NATURE NOTES - 1946
ASTRONOMY
Apr. 46		Report on the Saturday, March 23 display of the "northern
		lights", unusuallly brilliant for this region.
BOTANY
Mar. 46	Dreyer, Adolph W.	Bluebells at Glencoe - Bean-shooters gulch will soon display
		bluebells.  There are none at Rockwoods and a few at Ranken
		in the shade along creeks.
Mar. 46		An Attractive Early Spring Tree - The service berry or shadbush
		(Amelanchier canadensis of the Rosaceae)
Apr. 46		Orange Puccoon - One of the showy spring wild flowers.
May. 46	Dreyer, A. W.	Cactus Flowers - A good review.
May. 46	Christ, Arthur	Ivy-Leaved Speedwell
May. 46	Rau, Maude L.	Record Breaking Spring - Unusually warm; effect on plants and
		bird observations.
Jun. 44	Bowman, Helen	Trip to McKillopp's Features the Glade Lily - Feedback from trip on
		May 5.
Jun. 44	Blackwelder, Betsy and	The Heinze Flower Paintings - Th paintings of the flowers of
	O'Byrne, Olive	Newfoundland and Rhode Island made by Albert Heinze while in
		the navy as a Seabee, were exhibited at the Botany Group
		meeting on April 19.  Mr. Heinze also talked about his adventures
		while collecting.
Jun. 44	Magner, Ernestine	Missouri Flora Discussed.- Report on the general meeting of May
		10.  Good summary of meeting
Nov. 46	Christ, Arthur	Coral Root
Nov. 46	O'Byrne, Mae and Rau, Maude	Ladislaus Cutak spoke on"Plant Hunt in Old Mexico" to
		Botany Group on Friday, Sept. 20, at the home of Mr. W. F.
		Schregardus
Dec. 46		And with Christmas Comes Holly - Description of Missouri's holly
		species.
CONSERVATION
Jan. 46		A copy of the a report of the Conservation Federation, adopted at
		its Annual Convention in November, is enclosed.  The report
		points out the folly of constructing high, super-expensive dams for
		flood control.  They don't.
Mar. 46	Espy Jay (S. P. Jones)	Don't Burn the Brush - Abridged from Missouri Conservationist
		and Clayton-Watchman Advocate.
Apr. 46	Espy Jay (S. P. Jones)	Ponds as Wildlife Laboratories - From the Missouri Conservationist
Oct. 46	O'Byrne, Harold	Academy of Science Exhibit Tells Story of Conservation -
		H. O'Byrne helped put the exhibit together.
Nov.46		In the next Audubon Screen Tour on Nov. 14 at Soldan High School
		John H. Storer tells a story of the utmost importance of conser-
		vation in his film "Our Living Earth".
ENTOMOLOGY
Jan. 46	O'Byrne, Harold I.	The Yucca Plant and the Yucca Moth - A review of Phil Rau's
		new investigation of earlier work on the subject by C. V. Riley.
		Reference given.
Jan. 46	Espy Jay (S. P. Jones)	Ticks Can Be Starved Out - From Missouri College of Agriculture
		Circular No. 297, entitled "Pasture Management Kills Ticks".
Dec. 46	O'Byrne, Harold I.	Entomology Group - Group reactivated, the former group having
		gone out of existence last winter.  Temporary officers are
		Harold O'Byrne, Chairman and Arthur Christ, Secretary.  A very
		active program is planned.  The Board gave official recognition to
		the new group on Dec. 14.
GEOLOGY
Jan. 46	O'Byrne, Harold	A New Leaflet on Rockwoods Rocks - Rockwoods Leaflet No. 5,
		2 pp., Nov. 1945
Jun. 46	Dreyer, A. W.	Corals, Crinoids, and Brachiopods
Jul. 46	Dreyer, A. W.	Geology of the Hillsboro Glades - Trip included a visit to the
		petroglyphs in Washington State Park.
Sept. 46	Dreyer, A. W.	Petroglyphs - Quotation from an article about these petroglyphs
		taken from the Missouri Archaeologist, March 1942.  Exensive.
Dec. 46	Dreyer, A. W.	Geology Trip - To quarry on Wolf Hollow about one mile west of the
		Heinze cabin.  Describes observations.
HERPETOLOGY
Jul. 26	Dreyer, A. W.	The Collared Lizard (Crotaphytus collaris) - Seen in numbers near
		the petroglyphs in Washington State Park on the geology trip there
		on June 9.
LODGE
Jul. 46	O'Byrne, Stuart L.	The Lodge and the Society - Remarks about the history of the
		lodge, the enjoyable times spent there, and advantages of having
		such a base of operation.  Reiteration of the rules governing it's use,
		(to be continued in the next issue of Nature Notes)
Aug. 46	O'Byrne, Stuart L.	Continuation of O'Byrne's account in the July issue of Nature
		Notes of the Lodge and its workings.
Aug. 46		Wood-cutting Day - Explanation of what goes on, and discussion
		about the value of the Lodge to WGNSS
Sep. 46		The Recent Excessive Rainy Period - Which caused a large red
		oak to fall on the roof of the roof of the Lodge during a severe
		storm.  Account of the tree's removal.
Nov. 46		Saturday, Nov.23  - Annual woodchopping day at the Lodge; coffee
		will be provided.
ORNITHOLOGY
Jan. 46		Live Decoy Bill Draws Fire - Write your congressman if you oppose
		it.
Jan. 46		Audubon/St. Louis Bird Club Lecture - Friday, Feb. 1, at Soldan
		High.  Alexander Sprunt, the Southern representative of the
		National Audubon Society, will speak on "From Coast to Crest".
Jan. 46		Christmas Bird Count Results.  Fifteen members and guests spent
		seven hours afield on Dec. 23 at the Lodge making the count.  The
		total was 28 species, 444 individuals.  On Dec. 24 Earl Comfort
		went it alone on a non-stop  seven hour hike at Glendale/Webster
		Groves, 24 species, 473 individuals.
Feb. 46	O'Byrne, Olive S.	Yessir!  A Bird in Our Back Yard!  A review of Virginia S. Eiffert's
		book, available from the Illinois State Museum, Springfield.
Feb. 46	Palm, W. A.	An Owlish Experience - Experience with well-behaved screech
		owl that came down a neighbor's chimney into the house.
Feb. 46		June Was Busting Out All Over - Birding on a warm January day
		in St. Louis and St. Charles Counties.
Feb. 46		Mr. Alfred M. Bailey of Denver, Colorado will present "Land of the
		Longhorns" at the St. Louis Bird Club meeting on Wednesday,
		March 27, 8:15 PM, at Soldan High School.  The talk will be
		about travels through Texas, from coastal islands to the plains and
		Rio Grande Valley.
Feb. 46		A News Release from the Conservation Commission - A recent field
		survey found a surviving pheasant population in nearly all counties
		north of the Missouri River although restocking was discontinued as
		a failure ten years ago.  There's little reliable evidence that pheasant
		compete with quail.
Mar. 46	Bedell, Beulah	A Day Outside - Birding in Calhoun County
Mar. 46	Comfort, James Earl	Eagles - The sighting of a bald eagle in St. Charles County.
Mar. 46	Comfort, James Earl	Bird Lists for 1945 - 231 species seen.  Includes unusually good
		list of 33 warblers.  Richard Reichele, Jr. led the field with 199; Earl
		Comfort was second with 190.
Apr. 46	Reichle, Dick Jr.	A Day Afield - At Pere Marquette S. P., with Mrs. Grumman,
		Jim Jackson, and Earl Comfort
Apr. 46	Comfort, James Earl	The Mating Flight of the Woodcock.
Apr. 46		The Convention of the Mo. Audubon Society - The state society
		will hold its first state-wide convention since 1942.  Details not
		yet worked out, but it will probably be in late April or early May.
Apr. 46	Comfort, James Earl	Bald Eagles and Hawks - Report on birding at Pere Marquette,
		hawks and eagles seen, and comments about the song of the
		prairie horned larks.
Apr. 46		St. Louis Bird Club April Activities - Bart Harwell will show
		"Outdoor Symphony" on April 25 at Soldan High Auditorium;
		Sunday Morning Bird Walks will be continued as usual in
		Forest Park, assembling at the Jefferson Memorial Bldg.
May. 46		Bird Finds - During the General Field Trip to Ludlow Hill's place
		at Seckman, Missouri on March 31.
May. 46	Rau, Maude L.	Record-Breaking Spring - Unusually warm.  Effect on plants and
		bird sightings.
May. 46	Heinze, Dorothy	Kimmswick Bird Notes
May. 46	Jackson, James	Spring in Chicagoland - On Northwestern Universiy campus and
		Jackson Park.
May. 46		The last of the screen tours of the St. Louis Bird Club will be held
		May 20 at Brown Hall, Washington University, withTom and Arlene
		Hedley showing their color film "Happy Valley".
Jun. 46		Sketch of an description of the building of a red-eyed vireo's nest
		in two and a half days.
Jun. 46	Comfort, James Earl	Annual Audubon Meeting - The spring meeting of the Audubon
		Society of Missouri was held at the Kingsway Hotel in St. Louis on
		Saturday, May 4.  The next day the Audubon group assisted the
		St. Louis Bid Club in its annual spring bird census.  184 species
		were seen by the observers.
Jun. 46	Comfort, James Earl	More on the Untimely Season - Birds - Apparent effects of the
		unusually warm spring (as reported in the May, 1946 issue of
		Nature Notes).
Jul. 46	Comfort, James Earl	Mourning Warbler, Bachman's Sparrow are Finds.
Aug. 46	Espy Jay (S. P.  Jones)	Fall Audubon Meeting - The Audubon Society of Missouri wll
		hold its fall meeting in the Camden-Hahatonka area of the Lake
		of  the Ozark, date to be announced.
Aug. 46	Comfort, James Earl	July Wave of Shorebids - More than a thousand at Creve Coeur
		Lake on July 27.
Sep. 46		Fall Meeting of the Audubon Society - Will be held during the last
		week-end in September 28-29, at Arrowhead Lodge, Lake Ozark,
		Missouri.
Sep. 46		Bird Notes - Submitted by Albert Berkowitz (from Des Moines, Iowa),
		Earl Comfort, Jack Van Benthuysen, and a Creve Coeur Field Trip
		group.
Nov. 46		Wild Geese Calling - An assortment of goose reports and
		information about idenification of the several species of geese likely
		to be seen in this area.
Nov. 46		Bird Notes - A pair of avocets was seen in St. Louis County near
		Taussig Road.
Nov. 46		WGNSS was represented at the Missouri Audubon Society Fall
		meeting by Mr. & Mrs. Harry Comfort, Ellen Cone, Beulah Bedell,
		Frances Pickel, Mrs. Susan Grumman, Dick Reichle, Jim Jackson,
		and Jack Van Benthuysen.  Mr. Harry Comfort was elected to the
		post of Regional Director; Mr. Jones, our Espy Jay, was elected to
		an honorary membership.
Nov. 46		Audubon Screen Tour List, Nov. thru April.
Dec. 46	Comfort, James Earl	Bird Notes
Dec. 46	Cone, Ellen	Who? Who? Towit!! - Account of Botany Group visit to Kimmswick
		on Nov. 17, and observation of an owl.  It was a saw whet owl.
		Marshall Magner held the bird for picture taking.
Dec. 46		The National Wide Christmas Bird Count - Area WGNSS is to
		cover, the procedures to be followed, and admonitions to avoid
		overlapping territories.  Will be held Friday, Dec., dawn to dusk,
		headquartered at the Lodge.
PEOPLE
Jan. 46		Death Takes Its Toll - Magdalen Pfeffer passed away on Dec. 21,
		1945 after a serious illness.  She was a regular attendant at
		meetings, a willing worker, and a field meet at the Lodge did not
		seem complete without her.
Jan. 46		Back from the Front - Major Arnoldl Zempel, expected to be home
		by Christmas.
Feb. 46		The Passing of Mr. Lether.  John Lether, who has been quite active
		in our Society, died in January.  He has attended a great many
		meetings and field trips.
Sep. 46		Mr. Herbert H. Hill   died Aug. 22.  He is the faher of Ludlow Hill,.
Sep. 46		Miss Helen Schnaedelbach of Kirkwood died Aug. 23
Sep. 46		Our Editor, Clara Beerman, has accepted a position on the east
		coast and left for her new job on Aug. 22.
Sep. 46		Captain William Brandhorst and James Jackson are home from the
		armed forces.
MISCELLANEOUS
Jan. 46	Ravold, John	A New Year Challenge - A strange dream about squirrels and
		dormice.
Mar. 46		Spring Activities at Rockwoods - April schedule of Rockwoods
		tours given.
Mar. 46		Natural History Course - Spring course at Washington University
		will be given on eight Saturdays, starting on March 30.
Mar. 46		Conservator vs. Naturalist - As of Jan. 1, 1946 the Conservator
		at Rockwoods became the Rockwoods Naturalist.  Harold O'Byrne
		will continue in this position.
Apr. 46		Detailed schedule for Guided Tours at Rockwoods,
		led by Harold O'Byrne.
May. 46		Detailed schedule for Guided Tours at Rockwoods, lead by
May. 46		Harold O'Byrne
Aug. 46	Espy Jay (S. P. Jones)	Law-Breakers - Misdeeds of a bluebird and a pet monkey.
Oct. 46	Jackson, James P. and	From Northwoods to Prairie.  A trip by car and canoe, with
	Niewoehner, Ken E.	camping along the way.  Describes birds and animals seen.
ADMINIISTRATIVE
Jan. 46		New Members  - 1 (J. R. Roux from Kirkwood, home from
		military service)
Mar.46		WGNSS officers for the year beginning April 1, 1946 will be
		elected at the WGNSS general meeting on the first Friday in
		April.  Mrs. Harold O'Byrne, Mrs. William Pickens, and Mr.
		Waldemar Palm are the nominating committee.   Give them your
		suggestions.   List of officers to be elected given.
May. 46		New Members (5)
May. 46		1946-47 Officers:
		President:  Miss Frances Pickel
		1st. V. P. (Membership) - Arthur Christ
		2nd V. P. (Publicity) - J. Earl Comfort
		Secretary-Treasurer - Miss Beulah Bedell
		Museum Director - Dr. E. P. Meiners
		Lodge Director - Adolph W. Dreyer
		Publications - Harold I. O'Byrne
		Curator of Properties - Mrs. W. Palm
		New Group Officers:
		Botany - Edwin A. Reed, Chairman; Mrs. May O'Byrne, Secy.
		Music - George Schmidt, Chairman
		Ornithology - James Earl Comfort; Richard Reichle, Secy.
		Lodge Board - Chairman, Adolph Dreyer; Members Mrs. H. I.
		O'Byrne and John J. Walsh
		(Note:  List corrected as per note in June issue)
Sep.46		New Members (8) (11 listed, but 3 had been listed earlier this
		year)
Oct. 46		Letter of commendation for Mrs. Magner and Mrs. S. O'Byrne for
		the good job they did last month in putting out an issue of Nature
		Notes in the absence of an editor.
Oct. 46	Benthuysen, Jack Van	New Editor of Nature Notes -  WGNSS was not founded for a
		primary interest in any one specific branch of wildlife study….
		Nothing would be more boring to a botanist than a copy of Nature
		Notes devoted wholeheartedly to birds….
Dec. 46		The WGNSS Board gives official recognition to new Entomology
		Group on Ded. 14.  (See Entomology section above)
MEETINGS
Feb. 46		WGNSS General Meeting, 8 PM, Saturday, Feb. 21, at the home
		Frances Pickel, 133 E. Washington, Kirkwood.  There will be a
		roll call of all of our members who have served in the armed forces.
Feb. 46		WGNSS General Meeting, 8 PM, Friday, Mar. 1, at the home of
		Mr. & Mrs. Max D. Schwarz, 525 Tuxedo Blvd., Webster Groves.
		Harold O'Byrne will show two Conservation Commission movies:
		"Trees for Tomorrow" and "The Realm of the Wild".
Mar. 46		General Botany/Field Trip to Ludlow Hill's place near Seckmann,
		Missouri.  Art Christ will be leader.  Stay all day.
Apr. 46	Comfort, James Earl	Recent WGNSS Meetings - Reports on Feb. 23 and March 1
		meetings.  Also gives account of the Ornithology Group meeting
		of March 15,at which Albert Heinze showed pictures of the
		birds of Germany.
Apr. 46		Annual meeting at the home of Mrs. William Pickens, 72 Marshall
Apr. 46		Place, Webster Groves.  Election of officers.  Mr. & Mrs. David
		Rau will show slides in a show entitled "Spring is Here"
May. 46	Comfort, James Earl	Bird Finds - During bird walks taken on the March 31 field trip
		on March 31 at Ludlow Hill's Place at Seckmann, Mo.
May. 46		General Field Trip to Dr. and Mrs. F. E. McKillopp's place, Cave
		Spring.  All day, Sunday, May 5.
May. 46		WGNSS General Meeting, 6 PM, Friday May 10 at the home of
		Mr. & Mrs.Phil Rau, 501 E. Pacific Avenue, Webster Groves.  Dr
		Edgar Anderson will conduct the meeting.  Discussion will be on
		Missouri Flora and Why It Is the Way It Is.  Bring picnic suppler.
Jun. 46		Sunday, June 2, 8 AM - General Field trip to the Nature Study
		Lodge at Ranken.  Bring lunch and say for the day.
Jul. 46		General Field Trip at Jedburg, Sunday, July 14, all day.