IOWA BIRD LIFE Vol. XLVIII No. 3 September , 1978 Published by the IOWA ORNITHOLOGISTS' UNION 58 IOWA BIRD LIFE - XLVIII, 1978 VOL, XLVIII No, 3 SEPTEMBER 1978 PAGES 85-1 16 CONTENTS TURKEY VULTURE NEST 87-93 BIRDING AREAS OF IOWA .93-96 FIELD REPORTS 96-101 GENERAL NOTES 101-102 OBITUARIES 102-103 BOOK REVIEWS 103-104 MEMBERSHIP LIST 104-116 NOTICES AND REQUESTS 116 OFFICERS OF THE IOWA ORNITHOLOGISTS’ UNION President - George E. Crossley, 1890 Wood St., Dubuque, Iowa 52001 Vice-President - Carl Kurtz, Route 1 , St. Anthony, Iowa 50239 Secretary - Mrs. Mary Lou Petersen, 235 McClellan Blvd., Davenport, Iowa 52803 Treasurer - Mrs. Ruth E. Buckles, 5612 Urbandale Ave., Des Moines, Iowa 50310 Editor - Peter C. Petersen, 235 McClellan Blvd., Davenport, Iowa 52803 Librarian - Mrs. Beryl Layton, 1560Linmar Drive, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52404 Executive Council: Dorothy A. Brunner, Nora Springs, Iowa Larry Farmer, Westfield, Iowa Richard Mooney, Des Moines, Iowa W. 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DAVENPORT, IOWA 52803 Published quarterly by the Iowa Ornithologists' Union at 235 McClellan Blvd., Davenport, Iowa 52803, Second class postage paid at Davenport. Iowa Subscription $6.00, single copies $1.50 87 Vulture Nest in Southern Iowa Observations at a Turkey JOSEPH M. SCHAEFER Department of Animal Ecology, 124 Science II, I.S.U. AMES, IOWA 50011 INTRODUCTION Brown (1971) describes the Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) as an “un- common breeding bird in Iowa.” Bui because so very little is known regarding the breeding ecology of this bird and the nest sites are not as obvious as those of other birds, perhaps the Turkey Vulture breeds locally in Iowa to the same extent that it does elsewhere within its range. Turkey Vultures almost always nest on or near the ground (Tyler, 1946). But this species is very adaptable and nests in a variety of places: tops of trees (Hess, 1910 and Townsend, 1914), bare edges of bluffs (Lloyd, 1887), in caves (Lloyd, 1887; Howes, 1926, and Hatch, 1970), and in hollow logs or trees (Carrol, 1900; Jackson, 1903; Pearson, 1919; Kemp ton, 1927; Scott and Moorman, 1940; and Ramos, et al, 1976). Turkey Vultures have even resorted to laying their eggs in buildings (Jackson, 1903 and Pickens, 1927). They may nest either solitarily (Jackson, 1903 and Kempton, 1927) or communally (Reed, 1965). This paper is an account of observations made at a single Turkey Vulture nest in southern Iowa. METHODS Turkey Vultures are common in southern Iowa where land use is charac- terized by an interspersion of row crops, pasture, hay fields and timber over a hilly terrain. On June 12, 1976, I found a Turkey Vulture nest in Davis County, Iowa. I observed the nest weekly until the two young birds fledged. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION Nest Site -- The nest site was on the floor of a dilapidated chicken coop situated in a 0.5 hectare brushy field with timber both 30m to the west and 70m to the north, a two-story abandoned house 10m to the east and a gravel road 10m to the south. The shed was 5m long (east by west), 3m wide and 2m at the highest point, with doors at the east and west ends and chicken wire fencing along a window on the south side. There was a large hole (lm x 2m) in the north facing roof at the west end of the shed. Nevertheless, the nest was protected from the outside elements because it had been positioned in the southwest corner under a 0.5m high chicken nesting box and the roof was intact on the south side of the shed. The nest was very crude and did ot contain any outside material or adult body feathers. It contained two large creamy-white eggs covered with crown markings. The eggs were in a scrape less than 2cm deep in the straw, dirt, and corn cobs that had accumulated on the floor (Fig, 1). This material did not appear to have been arranged in any manner by the adult birds because it was similarly distributed throughout the shed. A high degree of nest sanitation was maintained at all times, The egg shells were promptly removed from the shed within the first day after hatching. Even though the young are fed regurgitated food which usually has a foul odor, food remains or putrid odor were noticed only immediately after the young regurgitated while performing threat displays as a response to my presence. IOWA BIRD UFE - XLVIII, 1978 * ' /v > ■ ' Fig. 1. Adult Turkey Vulture with two eggs at one week before hatching (photograph was taken at night). Fig. 2. Nestlings at 3 days. TURKEY VULTURE NEST 89 Nesting Growth and Behavior -- Both eggs hatched on June 20, 1976. Other hatching dates reported in the literature range from May 24 to June 25 (Howes, 1926; Kempton, 1927; Scotland Moorman, 1940 and Tyler, 1946). The semi-altricial young had black-skinned bodies covered with a contrasting white natal down excluding the bare facial area (Fig, 2). At first, they were weak and did not move from the nest depression until about 1 week of age. At this time, they could move about quite well but stayed within a meter of the nest. One of the nestlings ap- peared larger and more active than the other, but this difference was not measured nor was it extreme. Dark primary feather sheaths were first noticed at 2 weeks. At 4 weeks of age, the incoming juvenile plumage was quite prominent with the primary quills measuring about lcm in length. This plumage development is similar to that described by Jackson (1903), Kempton (1927), Scott and Moorman (1940) and Tyler (1946). From 3 weeks of age until fledging, the nestlings gave threat displays whenever I approached within a few meters. They would stand up, face me with head lowered, stretch their wings out, open their mouths and emit a loud throaty hissing sound. While holding their heads low, they went through the musculature movements of regurgitation but actually produced regurgitate only when the esophagus was obviously distended with recently ingested food (Fig, 3). The Fig. 3. Nestlings at 4 weeks with obviously distended esophagus. 90 IOWA BIRD LIFE - XLVIII, 1978 regurgitate was not projected toward me but rather simply placed out in front of the bird. It was quite odiferous and consisted of muscus and partially digested or decomposed meat. Some regurgitate also contained large numbers of maggots. This threat posture of the nestlings has also been described by Howes (1926) and is typical for several Falconiformes and Strigiformes with which I am familar. It seems logical to assume that the Turkey Vulture has adopted this strategy as a defense against terrestrial predators. The fact that adults rarely exhibit this behavior as intensely as the nestlings suggests that once these birds are able to fly, it becomes more adaptive for them to take flight when they sense potential danger. I found the average flight distance for Turkey Vultures feeding together in groups of 2 to 30 birds to be about 100m. The sentinels or non-feeding birds would take flight as soon as they noticed I was approaching and this alerted the other birds that were either busy feeding or unable to detect me due to the topography. The purpose of regurgitation during these threat displays has been explained by some of the local people as an adaptation for eliminating excess weight in order for these large birds to achieve a rapid lift-off when threatened. However, during the summers of 1976 and 1977, I flushed feeding Turkey Vultures on nearly 200 occasions and never observed any of them regurgitating nor did 1 find any regurgitate at the feeding sites. Therefore, I would like to propose an alternative theory that the regurgitate may serve the purpose of distracting a predator which could then consume this more easily obtained food source rather than pursue the aggressive young. I base this hypothesis on my observations that this behavior is more commonly exhibited by young birds that are still flightless and therefore, unable to flee successfully from danger. The hissing sound that I heard during the aggressive displays has been reported previously for adults (Jackson, 1903; Kempton, 1927; and Naumao, 1965; and Young (Roddy, 1888). The nestlings remained near the southwest corner of the shed until about 5 weeks old. At this time, they were about one-half adult size and ranged throughout the shed (Fig. 4), Hereafter, when I approached, they would back into a corner and readily display their typical threat gestures. Fig. 4. Nestlings at 6 weeks. On August l, (at 42 days) one bird ran out the west door when I approached. It continued aggressive behavior and soon regurgitated within 2m of the shed. I did not want to cause the bird any more stress so I lfeft. On the 49th day, both birds were inside the shed and I did not approach close enough to make them try to escape. Their wings were stronger and they held them out for longer periods of time while making threat displays (Fig. 5). This was my last observation of the birds because when I returned on August 22 and 25 (at 63 and 66 days) they were gone. TURKEY VULTURE NEST 91 Fig. 5. Nestlings at 7 weeks. I am not sure if the young birds actually flew shortly after day 49 or were concealed in the vegetation surrounding the shed. Other reports indicate that Turkey Vultures fledge at anywhere from 8 to 13 weeks and are quite mobile on their feet before this time (Jackson, 1903; Kempton, 1927; and Cott and Moorman, 1940). Adult Behavior at the Nest Site - When I approached the nest for the first time, about six Turkey Vultures soared over me several times at tree top level and made throaty hissing sounds, but did not regurgitate. Because this is the only time I observed this group behavior, it is difficult to determine if other members of the colony, in addition to the breeding pair, were defending the nest location or the roost site which was only 500m away. During the day, whenever I entered the east door of the shed, the incubating bird always escaped through the hole in the roof instead of the closer half-open west door. Afer the bird departed from the shed, it always perched on the top of a 5m dead tree 15m northwest of the shed. From this vantage point it could observe the nest site thorugh the hole in the roof. The adult made no aggressive displays when it departed or once it landed on the tree, nor did it regurgitate at any time during my observations. Kempton (1927) found that an adult Turkey Vulture did not leave the nest during the last week of incubation when he approached, and could be handled easily. During incubation, one adult bird was present every time I visited the shed, but after hatching I saw no evidence of day time brooding. This suggests that both parents were searching for food simultaneously. Steward (1974) was able to distinguish between a pair of Black Vultures (Coragyps atratus) by natural markings and noticed that both parents fed the young. During the first three w-eeks after hatching, day time high temperatures averaged around 28 degrees C (U.S, Department of Commerce, National Weather Service, Ottumwa, Iowa - 20km northeast of nest site) which is about 10 degrees less than a young Turkey Vulture's body temperature (Gardner, 1930). They were sheltered from the direct rays of the sun and therefore did not receive any sup- plemental heat. Even though Turkey Vultures are capable of lowering their body temperature a few degrees, (Gardner, 1930 and Hatch, 1970) the insulation effect of the natal down undoubtedly plays an essential role in the brood-rearing strategy of this species. I also made several night observations during the incubation and early brooding stages. At night, the adult bird did not try to leave the shed but rather 92 IOWA BIRD LIFE - XLVIII, 1978 remained on the nest, turned away from my flashlight and hung its head low (Fig. 1). Only one adult bird at a time was seen with the eggs or young during night observatons. Nighttime brooding ceased when the nestlings were 3 weeks old. The nighttime low temperatures averaged 12 degrees C for the first three weeks, and 19 degrees C for the three to six week period after hatching (U. S. Department of Commerce, National Weather Service, Ottumwa, Iowa - 20km northeast of nest site). Apparently nighttime brooding was required until the young were larger and became more endothermic. Nighttime brooding continued for a pair of Black Vultures until the young were 43 days old (Stewart, 1974). It also is interesting that the termination of the nightttime brooding occurred at the same time that the threat displays were initiated by the young . When I noticed that nighttime brooding was no longer taking place, I searched the tree-line bordering the field and could not find any birds roosting nearby. I assume that whenever the adults were not at the nest site during the night, they were roosting communally at the site previusly mentioned. Turkey Vultures are basically social birds, and the importance of frequent and continual interactions with conspecifics is suggested by the fact that these birds congregate every day at the roost site four to five hours before sunset (personal observations, Scott and Moorman, 1940; Nauman, 1965 and Black, 1969), Because one adult was always free from both nighttime incubation and brooding and both birds were free from nighttime brooding when the young reached 3 weeks old, the breeding pair was still able to maintain contact with the colony during this period of relative isolation. SUMMARY On June 12, 1976, I found a Turkey Vulture nest site in Davis County, Iowa. Both eggs hatched eight days later. The nestlings were covered with white natal down, and did not move from the nest depression until l week old. From 3 weeks until they fledged, they exhibited threat displays whenever I approached them. One adult was present every time I visited the nest site during incubation, but after hatching there was no evidence of daytime brooding. Nighttime brooding ceased when the nestlings had left the children coop by day 63. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to thank James J. Dinsmore for his comments while reviewing an earlier draft of this paper. I am also grateful to my wife, Rosemarie, for proof reading and typing the final draft. LITERATURE CITED Black, G. B. 1969. Turkey Vulture observatons at Red Rock Refuge. Iowa Bird Life 39:78-80 Brown, W, H. 1971. An annotated list of the birds of Iowa. Iowa Stated, Sci, 387-469. Carroll, J, J. 1900. Notes on the birds of Refugio County, Texas. Auk 17:337-348. Gardner, L. L. 1930. On the body temperature of nestling altricial birds, Auk 47: 367-379. Hatch, D. E. 1970. Energy conserving and heat dissipating mechanisms of the Turkey Vulture. Auk 87:111-124. Hess, I. E. 1910. One hudred breeding birds of an Illinois ten-mile radius. Auk 27: 19-32. Howes, P. G. 1926. A Turkey Vulture’s nest in the State of New York. Bird-Lore 28:175-180. Jackson, T. H. 1903. The Turkey Vulture and its young. Bird- Lore 5: 184-187. BIRDI NG AREAS OF IOWA 93 Kempton, R. M. 1927. Notes on the home life of the Turkey Vulutre. Wilson Bull. 39:142-145. Lloyd, W. 1887, Birds of Tom Green and Concho Counties, Texas. Auk 4 : 181-193. Nauman, L. E. 1965. Spatial Distribution of a Turkey Vulture Roost. Unpublished Masters Thesis, Ohio State University, 65 pp. Pearson, T. G. 1919. Turkey Vulture. Bird-Lore 21:319-322. Pickens, A. L. 1927. Some unusual records for South Carolina. Auk 44:573-574. Ramos, M., J. Miller, and J. Bryon. 1976. Turkey Vulture nest in Itasca State Park. Loon 48; 174-175. Reed, C, A. 1965. North American Birds Eggs. Dover Publications, Inc., New York. 372 pp. Roddy, H. J. 1888. Feeding habits of some young raptors. Auk 5: 244-248, Scott, T. G. and R. Moorman. 1940. Turkey Vulutres in central Iowa. Iowa Bird Life 10:34-37. Steward, P. A. 1974. A nesting of Black Vultures. Auk 91:595-600. Townsend, M B. 1914. Turkey Vulutres in northwestern Iowa. Bird- Lore 16:279-280. Tyler, W. M. 1946. Turkey Vulutre habits.In Bent, A. C. (ed.) Life Histories of North American Birds of Prey: Parti. Dover Publications, Inc., New York, 12-28. GENE BURNS JAMAICA, IOWA Hancock, Winnebago and Kossuth Counties On Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 5 and 6, 1978, my wife and I made a 650 mile trip to 25 birding areas in the above mentioned counties. We were able to account for 60 species during our various stops. We found certain areas to be very good for bir- ding and my comments about them will be listed following the names of these areas. It was a good weekend for birding even though the weather was very hot, I especially recommend the area around Twin Lakes in Hancock County where there were many ducks, Sora, Black Terns, Green Herons, an abundance of Pied- billed Grebes, several Swamp Sparrows, and a very large colony of Yellow-headed B lack birds. After an overnight stay in Forest City, we were refreshed for the next day, where we found another very good area in the Lake Mills vicinity in Winnebago County with several colonies of Cliff Swallows and Purple Martins in and near Dahle Park. It was good to see the several martin houses in this park and I wish that more parks would maintain martin houses. Myre Slough also in Winnebago County is a good place for grassland species. There we saw a pair of Red-tailed 94 IOWA BIRD LIFE XLVIII, 1978 Hawks patrolling the area, 4 American Kestrels near by and a good sized Bank Swallow colony also near this area. Many Great Blue Herons were observed in all three counties throughout our entire trip, possibly 40 or more, and several Am. Kestrels were also seen in various places. Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge in Kossuth County is a good birding area when it is open to the public, It was closed when we were there. Five public roads cross the refuge and these permit some observation at all times. It is often open during weekend periods in the fall. We found these three counties very good for birding and felt we were well rewarded during our 2 day trip by visiting these various places and observing the many species seen. I am sure there are several more excellent areas in these three counties to be found by anyone interested in doing so if they want to take the time to find them. Hancock Cl> Eldred-Sherwood Recreation Area *- 100 acres, all facilities, located 3 miles east and 1 mile north of Goodell. This area has several small pine trees, and a nice hardwood timber at the West edge of the lake, a good birding area. (2) East Twin Lake Area - no facilities, located 5 miles west of Goodell. A very large colony of Yellow-headed Blackbirds in this area, also Swamp Sparrows nest here, a large number of Pied-billed Grebes and various ducks, several Green Herons and Sora. A Turkey Vulture was overseeing this area. This is an excellent birding area. (3) Eagle Lake Park - 21 acres, camping, water, toilets, picnicking, located 2 miles east and 2 miles north of Britt. Yellow-headed Blackbirds nest in the lake area which is now mostly cattails. An additional 46 acre forest preserve is located on the west side of the lake, (4) Wild Goose Park - 62 acres, no facilities, located 2Vz miles east and 2 miles north of Miller. Several good sized gravel pits are in the park. Great Blue Herons, Am, Kestrels, Bank and Cliff Swallow colonies found here, a fine birding area, (5) Ellsworth Park - 144 acres, all facilities including a good sized lake, Situated ai the east end of Crystal Lake, we found terns, Herons and hundreds of swallows of various kinds. Winnebago (1) Grant Township Recreation Area -- 33 acres, camping and picnicking, located 8V2 miles south of Buffalo Center. Area needs to be taken better care of and it could be a very good birding area. It is in a run down condition now, Bobwhites and Great Blue Herons seen here. (2) Thorpe Park - 160 acres, all facilities except electricity, located 5 miles west, l l /2 miles south of Forest City. Nice lake and marsh, saw American Kestrels and a Bank Swallow colony, an excellent birding area. (3) Pilot Knob State Park -- Includes a large lake, it is a nice birding area. Part of the park lies in Hancock Co. This park includes a floating sphagnum bog and could harbor interesting birds usually found in eastern Iowa. (4) Myre Slough- no facilities, located 2 miles north and 7 miles west of Forest City. Am. Kestrels, Red-tailed Hawks, Sora and Grasshopper Sparrows found here. (5) Ambroson Park - 18 acres, all facilities, plus a lake and a stream. Located 3 miles north of Forest City, we found several Great Blue Herons here. 1 BIRDING AREAS OF IOWA 95 Hut r (6) Winnebago River Recreation Area - 47 acres, no facilities, located 2 miles northeast of Leland, Area has a Cliff Swallow colony. (7) Rice Lake - 612 lake acres, located 2 miles south and 1 mile east of Lake Mills. Good birding area especially for spring waterfowl migration. (8) Hogsback Area -- 149 acres, camping and picnicking, located 2 miles north 1 mile west of Lake Mills. Includes extensive marsh as well as oak and hickory forest, (9) Dahle Park -9 acres, all faciliites, with a sream and a small lake. Located 2 miles north and 2Vz miles west of Laek Mills. Several active Purple Martin houses are located in this fine park and a Cliff Swallow colony is near by. Acre for acre, this is the finest small park that I have seen in a very long time, a very good place to bird. (10) Lake Harmon - size unknown, no facilities, located 3 miles west 1 mile south, of Scarville. Includes a marsh and is good for grassland species, (11) Florence Park - 72 acres, all facilities, located 4 miles west and y 2 mile south of Thompson. New area, with marsh, and a small lake. We found many swallows and lots of shore birds. Kossuth (1) Miehaelsons Slough - 133 acres, no facilities, located 2V 2 miles west of Titonka. We observed hawks, rails and herons. (2) Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge - 2,155 acres, 5V 2 miles west of Titonka. This large refuge extends for 8 miles along Union Slough and Buffalo Creek. Shorebird observations can be especially interesting in August. A list of the 219 species of birds observed on the refuge with a seasonal status can be obtained 96 IOWA BIRD LIFE - XLV1II, 1978 from the Refuge manager, P.G. Box 248. Titonka, Iowa 50480 by sending a stam- ped, self-addressed envelope. (3) Buffalo Creek -- 344 acres, no facilities, located 6 miles west, 1 mile south, of Titonka. This is at the south side of Union Slough N.W.R, (4) Smith Lake - 124 acres, located 3 miles north of Algona. This is a new area, with a lake. Seems to be a nice birding area . (5) Stinson Prairie - 32 acres, no facilities, located 4 Vi miles west, 2 V 2 miles south of Algona. Good for grassland species. We found Bobolink, Am. Kestrel and Red-tailed Hawks. (6) Siems Park -- 41 acres, all facilities, includes some nice gravel pits. Located 1 mile south, IV 2 miles east of Whittemore. (7) Ambrose A. Call State Park - 130 acres, a nice wooded area located 2 miles south, 2 miles west of Algona. (8) Devine Wildlife Area -- 41 acres, with no facilities. It is located 8 miles south of Algona. Summer 1978 The species marked with * are on the National Audubon Blue List (Am* Birds 31:1087, 1977), the Iowa Blue List (I.B.L, 45:95, 1975) and-or on Dean Roosa’s list of endangered, threatened or declining species for Iowa (I.B.L. 46:40, 1976), General comments, June was warm, with rainfall above average. July was on of the wettest on record. There was consequently much habitat for birds that breed near water, but few mudflats for shorebirds, which were sought mostly in ephemeral puddles of casual water. Relatively few reports were received (coverage was best for the west-southwest) , either because the June issue, with its deadline reminder, was late, or because the summer season, anticlimactic after the exciting spring, failed to elicit enough enthusiasm in con- tributors. Abbreviations used, FCF - Fremont Co. Foray, June 2-7, sum- marized by W. Ross Silcock; IGLR - Iowa Great Lakes Region; RRR - Red Rock Reservoir and Refuge; L. - lake; M, - marsh; S.P. -State park; SI. -slough. Loons through Bitterns. A Common Loon was just above the Saylorville Dam, Polk Co. on July 8 (JD). Eared Grebes straggled in w. Iowa: 8 at Forneys L. on June 2 (FCF), 4 on Mud L. on June 21 and one on Lizard L. June 27 (JD), and one still present on June 14 (RP), but no evidence of breeding was obtained (RS), Pied- billed Grebes took advantage of the wet summer; they nested at Swan L., Johnson Co. (June3, RH) and Willow SI, Mills Co. (BW), both of which were dry last year; on Forneys L., 18 nests were counted June 2-4 (FCF); there were 15 (mostly im- matures) at Sweet M., Bremer Co., June 18 (JS); it was a common nester in n.w. Iowa (JD). Forty-two Am. White Pelicans at Willow SI., June 4 (BW), and 19 on Trumbull L. Clay Co. June 8 (HD), were late migrants; one-10 were present all summer at Ruthven (TN). A single Double-crested Cormorant summered at W. Swan L., Emmet Co. (TN), and one was at Rush L., Palo Alto Co., June 21 (JD). Aggregations of Great Blue Herons were small or moderate: 14 non-breeders at Riverton, June 3 (FCF), 15 s. of St. Charles (GA), 25 s. of Runnells (DM), in late July, fewer in n.w. Iowa than in 1977 (JD), and 50 by mid-July at RRR (GB ). Green Herons arrived late, and small numbers were reported; they were definitely at a FIELD REPORTS 97 premium in the northeast (JS), A Little Blue Heron was at Forneys L., June 4 (FCF). There were these flocks of Cattle Egrets (but still no evidence of breeding in Iowa): 10 s,e, of Pleasantville, June 13 (GB), and 14 at Forneys L., June 4 (FCF). Great Egrets were even less common, with 4 at Riverton in early June (FCF,IG). The only report of breeding Black-crowned Night Herons was at Hottes L. Dickinson Co., with about 50 nests compared to 140 last year (JD); other sightings included Sat Forneys L., June 4 (FCF) and 2 at Willow SI., June 18 (BW), a disappointing total for the state. The usually much rarer Yellow-crowned Night Heron did well: 3 at Forneys L, s June 4 (FCF), one at Dewey’s Pasture, Clay Co., June 12-14 (TN), and one at Willow SI., June 23 (BW,RS). Least Bitterns nested at Forneys L. (5 found FCF), in Clay Co. (JD), and Willow SI. (nest with eggs ob- served June 16-19, BW); 2 were seen on any June visit to Cardinal M. (JS), *Am, Bitterns seemed much more abundant in the marshes of n.w Iowa than in 1977, with one nest found in Clay Co. (JD). Waterfowl. Straggling Canada Geese were seen in early June (one in Polk Co., DM; 3 at Riverton, FCF). The number of breeders in the IGLR was believed up (TN); 47 young were counted at Rush L., Osceola Co., in mid-June (DB). A Snow Goose was observed on June 3 n. of Polk City (DM), and 15, left over from the massive spring migration, were still in Fremont Co, on June 4 (RS). The consensus is that Mallards had a good breeding season. Two Gadwalls on June 2 at Forneys L. (FCF) were nonbreeders; the species probably bred in the IGLR (TN), and a female with 7 young was found on June 30 at Willow SI. (BW). Am. Wigeon were seen on three occasions in June in Clay Co. (JD). The 10 Com, Pintails on Forneys L., June 2-4 (FCF), did not breed; one was seen June 15-16 at Willow SI. (BW); breeding was suspected in the IGLR (TN). A total of 8 Am. Green-winged Teal were at Forneys L. and Riverton, June 2-3 (FCF); 2 males at Sweet M., June 14 (JS), and one of each sex at Rush L., June 23 (DB). The 8 N. Shovelers at Forneys L. on June 4 (FCF) were non-breeders, but the species may have bred at the IGLR (TN). Several contributors commented on good breeding success of Wood Ducks. A Redhand nest yielding 6 young was observed at Willow SI. into mid-July (BW), and they were very common nesters in the marshes of n.w. Iowa (JD). A nest was also found at Forneys L. on June 2 (FCF). Numbers were up at the IGLR, where this species is a regular breeder (TN). A few Ring-necked Ducks were in the IGLR (TN), and up to 3 at Willow SI. into early July, with no evidence of breeding (RS,BW). Seven broods of * Canvasbacks were found on June 27 at Mud L. (Ron Howing fide TN). A few Lesser Scaup were reported: 2 at Forneys L., June 2 (FCF), up to 4 at Willow SL, June 4-July 23 (BW), and one at Cardinal M., June 12 (JS), There is no good evidence that the 6 Ruddy Ducks at Forneys L. on June 2 were breeders ; one was at Willow SI. on June 4 and 18 (BW) ; numbers were up at the IGLR, where the species breeds (TN). On June 4, single female Hooded and Red-breasted Mergansers were seen (documented) at Willow SI. (BW), and two Red-breasted Mergansers were seen at Lizard L., Pocahontas Co., on June 27 (JD). Diurnal Raptors through Coots. Five and 10 Turkey Vultures were seen on June ll and July 2, respectively, in Guthrie Co. and at Ledges S.P. (HZ) ; as usual, over 30 roosted at RRR (GB ) . The nest in n. Mills Co. (see Spring Report) yielded 2 young (JG). The best news about Red-tailed Hawks came from the RRR, where Jon Stravers counted 15 nests with 25 fledglings (GB). No report of * Red- shouldered Hawks was received. Two Broad-winged Hawks were present at Ledges S.P. on June 17 and probably nested (JD), The nests of * Swainson’s Hawks mentioned in the Spring Report were followed into the summer: no young were seen in Osceola Co. (DB ), and one was observed in the Fayette Co. nest (July 15, JS). An adult was also seen in another Fayette Co. location on July 7 (JS), and 98 IOWA BIRD LIFE - XLVIll, 1978 one was present at Lake Mills, Winnebago Co., on June 3 (JD). A Rough-legged Hawk found by the Diggses on June 6, in the course of the FCF, was amazingly late. Two * Ospreys were encountered on the FCF (June 3) at Riverton; one seen by Jean Braley on June 11 in Fremont Co. raised the suspicion that breeding may have occurred (RS). Nests of * Am. Kestrels were reported from e. of Cedar Rapids (FT) and the RRR (GB); 3 individuals observed repeatedly e, of Swan L., Johnson Co. (July 7, 16, RH.NH) may have been a family group: there were 7 near Central City on July 10 (MN); the largest number seen was & in Polk Co., with 4 more in the air, on July 29 (HZ). The distribution of Com. Bobwhites is uneven: they were abundant in the Volga L. area, but absent from the rest of Fayette Co. (JS); there were many near Hamburg (IG); one seen on June 11 at Spencer (CS) was the first record in many years for that location. Gray Partridge were considered fairly common in the n.w, (JD). A Wild Turkey with her brood was repeatedly creating a traffic hazard along the Iowa River in Johnson Co. (HO); the population at Volga L. was thriving (JS). An “obtrusive” Virginia Rail at Sweet M., June 14, was probably nesting (JS). Am. Coots profited from the wet summer: they nested on Swan L., Johnson Co. (RH), and 46 nests were counted on Forneys L. (FCF). Shorebirds through Terns. A Semipalmated Plover was found on June 14 at Sweet M. (JS), and by the Ankeny Ponds on July 30 (HZ). Three Lesser Golden Plovers s. of Riverton (June 3, FCF) were stragglers. Com Snipe on June 18-19 in St. Lucas and at Sweet M. seemed out of place (JS). Some 40 +Upland Sandpipers were seen this summer, between June 9 and July 29, with a total of 13 in the n.e. (JS), a brood at Kalsow Prairie (TN), 3 in the extreme southwest (RP), 2 near Delmar, Clinton Co. (Bob Bryant fide PP), and a pair with 3 young near Walcott (PP): the picture is one of arrested decline. Summer sightings of Willets were unusual: 5 at Willow SL, July 1 (BW), one s. of Iowa City, July 13 (NH), and one near Des Moines, July 17-20 (DM). Lingering Baird’s Sandpipers (15 at Riverton, June 3, 4 at Forneys L., June 4, (FCF), set a record for late depature, as did a Least Sandpiper on June 3 at Riverton, and 4 Dunlins at Forneys L. on June 4. One- 3 W. Sandpipers e, of Riverton on June 2 (Jean Braley, RP) were noteworthy. A single Stilt Sandpiper was at Credit Island on July 31 (Jon Dunn fide PPL A Hudsonian Godwit at Forneys L. on June 4 was the latest ever in Iowa (FCF). About 20 Ring-billed Gulls were near Spirit Lake June 9 (JD). Seven Franklin’s Gulls at Forneys L., June 4, and 2 on June 6, were evidently late migrants along their favored corridor (FCF) ; the presence of 2 adults and 2 immatures at Willow SI. on July 22 (BW) is harder to interpret; the singles by the Coralville Reservoir on June 3 and 5 miles e. of Iowa City on July 2 (RH,CB) were seasonally and geographically out of place. There were also 2 Forster's Terns at Willow SI. on July 22 (BW), as well as 3 small colonies in the n.w lakes area (JD), and a *Com. Tern at Prairie Rose S.P., Shelby Co., July 15-16 (TBL A Caspian Tern near Hamburg on June 2 was evidently a late migrant (RP). There were numerous reports of * Black Terns from unusual places: 15 at Cardinal M., June 12 (JS), 50 at Riverton from June 3 to July 30 (RP), in mid-July at Hamburg (IG ) and in Shelby Co, (TB), and June 4-Juiy 23 at Willow SL, with 404- on July 9 (BW). Only in the IGLR were they considered common nesters (JD). Cuckoos through Flycatchers. Many reports of * Yellow -billed Cuckoos were received (but the birds were locally scarce, GB); *Black-billed Cuckoos were much less commonly encountered. As was suggested to Robert Arbib, the latter should be put on the Audubon Blue List (the eastern race of the Yellow-billed has been removed from it). Two Chuck -will’s-widows were heard calling on June 3 n. of FIELD REPORTS 99 Waubonsie S.P., a new bul plausible location for this species (RS). Removal of the Com, Nighthawk from the Blue List seems justified by reports from Fremont Co,, where it is common (FCF>, but not by its scarcity in the Pieasantville area (GB). The tone of news about the * Ruby-throated Hummingbird amply justifies its newly-acquired Blue List status, with the most vociferous concerns from western contributors (none found despite an extensive search, JG, and seen, JD). It was fairly common only in the Volga L. area (JS). There were scattered reports of Belted Kingfishers: certainly, the summering population of this species in Iowa has shrunk noticeably. Even Gladys Black, whose letter contained little good news, found numerous * Red-headed Woodpeckers in her area (bul fewer than in the past ) : others continue to call it abundant, and its Blue-listing for Iowa is thus not supported by the information on hand. W. Kingbirds were seen at Spencer, June 3 ( CS ) and in Fremont Co,, June 5 and July 29 (RPJ, but only a single pair was present near Hamburg, as a token population to be shown visitors (IG). The general silence about E. Phoebes suggests strongly that this bird belongs on the Blue List. Probably the biggest news of the summer was made by Say's Phoebe. This bird has nested with some regularity in w, Iowa, but was quite out of its range when discovered near Waubeek in n.e. Linn Co. on June 17 (FT). It was sub- sequently joined by a second bird, and seen by numerous observers from the Cedar Rapids-Iowa City area. The search for a nest was unsuccessful, A late migrant Yellow-bellied Flycatcher, June 2, was identified on the FCF, A few' Acadian Flycatchers were on territory in Wildcat Den S.P. (June 20, NH), by Forneys L. (June 16. HP), at St, Lucas, and at Volga L., June 29, a new locality ( JS ) . Singing Alder Flycatchers in n,-n.e, Iowa (one n. of New Hampton, June 13, 3 at Volga L., July 6, JS) emphasize the need for accurate delineation of the breeding area of this 'mew 1 ’ species. A Least Flycatcher at Volga L. was regular into July (JS). Swallows through Shrikes, An abundance of all resident swallow species was reported from Hamburg (IG) * Purple Martins were down in PleasantviJie, but did well elsewhere, with 219 nestlings banded (DMs). A striking drop in the number of Black-capped Chickadees was an unexpected complaint from w, Iowa (JG). "Only 3 * Tufted Titmicein Fayette Co." was more in keeping with known trends (JS). Starting on July 9, Red-breasted Nuthatches appeared in the Des Moines yard of Boreal Chickadee fame; by the 17th, 3 were present (LW). Brown Creepers were found breeding on June 17 at Sweet M. ( JS). The severe damage to the Carolina Wren population was reflected by their absence, for the first time in years, from the extreme southwest (IG), and, for that matter, from practically everywhere else. N. Mockingbirds seem to have deserted a formerly reliable spot in Pieasantville (GB); a fair number was present on the FCF, Am. Robins seldom are mentioned: a decline in thier numbers was noted by some (GB,RS), and a paucity of young (WB). Singing Veeries were regular into late June at Sweet M. (JS), 2 at Ledges S.P. on June 17 ( JD), and one sang in the Amana Woods on July 4 (MN). The news about *E. Bluebirds is mostly bad: for example, only 4 of 45 boxes productive (9 young) (PP), 5 nests only in 200 boxes, without any success (GB), only 10 nests on the trail (DMs), numbers down in the northeast" (JS) and none after migration in the northwest (JD). The only cheerful note comes from Cherokee, where there were 33 successful broods (DB). Blue-gray Gnatcatchers were rather common in Wildcat Den S.P. (June 20, (NH); they nested in Ledges S.P. (HZ), and were also found in the Amana Woods (June 3, RH) and in Waubonsie S.P. (2, June 2, FCF). A total of 8 nests of * Loggerhead Shrikes, with 15 young observed, was reported from Fayette (JS), Cherokee (MB,DB), Polk (GA), Marion (GB). and Harrison (RG) Counties, with additional sightings from Pottawattamie, Mills (BW), and Johnson (MN ) Counties, but the main strength of too IOWA BIRD LI FE, 1978 this retreating species is in s.w, Iowa, where the FCF yielded an estimate of 36 breeding pairs (RS). The dark cloud, inexorably present, has a silver lining this summer. Vireos, Warblers. At least one pair of White-eyed Vireos was in Hickory Hill Park, Iowa City, June 9 - Julv 16 (MN), It is hard to say anything conclusive about the population of * Bell’s Vireo in Iowa from the reports received; a new “soft spot” may be developing in the Council Bluffs area (JG). Comments on the ★ Warbling Vireo were few, but enough to indicate marked unevenness in distribution, with many in the s.w, corner CIG; 43 on the FCF), and a definite decline in the w. breeding population farther north (JG). Thirteen singing Blue- winged Warblers were counted at Volga L. in June (JS) . The abundance of migrant ★ Yellow Warblers in w. Iowa was followed by a disappointing drop in breeders (JG), but they were considered very common nesters in n.w. Iowa (JD). A Yellow- rumped Warbler on June 17 in Mills Co. (BW), was unexpected. A few Cerulean Warblers were found in Ledges S.P. (June JD, July 2, HZ) and in Wildcat Den S.P, (July 31, Jon Dunn fide PP). Chestnut -sided Warblers were found on June 14 at Sweet M, ; they bred at Volga L. (JS) and the Macbride Field Campus, Johnson Co. (TS). As in recent years, small numbers of Louisiana Waterthrushes seemed to be nesting in Ledges S.P. (HZ) and at Waubonsie S.P. (FCF). Two Kentucky War- blers were heard and seen at Wildcat Den S.P., June 20 (NHL No report of ★ Yellow-breasted Chats received invites a pessimistic interpretation. A singing Canada Warbler on June 3 at Riverton (RS) came as a surprise. Blackbirds through Sparrows. Bobolinks were thought scarce (GB), but there was an unusually good summer population in Mills and Pottawattamie Counties ( JG,BW ) , The abundance of wet habitat, as noted in the Spring Report, favored the Yellow-headed Blackbird, which re-established colonies forsaken during the drought of 1976-77. The status of the Orchard Oriole across the state seems un- changed, with small numbers of nesting birds reported from places not showing any obvious geographic pattern, Both Meadowlarks were believed reduced in numbers (PP). Waubonsie S.P. continues to be the site where SummerTanagers can be predictably found (FCF). The only reports of Blue Grosbeaks also came from the s.w. corner. * Dickcissels were less numerous than in the past at ERR (GB ) and in the Iowa City area (MN ,NH) , but abundant in the southwest (MS,IG) and unchanged in the Council Bluffs vicinity (JG). Nesting of Pine Siskins, without specifics, was reported for Cedar Rapids; N. Liberty and Iowa City (WN ) ; one was seen on June 4 at Perry (DMs), and as late as July 9 in Des Moines (LW). It ap- pears that ★ Grasshopper Sparrows are holding their own as long as their habitat is not disturbed; for example, over a dozen were counted n. of Amana on July 2 (RH,CB ), “many” were in Booneville pastures (GA), and they were present in satisfactory numbers in the far west-southwest (RP,JG). The only * Henslow’s Sparrows recorded were in early June at Volga L. (JS). The picture of the status of the * Vesper Sparrow is fragmentary, A few Lark Sparrows were seen in n.w, and s.w. counties (HZ,RP). A singing Lincoln’s Sparrow on July 8 n. of Amana was quite unusual (CB). The Swamp Sparrow was a common nester in the n.w. (JD). Contributors. Gene Armstrong, Booneville; Carl Bendorf, Iowa City; Dick Bierman, Cherokee; Woodward Brown, Des Moines; James Dinsmore, Ames; lone Getscher, Hamburg; Ruth Gochenour, Missouri Valley; Janet Greer, Council Bluffs; Nicholas Halmi, Iowa City; Rick Hollis, Iowa City; Dick Mooney (DM), Des Moines; Dean Mosman (DMs), Elkhart; Weir Nelson, Ely; Mike Newlon, Iowa City; Tom Nigus, Ames, Helen Osmundson, Iowa City; Peter Petersen, Davenport; Ruth Phipps, Shenandoah; Joe Schaufenbuel, St. Lucas; Conrad Schlemmer, Spencer; Thomas Shires, Iowa City; W. Ross Silcock, Malvern; GENERAL NOTES 101 Marie Spears, Shenandoah; Fred Thompson, Marion; Lurene Warters, Des Moines; Barb Wilson, Hastings; Hank Zaletel, Ames. N. S. HALMI, R.R. $, IOWA CITY 52240 Reminder: Please try to have Fall reports reach me by Decembers. N.H, General Notes Yellow Rails And More at Cone Marsh -- On April 30, 1978 I arrived at the nor- theast corner of Cone Marsh at 7 a m. to find Mike Newlon, Rich DeCoster and Tom Staudt searching for a Worm-eating Warbler which had been seen the day before by the Iowa City Bird Club, I was fortunate to get a brief, albeit clear, glimpse of it. We moved south, then east across the dike, and south again along the marsh, flushing many Soras along the way. We decided to search the large grassy field to the east for LeConte’s Sparrows. Several Swamp Sparrows were flushed as well as several lighter sparrows which went up and down into the grass without letting us gel a good look at them. Finally I saw the face pattern of LeConte’s Sparrow on two of them reasonably well. But the others were not satisfieid, so we spread out again to cover the next, smaller field to the east. This field was mostly dry, but contained several hidden marshy patches. About half way across the field, a rail slightly smaller than a Sora flushed 10 yards ahead of me and flew 40 yards before disappearing from sight. The entire trailing edge of the wing, about one fourth of the wing’s width, was white. Mike Newlon and I talked about the Yellow Rail having white on the wing, but the field guide shows it as a patch on the secondaries. Alas, we did not bring our books to check it out. As we moved on, a rail flushed close to my feet and went down again into one of the marshy patches about 15 yards ahead. I thought it also had white on the wing. We pounced on the area where it went down, but could find nothing. A Sora flushed - no white on the wing. Back across the dike, we spread out to cover an alfalfa field in hopes of seeing more LeConte’s Sparrows. I was covering the edge, when I heard the others shout excitedly. A rail with a white trailing edge on the wing had flushed. We stalked it for three more flushes, getting a good look at the dark, almost black wing with white trailing edge on both primaries and secondaries. A glimpse from the side revealed a buffy -coioed body and smaller body size than a Sora. We last saw the bird fly into a multiflora rose hedge at the edge of the field . On the way home I stopped and photographed an Upland Sandpiper at the eastern edge of Johnson County. At home, I initiated our chain of alerts by calling Nick Halmi - not home; and then Tom Shires - he had already heard the news and was on his way to Cone Marsh with Nick and Carol Newlon, Believe it or not - they found the Yellow Rail at about 2 p.m. where we had left it in the multiflora rose hedge at 10:30 a, m. They flushed it several times and were able to see the smaller, buffy body and head as well as the trailing white edge of the wing. Nick told me that when he first saw the Yellow Rail from a swamp buggy at Anahuac Refuge in Texas, Victor Emanuel had warned him not to expect a discrete white wing patch, but a white posterior edge extending on to the inner primaries from the secon- daries. The next Saturday, six days later, Halmi, Kent and Shires were back at the marshy field across the dike at 6 a.m. and flushed a Yellow Rail from the same spot as the week before. The white on the trailing edge seemed more confined to the secondaries and broader. Why go to Texas to see the Yellow Rail, when 30 years of birding in Iowa will bring one to the fore? -T. H. KENT, 211 Richards Street, Iowa City, 102 IOWA BIRD LIFE - 19 77 Varied Thrush at Cedar Falls -- I am writing to report that a male Varied Thrush has been observed in Cedar Falls. The bird was first sighted by Esther Lang of 2503 Franklin St., Cedar Falls, 1 ‘sometime before Christmas” and has been observed by her and her husband < Professor Wm.C. Lang), Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Jannetteof 2508 Franklin St. and Mrs, Grace Leinen of 2516 Franklin St. on a more or less regular (almost daily) basis since that time and is still around. Mrs. Jan- net te reported observing the bird again early this morning. 1 have known about this bird for about a month and was finally able to observe it personally at 8:15 a.m March 2, 1978. I first observed it in a tree between the Jannelle and Leinen residences while watching from inside the Jannette residence at a distance of about twenty feet. Later it flew r to the ground beneath this tree where it fed wit h House Sparrows on mixed bird seed that had been dislodged from a bird feeder by the feeding activity of other birds and by squirrels. These residences are located adjacent to the University Avenue Preserve which provides good cover and open water the year around from a stream which flows through the Preserve. While I had never observed this species before, I feel positive of its identity. The Jannetts have the book, Bird of North America, by Robbins* Brunn and Zim and the bird appeared identical to the male pictured in this book. The dark band across the breast, light stripe over the ye and wing bars were all clearly evident. It may also be of interest to note that another bird of this species is known to be spending the winter along the shores of Lake Wissota near Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin. My wife has an aunt (Mrs, Claudia Maves, R.R., Chippewa Falls) who lives there and has been observing a Varied Thrush at her feeders on a regular basis also. It has been verified by authorities of the area, and I believe they were able to obtain pictures of it, - VIRGIL E, DOWELL, Dept, of Biology, UNI, Cedar Falls. A Substitute for Niger Seed - If Niger seed becomes unobtainable, sunflower hearts (at half the price last year) are an excellent substitule. Last winter we fed these in a “Droll Yankee” feeder together with whole sunflower seeds and peanuts, with Niger seed in a smaller feeder. We noticed the Common Redpolls and Pine Siskins frequently ignored the Niger seed, preferring the other feeder. By the time we slopped feeding last spring all of the sunflower hearts, whole sun- flower seeds and peanuts had been eaten, while considerable Niger seed remained in the other feeder, It has been suggested the sunflower hearts may be chopped in a kitchen blender and fed in a Niger seed feeder, but a simpler solution might be the enlarging of the holes in the feeder, WOODARD H, BROWN, 432Tonawanda Dr., Des Moines, 50312. Pine Siskin Nest in Des Moines - On the morning of April 8, 1978 Woody Brown, Dick Mooney and I went to 5205 Shriver, Des Moines to check the report of a Pine Siskin nest. The neat little nest was about nine feel above the ground in a small spruce tree. It was plainly visible from the driveway and only about twelve feel from the garage door where there was a thistle feeder. A Siskin was sitting on the nest and did not leave for several minutes after our arrival. Other Siskins were buzzing about in the shrubbery and eating thistle seed. There was never any evidence of young being fed so it must be presumed that the Siskins were not successful. According to Brown's Annotated List of the Birds of Iowa no recent nestings have been reported in the state. MARGARET BROOKE, 126 5ist Street, Des Moines 50312. Obituaries Lillian C. Stoner Word was received of the death of Mrs, Lillian C. Stoner ai her home in St. Petersburg, Fla. on Saturday, March 25, 1978. BOOK REVIEWS 103 Mrs. Stoner was born in Norway, June 12, 1885, to C. P. and Rebecca Quam Christianson. The deceased graduated from the Norway high school in 190L She belonged to the Norway Methodist church, where she hedl every office and headed the music department, playing the foot pump organ. She attended the University of Iowa where she majored in ornithology. Later she married Daton Stoner, faculty member in the Zoology department. Most of their life was spent in Albangy, New York where their work took them and where she wrote several books on birds. She is the donor of the Lillian C. Stoner Science scholarship awarded to a deserving senior of the Norway high school each year. Mrs, Stoner joined the I.O.U. in 1945 and was a life member. Burial was at the North Liberty cemetery March 31, She is survived by a nephew, Hayford D. Enwall of Gainesville, Fla. She was preceded in death by her parents! her husband, three brothers and a sister. (From the Benton County Star- Press.) Book Review The Bird Table Book in Colour -- Tony Soper - David and Charles, North Pomfret, Vt. - 128 p., 36 color and one black-and-white photographs, 9 color plates and many line drawings - 1977 -- $7.95. Last year we reviewed the American version of this book, The Hungry Bird Book (I.B.L. Vol. 47 p. 69). This revised British edition is well illustrated with color drawings and photographs but deals with British species entirely. So although the color illustrations are a fine addition the above mentioned U.S, version is the best bet for Iowans. ed. Bird Flight - Georg Ruppell - Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., New York - 191 p. s 16 color and 192 black-and-white photographs, many line drawings and diagrams - 1977 -- $18.95. As photographic equipment improves our knowledge of events in nature such as bird flight can be investivated more completely. The aerodynamics of bird flight and the structures which make it possible are described. Specialized techniques such as gliding, soaring and backward flight are explained. The high- speed photographic techniques used to study the rapid wing movements is also described. The book summarizes what is currently known about flight in a concise manner and completely updates previous efforts in this area. ed. Crows, Jays, Ravens and Their Allies -- Silvia B . Wilmore - Paul S. Ericksson, Publisher, Middlebury, Vt. 05753 -- 208 p., many maps, line drawings and black- and-white photographs -- 1977 -- $12.95. Recently we reviewed a technical monograph by Goodwin on the crows of the world (I.B.L. 46 p. 125-6) . This book provides a somewhat more general approach to this family of bold, noisy, aggressive and often inquisitive birds. The author covers their appearance and structure, feeding, courtship, mating and breeding habits, distribution, habitats, migration, behavior patterns and individual ways. Chapters cover the Jays, Magpies, Nutcrackers, Choughs, Crows, Ravens, Jack- daws, Rooks, and the African monotypic genera. If you are interested in this family but don’t feel geared for Goodwin’s monograph you should consider this very readable and informative treatment, ed. Ravens, Crows, Magpies and Jays - Tony Angell - University of Washington Press, Seattle - 112 p., 84 drawings - 1978 - $14.95, As in his earlier book on owls (I.B.L. Vol. 45 p. 26), the author-artist captures the essence of his subjects nicely. The book is primarily a collection of drawings with supplementary text. Some of the special adaptations of this family, such as tool use, language, communication, food caches and predator mobbing are covered, ed, 104 IOWA BIRD LIFE - XLVIII, 1978 Wild Birdwatchers I Have Known Gerry Bennett “Published by the author, R, R. 2, Woodbridge, Ontario, Canada -- 102 p. -- 1977 - paperbound, $4.00. On unproductive field trips the birders are usually more interesting than the birding. Gerry Bennett records some of their birding incidents and the result is a generally humorous book. After you have read it you will want to share it with your fellow birders, ed. Birds of the World -- A Checklist -- James F. Clemnts -- Two Continents Publishing Group, Ltd., New York -532 p. -- 1978 -- $15.00. First published in 1974 (I.B.L. Vol. 44, p. 77), this convenient repositry for one’s life list has been updated It now lists 9,058 species, up over 150 from the first edition. This total can be reduced to 8919 by eliminating extinct, nearly extinct and doubtful species. The cost is only five cents greater and the book is eight pages longer. It is now the most up-to-date listing of the world’s birds and includes common and Latin name and general range. The discontinued genera are cross- referenced, a useful feature, ed. Breeding Biology of the Gray Gull - Thomas R. Howell, Braulio Araya and Wm. R. Miller -- U, of Califonria Press, Berkeley -- 78 p., 21 black-and-white photographs -- 1974 -- paperbound, $2.50. The breeding habits of this common South American west coast gull have remained a mystery to ornithologists for many years. A nesting colony was found by A. W. Johnson in 1919 but was not described in print until 1945. The birds are present at the nests chiefly at night and nest in a desert habitat. This is a scientific paper but it fills a void in the general knowledge of a common species, ed. Lories and Lorikeets -- Rosemary Low - Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., New York - 180 p., 21 color photographs -- 1978 -- $18.95. Although aimed at aviculturists this book contains some good photographs and may be of interest to ornithologists. The text includes description, distribution and avicultural data for all races of these "Brush-tongued Parrots”. The book is well written and produced and covers some very colorful species, ed. MEMBERSHIP LIST Corrected through September 1, 1978 Year of joining follows the name. All cities in Iowa unless otherwise noted. Report any errors to the treasurer. Membership class designations; tHC) - Honorary Charter; (H) - Honorary; (L) - Life; (C) - Contributing; (S) - Support- ing; (R) -Regular; (J) -Junior; (F) - Family. Allert, Oscar P. (H), Route 1, McGregor 52157, 1929 Alpers, Kenneth P., 115 Washington St., Sumner 50674, 1977 Alton, Mrs. Florence, P. O. Box 405, Oelwein 50662, 1959 Armstrong, Mr, and Mrs. Eugene (F), Booneville 50038 1972 Arnott, Dr. and Mrs. Gordon (F), 202 E. Montgomery St., Knoxville 50138, 1977 Atherton, Mrs. Stanley, Route 2, Springville 52336, 1956 Augustine, Mrs. Frank, 3435 Wakonda CL, Des Moines 50321, 1967 Aurand, G. D., M.D. (L), 1127 N. 2nd St., Clinton 52732, 1972 Autenrieth, Horace (L), Route 1, Paullina 51046, 1975 Ayres, Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Jr,, 922 N. Green St., Ottumwa 52501, 1941, 1955 Baker, Maurice F, and Beth (F), Route 1, Clarion 50525, 1976 Bakerink, Earl, Fontanelle 50846, 1977 Baldner, Mrs. Ann, Route l, Dallas Center 50063, 1977 Ballantyne, Mrs. Dean, 1903 D Shamrock Ave., Lee’s Summit, Mo. 64063, 1959 Barnett, Leslie W. ( J), Box 140, Route 1, Lamoni 50140, 1975 Barratt, Robert, Elliott Apts., 219 - 4th St., Des Moines 50309, 1977 I MEMBERSHIP LIST 105 Barrows, Harry S. (S), 1044 - 24th St., West Des Moines 50265, 1972 Bartlett, Donald L. (S), 1909 1st Ave., S., Denison 51442, 1977 Bartlett, Wesley H,, 423 S. Jones St., Algona 50511, 1935 Baumgarten, J. L., 2709 Bidwell Road, Muscatine 52761, 1975 Beals, Sandra L., 331 E. Spruce, Cherokee 51012, 1977 Beaton, Don, 3303 Ash wood Drive, Des Moines 50322, 1978 Bednarz, Jim, Dept, of Animal Ecology, 124 Sciences II. I.S.U., Ames 50011, 1977 Beeson, Mrs. John, 2605 Clark St,, Sioux City 51104, 1977 Bell, Harlan L., Box 541, Vinton 52349, 1962 Bell, Mrs. Robert (S), Route 2, Russell 50238, 1976 Bendorf, Carl J., 825 - 7th Ave„ Iowa City 52240, 1976 Berger, Mr. and Mrs. Jeff (F), 308 Second Ave. N., Badger 50516, 1977 Berry, Robert V., Route 4, Iowa City 52240, 1978 Betsworth, Anthony S. (J), 1622 W. Lunah, Sioux City 51103, 1978 Bickelhaupt, F. K., 340 S. 14th St., Clinton 52732, 1977 Bierman, Dick and Judy (F), 901 Harris, Cherokee 51012, 1975 Binsfeld, Mrs. A. J., 1712 - 48th St., Des Moines 50310, 1939 Birkey, Thelda, Route 1, Wellman 52356, 1977 Black, Mrs. Gladys B. (H), 608 DeWilt St., Pleasantville 50225, 1957 Blackett, A. L, (Al), 603 West 15th St., N., Newton 50208, 1978 Blanchard, Sam, 109 Happy Hollow Blvd., Council Bluffs 51501, 1978 Blevins, Lewis D., 2003 E. 12th St., Davenport 52803, 1959 Block, Mrs. Catherine A., Route 1, Fayette 52142, 1978 Blome, Dr. and Mrs. Glenn (F), 224 East Pennsylvania Ave., Ottumwa 52501, 1973 Biommer, Robert J., 218 Oakwood Ave., Ottumawa 52501, 1977 Blumer, Dwight N., Route 1, Moulton 52572, 1977 Boiler, William A., 1524 Milton Ave., Des Moines 50316, 1965 Boswell, Rick, 14 West 37th St. Place, Sioux City 51104, 1977 Bottleman, Mrs. John, Route 2, North wood 50459, 1954 Botts, Mrs. Helen, 109 N. 18th St., Marshalltown 50158, 1978 Bowers, Elaine, 1214 - 22nd St., Des Moines 50311, 1978 Bowles, John B., Dept. Biology, Central College, Pella 50219, 1963 Boyd, Mrs. Ivan L., 1020 7th St., Box 182, Baldwin, Kansas 66006, 1937 Braley, Mrs. F. M,, 209 W. Thomas, Shenandoah 51601, 1956 Branhagen, Alan, 810 Mound St., Decorah 52101, 1976 Brenton, Junius C. (S), S.W. 14th and Windover Rd,, Des Moines 50315, 1977 Brewer, Marion, Route 2, Cherokee 51012, 1975 Briggs, Shirley A., 7605 Honeywell Lane, Bethesda, Md. 20014, 1964 Brooke, Mr. and Mrs. Dwight, 126 51st St., Des Moines 50312, 1957 Brown, Mrs. Betty, 1315 N. 19th St., Fort Dodge 50501, 1977 Brown, Dr. Joseph D., 330 Windsor Dr., Iowa City 52240, 1971 Brown, Mrs. Joseph K. (S), 10414 Applegate Dr., San Antonio, Texas 78230, 1966 Brown, Willard J., 3714 Kingman Blvd., Des Moines 50311, 1969 Brown, Mr. and Mrs. Woodward H. (S & R), 432 Tona wanda Drive, Des Moines 50312, 1947, 1958 Bruhl, Mrs. Cleo, 3821 - 66th No. 48, Des Moines 50322, 1977 Brunner, Dorothy A., Nora Springs 50458, 1946 Bryant, Eldon J., Route 1, Box 104, Akron 51001, 1962 Buckles, Mrs. Ruth E., 5612 Ur- bandale Avenue, Des Moines 50310, 1973 Buford, David C. (J), Route 2, Box 114, Donnellson 52625, 1977 106 IOWA BIRD LIFE - XLVIll, 1978 Burk, Dr. Myrle M. (C), 1511 E. Gresham Road, Waterloo 50701, 1949 Burns, Mr. and Mrs. Gene (F), P.O. Box 32, Jamaica 50128, 1975 Caldwell, Linda A., 2742 E. High St, Davenport 52803, 1977 Camarata, Antoinette, 1420 Patton Ave., Waterloo 50702, 1971 Carlson, Douglas C., 1017 Duff, Ames 50010, 1976 Carlson, Mrs, Marie, Route 2, Boone 50036, 1976 Carpenter, Mrs. Madeline, 3646 John Hix Road S., Wayne, Mich, 48184, 1957 Carter, Dennis L,, Route 4, Box 292H, Luray, Va. 22835, 1947 Carver, Elsie L, (A), Route 1, Box 34, Toledo 52342, 1977 Ceradsky, Ernestine, Route 1, Charles City 50616, 1977 Christensen, Dr. and Mrs. Everett (F), P.O. Box 1096, Thomasville, Ga. 31792, 1951 Clausen, Delmar, 53 Stony Way, Mason City 50401, 1976 Collins, E. R., Route 2, Box 222, Waukee 50263, 1977 Conway, Edward J., Dougherty, 50433, 1976 Cook, Barnett C., 517 Hayward Avenue, Ames 50010, 1973 Cook, Mr. and Mrs. Marlin (F), 2715 W, 35th St., Davenport 52806, 1978 Copp, C. Esther, Box 36, Wheatland 52777, 1933 Coopersmilh, Doris, 7603 Sherman Drive, Omaha, Neb. 68134, 1978 Corbin, Mr. and Mrs. Dennis (F), Route 1, Donahue 52746, 1976 Cornwell, Suzanne, 3914 Hillcrest Drive, Des Moines 50310, 1978 Cortelyou, E. G., 5109 Underwood Avenue, Omaha, Neb. 68132, 1960 Corwin, Mrs. Eleanor, 104 E. 9th, Cedar Falls 50613, 1943 Corzelle, Virgil, 1914 Gladstone, Ottumwa 52501, 1973 Coulter, Mrs. Enid, 620 Haynes Avenue, Centerville 52544, 1977 Crane, Frederick G., 338 -29th St,, Des Moines 50312, 1973 Crawford, Dr. John A., Dept. Fisheries & Wildlife, Oregon St., Univ., Corvallis, Ore. 97331, 1971 Crim, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd (F), Route 2, Lucas 50151, 1976 Crocker, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin G. (L & L), 720 E. First St., Storm Lake 50588, 1967, 1960 Crossley, Mr. and Mrs. George E., 1890 Wood St., Dubuque 52001, 1948 Cummins, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond (F), 204 N.W. 12, Pocahontas 50574, 1978 Current, Charles and Anne (F), Route 1, Ottumwa 52501, 1977 Dalbey, Mr. and Mrs. Dwight J. (F), 1054 Belle Mar Dr., West Des Moines 50265, 1977 Dashner, Mrs. Joan (SJ, Route 1, Pacific Junction 51561, 1970 Davidson, Mrs. Nancy E. and family (F), 3911 Hull, Des Moines 50317, 1975 Decker, Mrs. Orpha, 405 Polk St., Warsaw, 111. 62379, 1977 De Coster, Richard J. II, 3166 N. Hudson, Apt. 2, Chicago, 111. 60657, 1975 Delle, Margrieta, 703 Streb St., Iowa City 52240, 1966 DeLong, Bruce L., 1444 Byron Ave,, Waterloo 50702, 1977 DeLong, Mrs. W. C, t 314 N. Silver, Lamoni 50140, 1939 DeLoss, Robert E. f 3105 Jennings, Sioux City 51104, 1963 Dettmann, Kevin, General Delivery, Bloomer, Wis. 54727, 1975 DeVaul, Mrs. Florence, 308 N, Main, Inwood 51240, 1978 Diehl, Mrs. W. W., Route 3, Indianola 50125, 1977 Diggs, Mr, and Mrs. Fitzhugh L,, Route 1, Box 64, Hamburg 51640, 1963, 1961 Dinsmore, James, Dept, of Animal Ecology, Iowa St, Univ., Ames 50011, 1975 Dodd, Mrs. George H., Route 3, Clear Lake 50428, 1966 Dorow, Mr. and Mrs. Herb (S & R), MEMBERSHIP LIST 107 1200 S. 8th Ave. E., Newton 50208, 1971 Duecker, Steve, Box 275, Danbury 51019, 1976 DuMont, Philip A. (H), 4114 Fessenden St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20016, 1932 Duritsa, Mary, 823 Reserve Drive, Cedar Falls 50613, 1978 Dwyer, Timothy L., 814 Woodlawn Ave., Muscatine 52761, 1976 Earhart, LaVola J., 205 W, Madison, Jefferson 50129, 1977 Easterla, Dr. David A., Dept, of Biology, N.W. Mo. St. Univ,, Mary- ville, Mo., 64468, 1977 Eaton, Edward E., P.O. Box 317, Sidney 51652, 1959 Efla, Mrs. Clem, Route 1, Auburn 51433, 1977 Ehlers, Mrs. John, 305 Chestnut St., Reinbeck 50669, 1947 Ehlers, Mrs. Roland, Route l, Maquoketa 52060, 1968 Elick, Charles, Box 576, Mitchellville 50169, 1977 Eller, Mrs. Dennis, Route 1, Hubbard 50122, 1976 Engelmann, Mr. and Mrs. R. E. (F), 8011 N.W. 54th Ave., Des Moines 50324, 1977 Eness, Vergil D., 415 - 18th St. West, Clear Lake 50428, 1977 Englehorn, Alfred J. (S), 2923 Arbor St., Ames 50010, 1954 Eno, Mr. and Mrs. Jack C. (F), Route 2, Timbervalley, Blue Grass 52726, 1975 Erickson, Floy, 1298 - 29th N.E., Cedar Rapids 52402, 1971 Fagen, Doris J., Box 387, Carlisle 50047, 1978 Farmer, Larry K., Route 1, Westfield 51062, 1974 Fast, Lucille S., 1320 N. Carroll, Carroll 51401, 1975 Fawks, Elton, 510 Island Ave., East Moline, 111. 61244, 1950 Fedeler, Helen J., 1426 - 3rd St., S.E., Mason City 50401, 1978 Felsing, Mr. and Mrs. Paul (F), Route 3, Box 158, Knoxville 50138, 1973 Ferguson, Madeline, 1032 Newton Road, Apt. No. 2, Iowa City 52240, 1978 Ferris, Mickey, 1620 Fourth N.E., Hampton 50441, 1977 Fisher, Mrs. Richard, Route 2, Keosauqua 52565, 1964 Flaherty, John J., 5002 North Pine St., Davenport 52806, 1968 Flynn, Dr. and Mrs. Gordon (F), 2246 W. 3rd St., Davenport 52802, 1976 Flynn, Mrs. Norval C., 1640 Cornwall Ave., Waterloo 50702, 1966 Foley, Robert L., 1301 Harold Drive S.E., Cedar Rapids 52403, 1973 Ford, Arthur M., Box 173, Moville 51039, 1959 Ford, Mrs. Betty, 3948 - 55th St., Des Moines 50310, 1977 Formanek, Kenneth J., 820 Knob Hill Drive, Des Moines 50317, 1964 Fullerton, Eleanore, 5-18 1623 Park Towne Court, Cedar Rapids 52402, 1958 Fulton, Bernard C M 517 E. Vine, Ot- tumwa 52501, 1973 Frings, Hubert, 514 College Ave., Norman, Okla. 73069, 1970 Fromm, Mrs. Thelma, Route 4, Mason City 50401, 1975 Fuller, Dr, James, 625 Brookland Park Drive, Iowa City 52240, 1973 Fuller, Mrs. Lowell, 148 Windsor Circle, Burlington 52601, 1962 Galvin, Mrs. Ardiss, Route 1, Alta 51002, 1974 Garlock, Mr. and Mrs. Elwood (F), 1700 C Ave. N.W., Cedar Rapids 52405, 1977 Getscher, Mrs. Edwin A., No. 4 Skyline Dr., Hamburg 51640, 1959 Gillaspey, J. Donald, Route 1, Box 66, Lamoni 50140, 1956 Glasgow, Mrs. Clifford, 619 Forest Blvd., Marshalltown 50158, 1970 Glasson, Mrs. Mariyn, 597 Pammel Court, Ames 50010, 1974 Goellner, Dr. and Mrs. Karl E. (F), 1764 Sherbrook Dr. N.E., Cedar Rapids 52402, 1956, 1972 Goeppinger, Wanda L., Route 4, Box 154 Vi, Boone 50036, 1977 108 IOWA BIRD LIFE -XLVIII, 1978 Goodman, Dr. John D,, Biology Dept., Anderson College, Anderson, Ind. 46011, 1046 Goodwin, Elizabeth A., 818 Polk Blvd., Des Moines 50312, 1978 Gorden, Mrs. Irma L., Route 2, Box 159, Glidden 51443, 1976 Govro, Mrs. Dorothy, Box 534, Rock- ford 50468, 1977 Govro, Keith C., 159 B Shadowview, Oak Spur Hills Apt., Manchester, Mo. 63011, 1978 Graham, Garry, 505 E. Clinton, In- dian ola 50125, 1971 Graesing, Howard F., Route 3, Spirit Lake 51360, 1975 Green, Mrs. Ruth C., 506 W. 31st Ave., Bellevue, Neb. 68005, 1977 Green ough. Dean, 106 Sunset Court, Waverly 50677, 1978 Greer, Msgr, Edward C. (S), 415 E. Pleasant Valley, Sigourney 52591, 1971 Greer, Mrs. Janet, 341 Steven Circle, Council Bluffs 51501, 1976 Grimes, L. Orville (S), 313 N. 15th St., Marshalltown, 50158, 1964 Gritton, James H. (S), 2555 Wedgewood Road, Apt. 1, Des Moines 50317, 1972 Grunwell, Mrs. W, R., 700 Laurel Park Road, Dubuque 52001, 1952 Gustafson, Mrs. Ethel E., 1310 East Washington, Des Moines 50316, 1978 Guthrie, Richard A. (C), Box 122, Granger 50109, 1939 Haack, Mrs. Ewald M., Box 126, Klemme 50449, 1977 Hahn, Allan C., 932 Hancock St., Muscatine 52761, 1977 Haldy, Lanny R., Box 6, Amana 52203, 1977 Hall, Oscar L., Route 1, Box 80-A, Nevada 50201, 1978 Hall, Mr. and Mrs. Willis (F), 1111 Douglas Ave., Yankton, S, D. 57078, 1978 Hallberg, Mrs. M. K. (L), No. 4 Rock Bluff Road, Ottumwa 52501, 1959 Haller, Mr. and Mrs. Harold (F), 225 E. Highland Ave., Ottumwa 52501, 1973 Halmi, Nicholas S., Route 6, Box 182, Iowa City 52240, 1972 Hamilton, Mrs. Oliver F., 1800 River Street, Burlington 52601, 1971 Hampson, James E., 806 N. Pleasant Street, Princeton, 111. 61356, 1969 Hanft, Richard tS), Box 116, Nichols 52766, 1965 Hanna, Mr. and Mrs. Darrell M., 25115 Kirby Hill, Hewet, Ca. 92343 1958, 1955 Hansen, Dick, 4493 Bunker Hill Dr., Bettendorf 52722, 1978 Hansen, Mrs. Leory C., 314 McKinley Ave,, Lowden 52255, 1965 Hanson, Mrs. Alfred, Route 2, Ackley 50601, 1977 Hargrove, Dr. and Mrs. James Lee, P. O. Box 411, Solon 52333, 1978 Haring, Barbara L., 2902 Eastwood Dr., Iowa City 52240, 1978 Harr, Douglas C., Box 65, Larchwood 51241, 1977 Harrington, Irene, 1834 First Ave. N.E., Cedar Rapids 52402, 1959 Haskell, Mrs. Gladys E., 231 E. Creston Ave., Des Moines 50315, 1952 Hanhinson, Mary F, (L), 10 Roberts Ave., Davenport 52803, 1973 Hays, Mary A., 4767 N.W, 50th St., Des Moines 50323, 1977 Hays, Russell M„ 533 Home Park Blvd., Waterloo 50701, 1939 Hayward, Mrs. Viola (L), P.0, Box 866, Fairfield 52556, 1954 Hedges, Arthur C,, 1115 Sheridan Ave,, Iowa City 52240, 1977 Heidenreich, Mrs. Patricia, 1103 S. Cedar Knolls, Cedar City, Utah 84720, 1978 Heine, Russell, Route 4, Spencer 51301, 1977 Henrickson, Dennis R., Jr., Route 4, Estherville 51334, 1977 Hermansen, Mrs, George, Route l, Box 58, Corning 50841, 1967 Hettinger, Mrs. J. H. (S), Sun Valley Lake, Ellston 50074, 1977 Heuer, Ralph J, (S), 2528 Wilkes Ave., Davenport 52804, 1940 Heusinkveld, Miss Frances, 55 MEMBERSHIP LIST Peterson Drive, Storm Lake 50588, 1975 Heusinkveld, Irwin R., 304 S. Mickley St., Paullina 51046, 1972 Heusinkveld, Mr. and Mrs. Willis M., 840 South Park, Centerville 52544, 1973, 1977 Hill, Mrs. Grayce Easton, 419 Haynes Ave., Centerville 52544, 1976 Hinkley, Mrs. Mabelle, 131 Vincent Road, Waterloo 50701, 1960 Hodges, Herbert J. (L), 1810 E. River Drive, Davenport 52803, 1944 Holland, Thomas E., 2555 N.E, 53rd Court, Des Moines 50317, 1978 Hollis, Janet L., 1216 Kirkwood Ave., Iowa City 52240, 1978 Holmes, Rex (S), 602 High Street, Red Oak 51566, 1977 Holz, Barbara, Route 2, Grand Junction 50107, 1977 Hood, Irene, 205 S. Lincoln, Mt. Ayr 50854, 1977 Horak, Janice J,, Route 1, Swisher 52338, 1973 Horner, Martha E., 6I8V2 West Fourth St., Waterloo 50702, 1978 Horton, Harry R., Route 1, Argyle 52619, 1977 Hoskins, Mr. and Mrs, Nelson R. (F), 508 Shaul Ave., Ottumwa 52501, 1976 Hoskinson, Mrs, Helen Hall, 622 North Tenth St., Clarinda 51632, 1932 Hovde, O. M,, 603 North St., Decorah 52101, 1964 Howery, Carol, 1183 East Ridgeway, Waterloo 50702, 1978 Hradek, Mary, Ollie, 52576, 1978 Huber, Ronald L., 2896 Simpson St. N., Roseville, Minn, 55113, 1964 Huff, Marlys, 310 S. 18th Ave., Mar- shalltown 50158, 1976 Huit, M. L., 626 Brookland Park Dr., Iowa City 52240, 1963 Irey, Mrs. Wayne, 507 E. 7th, West Liberty 52776, 1975 Jackson, Jerome A. (L), Dept, of Zoology, P.O. Drawer Z, Miss. St. U,, Mississippi State College, Miss. 39762, 1967 Jardine, Wallace E., Route 2, Box 9, Pocahontas 50574, 1978 109 Jefferson, Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. (F), Route 2, Ames 50010, 1972 Jennings, Mrs. Donald E., Box 96, Shenandoah 51601, 1977 Jessen, Robert H., 1919 N.E. 6th Ave., Austin, Minn. 55912, 1973 Johnson, Ann L., Route 1, Norwalk 50211, 1961 Johnson, Clifford O., 891 Kaufmann, Dubuque 52001, 1941 Johnson, Donald G. and Elaine W. (S & S), 81 Woodshire Dr., Ottumwa 52501, 1967 Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. G. Adolph, 919 Circle Drive, Carlisle 50047, 1973, 1958 Johnson, Lynn, P.O. Box 54, McGregor, 1968 Johnson, Thomas N., 2450 N. Jef- ferson, Ottumwa 52501, 1976 Johnston, Linda, Route 4, Ottumwa 52501, 1977 Jones, Mrs. Bette, 2813 Francis Drive, Des Moines 50310, 1975 Kail, Henry, Route 1, Farnhamville 50538, 1977 Kaldenberg, Mrs. Orville, Route 2, Monroe 50170, 1973 Kamerick, Mrs. M, G., Route 4, Ot- tumwa 52501, 1977 Kane, Miss Florence, 302 - 4th Ave., S.W., Independence 50644, 1957 Kaufman, Mrs. Charles L., P.O. Box 67, Grinnell 50112, 1962 Keck, Dr. Warren N. (Lj, Box 444, Keosauqua 52565, 1936 Keeler, Milford D., 2510 S. Federal, Mason City 50401, 1957 Keenan, James, Route 3, Ogden, 50212, 1948 KeetteJ, Dr. William C. (S), 343 Hutchinson Ave,, Iowa City 52240, 1959 Kennedy, Joseph G., 13717 Chef Menteur Hwy., Apt. 203, New Orleans, La. 70129, 1958 Kent, Fred and Dr. Thomas H., 302 Richards St., Iowa City 52240, 1950 ’ Kerns, Sonia K., Lohrville 51453, 1977 Kielsmeier, Mrs. Martin, Route 2, Hubbard 50122, 1975 no IOWA BIRD LIFE - XLV1II, 1973 Kiesel, Margaret M., 1204 East St., Grinnell 50112, 1977 King, Mrs. Ross C. (L), 3699 Mississippi View, Clinton 52734, 1961 Kinnaird, Mrs. Edith (H), 1611 Fremont, Marshalltown 50158, 1932 Kirchgatter, Mr. and Mrs. H. A. (F), 801 Kingsley Ave., Waterloo 50701, 1973 Kirkendall, Mrs. Stella M., South View Acres, Inc., Apt. 4, Melbourne 50162, 1974 Klass, Erwin E. ( 05 Science II, Iowa State U., Ames 50011, 1975 Kleen, Vernon M,, 2311 Huntington Rd., Springfield. 111. 52703, 1971 Kline, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin A. (F), 2025 Friley Road, Ames 50010, 1964 Klopfenstein, Hazel, Route 2, Winfield 52659, 1965 Klotzbach, John R., 401 3rd Ave. S.W., Independence 50644, 1973 Knight, Calvin A., 425 Lee St., Iowa City 52240, 1975 Knoop, Pearl, Box 215, Marble Rock 50653, 1938 Koenig, Darwin, Route 4, Decorah 52101, 1964 Konradi, Lowell A., Box 24, Odebolt 51458, 1977 Koppen, Mrs. Parker and family (F), Box 35, Swaledale 50477, 1976 Kovacs, William F., 148 S. Hickory, Pleasant Hill 50317, 1977 Krieger, Curtis E., 122 S. 10th St,, Marshalltown 50158, 1977 Kuhlman, Mrs. Charles, 1727 N, Grant Road, Carroll 51401, 1976 Kurtz, Carl, Route 1, St. Anthony cnoiQ 1Q7S Lair, Mrs. Owen, 715 W. 4th St. S„ Newton 50208, 1958 Lande, Joseph O., Box 129, Okoboji 51355, 1975 Landenberger, James F. 2031 Nor- thgate Dr. N.E., Cedar Rapids 52402 1971 Landes, Mrs. Mina I., 732 - 12th Ave. N., Fort Dodge 50501, 1977 Lanning, Mrs, Virginia B., 816 W. Second St., Madrid 50156, 1971 Larson, Leonard A,, 225 Maine St., Farnhamville 50538, 1977 Laub, Mrs. Russell, R.F.D., Rippey 50235, 1977 Layton, Mr. and Mrs. Beryl (F), 1560 Linmar Dr., N.E., Cedar Rapids 52402, 1970, 1958 Layton, Mr. and Mrs. Keith D. (F), Box 124, Oskaloosa 52577, 1958, 1962 Leopold, Frederic (S), 111 Clay St., Burlington 52601, 1962 Lesher, Fred, 509 Winona St,, LaCrosse, Wis. 54601, 1956 Lilja, Mrs. Marilyn H., 6401 Van Wert Road, Cedar Falls 50613, 1977 Liljedahl, Mrs. Lucile, 1080 30th St., Marion 52302, 1947 Lindner, Bruce W., 305 1st Ave. M.W., Clarion 50525, 1977 Livermore, Wayne, 4537 Country Club Blvd., Sioux City 51104, 1978 Lohff, Mrs. Clarence E., 528 S. Kiel, Holstein tl025, 1975 Lovig, Mrs. Conrad, Route 1, McGregor 52157, 1977 Lowder, Kenneth L., 1211 Wylde Green Road, Iowa City 52240, 1978 Lowell, Mrs. Margaret, Route 1, Box 346, Fairfield 52556, 1953 Lowther, Peter, Museum of Natural History, Univ. of Kansas, Lawrence, Kan. 66045, 1963 Lundt, Mrs. Millard J., Route 2, Toledo 52342, 1978 Maas, Tomma Lou, Route 2, Story City 50248, 1976 MacCracken, Mrs. Lela, 8118 Terrace Drive, El Cerrito, Cal. 94530, 1977 Maish, James P., Box 351, 312 - 5th St. S.W., State Center 50247, 1964 Malmberg, Mrs. Kathryn, Route 2, Centerville 52544, 1973 Mannetter, Mrs. Donald, Route 1, Box 138, Hubbard 50122, 1975 Martin, Ruth T., 706 13th Ave. N/W., Clinton 52732, 1978 Mast, BethB. CS),4150E. 60th St., No. 702, Davenport 52807, 1976 Matthias, Mrs. Rosetta, 920 S. 6th Ave. W., Newton 50208, 1978 Mayberry, Mrs. Earl L., Box 263, Wyoming 52362, 1946 MEMBERSHIP LIST Melcher, Rev, M. C., 540- 12th St., Box 353, Marion 52302, 1939 Meyer, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin E, (F), 704 E. 32nd St., Davenport 52803, 1959 Miller, Hilda E. p 1211 - 19th Ave,, Rock Valley 51247, 1972 Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Lowell A., 714 Oregon, Waterloo 50702, 1975, 1977 Millikin, Mrs, Forrest G., 1126 Ingleside Dr., S.W., Cedar Rapids 52404, 1944 Moles, Clifford C., Route 1, Box 192, Shenandoah 51601, 1977 Monteith, Mr. and Mrs. Phillip B., 1327 E. 25th St., Des Moines 50317, 1978 Mooney, Mr. and Mrs. Richard D. (F), 3814 Carpenter Ave., Des Moines 50311, 1966, 1971 Moore, Kathleen R., Route 2, Story City 50248, 1977 Moriarity, Joe (J), 25 Rayman Drive, Ottumwa 52501, 1978 Morris, Mrs. Gertrude V, (S), 1409 Greenwood Drive, Ottumwa 52501, 1977 Morrow, Mrs, Max, 335 North 3rd St., Seymour 52590, 1978 Mosman, Darwin (Dean), Route 1, Box 112 A, Elkhart 50073, 1973 Mudge, E. W., Jr. (L), 5926 Averill Way, Dallas, Texas 75225, 1966 Mueller, Mrs, Esther, Route 2, Waverly 50677, 1978 Muilenburg, Ronald W. (C), 33 Hillcrest Ct., Webster City 50595, 1959 Muriey , Margaret R., 816 Simpson St., Evanston, 111. 60201, 1963 Murphy, Ray Jr., 3714 John Lynde Rd., Des Moines 50312, 1977 Musgrove, J. W., 2414 Adams Ave., Des Moines 50310, 1938 Mustain, Mrs. Dale, “River’s End”, Route 2, Mason City 50401, 1975 Myers, Robert, 1236 Sylvia Ave., Waterloo 50701, 1978 McBride, BethE., 510 5th S.E., Mason City 50401, 1978 McCormick, Warren, 303 E. Edgington Ave., Box 46, Eldora 50627, 1977 McMahon, F. J., Route 4, In- dependence 50644, 1970 McWilliam, Mr. and Mrs. Wiltse (F), Scotch Acres, Paton 50217, 1972, 1965 Nagel, Margaret M., 503 Cutler St., Waterloo 50703, 1958 Neal, Mrs. Warren D., Route l. Box 71, Dexter 50070, 1978 Nearing, Mr. and Mrs. C, Turner (F), 1400 W. Macon St., Decatur, 111. 62522, 1961, 1975 Nelson, D. Weir, Jr. and family (F), Route 1, Ely, 52227, 1975 Nelson, Mrs. C. S., Rice Lake, Route 2, Lake Mills 50450, 1978 Newlon, Mr. and Mrs. Michael C. (F), 408 Wales St., Iowa City 52240, 1974 Newman, John P., Beaverdale Heights, West Burlington 52655, 1976 Nicholas, Randy, 1027 W. 14th, Cedar Falls 50613, 1977 Nicholson, Mrs. Marcia (S), 3662 Ingersoll Ave., Apt. 314, Des Moines 50312, 1964 Nickelson, Mr. and Mrs. Robert L., 2314 Helmer St., Sioux City 51103, 1948, 1959 Nigus, Thomas A., Dept. Animal Ecology, 124 Sciences II, Iowa State Un, Ames 50011, 1977 Norris, Kim L., 3513 Ross Rd., Ames 50010, 1977 Ollivier, Mr. and Mrs. Roy (F), 902 Pine Cirlce, StarkviMe, Miss. 39759, 1943, 1973 Olsen, Mrs. A. Edmund, 1521 West Main St., Marshalltown 50158, 1975 Oppendahl, Roberta A., 906 Suburban St., N.E., Cedar Rapids 52402, 1972 Orrick, Mrs. H. C., Jr., 2203 Terrace Drive, Cedar Falls 50613, 1977 Osher, Mrs. J. B., 1103 North 7th St., Estherville 51334, 1959 Osmundson, Helen, Route 6, Box 189, Iowa City 52240, 1977 Osness, Mr. and Mrs. John M., 320 Columbia Circle, Waterloo 50701, 1960, 1972 IOWA BIRD LIFE - XLVI1I, 1978 112 Parker, Mrs. Dorothy, Route 1, Anita 50020, 1975 Parsons, Mrs. Robert 0 , 208 Lake St., Box 24, Sioux Rapids 50585, 1942 Patterson, Scott (J), 409 E. 22nd St,, Atlantic 50022, 1977 Payne, Luff E., 337 Woodland Dr., Council Bluffs 51501, 1971 Pearson, C. E. (S), 632 N. Stone Ave,, LaGrange Park, 111. 60525, 1955 Peasley, Mrs. Helene, 2001 Nash Drive, Des Moines 50314, 1934 Peck, Mary E., 3839 Cornell St., Des Moines 50313, 1957 Peer, Mable O., 937 Payton Ave., Des Moines 50315, 1977 Petersen, Mr, and Mrs. Peter C. (C & R), 235 McClellan Blvd., Davenport 52803, 1952, 1962 Peltijohn, Mrs. Clyde, 309 Prospect St., Shell Rock, 50670, 1960 PeUingill, Dr. Olin S., Jr. (L) , Wayne, Maine 04284, 1937 Phipps, Ruth (S), 310 University, Shenandoah 51601, 1966 Phipps, Mrs. Russell L,, Route 5, Boone 50036, 1978 Pierce, Mr, and Mrs. Fred J CHC & H>, Winthrop 50682, 1923, 1957 Plambeck, Esther D., Beaman 50609, 1977 Prince, Herbert M., Route 2, Box 374, Keokuk 52632, 1963 Proescholdt, Beth, Liscomb 50148, 1978 PLacek, Mrs. J. L., 1518 Willson Ave., Webster City 50595, 1978 Putnam, Mrs. Max and family (F), 3522 - 38th St., Des Moines 50310, 1965 Ralston, Mrs. Leslie, Conrad 50621, 1975 Ray, Barbara, 2730 Moyer St., Des Moines 50310, 1976 Rector, Harry E., 507 W. 13th St., Vinton 52349, 1942 Richerson, Hal B., M.D., 331 Lucon Drive, Iowa City 52240, 1977 Rickert, Jon E., 122 N. Main, Elizabethtown, Kentucky 42701, 1974 Rider, Ruth, 101 East Hempstead, Fairfield 52556, 1977 Riedel, Mr. and Mrs. Paul (F), Route 2, Ottumwa 52501, 1977 Rinehart, Mr. and Mrs. Homer, Box 43, Marshalltown 50158, 1959, 1974 Rinkel, Charles T., Jr., 5 Woodshire Dr., Ottumwa 52501 Roberts, Mrs. Stella, Box 97, Coon Rapids 50058, 1977 Robinson, Mr, and Mrs. Joseph G., 3710 W. 12th St., Cedar Falls 50613, 1978 Rolenc, Mr. and Mrs. Edward (F), 604 E. Henry, Mt. Pleasant, 52641, 1975 Roosa, Dean M., Box 57, Goldfield 50542, 1957 Rose, Mary F. CL) , 10 Roberts Ave., Davenport 52803, 1973 Rosene, Walter, Jr., 127 Oak Circle, Gadsden, Alabama 35901, 1941 Ross, Hollis T., 81 Fairmount Dr., Lewisburg, Pa, 17837, 1940 Rouw, Mark, 1202 E. Sheridan, Des Moines 50316, 1968 Rowser, Mrs. June E., 512 - 5th Ave., Clarence 52216, 1978 Ruegnilz, Mrs. R. S. (S), 2117 Orchard Drive, Dubuque, 52001, 1942 Ruprecht, Jeanette, Lowden 52255, 1974 Ryan, Mark R., Dept. Animal Ecology, 124 Science II, I.S.U., Ames 50011, 1977 Sadler, Ernie, Box 193, Route 1, LeClaire 52753, 1971 Sailer, Helen, 519 - 4th St,, Ackley 50601, 1978 Sand, Sibyl D., Route 2, Lake Mills 50450, 1977 Sanders, Joan, 2740 - 24th Ave., Marion 52302, 1978 Sauer, Dr. Pauline L., Museum Director, U*N.I., Cedar Falls 50613, 1965 Savage, Mr. and Mrs. Edward (F), 613 N. 16th St., Marshalltown 50158, 1969 Schaufenbuel, Joe (C), St, Lucas 52166, 1976 Schirck, Shirley, 228 W. 21st St., Carroll 51401, 1978 1 13 MEMBERSHIP LIST Schlemmer, Conrad F., 310 E. First St, Spencer 51301, 1973 Schooley, Mrs. Joan, 209 N. Fellows Ave., Ottumwa 52501, 1972 Schramm, Frank H., Box 587, Cliff Road, Burlington 52601, 1934 Schwanke, Mrs. Charles (S), 2510 Cottage Row, Cedar Falls 50613, 1948 Schwanke, Miss Maxine (S), 2510 Cottage Row, Cedar Falls 50613, 1958 Schwartz, Charles, M.D., 1148 Staub Court, N.E., Cedar Rapids 52402, 1963 Scott, Mrs. Richard L., 320 E. Lee, Seymour 52590, 1968 Seeck, Mrs. Margaret C., Lohrville 51453, 1977 Seidler, Mrs. Wm. A., Jr., Box 147, Jamaica 50128, 1978 Serbousek, Miss Lillian (S), 1226 Second St, S.W., Cedar Rapids 52404, 1932 Seward, Garnita, Route 2, Eldora 50627, 1978 Shepley, Rohn K., R. R. No. 6, Ottumwa 52501, 1978 Sherburne, Floyd, Route 1, Box 38, Guthrie Center 50115, 1978 Shires, Thomas K., 301 Woodridge, Iowa City 52240, 1977 Silcock, Dr. W. Ross, Route 2, Malvern 51551, 1975 Silver, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph, 109 S. State St, Lamoni 50140, 1961, 1956 Sinclair, Jim, 608 Detorit W. No. 3, Indianola 50125, 1977 Slife, Nancy L., Route 2, Eldora 50627, 1975 Smalling, Mrs. Ray H., 803 - 12th St, Ames 50010, 1978 Smith, Waiter P., 693 Franklin Ave., Council Bluffs 51501, 1977 Sorensen, Mrs. Raymond E. p 302 W. Washington, Winterset 50273, 1967 Spears, Mrs, Marie, 103 Southview Circle, Shenandoah 51601, 1070 Stark, Harriet L., 107 Fairview Drive, Forest City 50436, 1978 Staudt, Tom, 931 N. Summit, Iowa City 52240, 1974 Steffen, E. W., 1000 Maplewood Drive, N.E., Cedar Rapids 52402, 1940 Steimel, Earl W. ( 10746 Hammond Ave., Waterloo 50701, 1975 Steiner, Robin, Route 1, Woolstock 50599, 1974 Stewart, Mrs. Ha 2 el, Conrad 50621, 1975 Stewart, Paul A., 203 Mooreland Dr., Oxford, N.C. 27565, 1977 Stone, Larry A., St. Olaf 52072, 1975 Stone, Thomas, 1632 Woodmayr, Waterloo 50703, 1976 Stoppel, Kaye V., 658 - 56th St., Des Moines 50312, 1978 Strabala, Scott A., 602^ 23rd St, Ft. Madison 52627, 1978 Strawn, Mrs. John T., Jr., Route 1, Vinton 52349, 1956 Strickland, Jud W,, 413 S. 3rd St. West, Mt. Vernon 52315, 1945 Studer, Mrs. Lee, 306 E. Main, Elkhart 50073, 1978 Sweet, Mrs. Orrin (Arlene) , 217 W. 4th St., Aurelia 51005, 1975 Talbot, Marjorie G*, Route 1, Box 206, Keokuk 52632, 1977 Tanner, Mrs. Raymond, 104 East 22nd St., Atlantic 50022, 1977 Taylor, Mrs. George, 1739 - 12th Ave., Mans on 50563, 1977 Thompson, Fred K., 2830 McGowan Blvd., Marion 52302, 1978 Thompson, Joan C., Route 6, Woodland Heights, Iowa City 52240, 1978 Thompson, Michael, 1002 E. Washington, Council Bluffs 51501, 1978 Thompson, Mrs. Mildred W., Route 4, Box 137, Cherokee 51012, 1975 Thornburg, M. A., 901 S. Warfield Dr., Mt. Airy, Maryland 21771, 1973 Thornburg, Robert, Route 1, Pleasantville 50225, 1977 Thornton, Mrs. P. C., 326 Otsego St., Storm Lake 50588, 1951 Toyne, Mrs. George W., 206 - 4th Ave. S., Humboldt 50548, 1952 Triplett, Mrs. Burdell, 1312 2nd Ave. E., Spencer 51301, 1977 IOWA BIRD LIFE - XLVI II , 1978 1 14 Turner, Miss Almira, 1003 West St., Corning 50841, 1977 Turner, Dr. Richard, Grinnell College, Grinnell 50112, 1978 Unmacht, James H. II, 2149 Carter Road, Dubuque 52001, 1978 Upp, Mrs. Orville T., 608 Wildwood Drive, Ottumwa 52501, 1950 Van Cleve, G. Bernard, 304 S. Winebiddle St., Pittsburgh, Pa. 15224, 1967 Vander Meer, Steven (J), 808 Plymouth St, S.E., LeMars 51031, 1977 Vander Streek, Nola, 1335 Northwest Drive, Pella 50219, 1972 Van Dyk, Dr. John, 736 E. 1st St., Sioux Center 51250, 1970 Vane, Dr. and Mrs. Robert F., 2220 Grande Ave. S.E., Cedar Rapids 52403, 1940, 1946 Van Liew, Virginia (S), 3100 Grand Ave. Apt 4-A, Des Moines 50312, 1968 Vaughn, Mary Beth, 201 E. Clarinda, Shenandoah 51601, 1976 Wahab, Charles E., 3333 Grand Ave., Apt. 181, Des Moines 50312, 1977 Wahlstrom, Shirley A., 606 West Beech, Cherokee 51012, 1977 Walker, Pearle C., 301 Albany, Ot- tumwa 52501, 1943 Wallace, Mrs. Lynn E., Route 3, Box 9182, Spirit Lake 51360, 1975 Walters, Elizabeth L., 207 West Thomas Ave., Shenandoah 51601, 1964 Walton, Robert J., Route l, Peosla 52068, 1978 Ware, Richard, 34 Sunset Drive, Jacksonville, 111. 61650, 1961 Warters, Mrs. Lurene A., 5115 Woodland Ave., Des Moines 50312, 1977 Watson, S. Arthur, 1325 - 98 North West St,, Terrace Gardens, Wichita, Kansas 57203, 1971 Weaver, Miss Gertrude S., 1425 Nebraska, Sioux City 51105, 1946 Webb, Dr, Morgan C,, 1325 S. Newton St., Sioux City 51106, 1966 Wellander, Jeff (S), 3351 Sims Drive, Des Moines 50317, 1972 Weller, Dr. Milton W., Dept, Ent, Fisheries & Wildlife, U. of Mn., St. Paul, Minn. 55101, 1958 Wenger, Mrs. Helen F,, 100 D, St., Hamburg 51640, 1978 Wentworth, Mrs. June, Wheatland 52777, 1974 Wershofen, Miss Pauline, Route 4, Box 193, Winona, Minn. 55987, 1954 White, Miss Evelyn Jean, P.O. Box 1340, Carlsbad, Calif, 92008, 1975 Widner, Russell R., M.D. (S), Route 6, Marshalltown 50158, 1977 Wiedemeyer, Mrs. Eva B,, 1015 N, Adams St., Carroll 51401, 1975 Wilcox, Florence M., 510 - 7th St., Ames 50010, 1978 William, Patricia, Route 1, Hinton 51024, 1974 Willis, Miss Myra G., 1224 - 13th St. N.W., Cedar Rapids 52405, 1937 Willis, Mr. and Mrs. Paul K, (F), Thornton 50479, 1977 Wilson, Barbara L., Route 1, Box 41, Hastings 51540, 1978 Wilson, Valeria Louise, Route 1, Clinton 52732, 1973 Wuellner, Mrs. Keith A., 1321 Osborn St., Burlington 52601, 1966 Wymore, Gary, 847 South Ward, Ottumwa 52501, 1975 Yaeger, Mr. and Mrs. Roger (F), 8604 Carole Circle No. 3, Urbandale 50322, 1977 York, Phyllis, 1021 Oak St., Iowa Falls 50126, 1978 Young, Lewis C., 2160 N.W. 90th St., Des Moines 50322, 1974 Young, Dr. Richard A. (S), 820 2nd Ave., N.E., Clarion 50525, 1963 Zachman, Gary E., 1704 Beaver Pond Road, Inverness, III 60067, 1978 Zaletel, Mrs, Linda, 667 Pammel Ct., Ames 50010, 1974 Zaruba, Mrs. Elinore, 1501 Yuma Dr., N.W,, Cedar Rapids 52405, 1978 Zimmer, Barry R. (J), 6203 Gain- sborough, Amarilla, Tex. 79106, 1974 Zorn, Ruth P., 544 N, 3rd St., Mar- shalltown 50158, 1977 MEMBERSHIP LIST LIBRARIES Library, Iowa Slate Univ., Ames 50011 Wissenschafliche, Buchhandlung, Scientific Booksellers, Librairie Scientifique, Karger Libri A.G., Basel, Switzerland Senckenbergische Bibliothek, Zeit- schriftenabeilung-DFG, Bockenheimer Landstr. 134-138, D‘6000 Franhfurt-Main, Bundes- republik, Deutschland Cedar Falls Public Library, 524 Main St., Cedar Falls 50613 Library, Univ. of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, 50613 Library, Holmes Jr. High, 505 Holmes Dr., Cedar Falls 50613 Cedar Rapids Public Library, Periodical Service, Cedar Rapids 52401 Coe College, Stewart Memorial Library, Cedar Rapids 52402 Clinton Public Library, 306 Eighth Ave, S,, Clinton 52732 University of Missouri, Columbia, Mo. 65201 Public Library, 4th and Main Streets, Davenport 52801 S, F. Parson Library, Northern 111. Univ., DeKalb, 111. 60115 Order Division, Des Moines Public Library, 100 Locus! St., Des Moines 50300 Slate Library, Historical Building, Des Moines 50319 Ekslrand Elem. School, 1140 - 15th St., DeWill 52742 Ficke Laird Library, Univ. of Dubuque, Dubuque 52001 Science Dept., Univ. of Dubuque, c-o Dr. David Straley, Dubuque 52001 Wahlert Memorial Library, Loras College, Dubuque 52001 U, S. Fish & Wildlife Serv., Reg. Library Rm. 642, Fed. Bldg., Ft. Snelling, Minn. 55111 Grnd Mound Elem. School Library, Grand Mound 52751 Polk County Conservation Board, Lewis A. Jester Co. Park, Granger 50109 Fort Hays Kansas St. College, Serials 1 15 Dept., Forsyth Library, Hays, Kan. 67601 Library, NP Wildlife Res. Center, P.G, Box 1747, Jamestown, N. D. 58401 Dwight B. Waldo Lib., Serial Records, W. Mich. Univ., Kalamazoo, Mich. 49001 Keokuk Public Library, 210 N. 5th St., Keokuk 52632 The Science Ref. Lib., Bayswaler Branch, 10 Porches ter Garden, Linden, W2 4DE, England Low Moor Elem. School Library, Low Moor 52757 Serials Dept., Memorial Library, Western 111. Univ., Macomb, 111. 61455 Bic-Medical Library, Diehl Hall, Univ. of Minnesota, Minneapolis 55455 08132 Serials Technical Serv., Mitchell Mem. Library, Miss. St, Univ., Mississippi Slate, Miss. 39762 Serials Dept., McGill University Libraries, 3459 McTavish St., Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3A1Y1 Cornell College Library, Mt. Vernon 52314 Wilcox Library, William Penn College, Oskaloosa 52577 Central College Library, Pella 50219 Science & Engineer Lib., Washington Si. Univ., Pullman, Washington 99163 Dordt College Library, Sioux Center 51250 Public Library, Sioux City siiQl Morningside Library, 4005 Mor- ningside Ave., Sioux City 51106 Oklahoma State University, Edmon Low Library, Serials Section, Stillwater, Oklahoma 74074 St. Cloud State College, Learning Resrouces - Periodicals, St. Cloud, Minnesota 56301 Dept, of Natural Resources, c-o Carroll Henderson - Nongame Sup., 390 Centennial Bldg., St. Paul, Minn. 55155 Serials Dept. - Library, U. of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois 61801 IOWA BIRD LIFE - XLVIll, 1978 1 16 I. D. Weeks Library, South Dakota, St. Univ. of, Vermillion, South Dakota 57069 Central Missouri State Univ,, Periodicals Dept., Library, Warrensburg, Missouri 64093 Waterloo Public Library, 626 Mulberry, Waterloo 50703 Welton Elem. School Library, Welton 52774 Eastern Michigan University, University Library, Ypsilanti, Michigan 48197 SOCIETIES Ames Audubon Society, Ames 50010, 1977 Audubon Naturalist Society of Cedar Rapids, Cedar Rapids 50402, 1966 Quad City Audubon Society, Putnam Museum, Davenport 52804, 1949 Des Moines Audubon Society, Des Moines 50310, 1947 Dubuque Audubon Club, Dubuque 52001, 1933 Research Request — I should like to make a request of birders and naturalists in general for recently vacated nests or nest material of any of the following birds : swallows, woodpeckers, wrens, purple martin, bluebird, starling, and others that nest in cavities or shelters. Material should be placed in tight plastic bags and these placed in a cardboard box for shipping. They only need to be packed so they do not shake about. Data such as type of nest, locality (county and nearest town), dale, and collector should be included in each bag with the nest. Postage will be relurned on any material received. Nests are desired for research being conducted on the ectoparasites (fleas, lice, feather flies, swallow bugs, ticks, and mites) of Iowa birds and their nests. Please forward any material to Nixon Wilson, Department of Biology, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, la. 50613. Watch for Blue- or Green-breasted Sandpipers! - I am seeking your cooperation with research on migration patterns of mid-western shorebirds. Be- tween July 5 and October 10, 1978, we will be dying breast feathers of Semipalmafed Sandpipers blue or green, near Grand Forks, North Dakota. Birds may also be marked with unique wing tags, following the system outlined on the enclosed filler. Breast-dying has provided valuable information in the Canadina Wildlife Service’s study of shorebird migration in eastern Canada. We are seeking to complement that study with information on shorebird movements in the center of the continent. Success of this project depends on reports received from dispersal areas, and you may help in two ways. First, reports of sightings should include: date, time, location, and markings of the bird, as outlined on the filer. Reports should be sent to the address given at the bottom. Second, you may help spread the word, by posting this information where it is likely to be seen by observers, by forwarding an extra copy to interested individuals, or to an appropriate agency or club, by inserting information about the program into newsletters or memoranda to associates, and simply by being alert for reports of oddly-colored sandpipers. Please end reports to: Shorebird Survey Langmuir Laboratory Cornell University Ithaca, New York 14853 USA. All reports will be acknowledged. Thank you. - David Lank, Graduate Student of Animal Behavior, Cornell University.