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ae Field Trip to Havana 
THE RESPONSE to the notice of a meeting to be held at Havana, Illinois, 
and the letter which followed giving the program, was very gratifying to 
the committee who had planned this new activity of our Society. As we 
appeared on the north side of the Courthouse Square, we were greeted by 
Dr. Frison and directed to the landing stage on the river front. Our party 
made a capacity load for the Anax, the laboratory boat of the Illinois State 
Natural History Survey and, while awaiting the word to cast off, old 
acquaintances were renewed and many new ones made. A number of Dr. 
Frison’s staff and the officers of the Illinois Audubon Society were intro- 
duced to the party and then each of those present rose and gave his name 
and residence. 
PHOTO BY EARL G. WRIGHT 
The Anax, laboratory boat of the Illinois State 
Natural History Survey 
The trip up the river gave a chance to look at many of the water 
birds at fairly close quarters. A view from the top of the levee showed 
how a great deal of land which had been covered by water is now under 
cultivation. The waste grain here is a source of much food for the migrating 
ducks and geese which at times reach an estimated total of 500,000 birds. 
Another stop was made at Chautauqua Lake where other conditions were 
disclosed. This area was at one time drained but was again inundated 
when a levee broke, and is now a federal waterfowl refuge. Returning to 
Havana, we were shown the headquarters of the local branch of the U. S. 
Biological Survey which is co-operating whole-heartedly with the Illinois 
Natural History Survey of which Dr. T. H. Frison is Chief. 
