NATURE NOTES - 1962
DATE	AUTHOR	TITLE
ASTRONOMY
Jy-Ag 62		A Study of the Constellations, 8 PM, Saturday, July 14, at the home of
		Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Lieser, 5509 Wilburn Rd., R. R. 9.  Stuart
		O'Byrne will conduct the meeting
Jy-Ag 62		Meteor Shower Observation, 8 PM, Saturday Aug. 25, at Art
		Christ's place, Seckmann, Mo. Stuart O'Byrne and Art Christ will
		conduct this meeting.
BOTANY
Jan. 62	Hill, Helen	Plant Names in Latin - Reprinted from the Jan. 1962 issue of
		Good Housekeeping Magazine.  It was printed for gardeners.
Jun. 62	Vogt, Charlotte	Spring Botany Trips ; to Gray Summit, Hill's Hill, and Pickel
		Springs.  We were pleased to have the company of the Walk-Ways
		Society.
Jun. 62		Botany Breakfast at Rockwoods,  Meet at the picnic area south of
		the Museum.  After  breakfast field trips lead by Julian Neill.
Dec. 62	Vogt, Charlotte	October Botany Trip - Report on trip by Botany Group to Dr.
		Bulger's place in Eureka.
CONSERVATION
Jan. 62	Doerr, Bob	Lily Pond - This upland sinkhole pond, on Julian Steyermark's list
		of "must save" natural areas, had been acquired by the Nature
		Conservancy.  The 0.32 acre pond is located in Reynolds County.
Jan. 62		Announcement - A course in conservation will be offered at the
		Normandy Residence Center of the University of Missouri
		commencing in February.  Classes will be on Thursday nights for
		16 weeks.
Jy-Ag. 62		Definition of Conservation - Twelve activities, starting witn C, O, N, S,
		E, R, V, A, T, I, O, and N.  Clever!
Dec. 62	St. Louis Globe-Democrat	Cheap!  Price list for wild game in 1887
ENTOMOLOGY
Dec. 62		The Japanese beetle is reported to be flourishing in certain areas
		of the U.S.  St. Louis County is one of the areas mentioned.
GEOLOGY
May. 62		At the April 13 annual meeting Mrs. Robert Hill agreed to try to
		revive the Geology Group
Nov. 62		Rock Hounds - Information about minerals and mineral
		collecting  (from Dept. of Geology, University of  Michigan)
ORNITHOLOGY
Jan. 62	Philbrick, Hazel B.	The American Ornithologists' Union Seventy-Ninth Stated Meeting
		- Washington, D. C., Oct. 16-20, 1962
Jan. 62	Comfort, J. Earl	Late Autumn St. Louis Area Birds
Feb. 62		A Weldon Springs Christmas Census - Held Dec. 31.  64 species,
		16,094 individuals.  Most lakes and streams frozen.  Detailed
		listing included.
Feb. 62	Comfort, J. Earl	A Christmas Bird Count - Centered on Orchard Farm (a 15 mile
		diameter circle) - 45 species, 12 observers, 10,366 species, held
		on Dec. 23.
Mar. 62	Comfort, J. Earl	St. Louis Area Birds in Review
Mar. 62	Comfort, J. Earl	St. Louis Area 1962 January and February Birds
Mar. 62	Hill, Helen	A small group went to Weldon Springs and spotted a rare bird, a
		Bohemian waxwing with a group of cedar waxwings; also a probable
		lark sparrow.
Apr. 62	George, Wally	Christmas Birding South of the Border
Ap. 62	Paton, Edith	A Bed's Eye View - Birds that come to my window feeder….in
		Southern New Hampshire.
Apr. 62	Comfort, J. Earl	February Birds Around St. Louis
May. 62	Comfort, J. Earl	We Visit Swan Lake Again (even though rivers were on a rampage)
May. 62	Stewart, Kay	Woodcock Spectacular
May. 62	Comfort, J. Earl	Spring Birds of St. Louis
May. 62		Sunday, May 6, all day spring bird census for the entire St. Louis
		Area.  Count species only.  Call in lists to Dick Anderson.
May. 62		Week-end Ornithology trip to Reelfoot Lake, Sat. and Sunday.,
		June 2-3.  Meet at Big Oak State Park.
Jun. 62	Comfort, J. Earl	The Spring Bird Migration in the St. Louis Area.
Jun. 62	Jones, Dave	Rare Birds of America - Compiled by Dr. Elisha Atkins and
		sent to Dave Jones.  Population estimates for about 50 birds that
		are rare or have a severely restricted breeding range.  Most rare:
		Ivory-billed Woodpercker, Eskimo Curlew, Bachmann's Warbler.
Jy-Ag 62	Comfort, J. Earl	The Cattle Egret in the St. Louis Area
Jy-Ag 62	Criger, Cecil	Article from the Outdoor Times, May 11, 1962 telling how the
		Bluebird was chosen as the state bird.  "The idea was sparked by
		a member of the Webster Groves Nature Society in 1926".  (For
		elaboration on this comment, see article by Sterling P. Jones in
		Nature Notes, August 1942 by Sterling P. Jones:  Missouri's
		Banner Bearer - The Bluebird - How the Bluebird came to be the
		state bird …..)
Jy-Ag 62		The Bluebird Trail - Tells how Dr. T. E. Musselman of Quincy
		pioneered the bluebird trail by pioneering practical, inexpensive, and
		easy to make bluebird homes, and how pioneering bluebird trails
		were started in Cape Girardeau, Kirkwood, and by State
		Naturalist George E. Moore.
Jy-Ag 62	J. Earl Comfort	Extra! Extra! Extra! - The Cattle Egret is in Missouri Again!
		The report by Wally George stimulated much activity among
		brders.
Jy-Ag. 62	J. Earl Comfort	St. Louis Birding Activities
Jy-Ag. 62	Stewart, Kay	Report on June 2-3 Reelfoot Week-end - Pt.1
Sep. 62	Philbrick, Hazel B.	XIIIth International Ornithological Congress, June 17-24, 1962 - Pt. I
Sep. 62	Stewart, Kay	Reelfoot Week-end, Cont'd.
Sep. 62	Comfort, J. Earl	Department of Sanitation - Black vulture sighted among a flock of
		turkeys on the Mississippi levee.  Also sighted:  sixteen cattle
		egrets for the day.
Sep. 62	Stewart, Kay	Reported that Mike Flieg on Aug. 6 sighted four kites in the air at
		one time, parents plus two young.
Sep. 62	Flieg, Mike	Wanted:  Information about distribution and population of the
		European Tree sparrow within specified geographical limits.
Oct. 62	Comfort, J. Earl	The Exciting Fall Birding
Oct. 62	Stewart, Kay	The Day of the White Ibis - Seen at Creve Coeur Lake!
Oct. 62		Annual Fall Meeting of the Missouri Audubon Society of Missouri
		at Camp Clover Point, Lake of the Ozarks, Saturday and Sunday,
		Oct. 13-14.  Program given.  Includes Dick Grossenheider of
		WGNSS.
Nov. 62	Comfort, J. Earl	The St. Louis Area Autumn Birding
Nov. 62	McColl, Tony	Birding in the West - Pt. 1 (from Rocky Mountain National Park to
		Crater Lake)
Nov. 62	Hath, Mrs. Earl H	Yours for a Song - Plants which will provide food for birds - Very
		comprehensive.
Dec. 62	Comfort, J. Earl	Late Fall St. Louis Birding
Dec. 62	Vogt, Charlotte	A wonderful experience - With a winter wren.
Dec. 62	McColl, Tony	Birding in the West - Pt. 1 (from Crater Lake to Santa Ana
		National Wildlife Refuge)
Dec. 62		St. Louis Audubon Christmas Census, 8 AM, Boschertown
		School House (Orchard Farms), Saturday, Dec. 22
Dec. 62		WGNSS Christmas Census, 8 AM, Sunday, Dec. 30.  Meet at
		the red brick school house on Hwy. 94 just off Hwy. 90.
PEOPLE
Jan. 62	Doerr, Bob	Steyermark in Venezuela - Report from Steyermark, who has been
		in Venezuela two years now, of a four month botanical trip into
		the wilderness of northeastern Venezuela.  He reported that his
		comprehensive Flora of Missouri, being printed in Denmark, will
		be available in September from the publishing arm of an Iowa
		state university.  Steyermark was in New York for several months
		this summer and expects to return next year.
Apr. 62		Birders in the St. Louis area are sorry to hear of the death of Mr.
		Arthur Bennett in California.  He was a long-time member of
		WGNSS and continued his membership after moving to California.
Sep. 62		Miss Ruth Meyer is now Mrs. Joseph Ashford, as of July 7, 1962
Oct. 62	Brown, Ruth	A Letter from the North Woods
MISCELLANEOUS
Feb. 62	Massie, Joel and Bertha	The Year of the Volcanoes - A vacation trip in the Pacific Northwest.
Feb. 62		An Evening at the Climatron - with Mr. Cutak as guide.  30
		"brave souls" attended despite an unfavorable weather forecast.
Sep. 62	Blackwelder, Betsy	The Tidal Bore at Munction, New Brunswick - Description of an
		unusual phenomenon.  (Indexer's note:  Ms. Blackwelder is
		likely referring to a tidal bore at Moncton, N.B.  I have also seen the
		bore there.)
Sep. 62	Blackwelder, Betsy	The Island of Newfoundland - Report on a visit there.
Sep. 62	Blackwelder, Betsy	Halifax, Nova Scotia - Report on a visit there.
Sep. 62		Polar Bear Study - Report on polar bear hunting in Canada; also
		some information on moose hunting.
Dec. 62	Fischer, Kenny	Camping in the Pacific Northwest (at three of the most scenic
		campgrounds in the Pacific Northwest)
ADMINISTRATIVE
Mar. 62		The Conservation Commission would like us to use the Roundhouse
		more, and would like to see more study groups make use of it.
		Please look for responsible groups whose meetings we could
		sponsor.  Contact Dorothy Vogel for the required permission.
May. 62		At the April 13 Annual meeting the Nominating Committee (Waldemar
		Palm, Chair, Bertha Massie, and Jim Comfort proposed the following
		slate, which was approved by as vote of the membership:
		President - R. Ludlow Hill
		1st. VP - Dr. A. C. Hofsommer
		2nd. VP - Miss Charlotte Vogt
		Secretary - Mrs. James F. Comfort
		Treasurer - Mrs. Clinton N. Day
		Editor - Mrs. Chris Arhos
		Robert J. Hill was elected as Curator of Properties by nomination
		from the floor
Sep. 62	Hill, R. Ludlow	The lease on the Roundhouse has been granted for another year.
		Group chairmen are urged to have a few meetings out there.
Sep. 62	Hill, R. Ludlow	Does anyone have a copy of the WGNSS By-Laws?  If so,can I
		borrow?
MEETINGS
Jan. 62		WGNSS General Meeting, 8 PM, Friday, January 12, Farm &
		Home Auditorium, Gray and Lockwood, Webster Groves.  Mrs.
		Dorothy Heinze will give an illustrated talk on Nature Study in
		general.
Jan. 62		Monthly Census as Busch Wildlife Area, Weldon Springs, 8 AM,
		Sunday, Jan.  14.  Meet at the red brick school on Hwy 94.
Feb. 62		WGNSS General Meeting, 8 PM, Friday, Jan. 12, at the Farm and
		Home Auditorium, Gray and Lockwood, Webster Groves.  Mr.
		Huxel Williams will present an illustrated talk "Around the World".
Feb. 62		Astronomy Meeting, 8 PM, Friday, March 2, at the home of Mrs.
		C. N. Day.  Mr. Donald Zalmer, Editor and Publisher of the
		Review of Popular Astronomy Magazine and Mr. Stuart O'Byrne,
		Director of the U. S. Satellite Station in St. Louis County, will give
		hints for the beginner in astronomy.
Feb. 62		Monthly Census as Busch Wildlife Area, Weldon Springs, 8 AM,
		Sunday, Feb. 11.  Meet at the red brick school on Hwy 94.
Mar. 62		40th Anniversary - April 28, at Weldon Springss.  Field Trips,
		dinner and speaker.  The church women who have furnished our
		meal at other annual meetings will do it again, except this time
		we will go to the church for the dinner.
Mar. 62		Monthly Bird Census at Busch Wildlife Area, Weldon Springs, 8 AM,
		Sunday, March 11.  Meet at the red brick school on Hwy 94.
Mar. 62		WGNSS General Meetiing, 8 PM, Friday, March 9, at the Farm
		and Home Auditorium, Gray and Lockwood.  Mr. Earl Biffle will
		take us on a tour of Colorado in Kodachrome.
Apr. 62		Round House Clean-up at 10 AM, Saturday, April 7.  Bring
		rakes, mops, and plenty of water.
Apr. 62		WGNSS General Meeting, 8 PM, Friday, April 13, at the Farm
		and home Auditorium, Gray and Lockwood.  Mr. Ken Carter
		will slow slides on "Around the United States".  This is the
		annual meeting, and all officers are to have reports and new
		officers will be elected.
Apr. 62		Monthly Census at Busch Wildlife Area, Weldon Springs, 8 AM,
Apr. 62		Sunday, April 8.  Meet at the red brick schoolhouse on Hwy. 94
		at Hwy. 4
Apr. 62		Anniversary Meeting, Saturday April 25.  (We thought it would be
		our fortieth, but found that it will really be the 42nd.)  Meet at the
		schoolhouse at 9 AM for the early field trip.  Lunch will be at the
		Spring around 12 noon.  Other field trips will be made in the
		afternoon.  Dinner at 5:30 PM at the New Hope E. & R. Church,
		Weldon Springs.  Mr. J. G. Princell from the Audio Visual Dept. of
		the St. Louis Schools will be the speaker of the evening and show
		pictures of Missouri.
May. 62		Report on April 13 Annual Meeting.  Officers and Group Chairmen
		gave their reports on the past year's activities.  Officers were
		elected (see Administrative Section).  After the business meeting
		Mr. Carter gave us a quick around the United States.
May. 62		WGNSS General Meeting, 8 PM, Friday, May 11, at the Farm
		and Home Auditorium, Gray and Lockwood.  Mr.  Walter Liddell
		will give a talk with slides "Through the Swamps of the Everglades".
Jun. 62		Monthly Census at Busch Wildlife Area, Weldon Springs, 8 AM,
		Sunday, June 10.  Meet at the red brick schoolhouse.
Jun.62		Picnic Supper, Friday, June 15, 6:30  PM, at the home of Dr. &
		Mrs. Hofsommer, 639 Lee Ave., Webster Groves.  Coffee to be
		served.
Sep. 62		Monthly Bird Census at Busch Wildlife Area, Weldon Springs, 8 AM
		Sunday, Sept. 9.  Meet at the red brick school on Hwy 94.  After
		lunch there beckons mud flats at Creve Coeur, where shorebirds
		are  visiting.
Sep. 62		WGNSS General Meeting, 8 PM, Friday Sept. 14, at the Farm
		and Home Auditorium, Gray and Lockwood, Webster Groves.  Mr.
		and Mrs. Arthur Lieser will show their three dimensional color
		slides of the Rockies.  Polaroid glasses will be provided.
Oct. 62		Monthly Bird Census at Busch Wildlife Area, Weldon Springs, 8 AM
		Sunday, Oct. 7.  Meet at the red brick school house on Hwy. 94
Oct. 62		Round House Clean-up, 10 AM, Sat. Oct. 20, Rockwoods
		Reservation.  Bring water, leaf rakes, mops, brooms, etc.
Nov. 62		Dedication and Preview of the Albert P. Greensfelder Hall of
		Ecology at Oak Knoll Park, Wednesday, Nov. 7, 7-10 PM.
Nov. 62		WGNSS General Meeting, 8 PM Friday, Nov. 8, at the Farm and
		Home Auditorium, Gray and Lockwood, Webster Groves.  Mr.
		Donald Gault,  of the St. Louis Mineral and Gem Society, will talk
		on "The Basic Geology in Missouri".
Nov. 62		Monthly Bird Census at Busch Wildlife Area, Weldon Springs, 8 AM.
		Meet at the red brick schoolhouse on Hwy. 94 just off Hwy. 40
		on Sunday, Nov. 11.
No. 62		Joint meeting with the St. Louis Audubon Society, 8 PM, Friday
		Nov. 30, St. Louis County Library, 1640 South Lindbergh.  The
		program will be a showing of the Sierra Club movie "Wilderness
		Alps of Steheken" (in the Northern Cascades in Washington State)
Dec. 62		Monthly Bird Census at Busch Wildlife Area, Weldon Springs, 8 AM,
		Sunday, Dec. 9.  Meet at the red brick schoolhouse on Hwy. 94
		Just off Hwy. 40