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talked on the “Little Red Schoolhouse,” a forest preserve project for nature 
education. 
Dinner in the Museum cafeteria at 5:30 was attended by 84 members and 
guests. A continuous table around three sides of the room was beautifully 
decorated with flowers, and at each place were nut cup favors in the shape 
of bird houses with a bird perched at the door, made by Mrs. Ruth Waller. 
The evening program consisted of three talks. Peter Petersen, Jr. of 
Moline replaced Elton Fawks, who was unable to be present, for a report 
on ‘Needed Facts for a Mississippi Valley Bird Book,” telling how many 
good birding areas there have no observers working them regularly. Milton 
D. Thompson spoke on “Making Your Bird Records Worth While,” and 
touched on the Illinois Bird Distribution List now in preparation. 
The featured speaker, Prof. Frank A. Brown, Jr., chairman of the bi- 
ology department of Northwestern university, spoke on “Biological Clocks,”’ 
and presented some fascinating studies on the timing devices governing the 
life processes of various animals, which continue to work even when out- 
side influences are removed. 
The field trip Sunday morning was attended by 50 persons. The hikers 
assembled at the Little Red Schoolhouse near Long John Slough in the Cook 
County Forest Preserves southwest of Chicago, where Roland Eisenbeis 
joined them. They covered that area, Saganashkee Slough, and the area 
south of the slough along the canal, then drove to Camp Sagawau forest 
preserve where they ate lunch. Mr. Ejisenbeis led a tour of this area, where 
the Chicago Teachers College is offering courses in nature study to teachers 
for college credit during the summer. The field trip ended along the north 
side of Saganashkee Slough, about 3:30 p.m. Afterwards Karl Bartel took 
those who were interested to Swallow Cliff Woods to see the beautiful dis- 
play of spring wildflowers in that area. 
A total of 83 species was seen on the field trip, as listed below. 
The two-day event’s success was due principally to the work of the co- 
chairmen, Mrs. Walter Huxford and Franklin McVey. They were accorded 
a special vote of thanks at the Board of Directors meeting in June. Other 
members of the board also gave generously of their time and talents. 
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List of Birds Seen — 1954 Field Trip 
Pied-Billed Grebe White-Breasted Nuthatch 
Double-Crested Cormorant House Wren 
Great Blue Heron Long-Billed Marsh Wren 
American Egret Catbird 
Green Heron Brown Thrasher 
Black-Crowned Night Heron American Robin 
Mallard Duck Wood Thrush 
Baldpate Duck Hermit Thrush 
