NATURE NOTES - 1966
DATE	AUTHOR	TITLE
BOTANY
May. 66	Vogt, Charlotte	(Flowers) Almost Out -- But Not Quite:  Trip to Washington State
		Park
Jun. 66	Vogt, Charlotte	Beanshooters Gulch
CONSERVATION
Mar. 66	Swift, Ernest	Ecology and Conservation Programs (general review)
May. 66	Swift, Ernest	Straight Talk:  With an undeclared war on our hands ……do we
		have to dedicate our resources to senseless destruction ……?
May. 66	Massie, Bertha	Members urged to attend the Missouri Chapter of Nature
		Conservancy Meeting on Saturday, April 30 and Sunday, May 1
Jun. 66		Water Flowing Into The Everglades - Florida experiencing the
		wettest winter season in many years, after four years of drought
Aug. 66	Swift, Ernest	Straight Talk:  About insecticides and the environment. Cites
		example of attempts to ban Rachel Carson's "Silent Spring"
Aug. 66		Delay in Time Saves Nests - The Minnesota Highway Dept.
		delays roadside mowing to permit pheasants nesting in roadside
		ditches to hatch their young.
Sep. 66	Ulbrich, August	An Appeal to Save Centuries-old Trees.  Many of these are being
		cut down by residential and commercial construction in the area..
Nov. 66		The Bond Issue for County Parks:  Nov. 8 is the date proposed
		for resubmission of the County Parks Bond Issue - Describes
		objectives.  News release from the Open Space Council
ORNITHOLOGY
Jan. 66		WGNSS Christmas Census at Busch Wildlife Area.
Jan. 66	Krummrich, Jerry	Birds at the Audubon Camp of Maine
Jan. 66	Comfort, J. Earl	St. Louis Area Fall Birding
Jan. 66	Tucker, Howard	The Old Hen and the Storm:  Story of an old hen that evicted a
		mallard from her nest and hatched her eggs and raised her
		ducklings.
Feb. 66	Massie, Bertha	Shanta Bhawan - Birding in Nepal
Feb. 66	Anderson, Dick	St. Louis Christmas Censuses in Review (for the three major
		counts)
Feb. 66	Comfort, J. Earl	A St Louis Area 1965 Birding Review in Brief
Feb. 66	Anderson, Dick	First Eagle Conviction for the State of Indiana
Feb. 66	Bauer, Paul	General Notes:  Recommendation that detailed records be
		kept of bird sightings on field trips, etc., for future bird population
		studies
Feb. 66	Comfort, J. Earl	Winter Birding in the St. Louis Area
Feb. 66		National Winter Eagle Survey, Clarksville, Saturday, Feb. 19
Feb. 66		Annual Winter Eagle Count on Mississippi Rive, east side, Swan
		Lake and Pere Marquette State Park.
Feb. 66		Swan Lake Trip, Saturday, Feb. 26, 8:30 AM.  Meet at Intersection
		of Hwys 67 and 94.
Feb. 26		Field Trip to Principia Campus and Vicinity, Sat. Feb. 26, 8:30 AM
Mar. 66	Comfort, J. Earl	St. Louis Area Winter Birds
Mar. 66		Record Number of Whooping Cranes Wintering at Aransas
Apr. 66	Eifert, Virginia S.	A Gulf Coast Trip
Apr. 66	Renken, Tim	The Eagle, Our National Bird, on Wane
Apr. 66	Bauer, Paul	A Winter Survey of the Busch Wildlife Area
Apr. 66	Comfort, J. Earl	St. Louis Area Wintering Birds
May. 66	Comfort, J. Earl	St. Louis Late Winter Birds
May. 66		Annual Spring Census, Saturday, May 7.  Earl Hath compiler.
Jun. 66	Comfort, J. Earl	Birding in the Spring Season in the St. Louis Area
Jun. 66	Meloy, Winifred	Birding from the Inside Looking Out:  The view from Paradise
		Inn at the foot of Camelback Mountain in Arizona
Jul. 66	Tucker, Howard	Bonanza!  A bonanza of birds near a ranch on the Current River.
Jul. 66	Comfort, J. Earl	St. Louis Area Spring Birding
Jul. 66		General Note:  During July be alert for unusual shorebirds and
		large "long-legged waders".  Gives spots to check for them.
Aug. 66	Van Benthuysen, Jack	The Sound of Warblers
Aug. 66	Comfort, J. Earl	St. Louis Area Summer Birds
Sep. 66	Comfort, J. Earl	St. Louis Area Summer Birds
Sep. 66	Anderson, Dick	Comparison of Illinois Breeding Bird Censuses:  Summarizes and
		compares bird censuses in three Illinois counties.
Sep. 66	Anderson, Dick	Review of a new field guide:  A Guide to Field Identifidation, Birds
		of North America, by Chandler S. Robbins, Bertell Bruun, and
		Herbert S. Zim, with artist Arthur Singer
Oct. 66	Bowman, Helen	Arizona Notebook:  Madera Canyon
Oct. 66	Groth, Bill	Birding in Oak Knoll Park
Oct. 66	Comfort, J. Earl	Late Summer St. Louis Birding
Oct. 66		Missouri Audubon State Meeting at Camp Rising Run, Lake of
		the Ozarks State Paark, Sat. & Sun., Oct. 8-9
Nov. 66	Comfort, J. Earl	Fall Birds in the St. Louis Region
Dec. 66	Pickering, Burrell	Breakdown of the 2000 birds banded by Flight Lt. Philip G.
		Murton of the Royal Air Force during his two year stay in the U.S.
		(Includes the 212 birds of 64 species banded at the Pickering
		Sunny Ranch)
Dec. 66	Hill, Helen	Preying on the Peregrin (in Ireland) - Concerns about the
		dwindling peregrine falcon population.  (Reprinted from the
		Dublin, Ireland newspaper)
Dec. 66	Comfort, J. Earl	Fall Birding Around St. Louis
Dec. 66		The St. Louis Audubon Society Christmas Census Group will meet
		at the Boschertown Schoolhouse on Saturday, Dec. 31, at 8 AM.
Dec. 66		The WGNSS Christmas Census group will meet at the Busch
		Wildlife Headquarters Bldg., 8 AM, Jan. 2, 1967.
PEOPLE
Jul. 66	Bowman, Helen	Obituary - Helen Braden died on May 29, 1966, the result of a fall
		in her home.  For many years Fern was an interested and active
		companion on our field trips.  Some years ago she returned to
		her home in Mexico, Missouri but her interest in nature continued.
Dec. 66		In Memoriam - Dr. Harold A. Bulger.  Funeral services were held
		on Thursday, Nov. 3, for Dr. Bulger, who died of a cerebral
		hemorrhage.  Extensive biography of Dr. Bulger, including his
		contributions to WGNSS and other area nature groups.
MISCELLANEOUS
Jan. 66	Bowman, Helen	It Rained Toads!  How a hard rain caused the Sonoran spadefoot
		toad to emerge from the sand to make it appear that it had rained
		toads.
Jan. 66	Dwyer, Bob	From the Shelf:  Thoughts about the approach of spring and its
		natural history wonders.
Jan. 66		Horseshoe Lake - How it has maintained its level during recent
		dry spells.
Jan. 66		Juvenal or Juvenile - Clarification of the meaning of the two words.
Feb. 66	Dwyer, Bob	From the Shelf:  Review of Runes of The North by Sigurd F. Olson.
Mar. 66	Ulbrich, August	The Litterbug - Homo Slopus
Mar. 66	Peck, Kenneth	The Missouri Botanical Garden Arboretum is presenting a field
		course entitled "The Dynamics of Landscapes"
May. 66	Dwyer, Bob	Within Fifty Miles - Cuivre River State Park (with map)
Jul. 66	Dwyer, Bob	Canoe Float?  Query about interest in a WGNSS canoe float
		on the Black River.
Jul. 66		Black Bear in Shannon County - Reports discovery of footprint by
		James Sullivan.  Later investigation found additional tracks, and
		these and other evidence provided positive identification.
Aug. 66	Krotz, Ellamae	Trip to the Smokies
Sep. 66	Groth, Bill	We Need Your Help in helping the Museum of Science and Natural
		History teach nature to school children.
Sep. 66	Krotz, Ellamae	Trip to the Blue Ridge Mountains
Oct. 66	Groth, Bill	The Museum of Science and Natural History
Oct. 66	Brush, Bill	Monthly Meeting at the Schwarz Studio:  Description of Studio.
Nov. 66	Hill, Helen	Trip to Scotland
ADMINISTRATIVE
Feb. 66	Brush, Bill	Contest for the Society's Decal - Rules
Feb. 66	Brush, Bill	Contest for the Letterhead of Nature Notes - Rules
Apr. 66	Brush, Bill	Results of Decal and Letterhead Contests.
July. 66	Dwyer, Bob	Bound Volumes of Nature Notes.  The bound volumes of
		Nature Notes exhibited at the April banquet are now available
		to the membership on a "borrower" basis.  Rules for their use are
		given.
Jul. 66		Payment of Dues.  The Executive Board wants to encourage
		members to join one of the three upper levels of membership;
		they are Patron ($500), Benefactor ($100) and Life ($50).  To
		make this easier, payment of these fees in five consecutive
		annual installments will be permitted.  Income from these
		classifications will be put in a separate fund which will serve as a
		stable and permanent financial base for the society.  Interest on
		this fund is to be used to further the aims of the society as put
		forth in the constitution.
Nov. 66		Members nominated as officers for the coming year:
		President - Mrs. Helen Hill
		1st V.P. - William Brush
		2nd V.P. - Andrew Bromet
		Secretary - Miss Kay Stewart
		Treasurer - Miss Beulah Bedell
		Editor - Mr. Burell L. Pickering
Nov. 66		Changes to membership list:  Additions, deletions, address changes
Dec. 66		Changes to membership list:  Additions, etc.
MEETINGS
Jan.66		Monthly Bird Census at Busch Wildlife Area, Sunday, Jan. 9, 8 AM.
		Meet at Headquarters.
Jan. 66		WGNSS General Meeting, 8 PM, Jan. 14, at Farm & Home
		Savings and Loan, Webster Groves.  Nancy Self Tapper will
		talk abvout her summer spent in the Asireaijan Province of
		Iran.
Jan. 66		Swan Lake, Illinois Trip.  Saturday, Jan. 22, 8:30 AM.  Meet at
		Intersection of Hwys. 67 and 94.`
Feb. 66		WGNSS General Meeting, 8 PM, Feb. 11, at Farm & Home
		Savings and Loan, Webster Groves.  Larry Debbing of Springfield,
		Massachusetts will show a film on birds.
Feb. 55		Monthly Bird Census at Busch Wildlife, Sunday, Feb. 13, 8:30 AM.
		Meet at the lake nearest Headquarters.
Mar. 66		WGNSS General Meeting, 8 PM, March 11, at Farm & Home
		Savings and Loan, Webster Groves.  Edward Murray of the
		Academy of Science at Oak Knoll, will present a slide lecture on
		the nature of the New England states.
Mar. 66		Monthly Bird Census at Busch Wildlife, Sunday, March 13, 8:30
		AM.  Meet at lake near headquarters.
Apr. 66		WGNSS General Meeting, 8 PM, April 8, at Farm & Home
		Savings and Loan, Webster Groves.  Waldemar Palm will give a
		talk and show slides of spring flowers.
Apr. 66		Monthly Bird Census at Busch Wildlife, Sunday, April 9, 8 AM.
		Meet at lake near headquarters.
May. 66		Monthly Bird Census at Busch Wildlife, Sunday, May 1, 8 AM.
		Meet at lake near headquarters.
May. 66		Overnight Field Trip to Clarksville, Mo., Sat. and Sun., May 14-15.
Jun. 66		Monthly Bird Census at Busch Wildlife, Sunday, June 4, 8 AM.
		Meet at lake near headquarters.
Jun. 66		WGNSS General Meeting, 8:30 PM, Friday, June 10, at Farm &
		Home Savings and Loan, Webster Groves.  Stuart O'Byrne will
		present "Some New Looks at Planets and Stars"
Jul. 66		Monthly Bird Census at Busch Wildlife, Sunday, July 9, 8 AM.
		Meet at lake near headquarters.
Aug. 66		WGNSS General Meeting, 7 PM, Friday, Aug. 12, at Art's Hill
		and Hill's Hill.  Stuart O'Byrne will help the group watch for the
		persied meteors and other interesting sights.
Sep. 66		WGNSS General Meeting, 8 PM, Friday, Sept. 9, at the Museum
		of Science and Natural History in Oak Knoll Park (NW corner of
		Clayton and Big Bend Roads)   Walter Liddell will present a
		color slide illustrated show titled "Let's Look at Birds".
Sep. 66		Monthly Bird Census at Busch Wildlife, Sunday, Sep. 11, 8 AM.
		Meet at lake near headquarters.
Oct. 66		Monthly Bird Census at Busch Wildlife, Sunday, Oct. 2, 8 AM.
		Meet at lake near headquarters.
Oct. 66		Canoe Float Trip, Sat. & Sun., Oct. 15-16
Oct. 66		Indoor Field Trip to Schwarz Taxidermy Studio at 18909 Lafayette
		Ave., Friday, Oct. 21, 8 PM.
Oct. 66		Field Trip toSwan Lake, Sat., Oct. 22, 8 AM.  Meet at the Intersec.
		of Hwys. 94 and  67 in St. Charles County.
Oct. 66		Field Trip for ornithology and botany groups to Pickering's Sunny
		Ranch Wildlife Refuge and Nature Center in Warren County,
		Sunday, Oct. 23, 9 AM.
Oct. 66		Field Trip to August A. Busch Wildlife Area, Saturday, Oct. 29, 8 AM.
Nov. 66		WGNSS General Meeting, 8 PM, Friday, Nov. 8, at Farm & Home
		Savings and Loan, Webster Groves.  This will be a program of
		field trip slides.  Everyone bring a few of your best slides to show.
Dec. 66		WGNSS General Meeting and Officer Election, 8 PM, Tuesday,
		Dec. 6, at St. Louis County Library Headquarters, 1640 S.
		Lindbergh.  Paul Bauer will present a color slide program
		titled "Nature in North Carolina - Cape Hatteras to the Blue Ridge".
Dec. 66		Monthly Census at Busch Wildlife Area, Saturday, Dec. 10, 8:30
Dec. 66		AM.  Meet at lake near headquarters.
BANQUETS/SOCIAL EVENTS
Mar. 66	Bedell, Beulah	Anniversary and Annual Dinner Meeting, April 23, at Flaming
		Pit, 11755 Manchester.
Apr. 66	Bedell, Beulah	Anniversary and Annual Dinner Meeting.
Apr. 66		Ornithology and Botany Trip to Pickering's Sunny Ranch Private
		Wildlife Refuge and Nature Center.  Bring a picnic lunch; this
		will be an all day affair.  Sunday, April 17
Jun. 66		Field Trip to Pickering's Sunny Ranch Wildlife Refuge and Nature
		Center on Saturday, June 11.  Bring a lunch and plan for a
		delightfful day with nature.
Oct. 66		Field Trip for combined ornithology and botany groups to the
		Pickering's Sunny Ranch Wildlife Refuge and Nature Center in
		Warren County.  Bring a picnic lunch and plan for a delightful
		day in the country with nature.  Sunday, Oct. 23