NATURE NOTES - 1967
DATE	AUTHOR	TITLE
BOTANY
Apr. 67	Oesch, Marilyn	Botany Group Study Meetings in preparation for the spring
		wildflower season)
Apr. 67		Botany Field Trip to Washington State Park on Saturday, April 1,
		the annual spring wildflower pilgrimage.
May. 67	Oesch, Marilyn	Botany April Fool (and wiener roast) - The annual pilgrimage to
		Washington State Park and highly successful
Jun. 67	Hill, Helen	The Flowers That Bloom in the Spring
Jy-Ag. 67		White Man's Plants - The Weeds (from Leaflet of Wisconsin
		Audubon Camp)
Nov. 67		Th Parade of Plants Known as Plant Succession (Wisconsin
		Dept. of Conservation Bulletin)
CONSERVATION
May. 67	Dwyer, Bob	A Nature Center for St. Louis?  --  The Need Exists
Jun. 67	Dwyer, Bob	A Nature Center for St. Louis - Educationally Sound
Sep. 67	Denison, Edgar	Help Get a Redwoods National park
Sep. 67	Glaser, Edwin H.	Conservation is Wise Use (from July1967 Missouri Conservationist)
Oct. 67	Blackwelder, Betsy	The Story of the Horicon Marsh in Wisconsin, a marsh lost to
		drainage, but eventually created again and now protected by the
		State of Wisconsin and the Federal Govt. (from a Sinclair ad)
Nov. 67	Bauer, Pau E.	Election is near.  Write your state and national officials in
		support of conservation projects.  Choose from the following list
		to write our letter.  (Suggested list of causes with article)
ENTOMOLOGY
Dec. 67	Stableford, Harry	A St. Louis Area Butterfly Project
ORNITHOLOGY
Jan. 67	Bauer, Paul	East African Bird Seen in Illinois
Jan. 67	Comfort, J. Earl	Late Fall St. Louis Area Birds
Feb. 67	Comfort, J. Earl	Early Winter Birds Around St. Louis
Feb. 67	Ulbrich, August	An Observation of Chickadees
Feb. 67	Comfort, J. Earl	Christmas Bird Count (at Orchard Farm) by St. Louis Audubon
		Society.  Statistics given.
Mar. 67	Comfort, James F.	Weldon Springs Christmas Census.  (Statistics given)
Mar. 67	Vasse, Sarah	Pere Marquette State Park Christmas Bird Count.  (Statistics
		given.)
Mar. 67	Hays, Donald R.	Bird Census in Gray Summit Area. Statistics given.
Mar. 67	Comfort, J. Earl	A Brief Review of St. Louis Area Birding in 1966
Mar. 67	Comfort, J. Earl	Winter Birds in and Around St. Louis
Apr. 67	Kime, Frank	Christmas Bird Count - USA:  A description of the nationwide
		process (originally prepared for the Royal Air Force Ornithological
		Society of England)
Apr. 67	Comfort, J. Earl	St. Louis Area Late Winter Birding
Apr. 67	Bauer, Paul E.	Ornithology Planning Meeting, April 14th; an apparent agenda
		or list of issues to be dealt with.
Apr. 67	Ulbrich, August	As Seen On A Walk In Shaw's Garden Arboretum
May. 67		Annual Spring Bird Census, Saturday, May 6, pre-dawn to dusk.
May. 67	Comfort, J. Earl	Spring Birding in the St. Louis Area
May. 67	Bauer, Paul E.	Results from Ornithology Meeting April 14 - Large interest in
		breeding bird census.  Discussion by Bill Brush on characteristics
		and traits of our common hawks and owls.  Future week-end
		trips planned.
May. 67	Ulbrich, August	Observed flock of fifty goldfinches apparently feeding on surface of
		frozen pond.  Describes their antics.
Jun. 67	Brush, William	Birds of Prey
Jun. 67	Comfort, J. Earl	St. Louis Area Birds of the 1967 Spring Season;
Jun. 67	Bauer, Paul	Breeding Bird Census at Bush Wildlife Area (late May thru
Jun. 67		the month of June.  Your help is needed; call Paul Bauer
Jy-Ag. 67	Guenther, Bob	Predicting Migrant Waves
Jy-Ag. 67	Comfort, J. Earl	St. Louis Area Birds of the Spring Season (Cont'd from June issue)
Jy-Ag. 67	Fisher, Warren E.	Winter Birding in Colorado Springs, Colorado. (Fisher is a WGNSS
		member)
Jy-Ag. 67	Hays, Jack	Around the House (in Labadie, Missouri),
Jy-Ag. 67	Murton, Phil, RAF Sqdrn. Ldr.	Bird Banding in our new home near Jefferson Barracks
Jy-Ag. 67	Knapp, Erwin	Report from Village Ridge, Missouri entitled "Capricious Birds;
		a contest between robins and mockingbirds for a bird house.
Jy-Ag. 67	Meyer, Robert A (a Junior)	Birding in the Busch Wildlife Area.
Jy-Ag. 67	Comfort, J. Earl	Late Spring Birding Around St. Louis
Sep. 67	Comfort, J. Earl	St. Louis Area Summer Birds
Sep. 67	Ulbrich, August	On Observations of Woodpeckers
Oct. 67	Comfort, J. Earl	Early Fall Birding Around St. Louis
Oct. 67	Blackwelder, Betsy	(From a printed article:  An interesting biographical sketch of John
		J. Audubon and his loyal, supportive wife, Lucy Bakewell Audubon.)
Oct. 67	Bauer, Paul E.	Three pairs of ivory-billed woodpeckers, birds feared extinct, have
		been found in the Neches River Valley in the Big Thicket area of
		Texas.  (Post-Dispatch article, Aug. 26, 1967)
Oct. 67	Anderson, Richard	The annual meeting of the Audubon Society of Missouri will be
		held at Camp Rising Sun, Lake of the Ozarks State Park Oct.
		7-8, 1967
Oct. 67	Donis, Judy	August Bird Watching Notes.
Nov. 67	Kime, Fank	A Visit to Sespe Wildlife Area, California, The Home of the Condors.
Nov. 67	Comfort, J. Earl	Fall Birding Around St. Louis
Dec. 67	Comfort, J. EArl	St. Louis Area Fall Birding
Dec. 67	Bauer, Paul	How Many Birds are in That Flock?  Presents methods for
		estimating.
Dec. 67	Vasse, Sally	The Pere Marquette Park - Mark Twain Refuge Christmas Bird
		Count will be held Dec. 30
Dec. 67		The next annual meeting of the National Audubon Society will
		be held in St. Louis, April 25-30, 1969.
Dec. 67		Over forty WGNSS members spent the Oct. 14-15 week-end at
		the Swan Lake Refuge in north Central Missouri.
PEOPLE
May. 67		In Memoriam - Julian Neill died Saturday, March 18.  Lengthy
		biography
Jy-Ag, 67	Jackson, James P.	An article in National Wildlife Magazine (June-July 1967 issue)
		entitled "A Case History - Saving the Forest Primeval".  A
		full page color picture shows Jackson's son, Keith, inspecting an
		uprooted monarch of the Becall Woods.
Dec. 67		WGNSS Member Edgar Denison Featured:  In St. Louis Globe-
		Democrat Sunday Magazine of Oct. 29, 1967, with four pages with
		pictures of Union Electric's Taum Sauk Nature and Resources
		Museum and of Edgar Denison, the man who developed it from
		start to finish.
Dec. 67		From a Former Editor of Nature Notes:  Steve and Diane
		Hanselmann sent a Birth Announcement  -- It's a boy, named
		J. Robert, arrived Nov. 2, 1967.  They live in Ames, Iowa
MISCELLANEOUS
Jan. 67	Hill, Helen	Ireland, Pt. 1 - Account of a visit there.
Feb. 67	Hill, Helen	Ireland, Pt. 2
Feb. 67	Hall, Leonard and Virginia	Note of congratuation to WGNSS for its "excellent and varied
		programs" from nationally known WGNSS members Len and
		Virginia Hall.
Mar. 67		Red Man's Prayer.  Speaks of the forces Nature Lovers know.
		Was written by the late Sioux Chief Yellow Lark
ADMINISTRATIVE
Jan. 67		Reports of the Annual Meeting.  The following officers were
		elected.  (The Nominating Committee was composed of Mrs.
		Richard Anderson, Chmn., Miss Alberta Bolinger, and Miss Dorothea
		Vogel.
		President:  Mrs. Helen Hill
		1st. V. P. (Membership Chmn.) - William Brush
		2nd V.P. (Publicity Chmn.) - Andrew Bromet
		Secretary - Miss Kay Stewart
		Treasurer - Miss Beulah Bedell
		Editor - Burrell Pickering
		Ornithology Chairman - Paul Bauer
		Botany Chmn. - Mrs. Louise Day
		This meeting also featured Paul Bauer's colored slides of his
		vacation in North Carolina.
Feb. 67		Welcome New Members (including Mr. & Mrs. Edgar Denison)
		(13 total)
Mar. 67		Nature Interests of WGNSS Members:  Percentages of "checked"
		nature interests were as follows:  Astronomy, 25%; Geology, 31%;
		Botany, 57%; Ornithology, 81%; Entomology, 20%; Conservation,
		70%.  Other interests mentioned were a music group, ecology,
		reptiles and amphibians, and horticulture.  Comments and
		suggestions were:  More Forest Park Trips; a Bird of the Month
		Selection, more Nature Education, especially for young people,
		more Sunday field trips; sessions with slides on wild flowers and
		bird identification; advice on best local areas for birding.
Mar. 67		Nature Notes for Prospective Members:  Send their name and
		address to the Editor and they will be put on the mailing list for
		complimentary copies for three months.
Mar. 67		Presidents of the Webster Groves Nature Study Society,
		1920/21` thru 1967
Apr. 67		Welcome New Members (6 total)
Apr. 67		Articles are Needed for Nature Notes.  Real soon.
May. 67		More Nature Activities:  Conservation now covered under
		Henrietta Lammert, Chairman.  Volunteers needd to lead other
		special interest groups such as Geology, Entomology and
		Junior Activities.
May. 67		Group Chairmen:
		Ornithology - Paul E. Bauer
		Botany - Mrs. Louise Day
		Conservation - Mrs. Henrietta Lammert
Jy-Ag 67		Welcome New Members (4 total)
Jy-Ag. 67		The Board of Directors has decided to combine the July and August
		issues of Nature Notes into a single issue.
Jy-Ag. 67	Bauer, Paul E.	Make notes during your vacation and write up you unusual Nature
		Adventures for all to enjoy in Nature Notes.
Sep. 67		Welcome New Members (6 total)
Oct. 67		Nominating Committee Appointed (consisting of Bob Dwyer,
		Winifred Meloy, and Marge Self)
Oct. 67		Welcome New Member - Mrs. Judy Donis	Edited to here
Nov. 67		Welcome New Member - Mrs. Marion Green
Dec. 67		Report of Nominating Committee (Bob Dwer, Marge Self, and
		Winifred Meloy):
		President - Paul Bauer
		1st VP - Bill Brush
		2nd VP - Burrell Pickering
		Secretary - Kay Stewart
		Treasurer - Marlyn  Oesch
		Curator of Properties - Bob Hill
		Editor - Andy Bromet
Dec. 67		Notice to Members of proposed constitutional change: namely,
		that the time when a member is dropped for non-payment of dues
		be changed to six months rather than the one year period now
		allowed.
Dec. 67		Welcome  New Members (3 total)
MEETINGS
Jan. 67		WGNSS General Meeting, 8 PM, Friday, Jan. 13, at St. Louis
		County Headquarters, 1640 S. Lindbergh.  Richard Grossenheider
		nationally known wildlife artist, will illustrate techniques used to
		"Make Animals Appear Live on Canvas".
Jan. 67		Nature Hike and Bird Census at Busch Wildlife Area, 8:30 AM,
		Saturday, Jan. 14.  Meet at "Shop Lake" near Hdqtrs.
Jan. 67		Pere Marquette-Swan Lake Illinois Trip, Saturday, Jan. 28, 8:30 AM.
		Meet at the Intersection of Hwys. 67 and 94.
Feb. 67		WGNSS General Meeting, 8 PM, Friday, Feb. 10, at County
		Library, 1640 S. Lindbergh.  Miss Betsy Blackwelder will
		present a color slide adventure titled "Folklore and Life in
		Yugoslavia".
Feb. 67		Nature Hike and Bird Census at Busch Wildlife Area, 8:30 AM,
		Saturday, Friday, Feb. 11.  Meet at the Shop Lake near Hdqtrs.
Feb. 67		National Winter Eagle Survey (Hannibal to Winfield), Saturday,
		Feb. 18, 9:30 AM.  Meet in Duval's Restaurant in Clarksville.
Mar. 67		WGNSS General Meeting, 8 PM, Friday, March 10, at County
		Library, 1640 S. Lindbergh.  Robert W. Carder of the
		Aeronautical Chart and Information Center will talk on:  "Charting
		the Moon".
Mar. 67		Nature Hike and Bird Census at Busch Wildlife Area, 8:30 AM,
		Saturday, March 11.  Meet at the "Shop Lake"
Apr. 67		Nature Hike and Bird Census at Busch Wildlife Area, 8:30 AM,
		Saturday, April 8.  Meet at the "Shop Lake".
May. 67		WGNSS General Meeting, 8 AM, Friday, May 12, at St. Louis
		County Library Headquarters, 1640  S. Lindbergh.  Ronald Oesch
		will speak on the subject:  "Missouri Ice Age Mammals".
May. 67		Nature Hike and Bird Census at Busch Wildlife Area. 8 AM,
		Saturday, May 13.  Meet at the "Shop Lake".
May. 67		WGNSS Special meeting, 8 PM Friday, May 22, at the home of
		Mr. & Mrs. Joel Massie.  Dr. Duis Bolinger will show slides and
		tell of his summer at Mt. McKinley National Park, Alaska
Jun. 67		WGNSS General Meeting, 8 PM, Friday, June 9, at the County
		Library, 1640 S. Lindbergh.  (The Dr. Duis Bolinger program
		rescheduled for June 9)
Jun. 67		Nature Hike and Bird Census at Busch Wildlife Area, 8 AM,
		Saturday, June 10.  Meet at the "Shop Lake"
Sep. 67		Monthly Bird Census at Busch Wildlife Area, 8 AM, Saturday,
		Sept. 9.  Meet at the lake near headquarters.
Sep. 67		Monthly Bird Census at Busch Wildlife Area, 8 AM, Saturday,
		Saturday, Sept. 30.  Meet at the lake near headquarters.
Oct. 67		WGNSS General Meeting, 8 PM, Friday, Oct. 13, at St. Louis
		County Library, 1640 S. Lindbergh.  Mr. Mark Paddock of the
		Botanical Garden will speak on "Ecology of the Rocky Mountains",
		with the stress being on Alpine Ecology.
Oct. 67		Week-end Trip to Swan Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Sat-Sun,
		Oct. 14-15.  Leave St. Louis area about 10 AM Saturday.
Nov. 67		WGNSS General Monthly Meeting, 8 PM, Friday, Nov. 10, at
Nov. 67		the County Library, 1640 S. Lindbergh.  Paul Bauer will present
		a slide story that features "Nature in the Olympic Northwest".
Nov. 67		Monthly Bird Census at Busch Wildlife Area, 8 AM, Saturday,
		November 11.  Meet at shop lake near headquarters building.
Dec. 67		Monthly Bird Census at Busch Wildlife Area, 8 AM, Saturday,
		Dec. 2.  Meet at Shop Lake near Headquarters Bldv.
Dec. 67		WGNSS General Meeting, 8 PM, Friday, Dec. 8, at St. Louis
		County Library, 1640 S. Lindbergh.  Joel Massie will present a
		slide story "Backpacking in the Great Smokies".
BANQUETS/SOCIAL EVENTS
Mar. 67		Annual Anniversary Dinner, Saturday, April 22, at the Chip
		Room, 1401 Hampton Avenue.  After dinner the Massies will
		present a slide show and travellog of their recent South American
		birding trip.
Apr. 67		Annual Anniversary Dinner, April 22, as described above.
Apr. 67		Nature Outing and Picnic at Pickering's Sunny Ranch Private
		Wildlife Refuge and Nature Center on Sunday, April 30
Jy-Ag. 67		WGNSS Family Picnic on Sunday, July 22 at the Pickering
		Sunny Ranch in Warren County.
Dec. 67		WGNSS Christmas Party will be Saturday night, Dec. 9, at the
		home of Mr. and Mrs. William Brush, 3114 Longfellow Blvd., in St.
		Louis.
I N D E X E R ' S    N O T E
After this annual volume, numerous items included in indexes for earlier years to give a fuller picture of activities in the
early days of WGNSS, have been omitted for brevity.  Example, the monthly announcements of bird censuses at Busch.
Refer to the N. N.issues for further information.  For the most part, announcements of routine inividual group activities
have been omitted for for brevity in all years.