NATURE NOTES - 1955
BOTANY
Jan. 55		The January General and Botany Group meetings have been
		combined.  See "Meetings" below.
Feb. 55		An Indian Legend - How the Trailing Arbutus came to be.
Mar. 55		Twenty-four adults and numerous children attended the Feb.
		Botany Group meeting.  Arthur Christ brought mounted specimens
		of most of the wild flowers blooming in March and April and talked
		about flower identification.  Because of the interest generated, the
		list of plants by Oscar Petersen for the April 1948 issue of Nature
		Notes is republished in this issue.
Apr. 55	Petersen, Oscar	Plants Blooming in April - Reprinted from the April 1948 issue of
		Nature Notes.
May. 55	Vogt, Charlotte	Spring at Weldon Springs - Describes beautiful flower display in
		valley to left of the archery range.
May. 55		The annual Botany Group trip to Pickel Springs will be on May 15.
		This should be the week-end to see the azaleas.
Jun. 55	Petersen, Oscar	Spring Flowers at Washington State Park - Includes a poem:
		To a Child and a list of the 83 specimens recorded.
Sep. 55	Petersen, Oscar	My Message - A Great Love of Flowerdom (beautiful essay)
Sep. 55	Petersen, Oscar	This Is Not a Peach of a Story, but a Story of a Peach - About
		raising peaches from peach seeds.
CONSERVATION
Jan. 55		Conservation Federation - WGNSS Board action, formation of
		WGNSS committee, and subsequent meeting of proposed
		participants at Lodge at Weldon Springs, called by WGNSS to
		discuss the matter further.
Apr. 55		Help Save Dinosaur National Monument - From proposed dams.
May. 55	Hath, Earl	Let's Save Bean Shooter's Gulch - Theatened by developers, a
		syndicate of local residents has been formed to save it.  WGNSS
		help requested.
Jul-Aug. 55		Echo Lake Dam eliminated by House group; theat to Dinosaur
		reduced.
ENTOMOLOGY
Jan. 55		See notice of the joint WGNSS General and Botany Group
		meetings below.  Marshall Magner will talk about insects.
ORNITHOLOGY
Jan. 55	Comfort, J. Earl	Highlights of the St. Louis Area Birding
Jan. 55		Yours for a Song - At the January meeting of the Ornithology
		group the National Audubon Society prize winning film "Yours for
		a Song" will tell you how to develop a garden bird sanctuary.  All
		wishing to improve their backyard birding should see this film.
Feb. 55	Comfort, J. Earl	St. Louis Area Bird Reports
Feb. 55	Haven, Stoner	Christmas Census at Weldon Springs - 26 observers, divided into
		twelve sections.  66 species and 11,739 individuals found.
		List of species given.
Feb. 55	Comfort, J. Earl	1954 in Review
Feb. 55	Comfort, J. Earl	Christmas Bird Count - Composite of St. Louis, St. Louis County,
		and St. Charles County.
Feb. 55	Dowling, Bruce	Birds Banded at August A. Busch Wildlife Area-1954 (May 1-
		Dec. 31) - 34 species, 427 birds
Mar. 55	Comfort, J. Earl	St. Louis Area Bird Notes
Mar. 56	Massie, Joel	Free binocular adjustment from a New York firm if you mention
		WGNSS.
Apr. 55	Comfort, J. Earl	St. Louis Area Report
Apr. 55		Ornithology Meeting, Friday, April 22,, 8 PM, at the home of
		Mr. & Mrs. David Jones, 531 Garden Ave.  Mr. Jim Jackson will
		tell about his trip to Bear River Waterfowl Refuge, Brigham, Utah.
May. 55	Hofsommer, Aphrodite	Back Yard Birding
May. 55	Fisher, Warren	I Heard  Three Thrushes Sing - A beautiful article, covering a long
		time span.
May. 55	Comfort, J. Earl	St. Louis Area Birding
Jun. 55	Comfort, J. Earl	St. Louis Area Birds
Jul-Aug 55	Comfort, J. Earl	St. Louis Area Birds
Sep. 55		Julian Neill and Jim Comfort were the lucky witnesses of a pendulum
		flight by a male hummingbird at Weldon during July.
Oct. 55	Jordan, Charles N.	Some Observations - Of a red tailed hawk making an aerial transfer
		of something (likely a rabbit) to its mate while in flight; observation
		of a brilliant meteor.
Oct. 55		Unique Bird Protection - Wooden kingbird decoys perched on
		Otter Tail Power Company lines scare away the hawks and crows
		that cause short circuit problems.
Oct. 55	Dunn,  Richard (age 8)	My Birdhouse.
Nov. 55	Comfort, J. Earl	St. Louis Area Birds
Nov. 55		Annual Meeting of the Missouri Audubon Society - Report on.
Nov. 55	Comfort, J. Earl	Hawks and Allies of the St. Louis Area (Pt. 1)
Dec. 55	Comfort, J. Earl	Hawks and Allies of the St. Louis Area (Pt. 2)
Dec. 55	Comfort, J. Earl	Notes of the St. Louis Area
Dec. 55		Christmas Bird Count at Weldon Springs.  Meet at the main gate
		at 8 AM, Jan. 1.  We'll cover as much of the area as possible with
		as many groups as we can form.  Hot coffee and homemade
		vegetable soup will be furnished.  Bring cup and spoon.
PEOPLE
Feb. 55		Mrs. H. L. Krebs, a member of long standing, is in the Missouri
		Pacific Hospital.  She needs blood transfusions.  If any one is
		going to donate blood in the near future, we suggest you designate
		it for her use.
Apr. 55		This issue of Nature Notes is dedicated to the memory of our
		founder, Mr. Alfred Satterthwait.  It contains the following tributes:
		For the Young Folks - J. Marshall Magner
		Some Reminiscences of the Early Days - Dr. Edwin P. Meiners
		About Elizabeth and Alfred Satterthwait - Edith E. Glatfelter
		The Perfect Hosts - Edna Rau
		Memories - Olive Obyrne
		Thank You for Having Shown Us the Way - Elizabeth Harris
		Harmon
Apr. 55		Dawn Karen Dowling arrived Saturday, March 12.  Parents are
		Rusty and Bruce Dowling.
May. 55		Mrs. Max Schwarz died on March 31 after a long illness.  Her love
		of all things in nature has endeared her to us.
May. 55		Clara and Grant Kierstead are the proud parents of Charles
		Clifford, born at Deaconess Hospital on April 9.
Jun. 55		Dr. and Mrs. Elisha Atkins are leaving for Yale and are honored
		by breakfast with Botany and Ornithology Groups at Rockwoods
		on Sunday, June 19.
Jul-Aug.55		We extend our sympathy to Mary Gallagaher and Sally Haschie on
		the death of their father.
Jul-Aug.55		Our best wishes go to Dick Anderson and Milded Knickmeyer, who
		were married recently.
MISCELLANEOUS
Jan. 55	Comfort, Jim and Florence	The South-West - Pt. l:  The Witchita Mountains
Feb. 55	Comfort, Jim and Florence	The South-West - Pt. 2:  Palo Duro Canyon and the Conchas Dam
Mar. 55	Comfort, Jim and Florence	The South-West - Pt. 3 - Water Canyon and Benny's Creek
Mar. 55	Comfort, Jim and Florence	The Feb. and March issues of Arizona Highways Magazine
		praised for its flower and bird coverage.
Apr. 55	Comfort, Jim and Florence	The South-West - Pt. 4 - Mount Graham
Jun. 55	Comfort, Jim and Florence	The South-West - Pt. 5 - The Chiricahuas
Jul-Aug 55	Fisher, Warren E.	Diary of a Canoe Trail Rider - Pt. 1
Jul-Aug 55	Comfort, Jim & Florence	The South-West - Pt. 6 - The Chiricahuas
Jul-Aug 55	Nat. Audubon Society	Staff Appointments for Wisconsin Audubon Camp announced.
Sep. 55	Comfort, Jim & Florence	The South-West - Pt. 7 - The Chiricahuas
Sep. 55	Fisher, Warren E.	Diary of a Canoe Trail Rider - Pt. 2 (Interesting detail on food)
Sep. 55		Dr. Alfred Etter, a lecturer for the National Audubon Society, will
		offer a course in Ecology this fall at University College at
		Washington University.
Oct. 55	Bowman, Helen	Minnesota Sketch.
Oct. 55	Fisher, Warren E.	Diary of a Canoe Trail Rider - Pt. 3 (The party ate well!)
Dec. 55	Petersen, Oscar	I Answer a Request - Response to request for contributions to
		Nature Notes; high praise for Nature Notes; concludes with poem:
		A Sylvan Romance at Butter-fly Lake.
Dec. 55	Heinze, Dorothy	"Rainbow" in the West - A strange sighting
ADMINISTRATIVE
Mar. 56		The president has appointed the following nominating committee:
		James F. Comfort, Chairman
		Bertha Massie
		Dorian Scott.
		Suggestions from members will be appreciated.
May. 55		Officers elected at the Annual Meeting of the Society were:
		President - Rex Conyers
		1st VP - Julian Neill
		2nd VP - Eugene Rosenbloom
		Secretary - Mrs. Waldemar Palm
		Treasurer - Mrs. Walter Self
		Editor - Mrs. Robert Hill
		Curator of Properties - Robert Hill
MEETINGS
Jan. 55		WGNSS General and Botany Group combined meeting, 8 PM,
		Friday, Jan. 14, at the home of Mr. & Mrs. Marshall Magner, 516
		Bacon Ave., Webster Groves.  Marshall Magner will speak on the
		subject:  "Insects in Relation to Man".
Feb. 55		WGNSS General Meeting, 8 PM, Friday, Feb. 11, at the home of
		Mr. & Mrs. Joel Massie, 6 Indian Hill, Ladue, Mo.  Dick Wason, a
		Ranger Naturalist in Yosemite National Park during the summer,
		will present "Sequoia Sojourn" with slides.
Feb. 55		Monthly Census at Weldon Springs. Meet at the main gate as
		8 AM.  The regular routes will be covered.
Mar. 55		The General Meeting for this month will not be held so that
		members may join with the Academy of Science at Brown Hall,
		Washington University to attend their scheduled illustrated
		lecture by Captain Ronne on the "Antarctic Conquest."  This
		meeting will be held on Friday, March 13, at 8 PM.
Apr. 55		Annual Meeting, 8 PM, Friday April 8, at the home of Mr. & Mrs.
		Joel Massie, 6 Indian Hill, Ladue.  Election of officers and annual
		reports of officers and group chairmen.  Thomas Hornbein,
		Mountaineer, National Park Service Ranger, and Ranger-
		Naturalist in Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado, will speak
		on "The Mountain Way", with color slide illustrations.
Apr. 55		Monthly Census at Weldon Springs.  Sunday, April 10.  Meet at
		the main gate at 8 AM.  The regular routes will be covered.
Apr. 55		Picnic Supper at Weldon.  Bruce and Rusty Dowling will barbecue
		hamburgers and wieners.  Every one is to bring a covered dish.
		After supper we'll listen to the Frog Symphony; the house is on the
		Busch Refuge.
May. 55		Monthly Census at Weldon Springs, Sunday, May 8.  Meet at
		the main gate at 8 AM.  This is the height of the spring migration;.
May. 55		General Field Trip to Cuivre River State Park, Sat. and Sunday,
		May 21 and 22.  We will camp at Frenchman's Bluff.
Jun. 55		WGNSS General Meeting, 6 PM, Friday, June 10, Annual Schools
		Out picnic supper at Fogerty Park adjoining the Rex Conyers home
		at 1541 82nd St., University City.
Jun. 55		Monthly Census, a Weldon Springs, Sunday, June 12.  Meet at
		the main gate at 8 AM.  Regular routes will be covered.  Julian
		Neill will welcome botanist to help set up botany trails.
Jul-Aug.55		Monthly Census, at Weldon Springs.  Meet at the main gate at
		8 AM.  The shorebirds return this month.
Sep. 55		State Audubon Meeting, Oct. 8 - 9 at Camp Clover Point, Lake of
		the Ozarks State Park.  Jim Jackson in charge of program.
Sep. 55		WGNSS General Meeting, 6:30 PM, Friday, Sept. 8, at the home of
		Mr. & Mrs. Waldemar Palm, Quinette Rd., Kirkwood.  Annual fall
		picnic supper.  Coffee will be served.  Come and share you vacation
		adventures with us.
Sep. 55		Monthly Census at Weldon Springs, Sunday, Sept. 11.  Meet at
		the main gate at 8 AM.  The regular routes will be covered.
		WGNSS General Meeting, 8 PM, Friday, Oct. 14, at the home of
Oct. 55		Mr. & Mrs. Robert Hill, 12732 Sunset Drive.  Astronomy night with
		Stuart O'Byrne and Edwin Friton as co-leaders.
Oct. 55		Monthly Census, Weldon Springs.  Meet at the main gate at 8 AM.
		The regular routes will be covered in the morning.  In the afternoon
		an entomology walk will be led by Rex Conyers to interest the
		younger group; this will start at the spring at 1 PM.
May. 55		WGNSS General Meeting, 8 PM, Friday, Nov. 11, at the home of
Nov. 55		Mr. & Mrs. Waldemar Palm, Quinette Rd., Kirkwood.  Dr. Anderson
		will be the speaker; subject to be announced.
Nov. 55		Monthly Census at Weldon Springs, Sunday, Nov. 13.  Meet at
		Main gate at 8 AM.  Regular routes will be covered.
Dec. 55		WGNSS General Meeting, 8 PM, Friday, Dec. 16, at the home of
		Mr. & Mrs. Joel Massie, 6 Indian Hill, Ladue.  Program will
		be a Christmas Party and program by the children.
Dec. 55		Monthly Census at Weldon Springs.  Meet at the main gate at 8 AM.