as retainers for periodic floodwater run-off. Pin oaks, pecans and silver 
maple have been reduced as the bottomlands were drained, diked and 
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channeled. 
e Shawnee Hills, in southern Illinois: This land was spared from the 
northern glaciers, and offers steep hill habitat of sandstone, lime, caves and 
sinkholes. Filmy fern and small flowered rock pink are found only in the 
Shawnee Hills area. Many rare and unique plants inhabit Cave-In-Rock 
State Park and Lusk Creek Canyon Nature Preserve, near Eddyville. 
The Commission is chaired by Edmund B. Thornton, Ottawa. Other 
members are Dr. Willard D. Klimstra, Carbondale; Dr. Roger W. Findley, 
Champaign; Gaylord Donnelley, Chicago; Dr. Leonard Durham, Charleston; 
Roland F. Eisenbeis, River Forest; Mrs. C. P. Miller, Chicago and Dr. 
Charles E. Olmsted, Chicago. 
NEW CHRISTMAS CENSUS COMPILER FOR 1972 
ATTENTION — all Christmas Bird Census reporters! A new 
census report compiler has been appointed to tabulate the field 
records for the 1972 I.A.S. bird count. Please be sure to submit 
your reports to the address below. DO NOT submit your reports 
to the previous compiler, Mrs. Harry Spitzer, who retired this year. 
DO NOT send reports to the Field Museum, or to the Society 
office. Here are your new instructions: 
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Submit Christmas Bird Census Reports to: 
MRS. KATHLEEN STRUTHERS 
524 Nathan Road 
Park Forest South, Iil. €0466 
Send in complete typewritten reports (especially descriptions 
of area covered). DO NOT SUBMIT FIELD CARDS. 
Include all data as in previous census reports in the AUDUBON 
BULLETIN—Location, area description, date, time, weather, 
number of observers, party hours, party miles, species in A.O.U. 
order, totals, names of participants, name and address of com- 
piler, supporting data on unusual records. 
Christmas Census dates are Dec. 16, 1972 through Jan. 2, 1973. 
Mail reports promptly—on or before Jan. 11, 1973. 
Be sure to mail to Mrs. Kathleen Struthers at the address above. 
