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Audubon Sereen Tours in Review 
THe 1950-51 SERIES of motion pictures and lectures sponsored by the 
Society has had an enthusiastic reception. In spite of the severest winter 
weather in many years, with deep snows and frequent sessions of below 
zero temperatures, large audiences have turned out to enjoy the three pro- 
grams presented thus far. To permit those members who heard the lectures 
to relive them here briefly, and to describe the motion pictures to others 
who could not attend, we present this brief summary: 
Wildlife Down East (November 27, 1950) — Carl W. Buchheister, vice- 
president of the National Audubon Society, presented a travelog of the 
plant and animal life of the Eastern seaboard. The lobstermen with their 
traps, the ocean-going birds and the tidal fiats, were novel scenes to many 
of us Midwesterners. There were pictures of marine animals — starfish 
and sea anemones — going about their aquatic business. Several Audubon 
nature camps were portrayed. Mr. Buchheister outlined the conservation 
projects the Audubon Societies are sponsoring, and urged all of us to sup- 
port these worth-while movements. 
Saguaroland (January 13, 1951) — Karl Maslowski unreeled a story of 
Western adventure, of sagebrush and canyons, cactuses and desert. He 
revealed some of his methods of establishing blinds for nature photography. 
The most amusing sequence was the story of the persistent chipmunk and 
the uncooperative hard-boiled egg. After four days of struggling, rolling 
and scratching, the chipmunk retired briefly to rest, then returned to find 
a thrush pecking a hole in the shell! With a bold rush, the chipmunk drove 
off the startled bird, retrieved the punctured egg, and scurried away to 
enjoy his long-delayed feast. . . Mr. Maslowski varied his glimpses of un- 
usual desert wildlife with views of Arizona National Parks and Monuments. 
He closed with an appealing portrait of a sleepy owl winking goodnight 
from his burrow in a towering saguaro cactus. 
This Curious World in Nature (February 10) — William Ferguson 
depicted the changes in landscape and living creatures in a brief summer 
high in the Colorado Rockies. Mule deer visited in his back yard, friendly 
chickadees perched on his daughter’s hand, and birds built their nests and 
raised their young. Marmots, beavers, porcupines and chipmunks scurried 
busily across the screen. The destructiveness of man. was portrayed in 
views of a forest fire and its black aftermath. The most vivid scenes were 
those of autumn — of trembling gold and orange aspens against a deep 
blue, mountain-bordered sky. 
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Future Articles in the “Bulletin” 
Two interesting stories are scheduled to appear in the next number of 
the Audubon Bulletin. First is a description of some of the wild life refuges 
in Southeastern United States, including a bird-watcher’s visit to the 
relatively new Everglades National Park. There will also be a report on 
the discovery of a nesting colony of American egrets in Illinois. 
