKIE LAGOONS Gerald Rosenband 7 
— LAKE MERMET Vernon M. Kleen 19 
THE NEW ZOO REVIEW Richard H. Ryan 21 
ONE DAY BALD EAGLE COUNT — 1976 Elton Fawks v3 
FIELD NOTES, WINTER SEASON Vernon M. Kleen 25 
BOOK REVIEWS: 32 
IN MEMORIAM: 
T.E. MUSSELMAN Thad Godish & Wallace Elmslie 34 
INFORMATION BRIEFS FROM ERDA 36 
UPCOMING EVENTS 
Sept. 11-12 — Northern Campout, Blackhawk State Park 
Oct. 8-10 — Southern Campout, Rend Lake College 
Nov. 6 — Board of Directors Meeting, Normal 
Dec. 18 to Jan. 2 — Christmas Bird Count Period 
FRONT COVER: The rare Yellow Gentian (Gentiana flavida) 
at Belmont Prairie (see story on page 11). — Photo by Alfred 
Dupree. 
