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FIELD NOTES 
Barrington 
The Barrington Bird Club, Mrs. Robert Work, President, maintains 
a feeding station in a bit of woods near the cemetery and is able to report 
increasing bird population. “Che December records of the Club tell of 
a lower ebb tide of bird life than usual, as has been noted in various places 
in northeastern Illinois. The Barrington list includes the White-throat 
Sparrow and a lone Robin. ‘The Cardinal is present and seems to be 
establishing itself in that area. In October a Goshawk was seen, also 
an Osprey, which was later shot by a farmer. A few Starlings are win- 
tering in the vicinity. Starlings nested in a box at the home of the Presi- 
dent of the Club, but a Grackle robbed the nest and it was abandoned. 
Ee ae Club 
The Evanston Bird Club during the year just past has held the even 
tenor of its way, but can not report any outstanding achievement. 
An open meeting was held in the Unitarian Church House Friday 
evening, March 27, which was well attended. Mr. William I. Lyon 
of Waukegan was the speaker of the evening and, as usual, gave an 
interesting talk on his experiences as a bird bander. In addition to this, 
two reels of motion_pictures which had recently come into the possession 
of the club were shown. ‘These films were made by William L. Finley, 
one of the Screech Owl and the other of Humming Birds, both of which 
are excellent. 
Copies of the Audubon Bulletin were mailed to all members. Our 
annual contribution to the Evanston Public Library was made. ‘The 
slides were loaned to various organizations as usual, though we felt that 
they were not used as much as they should be. March 13 Mrs. Pattee 
gave a talk to the Lincolnwood Garden Club, showing slides selected from 
the fine collection owned by the club, to illustrate her remarks. A most 
responsive group of women made the afternoon seem well worth while. 
Through the efforts of the Evanston Club, abetted by the Directors 
of the Audubon Society, the “Meadowbrook Bird Game,” being displayed 
for sale by Liggett’s Drug Stores, which was considered most unfortunate 
in its suggestions and pernicious in its psychological effects on the minds 
of children for whom it was intended, was withdrawn from sale. 
As usual the Spring Bird Walks seemed a most successful enterprise. 
The interest has grown from year to year, and we now have an average 
of fifteen people on the walks, which occur Friday mornings during May. 
—B. T. P. 
