NATURE NOTES - 1952
ASTRONOMY
Jan. 52	O'Byrne, Stuart L.	Some Winter Stars
Apr. 52	Comfort, James F.	What Time Is it?  Commentary  on Daylight Saving Time and how
		time is set astronomically.
May. 52	O'Byrne, Stuart L.	The Ruddy Dwarf (Mars)
Aug. 52		The Convention of the Mid-states Region of the Astronomical
		League will be held in St. Louis on Sept. 5-7, with headquarters
		at the Institute of Technology, St. Louis University, 3621 Olive St.
		WGNSS members are invited attend any of the functions of the
		convention.
Sep. 52		Astronomical Convention - Program details for Convention
		announced in last month's Nature Notes.
BOTANY
Oct. 52		Botany Group Breakfast, 8 AM, Sunday, Oct. 5, Rockwoods
		Reservation, Glencoe.  Meet at the Museum and bring breakfast to
		cook.
CONSERVATION
Nov. 52	Comfort, James F.	Felling the Big Oaks - Scathing report on observations by WGNSS
		members during their visit to the Big Oak Tree State Park.  Three
		giants were found lying on the ground, one which was cut to make
		a dugout canoe for the Park Superintendent's son;.  Other examples
		of park mismanagement were cited, included timber selling at
		Big Springs and "the Copper Hollow fiasco" at Meramec State
		Park.  This article was a reprint of a letter to the Editor of the Post-
		Dispatch.
ENTOMOLOGY
Jan. 52	Comfort, James F.	A Monarch butterfly found on Dec. 2 at Weldon Springs, was a
		good last date.
Mar. 52	Owens, Virgil H.	The Scorpion - A Living Fossil
ORNITHOLOGY
Jan. 52	Comfort, James F.	The sleet of early December has brought many birds to home
		feeders.  There's a remarkable difference in the winter popuation
		at Weldon Springs this year as compared to last.  This year, in
		comparison to last year, there's a bumper crop of acorns and
		juniper berries.  Two remarkable birds seen recently were a
		summer tanager and a full plumaged Baltimore oriole, both at
		Weldon Springs.
Feb. 52	Comfort, James Earl	1951 Birds in Review.  Includes a list of 1951 St. Louis Area
		Total Species.
Feb. 52	Comfort, James Earl	Bird Count at Weldon Springs, Dec. 29, 1951
Mar. 52	Jackson, Jim	Blackbird Roost - Describes tendency of blackbirds to roost and fly
		in large flocks.
Apr. 52	Comfort, James Earl	Birding Prospects for 1952
Apr. 52	A Bird Lover	Bird Cafeteria - Observations at a window feeding station.
May. 52		A farmer found with several blackbirds in his possession
		by a Conservation agent was fined  $10 and cost by a Magistrate's
		Court in Jennings, on a plea of guilty.
May. 52		Ninety-six color photographs of American Birds will be featured in
		the April issue of Woman's Day, the A&P Magazine.  The photo-
		graphs were taken by Helen Cruickshank, wife of Allan D.
		Cruickshank, bird photographer of the National Audubon Society.
May. 52	Comfort, James Earl	Birding Highlights
May. 52	Comfort, James F.	Weldon Springs Surprises
May. 52	Jackson, Jim	Our Wild Turkeys
May. 52		Annual Spring Roundup, Sunday, May 4, in conjunction with the
		St. Louis Audubon Society.  Get up your own party, limit territory
		to 50 mile radius from St. Louis, count species only  Start early,
		stay late.  Report in the evening to Ludlow Hill.
Jun. 52	Comfort, James Earl	A Bird of a Biography - A humorous primer for new bird watchers.
Jun. 52	Hill, R. Ludlow	Report on the Spring Bird Census (May 4 with Audubon) -  List of
		species seen attached)
Jul. 52	Comfort, James Earl	Spring Birding
Aug. 52	Comfort, James Earl	The Finch Family - An extensive monograph, Pt. 1
Aug. 52		Big Oak State Park Trip Planned for late September.  Jim Jackson,
		Resident Field Agent for the M.D.C. in the southwest area, will
		arrange.  Keep these dates open and plan to attend.
Sep. 52	Rau, Edna	Teacher, The Oven-Bird
Sep. 52	Comfort, James Earl	The Finch Family, Pt. 2.
Sep. 52		Lunar Bird Watching - Invitation from the Museum of Zoology at
		Louisiana State University for local bird watchers to join similar
		groups in a new adventure in bird study, watching migrating birds
		silhouetted against the moon.
Sep. 52		Lunar Bird Observation, Tuesday, Sept. 2, 8 PM, at Blackburn
		Park, Edgar and Jackson Rds., Webster Groves.
Sep. 52		Lunar Bird Observation;, Friday, Sept. 5, 8 PM, same location;.
Oct. 52	Wright, Inez Longwill	Birds Against the Moon - Report on result of WGNSS watching
		for birds against the moon during the first week in September.
		Thirty members participated.  Detailed table of observations
		given.
Oct. 52	Jones, David M.	The South African Cattle Heron - Watch for This Bird in the St.
		Louis Area.
Oct. 52	The Vagabond Dreamer	The Ruby-Throated Hummingbird - Archilochus colubris - A
Oct. 52		whimsical description, including a beautiful poem about the bird.
Oct. 52	Comfort, James Earl	Summer Birding
Oct. 52	Comfort, James Earl	The Finch Family, Pt. 3
Oct. 52		Annual Meeting of the Audubon Society of Missouri, Saturday and
Nov. 52		Sunday, Oct.18-19, Lake of the Ozarks State Park
Nov. 52	Bennett, Arthur J.	Florida (Birding) Trip
Nov. 52	Comfort, James Earl	Bird Notes
Nov. 52		Lunar Bird Observation:
		Thursday, Oct. 30, 7 PM, Blackturn Park
		Friday, Oct. 31, 8 PM, home of Waldemar Palm, Kirkwood
		Saturday, Nov. 1, 8 PM, Blackburn Park
		Sunday, Nov. 2, 7 PM, home of Waldemar Palm
		Monday, Nov. 3, 7 PM, Blackburn Park
Dec. 52	Comfort, James Earl	November Birding
Dec. 52	O'Byrne, Stuart L.	The Occurrence of Southwestern Birds at Weldon Springs -
		Speculates on why typical western birds, such as the vermillion
		flycatcher and the green-tailed towhee, are being observed at
		Weldon Springs.
Dec. 52	Bennett, Arthur J.	The St. Louis Audubon Society Trip to Horseshoe Lake - List of
		birds seen included in narrative form.
Dec. 52		Christmas Bird Census, Sunday, Dec. 21, 8 AM, Ranken.  Call
		Marshall Magner for details.
PEOPLE
Jan. 52	Comfort, James F.	Mr. & Mrs. George Moore are spending Jan. and Feb. in Florida.
		Mr. Moore was chosen as the recipient of the St. Louis Audubon
		Society's "Conservationist of the Year" Award because of his fine
		work at Rockwoods and in the local schools in bringing the story of
		Conservation to many city dwellers who have little contact with
		nature in the field.
Mar. 52		Mr. & Mrs. Fred Pfeiffer and their daughter, Sunny Lee, have
		moved to St. Petersburg, Florida.
May. 52		Editor May (Mrs. S. L.) O'Byrne was recipient of a Scholarship
		Award by the St. Louis Audubon Society for having been a long
		hard worker for nature appreciation in the younger set, especially
		the Scouts.
May.52		WGNSS members Joe Castelli, Jim Jackson, Jim Comfort, and
		Dennis Connor served as Nature Directors/Leaders at the May
		Boy Scout Camporee.
May. 52		Those who missed the Science Fair can see some of the better
		exhibits on May 16 at the University City High School.  Rex
		Conyers will have the many fine exhibits of his group, including
		one that won a $6,000 scholarship for its exhibit.  An exhibit
		featuring the Blue Bird Trail at Weldon will also be there.
Aug. 52	Comfort, James F.	A Field Guide to the Mammals, by William Burt and Richard
		Grossenheider has just been published .  The current issue of the
		Wilson Bulletin carries as its lead article "Little Penguin", written
		and illustrated by Dick Grossenheider while in the service in
		Australia.
Dec. 52		James F. Comfort was elected as new president of the Audubon
		Society of Missouri at the annual meeting of the society at the
		Lake of the Ozarks in October.
Dec. 52		The John Dashners have another "junior naturalist" in the family.
		This time it's a girl, born in October.
MISCELLANEOUS
Jan. 52	Owens, Virgil H.	White-Tailed Deer - A Monograph
Apr. 52	Owens, Virgil H.	Little Brown Bat - A Monograph
Jun. 52	O'Byrne, May B. (Mrs. S. L.)	Exciting Adventures on the West Coast - Tale of a vacation trip.
Jul. 52	O'Byrne, May B. (Mrs. S. L.)	Exciting Adventures on the West Coast - Tale of a vacation trip.
		(Cont'd from June issue)
Jul. 52	Fisher, Herbert J., M.D.C.	Slippery as An Eel - All you'd ever want to know about eels.
ADMINISTRATIVE
Mar. 52	Comfort, James F.	Nominating Committee for officers for coming year announced.
		Miss Helen Bowman will Chair, with Mrs. Waldemar Palm and
		Stuart L. O'Byrne the other two members.  Suggestions from
		members solicited.
Apr. 52	The Editor	List of contributors to Nature Notes during the past year, with a
		thank you!
May. 52		W.G.N.S.S. Officers for 1952-53:
		President - Mr. James F.Comfort
		1st. V.P. - Mr. J. Marshall Magner
		2nd V.P. - Mr. David M. Jones
		Secretary-Treasurer - Mrs. Joel Massie
		Edlitor of NATURE NOTES - Mrs. S. L. O'Byrne
		Curator of Properties - Mr. David Rau
		Group Chairmen will be:
		Music - Mr. Elmer Hiob
		Botany - Mr. Julian Neill
		Ornithology - Mr. David M. Jones
MEETINGS
Jan. 52		WGNSS General Meeting, 8 PM, Friday, Jan. 11, Room 202,
		Wilson Hall, Washington University. Mr. Nicholas Short of the
		Geology Dept. of  the University will show us the Geological
		Collections.
Feb. 52	Editor	Report on January General Meeting at Washington University
Feb . 52		WGNSS General Meeting, 8 PM, Friday, Feb. 8, at the YMCA
		Webster Groves Branch, 17 E. Lockwood .  Mr. Dennis Conner
		and Bob Bright of the Missouri Dept. of Conservation will lead
		the meeting.  They will show two color movies:  "Sunrise
		Serenade" by Edgar Queeny and Charles Schwartz and "This
		Is Our Land", a conservation epic.
Feb. 52		General Field Trip, Sunday, Feb. 10, Busch Wildlife Area, Weldon
		Springs.  Will be divided into two sections:  8 AM, Ornithology;
		1 PM, Botany.
Mar. 52	Comfort, James F.	Busch Area Census - Report on Feb. census, now in its third year.
Mar. 52		General Field Trip, Sunday, March 9, Busch Area, Weldon Springs.
		Section 1, Ornithology meet at 8 AM; Section II, Botany, meet at
		1 PM.
Apr. 52		WGNSS Annual meeting, 8 PM, Friday, April 4, at the home of
		Dr. & Mrs. Armin Hofsommer, 639 Lee Avenue, Webster Groves.
		Officers will be elected.  Executive Officers and Group Chairmen
		should bring reports to this meeting.  Color slides and movies of
		the area around Estes Park, Colo. Will be shown by Mrs.
		Walter Self, Jr., Mr. & Mrs. Joel Massie, and Mr. & Mrs. Ludlow
		Hill.
Apr. 52		General Field Trip, Sunday, April 6, Busch Area, Weldon Springs,
		Ornithology Group will meet at 8 AM; Botany Group will meet
		at 1 PM.  We had an attendance of 50 on this trip last month.
May. 52		General Field Trip, Sunday, May 11, Busch Area, Weldon
		Springs.  Ornithology Census, 8  AM; Botany Group at 1 PM.
May. 52		WGNSS General Meeting, 8 PM, Friday, May 16, at University
		City High School, second floor.  Rex Conyers has arranged for us
		to visit his classroom, the place that produced the fine exhibits at
		the recent Science Fair.
Jun. 52		School's Out Picnic Supper, 6 PM, Friday, June 6, at the home
		of  Dr. & Mrs. A. M. Hofsommer, 639 Lee Ave., Webster Groves.
Jun. 52		General Field Trip, Sunday, June 8, at the August A. Busch
		Wildlife Area, Weldon Springs, Mo.  Ornithology Group Field Trip
		will begin at the Main Gate at 8 AM; Botany Group meet at main
		gate at 1 PM.
Jul. 52		General Field Trip, Sunday, July 13, August A. Busch Wildlife
		Area, Weldon Springs, Mo.  Ornithology Field trip will begin
		from the main gate at 8 AM; the Botany Group Field trip from the
		main gate at 1 PM.
Aug. 52		General Field Trip, Sunday, Aug. 20, August A. Busch Wildlife
		Area, Weldon Springs, Mo.  Ornithology Field trip will begin
		from the main gate at 8 AM; the Botany Group Field trip from the
		main gate at 1 PM.
Sep. 52		Picnic Supper and Watermelon Feed, 6 PNM, Friday, Sept. 12,
		at the home of Mr. & Mrs. Marshall Magner, 516 Bacon Ave.,
		Webster Groves.  Bring your own supper; the Society will furnish
		the melons.
Sep. 52		General Field Trip, Sunday, Sept. 14, August A. Busch Wildlife
		Area, Weldon Springs, Mo.  Ornithology Field trip will begin
		from the main gate at 8 AM; the Botany Group Field trip from the
		main gate at 1 PM.
Sep. 52		General Field Trip to Big Oak Tree State Park, Saturday and
		Sunday, Sept. 20-21.
Oct. 52		WGNSS General Meeting, 8 PM, Friday, Oct. 10, at the home of
		Mr. & Mrs. Stuart L. O'Byrne, 501 E. Pacific Ave., Webster Groves.
		The O'Byrnes will show Kodachrome slides of their California trip
		and share their experiences with you.
Nov. 52		General Field Trip, Sunday, Nov. 16, 9 AM at Pere Marquette
		State Park in Illinois.  Returning by way of Swan Lake.  If weather
		permits, some may camp at the park the night before.
Dec. 52		The American Assn. for the Advancement of Science, and three
		affiliated organizations will hold their conventions in St. Louis on
		Dec. 27 through 30.  You do not have to be a member of any of
		the organizations to attend meetings.  Details of the American Nature
		Society program given.
Dec. 52		WGNSS General Meeting, 8 PM, Friday, Dec. 12, at the Assembly
		Room, Webster Groves Public Library.  The MDC movie "Bobwhite
		Through the Year:" will be shown.
Dec. 52		General Field Trip, Sunday, Dec. 14, Busch Area, Weldon Springs.
		Meet at the Main Gate at 8 AM.  Members of the St. Louis
		Audubon Society will be our guests.