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out by the Survey, and pointed out a few results of previous research. 
A brief intermission followed, and then Mr. Edward Prins of Racine, 
Wisconsin, presented “Shore Birds,” a series of color slides of birds taken 
on beach and swamp over a period of years with an extreme telephoto 
lens. Although many of his subjects are notably shy birds, he was able to 
obtain close-ups of high quality. 
Vice-President Charles Kossack read a paper on “Notes on Conserv- 
ation Activities,’ outlining the need for greater sincerity and effort 
in the field of conservation work. 
Mr. Joseph J. Hickey of the University of Wisconsin, author of A Guide 
to Bird Watching, concluded the afternoon session with a talk on “The 
Migration of Banded Wisconsin Waterfowl.” His maps of the returns 
from ducks and geese banded in Wisconsin revealed interesting patterns 
of bird migration. 
The Society then surrendered the hall to the Inland Bird Banding 
Association, which held its business meeting and annual election. Mr. Karl 
Bartel, long a member of Illinois Audubon, was elected president of the 
Bird Banders for the coming year. Members and friends of the two 
organizations adjourned across the street to the North Park Hotel for 
a banquet dinner. In the evening, again at the Academy, Dr. Davies Lazear 
of Winnetka presented “Color on the Wing,” a 16-mm Kodachrome motion 
picture of birds at his feeding station and near his home. 
The next day (Sunday, May 18), at 9:00 a. m., the Society met on 
the lake front at Waukegan, Illinois for a field trip. The Chicago Ornithol- 
ogical Society supplied field leaders, headed by Albert Campbell, Theodore 
Nork, Mrs. Amy Baldwin, and others. It was a sunny, cool spring morn- 
ing, warming up later in the day. About 100 people attended. After 
observing water birds from the pier, the group drove to the Highline 
Slough to see swamp birds, then to Milburn Slough to find the yellow-headed 
blackbird, and finally to Illinois Beach State Park to spend the rest of 
the day in scrub oak woods, swamps, and sand dunes. No official report 
on species observed was submitted, but the list of birds totalled over 100. 
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Rare Jay in Highland Park 
A BLACK-HEADED JAY, Cyanocitta stelleri annectens, subspecies of the 
Steller’s Jay, was reported in Highland Park, Illinois, early in July. Paul 
Downing trapped the bird, and its identity was verified by Dr. Austin L. 
Rand, curator of birds at the Chicago Museum of Natural History. This 
is the only record of this subspecies in Illinois; it is usually found in 
Montana, The Steller’s Jay, normally a resident of the Rocky Mountain 
states, strays into this area at rare intervals. 
Mr. Downing released the bird after banding, and he reports that 
it is still to be seen in Highland Park, associating with other jays (our 
common blue variety) and visiting back yard feeding stations. If you 
should travel to this town on the North Shore near Lake Michigan, and 
happen to see a bird with the body of jay and a head like a crow, do not 
be alarmed. Many members have already made a special trip in order 
to add the bird to their life list. 
