Vol. XXXVIII No. 3 Sept. 1968 IOWA ORNITHOLOGISTS` UNION

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Vol. XXXVIII No. 3 Sept. 1968 IOWA ORNITHOLOGISTS` UNION

Vol. XXXVIII No. 3
Sept. 1968
Published by the
IOWA ORNITHOLOGISTS' UNION
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IOWA BIRD LIFE - XXXVIII, 1968
VOL. XXXVIli No. 3
SEPT. 1968
PAGES 65-104
CONTENTS
BIRDS IN THE DAVENPORT AREA
FALL CONVENTION
FIELD REPORTS
OBITUARIES
GENERAL NOTES
BOOK REVIEWS
MEMBERSHIP ROLL
NEW MEMBERS
67 - 85
86-87
88-90
90-91
92-93
93-95
96- 104
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Notes Of Birds In The Davenport Area
THOMAS J o MORRISSEY
DAVENPORT
LINE DRAWINGS BY E. W. STEFFEN
CEDAR RAPIDS
PART II HAWKS
TURKEY VULTURE
A casual transient.
I did not observe Turkey Vultures while studying birds in the Davenport
area. The only reliable report I received of this species was from Decker
Lardner who saw a single individual drifting southward at a considerable altitude, September 18, 1943, south of Moline. (Another record for the Davenport
area was three seen on May l l f 1956, east of McCausland in Scott Co. by Peter
Petersen. In this area Lewis Blevins sees several each year in migration.-ed.)
During the course of this study Turkey Vultures were reported by other
observers
as regular but uncommon summer residents in the hilly, wooded
portions of eastern Iowa. Their absence from the Davenport area was probably
attributable to the efficient farming methods practised here. Dead livestock
was removed from fields immediately for rendering or other disposal. Thus
a source of food available in other districts where farmers were less energetic was denied to vultures here. Undoubtedly the many hunters and the absence of extensive forest or other refuge areas were also limiting factors.
A bird as conspicuous as a vulture would have invited persecution. Before 1880,
Turkey Vultures were probably not r a r e in the Davenport area. Less efficient
farming in those days probably provided more carrion in the form of livestock
dead from disease or accidents. Before 1830 buffalo and deer were probably
numerous enough to sustain a high population of these birds.
GOSHAWK
A casual winter visitor.
Not recorded by the author, but one was seen March 6r 1960, along Harbor
Road within the city limits of Davenport and an immature November 29, 1964,
at Pine Hill Cemetery by Peter Petersen.
Elton Fawks has several other
winter records within the past ten years. Goshawk has been recorded on three
of eighteen Christmas Counts at Davenport.—ed.)
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TURKEY VULTURE
SHARP-SHINNED HAWK
A rare spring migrant; a very rare summer and winter visitor, an uncommon
fall migrant.
These little accipiters were recorded once or twice each spring from late
March to the middle of May. Never more than one was observed on any day in
spring. In fall they were somewhat more numerous. From the first week of
September until the third week of October from 1 to 3 might be observed on
those days when hawks of all species were migrating southward. However,
never more than 11 were observed in any fall. (The first week of October is
usually the peak. —ed.)
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SR^RP-SHINNED HAWK
Sharp-shias were usually observed while on their southward migrations.
At such times they flew at altitudes of 100 to 300 feet, usually at the lower
level, and gliding for long distances. They were observed in a wide variety
of habitats but when hunting seemed to prefer weedy sedge meadows with many
willows perhaps because of the abundance of small birds to be found there. Whenever one of these fierce little hawks appeared all the small birds which had been
busily seeking food, calling, or singing, ceased their activity and an unnatural
silence fell. These sudden silences were so marked that I was often able to
tell that a Sharp-shinned Hawk (or, more often, the larger Cooper's Hawk) was
in the vicinity before I saw the bird itself. (Sharp-shinned Hawks still seem to
be present
in about the same numbers. They are very susceptible to mist
nets and the number banded is quite biased. Two were seen July 12, 1958, near
McCausland by Peter Petersen. Seen on 9 of 18 Christmas Counts and in January and February.--ed.)
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COOPER'S HAWK
A fairly common spring migrant; an uncommon summer resident (now rare);
a fairly common fall migrant; a rare winter resident.
The spring migration of Cooper's Hawks was poorly defined. From early
March to the middle of May from one to five were observed each week but
there was no sudden influx of migrants nor was there any period of marked
abundance.
The fall migration was more distinctly marked. It apparently
began about August 20 and from that date until the last part of October from
one to eight of these birds could be recorded every day. Like the Sharpshinned Hawk they flew southward at a relatively low altitude. These migrants
were most often seen when light northerly winds prevailed. Birds which were
to be winter resident has usually established wintering territories by early
November. I was unable to determine the exact size of any of these territories
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but a bird apparently occupied all of Credit Island (420 acres) during the winter of 1948-49. About half of all wintering territories selected were deserted by
the first part of January. Altogether, less than 75 Cooper's Hawks wintered in
the area and the number was much smaller in very cold winters. Most of the
winter residents were in the immature plumage. (Seen on 11 of 18 Christmas
Counts with a maximum number of five.—ed.)
I found only two nest of this species although there was ample evidence in
the form of paired birds that it was nesting in all the more extensive woodlands
of the area. One nest was started about May 15, 1948, on the lower half of Credit
Island in a tall basswood. The female was seen sitting for several days but the
neat was abandoned at the end of May. Another nest about 35 feet from the ground
in a white oak in Duck Creek Park was vigorously defended by a male and female beginning May 6, 1950. The female did not begin incubation until May 16
and I was not able to determine whether the nesting was a success. Wilson (1906)
found a nest with 3 eggs, May 9, 1891, and another with 4 eggs on May 7, 1892.
(This species has been much reduced as a breeding bird today.—ed.)
The Cooper's Hawk was recorded in many different habitats ranging from
bottomland forest edges to upland pastures. Except in the vicinity of nesting
territories only single individuals were seen. They were usually observed
flying low along the edges of woodlands, clearings and fence rows obviously seeking their prey. Like the Sharp-shinned Hawk their sudden appearance frightened
small birds into silence but inactive individuals were often scolded by Blue Jays,
Robins, and Blackbirds. After the nesting pair of Cooper's Hawks had takes up
residence at Duck Creek Park, I frequently found wings and tails of Red-winged
Blackbirds and Common Grackles in the vicinity of their nest. Under a clump
of spruce trees I found the remains of eight Red-winged Blackbirds. There
was no evidence of owls in the vicinity at the time and it seems probable that the
hawks retired to the shelter of the evergreens to pluck their victims. The
stomach of an immature Cooper's Hawk which I examined in September, 1939,
contained the remains of a White-throated Sparrow.
RED-TAILED HAWK
An uncommon spring migrant, a fairly common summer resident and fall
migrant; rare winter resident (now fairly common.—ed.)
From the end of March through the first two weeks of April, seven to ten
Red-tailed Hawks were observed each week. Later in the spring single birds or
occasional pairs were recorded almost every week but their occurence was
quite unpredictable and in some years none of these hawks were observed in
May. The fall migration began during the first week of October. On slightly
overcast days with light winds ranging from northwest to northeast as many
as twelve Red-tails could be observed in an hour drifting southward. At such
times single individuals were usually seen although flocks of three to six were
also observed. These flights reached their peak during the first week of November. The southward movement countinued intermittantly until the end of
December. During periods of mild weather the southward flow was "dammed
up" and large concentrations of hawks were found where food was abundant.
I recorded nineteen Red-tails in an area of four square miles on December 15,
1949. These lingering individuals always left the area after periods of heavy
snowfall or bitter weather. A few individuals apparently remained as winter
residents being most often observed in dense groves, cemetaries, and other
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woodlands where they apparently sought shelter when not hunting. Winter residents were usually birds in immature plumage. (This species is now more
common as a winter resident. It has never been missed on a Christmas Count
and the maximum number recorded for one count was sixty-two.—ed.)
Apparently Red-tailed Hawks did not nest in the Davenport area although
they were reported as summer residents from many nearby localities in eastern
Iowa and western Illinois. The lack of rough, isolated, or otherwise uninhabited
upland districts combined with the continual persecution of all species of hawks
probably accounted for its absence during the breeding season. The occasional
birds seen in the area at this time must have been non-breeding individuals or
wanderers from nearby regions where the species did nest. In his journal Burtis
Wilson writes of an early March Red-tailed Hawk nest on the Rock Island
Arsenal, a typical bottomland forest habitat. This record is unusual not only
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because it is exceptionally early but also because I rarely found these birds in
such a habitat even during migration. (Red-tails were doubtlessly overlooked
greatly and bred in good numbers during the period of this study. They now
nest regularly in Scott County with nest having been found at Pine Hill Cemetary, Scott County Park and even on the WOC radio tower, see Petersen
and Ward, 1966. A nestling banded two miles west of McCausland on May 27,
1958, by Lewis Blevins was retrapped and released, October 16, 1959, at Duluth, Minnesota. A resident pair of Red-tails in northeast Davenport attached
a Rough-legged Hawk and forced it to the ground where it was captured by Norman Ward on May 2, 1966.--ed.)
I examined six Red-tailed Hawks in the flesh. All of these seemed typical
of the eastern form, BUTEO BOREALIS BOREALIS, although two showed faint
to pronounced barring on the tibial flays which is supposedly a character of the
western race, B. B. CALURAS. On two occasions I saw individuals in the field
which had almost solid color dark underparts. These were either melanistic
Red-tails or Harlan's Hawks, BUTEO HARLANI. On December 15f 1959,
Fred Hall and I observed a very white Red-tail near Montpelier, Iowa, about
ten miles outside of our area. This bird was pure white below, mottled with
gray above and on the wings, and with a very light pinkish tail. These are the
characters of Krider's Hawk, BUTEO BORALLIS KRIDERI. (Harlan's Hawk has
been recorded twice in 18 Christmas Counts at Davenport. One was seen on
January 26, 1959, at the corner of Eastern Avenue and Kimberly Road, Davenport by Peter Petersen, Lewis Blevins has seen this species several times
in Scott County. B. B. KRIDERI has been seen several times including April
16, 1954, near Long Grove, November 28, 1956, at Bettendorf and December 14,
1958, at Lock #14 by Peter Petersen.—ed.)
RED-SHOULDERED HAWK
An uncommon spring and fall migrant and an uncommon permanent r e s i dent (now very rare.—ed.)
The northward movement of Red-shouldered Hawks was scarcely discernable.
For perhaps a week at the end of March 3 or 4 might be observed
each day which gave the impression that a migratory movement was underway.
Soon, however, these transients moved on and through most of the spring only
resident pairs were recorded.
The southward migration in fall was more
distinct and from one to two Red-shoulders could be observed drifting south
every day through the month of October.
I believe that some of the Red-shouldered Hawks which nested in the area
were permanent residents. Every territory occupied by a nesting pair during
the spring and summer was also occupied by at least one hawk during the winter.
This could have been a replacement of summer residents by a northern
population but in some instances I was able to satisfy myself that wintering and
summering individuals were the same. All winter residents began to call frequently toward the end of February. During the winter of 1948-49 a single,
very bright individual was seen on every trip to Credit Island. In late February
this bird was joined by another and the two were seen continually through 1949
and probably nested. Two of these hawks were present through the winter of
1949-50 and one was a very bright individual, presumably the same one that
wintered in 1949. In late February of 1950 I often watched this individual as
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it soared high over the island in increasingly narrow spirals, calling continually, sometimes closing its wings and plummeting to within 50 feet of the
ground. This display was continued through March and always in the presence
of another Red-shoulder which sat quietly in nearby trees. On April 22, 1950,
one of these hawks was incubating eggs in a rather small nest about 35 feet
from the ground in the crotch of a bur oak. On May 16, 1950, there were three
downy young in this nest. In September, 1950, two adults and three immature
hawks were noted at the island each day, probably the same family group.
Another pair nested on one of the smaller islands below Credit Island and was
often seen hunting over the Nahant marshes. Other Red-shouldered Hawks were
observed during the nesting season along the Wapsipinicon River and at the
Princeton marsh. I believe that between 10-15 pairs nested in the area. (Last
known nest was in 1965 near the mouth of the Rock River, one young banded
May 23.—ed.)
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They were found almost exclusively in bottomland forests or hunting over
willow-dotted sedge meadows. Migrant individuals were seen high in the air
over many different kinds of habitat but resident individuals were quite r e stricted in habitat. In winter immature birds and rarely adults occupied sheltered ravines and creek vallies which led into flood plains of the rivers. Two
immature hawks were found in such wooded ravines in different parts of the city
of Davenport through the winter of 1949-50. Red-shouldered Hawks were
seen eating frogs on a number of occasions and in early spring it was a common
sight to see them perched over woodland pools or along roadside ditches where
frogs were breeding.
In Wilson's journals from 1883 to 1901 there are very few records of Redshouldered Hawks although most of his notes refer to areas where the species
is fairly numerous today. It seems possible that these hawks increased in
numbers because of the system of dams instituted to effect a nine foot channel on
the Mississippi. Resultant high water levels isolated many islands where the
species found suitable habitat and was protected from molestation. Red-shoulders
were rather shy and inconspicuous in this area. They seldom call except during
courtship season or when migrating. They rarely perched in exposed areas as
did the Red-tailed Hawks and they hunted close to the ground, often in heavy
cover. These habits made them less vulnerable to indescriminate shooters.
(Christmas Count data points very graphically to the decrease of this species.
Never missed on a Christmas Count, they were present in good numbers (from
6 to 22) from 1954 through 1964. On the 1964 count 11 were seen. This dropped
to three in 1965, two in 1966 and one in 1967.-ed.)
BROAD-WINGED HAWK
An uncommon spring and fall migrant, (also a casual winter visitor-ed.)
For some reason the second growth, ornamental planting, and white oak
woodlands proved very attractive to spring migrant Broad-wings and the first
arrivals of the season were noted there every year from April 10 to April 20.
The first arrivals usually remained in this small wood and were joined by others.
During the last week of April 1950 (an unseasonably cold week) six to twelve
of these hawks were found every day at Duck Creek Park. In most years only
two or three were to be found in the park at the height of migration. They were
also seen in smaller numbers in the bottomland forest of Credit Island and in
the open woods of Fejervary Park. It seems probable that they occured in all
the larger woodlands of the area. During the fall migration, which took place
from the first week of September through mid-October flocks of four to ten
individuals could be seen on the average of once a week drifting slowly southward at considerable height. (A large flock of at least 245 was moving south at
the limit of unaided vision above Port Byron, Illinois^on September 20, 1958, by
Elton Fawks and Peter Petersen-ed.) The latest date on which Broad-wings were
observed was October 26, 1950. Very few Broad-wings stayed in the area during
fall migration. (Although they should be far to the south in winter Broad-wings
have been seen on five of 18 Christmas Counts, all careful identifications and
several including the call note-ed.)
These hawks were remarkably tame. At Duck Creek Park they perched in
saplings along the roadway and paid no attention to automobiles passing within a
dozen yards. If approached too closely on foot they flew off for short distances.
An individual which had been disturbed often uttered his weak, shrill, slurred
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whistle and if many hawks were present each one might answer in return. Broadwinged Hawks were more frequently met with in densely wooded patches and
coppices than were other Buteos. In more exposed situation they usually perched
from 6 to 15 feet from the ground rather Chan at the higher elevations chosen by
other hawks. Perhaps because of their sluggish action they caused little excitement among songbirds in their vicinity. Within a few minutes of the appearance of one of these gentle hawks the songbirds apparently became accustomed to its presence and thereafter ignored it. (Rain occasionally forces
Broad-wings low enough to be mist netted at Pine Hill and Oakdale Cemeteries-ed.)
SWAINSON'S HAWK
(Very rare summer resident.
First known nesting near the Scott-Cedar County line in 1956 by Lewis
Blevins. Nested
summers of 1965 and 1966 two miles northwest of Plainview; two young banded each year by Norman Ward and Peter Petersen.-ed.)
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ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK
An uncommon spring and fall migrant and winter resident.
Rough-legged Hawks were first observed in the first week of November
and thereafter, until the first week of March. Only one could be observed each
week through the fall and winter. There was a slight increase in numbers
during all of March when two to five were observed each week in some years.
This was apparently the period of spring migration. This species was not recorded after the end of the first week of April. (Never missed on a Christmas
Count the maximum is 29 for the 1958 count. Only two seen on the 1967 count.
-ed.)
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These Hawks were usually observed hunting over sedge meadows in low
lying districts. They were occasionally seen hunting low grassy swales in
uplands and woodlands.
The large sedge meadow of the Princeton Marsh
supported two or three Rough-legs each winter nad the sedge meadow north of
Duck Creek Park was usually the winter territory of one or two birds. Since
meadow mice were very abundant in these habitats I assume that these rodents
were their chief food. On one occasion in November I saw a Rough-leg snatch
a meadow mouse from the shoulder of a highway and directly in front of my
moving car. They were very tame at all times and allowed close approach
on foot while they paid little or no attention to automobiles.
Elsewhere in eastern Iowa, Rough-legged Hawks were far more numerous
than they were in the Davenport area. From December through February this
was the species of hawk most often seen on drives across the flat plains west of
Davenport. Probably the scarcity of wet meadows, the hilly and wooded t e r and the intensive agriculture of the Davenport area were unfavorable for this
species. Light colored Rough-legs outnumbered individuals in the dark phase
about three to one.
GOLDEN EAGLE
(Casual winter visitor.
Recorded twice on Christmas Counts and now found two or three times each
winter by Fawks. One immature seen March 6, 1968, at Credit Island by Petersen
-ed.)
BALD EAGLE
An uncommon spring and fall migrant and winter resident.
Bald Eagles were first recorded during the first week of December in
each year of this investigation. Their arrival usually coincided with the appearance of the first ice on the Mississippi River. During December they were
seen at many points along the channel of the Mississippi, usually as they
flapped slowly along the edges of large open leads in the thin ice which was
forming.
Through the winter months eagles could be observed everyday
wherever there were sizeable leads of open water. Such spots were to be
found off the south shore of Credit Island, below Locks 14 and 15, and near the
mouth of the Wapsipinicon. The number of eagles at each of these open spots
varied from one to eight. There was evidence that these winter birds remained
around a particular open area as long as ice conditions remained stable. Changes
in the amount of ice cover were always followed by temporary increases or decreases in the local eagle population.
In mid-February there were usually
early thaws which greatly increased the amount of open water although they
were not sufficient
to start ice moving on the river. During these thaws
large numbers of eagles entered the area and remained until subsequent periods
of warm weather in the early part of March. On February 18, 1949, thirty-six
Bald Eagles were counted along the south shore of Credit Island. The usual
number observed
at Credit Island in mid-February was about fifteen. In
most years eagles were last observed sometime before March 10, but in the
retareded spring of 1950 one was observed March 20. (Never missed on a
Christmas Count, the maximum number recorded was 114 in I95o-ed.) It was
my experience that Bald Eagles were confined almost exclusively to the channel
of the Mississippi River although they were seen at rare intervals by other ob-
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servers along the Wapsipinicon, and on March 17, 1950, one was soaring eastward up river over my home. The winter residents showed marked partiality
for certain roosting sites and might be found year after year perched in the same
tree. Migrants sought out the largest trees which were usually cottonwoods. One
roosting site was off thewest end of the Rock Island Arsenal between the cities of
Rock Island and Davenport and a continuous stream of traffic passed within a
hundred yards of the eagles all day. Like most of the other hawks in the area the
eagles were quite wary when approached on foot but showed little fear of automobiles so long as they continued moving.
Through all the winter months, particularly just before freeze up, large
numbers of dead fish, chiefly gizzard shad from six to eighteen inches in
length, but many other species as well, were found floating in the Mississippi,
washed up on shore, or frozen close to the surface of the ice. This carrion was
the chief food of the eagles. On many occasions they were seen scratching at
the surface of the ice to free dead fish. The ice free spots frequented by the
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eagles were also occupied by flocks of diving ducks and Herring Gulls. Occasionally, when one of the eagles swooped low over a flock of ducks some of the
ducks dived but for the most part both the eagles and ducks ignored each other.
Eagles were never seen to rob Herring Gulls although on two occasions a gull
was seen chasing an eagleandscreaming loudly suggesting that the gull had been
relieved of a prize by the piratical eagle. Probably there was little competition
between the two for the gulls seemed to prefer to catch small fish in the swift
open water and seldom showed any interest in the numerous large, dead fish
which formed the greatest part of the eagle's food. An eagle scratching out a
fish frozen in the ice was often accompanied by a few Crows which played the
part of scavengers picking up whatever portions the eagle rejected. Crows
never mobbed or teased eagles as they often did Buteo hawks.
In late January the Bald Eagles began to call frequently on warm, sunny days.
The call was a series of hoarse yelps "kyelp, kyelp, kyelp"; sounding much
like the squeaks of a rusty pump.
While calling two or three birds often
soared upward over the middle of the river and when passing each other the
lower bird turned over on it's back and struck with one or both feet at the ascendant bird. I have seen this same playing performed by single birds. The
proportion of adult to immature eagles ranged from three adults to one immature during migration to an approximately equal
ratio among wintering
birds.
(This ratio is now about five adults to one immature—see Fawks,
1964-1968-ed.)
OSPREY
(Uncommon spring migrant, rare fall migrant, very rare winter visitor-ed.)
Ospreys were usually first recorded during the second week of April,
although Feeney observed one on March 27,1949, (and another was sighted March
8, 1953, at Credit Island by Peter Petersen-ed.) There was no noticeable pattern
in the migration of this species; oneor two might be recorded daily in favorable
habitats throughout the species stay in the area, which ordinarily lasted until
the first of May. The maximum number observed was four at Credit Island on
April 17, 1950. The fall migration took place in September and early October.
During this period never more than one individual was recorded in any week.
Ospreys were never seen drifting south high in the air like other migrating
raptors. (Recorded on two of eighteen Christmas Counts, probably late lingering fall migrants-ed.)
These fish-hawks were observed along the wooded shores of Credit Island
and Credit Island Harbor, at Lock and Dam 14, at various points on the channel of the Mississippi in the vicinity of Princeton and LeCIaire, at the Princeton Marsh and at several points along the Wapsipinicon River. They were
usually seen perched quietly in trees over water or sailing at moderate heights
over shallow water. They were most conspicuous during periods of high water
in spring. At such times large numbers of European Carp entered flooded meadows and marches to spawn. While spawning the paired fish rolled out of the
water, splashed, and in other ways made themselves conspicuous. On four
occasions Ospreys were observed catching or carrying carp ranging from ten
to twelve inches in length.
Perhaps the absence of such readily available,
good-sized fish in fall accounted for the smaller numbers of "fish-hawks"
observed in that season.
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OSPREY
MARSH HAWK
A fairly common spring and fall migrant; a rare winter resident.
The spring migration began during the second or third week of March
and lasted until the middle of April. There was no period of marked abundance,
although the species was somewhat more numerous in late March. In March and
April from one to six could be recorded each day. In May only about one Marsh
Hawk was recorded each week. This species was apparently absent from the
area in the summer months and did not make a reappearance until the last
week of August, (probably due to lack of habitat for breeding-ed.) Single birds
were recorded almost every day in September and in mid-October the peak of
fall migration was reached with as many as seven being observed in a single
day. In November one or two could be observed each day. When snow covered
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MARSH HAWK
grassy fields and meadows for several days in succession, usually early in December, Marsh Hawks disappeared from the area. A Marsh Hawk was seen
January 12, 1941, and a single male was observed flying over Credit Island on
February 11, 1950. These were the only winter records of the species in the
area. (Found on sixteen of eighteen Christmas Counts with a miximum count
of ten, it is probably now to be considered an uncommon winter resident-ed).
Marsh Hawks were in sedge meadows or in the fallow, grassy fields of both
upland and lowland farms. They avoided dense cover and perched on fence posts
in the open rather than in trees. They were most often seen while hunting over
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fallow fields which bordered the county roads running east and west along the
terraces of the Wapsipinicon River. They hovered or sailed at hights of two to
ten feet over these fields and were often seen to capture mice, probably MICROTUS. Pairs were often seen in both spring and fall although it was not possible to determine if the birds were mated. The pearl-gray adult males were outnumbered at least three to one at all seasons by brown females and immature
males.
PEREGRINE FALCON
A very rare migrant.
I recorded this species only once in the Davenport area. On May 5, 1949,
Richard Schaefer and I observed a large flock of shorebirds fly up from a sky
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pond along county road G about two miles west of McCausland. Immediately
after that we saw a very large Peregrine Falcon coursing the shores of the pond.
The hawk soon flew off in the direction of other ponds in the vicinity and was not
seen again. Lesser Yellowlegs, Golden Plover, and other shorebirds were very
numerous in the McCausland district that day. (Alsoseen September 2, 1951, one
mile north of Princeton along Route 67 and September 23, 1953 at Credit Island
Harbor by Peter Petersen. Recorded on two of eighteen Christmas Counts, the
last time in 1957-ed.)
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PIGEON HAWK
(Rare migrant and casual winter visitor.
Blevins sees about one per year in migration. He is in the field almost
daily while at work. Seen twice in eighteen Christmas Counts, which provide
the only winter records-ed.)
SPARROW HAWK
A fairly common spring and fall migrant; raresummer and winter resident.
About one Sparrow Hawk was seen each two weeks of the winter season.
Wintering individuals seemed to have fairly definite wintering territories. The
100 foot wide strip of grass and weeds along the railroad tracks from the Lindsay Park Boat Club to the western limits of Bettendorf was occupied by a
single hawk except during severe winter weather. For some reason this was
also a favorite area for migrant Sparrow Hawks to concentrate and as many
as four were sometimes observed along this two mile long strip during the
peak of spring and fall migration. Very cold weather, particularly when accompanied by snow, decreased the number of winter residents. (Seen on sixteen
of eighteen Christmas Counts with a miximum of fifteen. Consistantly an average of twelve for the last five years-ed.)
Spring migration began during the third week of March and reached its peak
during the last week of that month. At the height of migration four to eight
Sparrow Hawks were observed each day. There was no noticeable diminution
in numbers until about the third week of April, but from that time through most
of May only one to three could be recorded in any week.
I found no Sparrow Hawk nest nor were any recorded by Wilson from 1884 to
1906, although as noted elsewhere he was an indefatigable nest hunter. It seems
likely that the species bred in the area since it was recorded as a fairly common
nesting bird in many other nearby localities. I observed Sparrow Hawks somewhat more frequently during the summer months than during the winter; on
the average about one was seen each week. (Many nests have been found by Blevins and Petersen, probably 15 pair nest in Scott County each summer-ed.)
The fall migration of this species was very irregular. Occasionally one of
these little falcons was seen drifting southward in September or October but there
was no noticeable increase until early in November when about two could be recorded each week. Theselatearrivalsdecreasedsteadilyin number until December when only winter residents remained.
Practically all Sparrow Hawks were observed along county roads or highways. The hawks perched on telephone wires and posts which were strung along
the roads, usually over a weedy or brush-filled ditch. Less often the hawks
were seen hovering over fallow roadside fields and pastures, iney were observed catching grasshoppers on two occasions and once one was observed along
River Drive in Moline plucking a House Sparrow it had killed. Sparrow Hawks
were heard calling frequently from March through July but very rarely were
they heard in the fall and winter months. Sparrow Hawks were usually observed
as single individuals. In the late spring and summer some pairs were seen.
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CONVENTION
MRS. M. K. HALLBERG
#4 Rock Bluff Rd.
OTTUMWA
The Iowa Ornithologist's Union members gathered on a bright sunny afternoon, the 14th of September, to meet at Springbrook State Park, Guthrie Center; at the invitation of Wayne Partridge, Conservation officer in charge of the
6 park. After a delightful supper,President Robert Nickolson, opened the evening
meeting with a welcome to seventy seven members. The location of the next
spring meeting was announced. It is Vacation Village, West Lake Okoboji,
and the dates are May 16, 17 and 18, 1969. This will be an extremely good area
for birding, agreed upon by all.
Vice President Jean Vane, introduced our speaker for the evening, Profess o r of Zoology at Iowa State University, Dr. Milton W. Weller. He attended the
American Ornithologists' Union Meeting in Fairbanks, Alaska, during June of
1968. Dr. Weller's most interesting talk "The Tundra World" was illustrated
with colored slides of Alaska and the surrounding area, showing plant and animal life and giving us a clear idea of the level, treeless area of the tundra.
Cookies and coffee were served following the meeting.
At 7:30 Sunday morning breakfast was served in the dining hall followed by
three separate field trips; one to Bay's Branch and Lakin Slough, another to
Sheeder Prairie and the third covering Springbrook Park. After dinner at 12:30,
there was a short business meeting. It was mentioned that Olin Sewall Pettingill,
Jr., is a new life member of I. O, U., making a total of four life members.
Peter C. Petersen gave the I.O.U. Christmas Census dates as December 21,
1968 through January 2, 1969 and asked for a volunteer to compile the Christmas
counts. The Editor would also like suitable longer articles for IOWA BIRD LIFE.
Judge Charles C. Ayres was compiler of the bird list for Sunday, September
15. There were 78 species recorded with an additional seven seen on Saturday
only. The I. O. U. members gave their heartiest thanks to the Wayne Partridges
for their geneous hospitality and delicious meals at this fall meeting. Assisting
the Partridges were the Dick Tomlin's from Altoona, their daughter and son-inlaw, also helping were Shirley Baily and Neva Cabelka.
Registered Attendance
AMES: John Faaborg, Dr. andMrs. Milton Wellen CASTALIA: Mr. and Mrs.
Roy Schultz; CEDAR FALLS: Mrs. Lloyd Collins, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Corwin,
Frances Crouter, Mrs. Charles Schwanke, Maxine Schwanke, Florence Velie,
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Edith Wallace. CEDAR RAPIDS: Sally Chase, Audrey, Jim, Loretta, and Wendel
Clifton, Mr. and Mrs. Beryl Layton, Sara Millikin, Lillian Serbousek, Dr. and
Mrs. Robert Vane, Myra Willis; DAVENPORT: Mr. and Mrs. Peter C. Petersen, Jr.; DECORAH: Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Tatro; DES MOINES: Albert C.
Berkowitz, Ruth M. Binsfeld, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Brown, Gertrude L. Downing,
Mrs. Russell Nicholson; DUBUQUE: Mr. andMrs. George Crossley, Ival Schuster; ESSEX: Elizabeth Walters; FORT DODGE: SusanAtwell, Mrs. Frank Welken
GUTHRIE CENTER: Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Partridge; HAMBURG: Mr. and Mrs.
Fitzhugh Diggs; HUMBOLCT: Mrs. George Toyne, Lee Toyne; IOWA CITY: Mr.
and Mrs. Everett D. Alton, Margrieta Delle; OSKALOOSA: Mr. and Mrs. Keith
Layton; OTTUMWA: Judge and Mrs. Charles C. Ayres, J r . , Dorothy Byers.
Larry Deeds, Chad Eells, Mr. and Mrs. M. K, Hallberg, Pearle Walker; PIERSON: Lavinia Dragoo; PRESCOTT: LaDeanG. Hermansen; SHELL ROCK: Mr. and
Mrs. Oren Paine, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Pettijohn; SHENANDOAH: Mrs. W. C. DeLong, Mrs. Emmell Zollare; SIOUX CITY: Mrs. Helen Barrett, Mr. and Mrs.
Jarvis Campbell, Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Hanna, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Nickolson.
WATERLOO: Dr. Myrle Burk, Helen Hawkins; WEBSTER CITY: Ronald Muilenberg; WHEATLAND: Esther Copp; LINCOLN, NEB.: Mr. and Mrs. Harold
Whitmus.
Birds seen September 15, 1968—Pied-billed Grebe, Great Blue Heron,
Mallard, Pintail, Blue-winged Teal, American Widgeon, Shoveler, Turkey Vulture, Red-tailed Hawk, Rough-legged Hawk, Marsh Hawk, Sparrow Hawk, Ringnecked Pheasant, Common Gallinule, American Coot, Killdeer, Spotted Sandpiper,
Least Sandpiper, Semipalmated Sandpiper, Mourning Dove, Yellow-billed Cuckoo,
Great Horned Owl, Barred Owl, Whip-poor-will, Chimney Swit, Belted Kingfisher, Yellow-shafted Flicker, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Red-headed Woodpecker, Hairy Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker, Great Crested Flycatcher, Least
Flycatcher, Eastern Wood Pewee, Horned Lark, Tree Swallow, Bank Swallow,
Barn Swallow, Cliff Swallow, Purple Martin, Blue Jay, Common Crow, Blackcapped Chickadee, Tufted Titmouse, White-breasted Nuthatch, House Wren,
Long-billed Marsh Wren, Short-billed Marsh Wren, Catbird, Brown Thrasher,
Robin, Eastern Bluebird, Cedar Waxwing, Loggerhead Shrike, Starling, Solitary
Vireo, Red-eyed Vireo, Philadelphia Vireo, Orange-crowned Warbler, Nashville Warbler, Yellowthroat, House Sparrow, Bobolink, Eastern Meadowlark,
Western Meadowlark, Red-winged Blackbird, Common Grackle, Brown-headed
Cowbird, Cardinal, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Dickcissel, American Goldfinch,
Rufous-sided Towhee, Savannah Sparrow, Vesper Sparrow, Lark Sparrow,
Swamp Sparrow and Sond Sparrow.
Birds seen only on Saturday, September 14, 1968 - Cooper's Hawk, Blackbilled Cuckoo,
Common Nighthawk, T r a i n ' s Flycatcher, Warbling Vereo,
Parula Warbler and Yellow-headed Blackbird.
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FIELD REPORTS
Weather conditions in different areas varied widely, both as to temperatures
and precipitation, but there was probably nothing to cause adverse nesting conditions. The rather late closing date for the September issue brings us into the
fall migration, and it is possible to mention some of the early arrivals along
with the comments on the nesting season. There was a small movement of
land birds on 17 August, and a larger one on the 26th and 27th and 1 and 2nd
September at Davenport with hummingbirds, Empidonax flycatchers, and warblers predominating (PP). A great many Red-eyed Vereos appeared on 1 September with a sprinkling of Black-and-white and Wilson's Warblers at Des
Moines.
HERONS. This group was generallyscarce. Great Blue: 7 seen on 11 August
(JK) and 4 on 1 September at Des Moines with few earlier. Green: only 1 all
summer (JK). Little Blue: 2 at Credit Island from 16th to 19 August (PP), with
1 in white plumage at Des Moines on 7 July. Common Egret: very scarce at
Iowa City but 3 seen on 14 August (FK). American Bittern: few, with only 3 all
summer (JK).
DUCKS: Wood Ducks had a good nesting season with a number of broods
watched in Waterworks Park in Des Moines.
HAWKS. Other than Turkey Vultures, with from 1 to 7 seen several times
at Ogden, Hawks continue scarce. Red-tailed: down slightly (PP), and few (JK). No
Red-shouldered were reported. Marsh Hawks: very few (JK), and observed
three times (RM) but it is not known if these are different individuals. Sparrow
Hawks: down slightly (PP, JK).
BOBWHITES, PHEASANTS. There seem more Bobwhites this year (FK), and
there seems to have been a good nesting season around Des Moines, but they have
been scarce while Pheasants have been plentiful (JK). Pheasants are thought below average (EB).
SHOREBIRDS. Lack of suitable areas may be responsible for what has been
a poor migration in Des Moines, but there has been good habitat on Credit Island
with an unimpressive migration (PP). Several Piping Plovers, at least one of
which was an immature, were seen at DeSotoBend on 4 July (RLN, ACB, WHB).
An always unexpected Whimbrel was seen at Rock Creek Lake on 21 May, closely
observed (MS). Two Willets were seen on 11 August (JK). Four American
Avocets were seen at Rock Creek Lake on 10 August (MS).
GULLS. Franklin's Gulls were recorded on 31 July in Osceola Co. and in the
third week in June near Kingsley (RM). A flock of Least Terns and a number of
nests were observed on 4 July at De Soto Bend (RLNf ACB, WHB).
CUCKOOS. Finally, a few (FK). Yellow-billed: more than last year (PP);
abundant (DG); only 2 (JK); relatively few (WHB); lots, according to Jack McLane but breeding bird surveys show them to be down. (PL). Black-billed:
the same comments as for Yellow-billed ((PP, DG), but 1 observation (RM),
none (JK, WHB).
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NIGHTHAWKS. While not generally thought a colonial nester, there were
four nests on a high school building in Burlington (PL).
HUMMINGSBIRDS. Four were netted at Davenport on 27 August (PP), but
they again were scare at Des Moines.
WOODPECKERS. All reports agree upon an increase in Redheaded (DG,
EG, FK, WHB).
FLYCATCHERS. There appeared to be a good migration on the 13th and
from the 20th to 27th of August (PP). Western Kingbirds are more numerous
than in other years and outnumber the Eastern (EG). Say's Phoebe: a poor season (EB). An early Yellow-bellied appeared on 13 August, and 16 were banded on
the 25th (PP). Traill's: 9 werebandedon 26th August (PP), and from 6 to 9 were
seen at the local lake all summer (DG).
SWALLOWS: Flocks of 500 were seen in the first and last weeks of August
(DG).
NUTHATCHES, CREEPERS, WRENS. Red-breasted Nuthatches, scarce last
winter and reported from but one station on the Christmas census, are appearing
early: the first on 11 August (RH); a good migration starting on 16 August (PP);
and 2 on the 27th and 2 on the 31st of August in Des Moines. An early Brown
Creeper was in Des Moines on 26 August. Carolina Wrens may be nesting
(PL, EG). Short-billed Marsh Wrens have been seen all summer at several
places (FK).
THRUSHES. Robins: seem to be up (PP, PK). Wood Thrushes were missing from some of the areas where formerly found (WHB). A Swainson's on 26
August was early (PP). Nesting Veeries were found in Ledges State Park in
June by John Faaborg and Jim Rod. Bluebirds had a good year at Davenport with
45 nestlings banded compared with 29 in 1967 (PP). No report on Mrs. Gladys
Black's Bluebird trail at Pleasantville was received.
PIPITS, SHRIKES. On 6 June a Sprague's Pipit was well seen "at arm's
length" (EG). Shrikes have been few (FK, WHB).
VIREOS. Red-eyed Vireos were unusually scare all summer, but there was
a large migration on 1 September in Des Moines.
WARBLERS. There have been some early arrivals at Davenport: Blackand-white, 14 August; Tennessee, same date; Magnolia, 26th August; Northern
Waterthrush, 14th and Yellowthroat on the 13th with none netted since (unexpected):
Hooded, 30th, a male, Mourning, 14th ; Wilson's 17th, which is the same as the
earliest in any previous year, and Canada on the 17th (PP). Yellow-breasted
Chats have been found in several areas (PL).
ICTERIDS, TANAGERS. An early flight of blackbirds was noticed on 28
July (EG). Bobolinks: way down, (JK); seen at several places with good broods
of young (FK); and thought more than usual around Des Moines. Yellow-headed
Blackbirds^ 2 males were seen twice in June at Swan Lake where they are unusual (FK); a number of observations, but not in good numbers (RM). Orchard
Orioles: none (JK), and none reported from Des Moines. Scarlet Tanagers: seen
only twice by Jack McLane where there are usually several pairs nesting (PL);
no reports at all this year from Des Moines. Summer Tanagers have been occasional nesters in Des Moines recently but this year only one pair has been seen
with no nest found.
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FINCHES. Rose-breasted Grosbeaks thought fewer by Mrs. Fuller (PL).
Blue Grosbeaks were found near Hawarden (RM). Lark Buntings were found on
5 and 23 June north of Marcus (RM). Savannah Sparrows were found in the same
area six times between 8 June and 10 August, but no nests located. This is the
first summer record (FK).
Contributors: A. C. Berkowitz, Des Moines; Eldon Bryant, Akron; Mrs.
Edwin Getscher, Hamburg; Donald Gillaspey, Lamoni; Russell Hays, Waterloo;
Jim Keenan, Ogden; Fred Kent, Iowa City; Pearl Knoop, Marble Rock; Peter
Lowther, Burlington; Ron Muilenburg, Webster City; R. L. Nickolson, Sioux City;
Peter C. Petersen, Jr. , Davenport; Mildred Steward, Grinnell. WOODWARD H.
BROWN, 4915 Ingersoll Ave. , Des Moines, Iowa. 50312.
OBITUARIES
JOHN P. MOORE, one of our finest friends of Newton, Iowa, passed away on
June 22. He was well known as an artist, wild life photographer, ornithologist,
bird bander, rock-hound, conservationist and Boy Scout Leaders.
" J . P . ' \ a s he was known, was a member and past president of the Iowa
Ornithologist Union as well as a member of Inland Bird Banding Association
and the American Ornithologists Union. At the time of his death, J. P. was a
Board member of the Newton Museum Society as well as the Newton Izaak Walton League. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church.
J. P. was the son of Rev. Forest Moore and was born Dec. 19, 1916, at
Reasoner, Iowa. He spent his boyhood in several communities in southeast
Iowa and graduated from the Kalona High School. He received more education
at the Minneapolis School of Art and the Council Bluffs Beauty Academy.
On Feb. 29, 1939, he was married to Hertha Perry in Council Bluffs. Surviving are three sons, Ivan of Newton, Sam of Indianola and Larry who is in
Vietnam with the U.S. Army. There are five grandchildren as well as eight
brothers and two sisters and his mother, Mrs. Forest Moore of Knoxville.
During World War II, Mr. Moore served with the Army in the Pacific
Theater of Operatioas. Mr. Moore went to Newton with the Vernon Company,
but later became associated with the Newton Chick Sexing Company and was the
sole owner of that company at the time of his death.
Those of us who were fortunate enough to really know this fine, quiet
gentleman who was a man of many talents, saw him share his knowledge with
hts fellow man. I first knew him as a Scout Master and as a trainer of Boy
Scout Leaders. He was a member of the Rock Creek District Board for many
years.
One of his most fascinating hobbies was searching for, cutting and polishing
rocks. He had one of the finest private rock collections in Iowa. It also included
many fossils as well as the personally worked charts and drawings of the geological history of our area. A time spent in their solarium was a visit into ''The
Long-ago."
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OBITUARIES
JOHN
DR. MARTIN
PAUL
L.
MOORE
GRANT
His last visit with us was this spring when he needed some Bird Banding
forms.
He was so enthused with their new Winnebago Mobile Home. He was
a fine camper because of his Boy Scout experiences and planned to spend weekends traveling about Iowa photographing and banding birds.
This fine outdoorsman will be missed by many but certainly never forgotten by those of us who really knew him. —G. Homer Rinehart.
DR. MARTIN L. GRANT, librarian for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union,
immediate past president of the Iowa Academy of Science, and Professor of
Biology at the University of Northern Iowa, passed away on June 28th in Cedar Falls of multiple myeloma.
He was born January 31, 1907 in Chelsea, Michingan, the son of Martin
Lee and Margaret Grant. He received a B.A. from Oberlin College, and the
M.A. and Ph. D. degrees from the University of Minnesota, the latter in 1936,
after which he joined the staff at the University of Northern Iowa. He was a
member of Phi Beta Kappa and Sigma Xi and in 1930 held a fellowship at Yale.
Dr. Grant worked with the Minnesota Forest Service in 1927 and 1928. In
1920 and 1924 he was a resident associate at the Bishop Musuem in Honolulu, Hawaii. He served as president of the Iowa Ornithologists'Union from
1942-1944. During 1944-1945 he served as a field botanist in Colombia, South
America for the U.S. Foreign Economic Administration; in 1956 and 1957 he was
a National Science Foundation research grantee; and from 1963-1965 he was
a Fulbright lecturer at Pahlavi University, Shiraz, Iran.
Dr. Grant was active in research, publishing in scientific journals with
regularity since 1924. In addition to his membership in the Iowa Ornithologists'
Union, he held memberships in numerous other scientific and educational organizations, including the American Ornithologist's Union, Wilson Ornithological Society, Inland Bird Banding Association, National Audubon Society,
Nature Conservancy, American Association for the Advancement of Science,
American Institute of Biological Science, Botanical Society of America,
Ecological Society of America, American Society of Plant Taxonomists, American Association of University Professors, National Science Teachers Association, and National Education Association.
He was preceded by his parents and one son and is survived by his widow,
two daughters, three brothers, and one sister. At Dr. Grant's request, memorial services were not held, and his body was willed to the University of Iowa
Medical School. He will be especially missed as compiler of bird lists at our
conventions. Dr. Grant was an inspiring teacher and colleague, stimulating
many of his students to advanced studies and degress in ornithology and plant
taxonomy. His absence will be keenly felt by all who knew him.—Pauline Sauer
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GENERAL NOTES
ONE DAY EAGLE COUNT, FEBRUARY 17 OR 18, 1968—Most of the Mississippi River from its source to below St. Louis was covered as well as most of
Illinois River. In late January warm weather melted much of the ice on the
Mississippi and many eagles left the dams and often were seen flying over fields.
It is possible that many went to the Illinois River. The area from Lock & Dam #12
at Bellevue, Iowa to Burlington was again covered by plane. Careful comparision
was made between the plane flight and car coverage. Pete Petersen and Dr. De
Decker made this flight as well as one by Richard Nord which covered Bellevue
To Rock Island, 111. The St. Louis AudubonSociety again had many people checking.
Bald Eagles
Golden Eagle
Locations
adults immatures not aged total
2
2
0
Lock 2
0
3
0
3
Pools 3 & 4
0
1
10
0
11
Pools 5, 5A, 7 & 8
4
4
0
Pool 9
0
4
3
0
Pool 10
1
Pool 11
10
1
0
11
62
74
Lock 12 to Muscatine, Iowa
7
5
54
12
66
66
Muscatine to Burlington, Iowa
0
0
10
10
Shokeken, Iowa
24
25
Dallas City, 111. to Lock 19
1
0
4
4
0
Lock 20
0
61
26
0
Lock 21, Quincy Bay & Gardner
35
174 1 Immature
42
Lock 22 to St. Louis, Mo.
96
36
2
3
10
Below St. Louis
5
459
322(78. 7%)87(21.3%£0
TOTALS
Illinois River
0
53 2 Adults
North of Henry to below Peoria
30
23
9
14
Chautauqua Refuge
5
0
38
46
Beardstown
8
0
Grafton, Calhoun Unit, Mark
79 1 Immature
Twain Refuge
33
46
0
192
TOTALS
110(57. 3%)82(42.7%] i 0
3
Crab Orchard Refuge (closed area) 2
1
0
10
0
17
Union County
7
TOTALS
12
20 2 Adults
_0_
_8
444(71 5^) 177(28.5%) 50
671 2 Immatures
COMPLETE TOTALS
Hie Kentucky Ornithological Society also conducted a county with these results:
12(30%]i 29(70%) 1
1 Adult
2 Immatures
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Comment: This is the smallest number of eagles found from Pool 11 north since
count started in 1961 with excellent coverage of this northern areas since 1965.
The percentage of immatures is higher than on any other count. Total number of
eagles varies greatly each year. ELTON FAWKS, Box 112, Route 1, East Moline,
111.
CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT - 1968
Dates for Christmas bird counts in Iowa for inclusion in IOWA BIRD LIFE
are December 21, 1968 through January 2, 1969. Counts must be at least eight
hours in length, be submitted typed on I.O.U. forms by January 10, 1968, detail
all unusual records and cover an area no larger than a fifteen mile diameter
circle. Forms will be sent to all compilers of 1967 counts and anyone else requesting one. Completed forms should be submitted to the editor typewritten.
BOOK REVIEWS
ORNITHOLOGY, AN INTRODUCTION—Austin L. Rand—W. W. Norton and
Co., New York City—311 p. and 51 illustrations— 1968--$8.50.
A volume in Norton's World Naturalist Series which provides yet another
general reference on the biology of birds. The stress of this book is placed
on the evolutionary developments of birds. The author has done well in his attempt to keep the subject of birds always directly in view of the reader. The
usual subjects; breeding, migration, anatomical features, behavior, etc., are
covered. The book is written on a high level and should not be read as the first
introduction by a beginning birdwatcher. The appendicies include a good section on classification, brief summaries of nomenclature and field work, supplemental reading for each chapter and scientific names of birds mentioned.
This book will be most useful to the advanced amaeture and should be
available as a reference in college libraries. It is not as detailed and professional as Van Tyne and Berger but it is a step above the other recent introductory books on ornithology, ed.
A PLACE IN THE SUN, ECOLOGY AND THE LIVING WORLD—Lois and
Louis Darling--William Morrow and Company, New York City—128 p. with
many line drawings—1968—$3.95.
Although primarily written for the younger reader, this introduction to
ecolgy would be a fine book for a beginning bird watcher. As usual the authors
write in a clear, flowing style. They begin with a description of their home
property, a good way of getting the reader to identify with the subject matter
and relate it to their own area. The chapters take up the usual material; systems, cycles, the balance of nature, adaptation, evolution, North American
Ecosystems and man's influence to mention a few. They also have chapters
dealing with pollution, poisoned ecosystems and the future, all of which are
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exceptionally fine. For the reader who wishes to pursue any aspect of ecology
a comprehensive selected bibliography is included.
This book should be in all high school libraries and would be a good text
book for high school and advanced junior high school students. The chapters
on pollution and poisoned ecosystems should be read by anyone interested in
cons ervation. ed.
FOOTLIGHTS AND FEATHERS—Mary Orr and Reginald Denham--Pageant Press Inc., New York—278 p. —1967—$4.95.
A book which tells of a round the world trip of an ornithologist-Broadway
director and his actress wife. Each chapter contains theatrical activites and
side incidents and a section by Mr. Denham relating to the wildlife and other
features of the countryside. This system permits one interested only in the
natural history to read only what is of specific interest to him. The combination makes for a good change of pace. About half of the book deals with Australia as the authors were there for a play production.
Mr. Denham has been a well known amatur ornithologist for many years.
He was a good friend of the late A. Lang Baily, former Director of the Davenport Public Museum. It was with Mr. Baily in the early 195O's that I enjoyed
the company of Mr. Denham for a field trip at Cape May, New Jersey. He
proved to be a very sharp field man and a very pleasant companion. The
armchair traveler will find this an interesting book. ed.
GAME BIRDS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA—P. A. Clancey—American Elsevier
Publishing Co., New York—224p. , 12 color plates, 35 line drawings and 10
maps.—1967—$15.75.
A very well produced volume covering ducks, francolins, quail, guineaufowl, sandgrouse, buttonquail, bustards, shorbirds, pigeons and doves. The
text gives a complete description including measurements, distribution, general
biology, and identification. Most species are illustrated, many in color. The
author is also the artist and has done an exceptional job. The reproduction is
also of high quality. Although few Iowans would have occasion to visit South
Africa they will still find this volume of interest to compare this area of a
latitude approxiameting ours.—ed.
GARDEN BIRDS OF SOUTH AFRICA—Kenneth Newman—American Elsevier Publishing Co., New York—103 p., 32 color plates—1968—$12.75
Another beautiful volume dealing with South African birds. Beginning with
a brief introduction to birds the author-artist covers forty-two species of common birds in detail. A color plate and text consisting of distribution (with map)
description, habits, nesting, voice, and food are mentioned for these birds.
The color plates are extremely well done, as is the reproduction. Two ap pendices, a listing native plants, shrubs and trees attractive to birds and a
key to quick identification round out this fine book. This book can be appreciated merely as a beautiful contribution to African ornithology for the layman.
It would certainly be a good introduction to the common birds of the cities of the
South Africa for a traveller, ed.
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THE WARBLERS OF NORTH AMERICA—Frank M. Chapman—Dover Publication, New York—307p.F 24 color plates, many photos—1968--$3.00 paperbound.
Dover has again come to the aid of the birder who would like to add an
out-of-print classic to his library but can't afford the high price. In this instance the color plates have been retained, with an effort made to select the
sharpest plates for reproduction. The quality of the plates, as one would expect with passage of over fifty years, falls far below present standards. The
format for each species consists of a detailed description of distinguishing
characteristics, distribution, habitat associations, song, nesting details, and
references.
A forward by Dean Amadon up dates taxonomy. Introductory
chapters some by Chapman's contemporaries, cover such general areas as
migration, food and mortality. Many arrival and departure dates are included,
with Grim ell, Iowa City and Keokuk being the Iowa localities covered. Many
well written field notes are among the most appealing features of this book in
a day of condensation. This is certainly a book any serious student should read,
ed.
AUDUBON, THE NATURALIST—A HISTORY OF HIS LIFE AND TIME —
Frances Hobart Herrick—Dover Publications, New York—950 p., manyphotos —
two volumes—1968—paperbound—$3.00 per volume.
The reprinting of another valuable reference work, the 1938 edition of
a very thorough biography of Audubon. The author traces Audubon's life
beginning with a capsule summary of some outstanding features of his c a r eer. He then goes back to the usual pattern of chronology, beginning with the
artist's fathers exciting life. The style is lively, including many letters, documents and references.
The final chapter deals with Audubon's family. Appendices
contain a group of interesting original documents pertaining to
Audubon, a list of subscribers to THE BIRDS OF AMERICA, a list of early
drawings, a list of authentic likenesses and the bibliography. The work is well
indexed and provides a wealth of source material on this great artist-ornithologist, ed.
LIFE HISTORIES OF NORTH AMERICAN CARDINALS, GROSBEAKS, BUNTINGS, TOWHEES, FINCHES, SPARROWS AND ALLIES—Arthur Cleveland Bent
and collaborators, compiled and edited by Oliver L . Austin, Jr—Smithsonian
Institution, Washington—1889 p., 141 photos, 3 color plates—1968—3 volumes,
paperbound, $8.25 the set.
After fifty years the Bent life histories a r e complete. The final part
of this valuable series is, due to advances in ornithology and hard work by a
sizeable list of collaborators, probably the best of the group. Using the by
now familiar format of habits and distribution and including many fine accounts from the journals of many of American's foremost ornithologists a
vast amount of information is presented. The color plates, a photo of a male
Lazali Bunting at its nest, a painting of Dusky Seaside Sparrows, and a painting of Smith's Longspurs, do much to enhance the books. The library of the
active field ornithologist is certainly not complete without these volumes
and indeed the entire Bent series, ed.
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Allert, Oscar P., Route 1, McGregor,
St., Davenport, 52803, 1959
52157, 1929
Bloom, Daniel T., 22 Myrtle Blvd.
Alton, Mrs. Earl, Box 405, Oelwein,
Larchmont, New York, 20538, (S)
50662, 1960
1966
Anderson, Richard A., 1147 GrenBoiler, William A., 1524 Milton Ave.,
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Braley, Mrs. F. M., 209 W. Thomas,
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Bell, Harlan L., Box 541, Vinton,
1957
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Brown, Donald J., 4124 Ovid Ave.,
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51001, 1962
Buchanan, Allen K., 1-1/2 East State
St., Algona, 50511, 1965
Burk, Dr. Myrle M., Route 2, Waterloo, 50701, 1949
Burns, Charlotte, 611 Eastmoor Dr.,
Iowa City, 52241, 1968
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51006, 1960
Carl, Harry G., 2304 Da vie St., Davenport, 52804, 1948
Carpenter, Mrs. Madeline, 36856
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(C) 1947
Chase, Caroline k Sally, 3950 6th
St. S.W.,
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(J&J) 1967
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Eunice M., P.O. Drawer 1096,
Thomasville, Georgia 31792, 1951,
1950
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N.W., Cedar Rapids 52405, 1967
Cogswell, Seddie Jr., 103 N. Clinton,
Iowa City 52240, 1959
Collins, Berneda, 1003 Clay Street,
Cedar Falls 50613, 1967
Conard, Dr. Henry S., Mayflower
Home, 616 Broad St., Grinnell
50112, 1965
Cook, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin C , 2509
Meadowdale, Ottumwa 52509, 1968
Copp, Miss C. Esther, Wheat land
52777, 1933
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R. G., 5109 Underwood
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Crane, George E., 106 S. Main St.,
Mt.Pleasant 52641, 1961
Criss, Mrs. Eugene, 208 S. 8th St.,
Sac City 50583, 1965
Crocker, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin C ,
720 East First St., Storm Lake
50588, (S&S) 1967, 1960
Crossley, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. E.,
1890 Wood St., Dubuque 52001,1948
Crouter, Miss Frances, 2513 Walnut
St., Cedar Falls 50613, 1944
Crowder, Orville W., Harpers Ferry,
West Virginia 25425, 1967
Crowley, Miss Ann M., 215 5th Ave.
S.W., Independence 50644, 1953
Curry, Mrs. N. H., 227 Campus St.,
Ames 50010, 1951
Dau, Robert, 1120 Brown St., Bettendorf 52722, 1968
Dau, Walter, 2716 McKinley Ave.,
Davenport 52802, 1959
Daubendiek, R, W., 504 Center Ave.,
Decorah 52101, 1960
Daum, Wanda, 803 Williston Ave.,
Waterloo 50702, 1947
Davidson, Mrs. P. B., 1200 S. Paxton
St. Sioux City 51106, 1960
Deeds, Larry, 2202 N. Jefferson, Ottumwa 52501,(J) 1968
Delle, Margrieta, 625-1/2 Brookland
Park, Iowa City 52240, 1966
DeLong, Mrs. W. C , Box 278, Shenandoah 51601 1939
DeLoss, R. E., 1800 Isabella, Sioux
City 51103, 1964
Des Moines Audubon Society, Willard J.
Brown, 3714 Kingman
Blvd., Des Moines 50311 (S) 1953
Dexter, Maud, Laurens 50554, 1965
Dickey, Miss Margaret, 1922 First
Ave. N.E., Cedar Rapids 52402,
1946
Diggs, Mr. and Mrs. Fitzhugh, Route
1, Hamburg 51640, 1964, 1961
Dolan, Gregory, 474 Primrose, Dubuque 52001,(J) 1965
Dorweiler, Miss Margaret, 616 West
6th St., Cedar Falls 50613, 1945
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Dragoo, Miss Lavina, Pierson 51048,
1929
Dubuque Audubon Club, Miss Emma
Trenk, 1255 N. Booth St., Dubuque
52001 (S) 1933
DuMont, Philip A., 4114 Fessenden
St. N.W., Washington, D.C. 20016
(H) 1924
DuMont, Mrs. W. G., The Mather
House, 1615 Hinman Ave., Evanston. 111. £0201 (H) 1927
Dunn, John, 17437 Rancho St., Encino,
Calif., 91316 (J), 1968
Easterla,
David A,, 403 South
Frederick, Maryville, Mo. 64468,
1965
Eaton, Edward E., P.O. Box 317,
Sidney 51652, 1959
Eels, Chad., 2406 N. Court, Ottumwa
52501 (j) 1968
Ehlers, Mrs. John, 305 Chestnut St.,
Reinbeck 50669, 1947
Ehlers, Mrs. Roland, Route 4, Maquoketa 52060, 1968
Eifert, Eleanor, 1911 Lilac Lane, Cedar Falls 50613, 1960
Ellis, Charles J., 3621 Woodland St.,
Ames 50010, 1959
Elswick, Mrs. Paul, Lamoni 50140,
1968
Engelken, Charles, Greeley 52050,
1968
Englehorn, A. J., 2923 Arbor, Ames
50010, 1954
Evans, Richard M., 117 Butler Ave.,
Faaborg, John, 705 West Madison,
Jefferson 50129, 1963
Fawks, Elton, 2309 5th Ave., Moline,
Illinois 61265, 1950
Fisher, Mrs. Oneita, West Chester
52359, 1965
Fitzsimmons, C. S., Box 54, Sibley
51249, 1945
Flaherty, Mrs. John, 1207 H. Avenue,
Grundy Center 50638, 1968
Flaherty, John J., 5002 North Pine
St., Davenport 52806 1968
Flynn, Mrs. Norval, 1640 Cornwall
Ave., Waterloo 50702, 1966
963
Ford, Arthur M., Box 173, Moville
51039, 1959
Formanek, Kenneth J., 1013 63rd St.,
Des Moines 50311, 1964
Fox, Adrian C.f Box 327, Leeds, N.
Dakota 58346, 1950
Frink, Jacob A., RR 2 Box 215, East
Moline, 111. 61244, 1965
Fry, Cecil R.,
305 N. 9th Ave.,
Vinton 52349, 1956
Frymoyer, Mrs. J. Curtis, Wilton
Junction 52778, 1968
Fuller, Mrs. Lowell, 900 South Garfield Ave., Burlington 52601, 1962
Fullerton, Eleanore, 931 Old Marion
Road N.E. #115, Cedar Rapids
52402, 1958
Funk, Miss Ruth F., 800 4th Ave. S.VV.
Independence 50644, 1940
Gates, Miss Doris B. t Star Route No.
1 Box 25, Chadron, Nebr. 69337,
1956
Getscher, Mrs. Edwin A., 4 Skyline
Drive, Hamburg 51640, 1959
Gillaspey, J. Donald and Diana, Route
1, Lamoni 50140 (R&J) 1956, 1958
Goellner, Dr. Karl E., 1764 Sherbrook
Dr. N.E., Cedar Rapids 52402,1956
Graber, Erwen, 2427 Crestview, Iowa
City 52240, 1966
Greer, Theodore R., Joy, 111. 61260,
1959
Grier, Jim, 1924 Rainbow Drive, Waterloo 50701, 1963
Griffith, Mrs. E. M., 4150 Greenwood
Dr., Des Moines 50312, 1965
Grimes, Mrs. L. R., RR #5, Marshalltown 50158, 1960
Grimes, Orville, 313 N. 15th St.,
Marshalltown, 50158 (C) 1965
Groth, Mrs. G. H., RR 1, Alburnett
52202, 1968
Gruwell, Mrs. W. R., 700 Laurel
Park Road, Dubuque 52001, 1952
Guthrie, Richard A., RR 2, Woodward
50276, 1939
Haffner, Annette, 422 N. Ellen St.,
MEMBERSHIP ROLL
Hallberg, Mr. and Mrs. M. K., 4
Rock Bluff Road, Ottumwa 52501
(S&S) 1967, 1959
Halliday, Ruth, 461 Progress St.,
Hancock, John, 706 Sunset Drive,
Pleasantville 50225 (J) 1966
Hanna, Mr. and Mrs. Darrell M.,
1026 South Alice, Sioux City 51106,
1958, 1955
Hansen, Mrs. Leroy C , 314McKinley
Ave., Lowden 52255, 1965
Harrington, Irene, 1834 First Ave.
N.E. P Cedar Rapids 52402, 1959
Haskell, Mr. and Mrs. Lester W.,
231 East Creston Ave., Des Moines
50315, 1958, 1953
Havens, Leona H.,
513 N. Court,
Ottumwa 52501, 1964
Hauft, R., Box 116, Nichols 52766,
1965
Hawkins, Helen,
633-1/2 W. Park
Ave., Waterloo 50701, 1961
Hays, Russell M.f 533 Home Park
Blvd. Waterloo 50701, 1939
Hayward, Mrs. Viola, 304 W. Washington, Fairfield 52556, (C) 1954
Henderson, Mrs. Barbara C.f Box
191, Wellman 52356, 1962
Herdliska, Margaret L., 307-1/2 W.
Washington, Fairfield 52556, 1953
Hermansen, Mrs. George, RR 2,
Prescott 50859, 1967
Herrmann, Henry,
1871 Main St.,
Dubuque 52001, 1941
Hervey, Randy, 904 East Pleasant
Valley, Sigourney 52591, 1967
Heuer, Ralph J,, 2528 Wilkes Ave.,
Davenport 52804, 1940
Hewitt, Mrs. Lloyd, 1025 E. Hawley
St., Jesup 50648, 1959
Hinkley, Mrs. Mabelle, 131 Vincent
Road, Waterloo 50701, 1960
Hodges, H. James, 1810 E. River
Drive, Davenport 52803, 1944
Holscher, Robert G., 333 BradleySt.,
Dubuque 52001 (S) 1968
Hoskinson, Mrs. Helen, 622 N. Tenth
St., Clarinda 51632, 1932
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Hovde, O.M., 603 North St., Decorah
52101. 1964
Hoye, J. L., 320 N. 8th St., Estherville 51334, 1963
Hoyt, Mrs. Archie, 328 N. 5th, Oskaloosa 52577, 1966
Huber, Ron, 480 State Office Bldg.,
St. Paul, Minn. 55101, 1964
Huiskamp, Mrs. GeraldL. t 729Grand
Ave., Keokuk 52632, 1959
Huit, M. L., 626 Brookland Park Dr.,
Iowa City 52241, 1963
Hungerford, Ann, 508 Pine St., Osage
50461 (J) 1967
Ivins, Robert, 2203 - 104 Hazelwood
Dr., Urbana, 111. 61801, 1962
Jackson, J. A., 2517Moundview, Lawrence, Kansas 66044, 1967
Johnson, C. O., 891 Kaufmann, Dubuque 52001, 1941
Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Donald G.
and Steven M., 9 Woodshire Dr.,
Ottumwa 52501 (S,S&J) 1967
Johnson, Mrs. G. Adolph, Box #566,
Carlisle 50047 (S) 1958
Johnson, Mrs. Howard, 3071 Valley
Drive, Sioux City 51104, 1967
Johnson, Lynn, McGregor, 1968
Jones, Mrs. Margaret, Route 2, Dover, Ark. 72837, 1941
Kane, Miss Florence, 127-1/2 Second
Ave. N.E., Independence 50644 (S)
1957
Kaufman, Mrs. Charles L., 1505 Park
St., Grinnell 50112, 1962
Keck, Dr. Warren N., 224 E. Chicago Ave., Naperville, 111. 60540
(L) 1936
Keeler, Milford D., 2510 South Federal, Mason City, 50401, 1957
Keenan, Jim, Ogden 50212, 1948
Keettel, Dr. W. C , 343 Hutchinson
Ave., Iowa City 52241, 1959
Kennedy, Joseph, 13717 Chef Menteur Apt. 203, New Orleans, La.
70129, 1958
Kent, Fred W. and Dr. Tom, 302 Richards St., Iowa City 52241, 1950
Kern, Jeffrey, 4331 Greenwood Dr.,
Des Moines 50312 (J) 1968
100
King, Mrs. Ross, 3699 Mississippi
View, Clinton 52734 (L)
Kinnaird, Mrs. W. A., 617 8th St.,
West Des Moines (HC) 50265
1923
Kirk, Paul B., Box 74 Vincennes,
Ind. 47591 (S) 1968
Kirkpatrick, Mrs. A. D.t 4104 Orleans
Sioux City 51106, 1965
Kistenmacker, Ed, 2300 Fairlawn
Dr., West Des Moines 50265, 1968
Kline, Mrs. Marjory A., 2025 Friley
Road, Ames 50010 (S) 1965
Kline, Paul D.t 1003 " C " St., Indianola 50125, 1956
Klopfenstein, Mrs. Fred, RR #2 Winfield 52659, 1965
Knapp, Capt. Barry E. (MD) 862Med.
GP Hospital, Minot, North Dakota
58701, 1967
Knight, Dick, DSO 1064-68, Inf.Trng.
Regt. MCB, Camp Lejeune, N 0 C.
28326, 1962
Koenig, Darwin, Castalia 52133, 1964
LaDoux, Mrs, B. A., Route No. 1,
Spirit Lake 51380, 1957
Lahr, Mrs. H. W., 1102 W. 5th St.,
Storm Lake 50588, 1943
Lair, Mrs. Owen, 715 West 4th St.
South, Newton 50208, 1958
Lambert, Mrs. Howard T., 1903 Ross
St., Sioux City 51103, 1940
Lanning, L. M., 816 West 2nd, Madrid 50156, 1959
Laude, Mrs. Marguerite, 302 West
Park Road, Iowa City 52240, 1947
Layton, Mrs. Beryl, 1560 Linmar
Dr. N.E., Cedar Rapids 52402,1958
Layton, Mr. and Mrs. Keith D., 201
High Ave. West, Oskaloosa 52577,
1958, 1962
Leopold, Frederic,
111 Clay St.,
Burlington 52601, 1963
Lesher, Fred, 604 Winona St., LaCrosse, Wise. 54601, 1956
Lewis, T. James, j r . , 2406 E. Columbia, Davenport 52803, 1960
Liljedahl, Mrs. Lucile, 1080 30th St.,
Marion 52302, 1962
Lincoln, Mrs. Harold G., Box 254,
Delhi 52223, 1958
Lindberg, Richard A., RR 4, Fort
Dodge 50501, 1967
Lindemann, Lawrence J., Box 373,
McGregor 52157, 1955
Linder, Harold, Sperry 52650, 1963
Lonnecker,
W. M. & John, 1310
Devil's Glen Rd., Bettendorf, 52722 (R & J) 1966, 1967
Lowther, Peter, 309 Whitewood, Burlington 52601 (S) 1964
Lubetkin, Mrs. Robert, 3660 Grand,
Lueshen, Mrs. John, Route 2, Wisner, Nebr. 68791, 1955
Lynch, Mrs. Jay M., 3333 Grand,
Apt. 204, Des Moines 50312, 1967
Lyon, David L., Cornell College, Mt.
Vernon, 52314, 1967
McClean, Gale, Route 1, Wilton Junction 52778, 1968
McClelland, Larry, 200 East Third
St., Villisca 50864, 1965
McDowell, Mr. Jack, 211 Riverview
Dr., Vinton 52349, 1967
McKinley, Howard, Russell 50238
1965
McLane, Jack M., 1418 Washington
St., Burlington 52601, 1962
McWilliam, Mrs. Blanche, Scotch
Acres, Paton 50217, 1965
Maish, James P., Box 96, State Center 50247, 1965
Mama, Mrs. Sheila J., I l l 35th St.,
Marsh, George E., 2540 S. Cypress
St., Sioux City 51100, 1967
Mayberry, Mrs. Earl L., Wyoming
52362, 1964
Melcher, Rev. M. C , 198Montgomery
Ave., East Dubuque, 111. 61025,1939
Meltvedt, Burton W., Paullina 51046,
(S) 1931
Meyer, Edwin E., 1026 West 17th
St., Davenport 52804, 1959
Miller, Mrs. Frances E., 201 W.
Golf, Ottumwa 52501, 1968
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MEMBERSHIP ROLL
Millikin, Mrs. Forrest G., 3950 6th
St. S. W.f Cedar Rapids 52404,
1944
Moon, Charles S., 2009 Orchard Dr.,
Cedar Falls 50613 (J) 1966
Mooneyf Richard D., 3814 Carpenter Ave., Des Moines 50311,
1966
Moore, Ann, Box 455, Killduff 50137,
1961
Moore, Mrs. John Paul, P.O. Box 550,
Newton 50208, (S) 1958
Mo rain, Mrs. Kenneth, 4018 Launwoods Dr., Des Moines 50310,1968
Morgan, Dr. Barton, 917 Ridgewood,
Ames 50010, 1968
Morrison, James D., 748 Ridgewood
Ave., Davenport 52803, 1967
Mudge, E. W. Jr., 5926 Averill Way,
Dallas, Texas 75225, (C) 1966
Muilenburg, Ronald W., 1035 1st St.,
Webster City 50595, 1960
Murley, Margaret, 816 Simpson St.,
Evanston, 111. 60201, 1963
Musgrove, jack W.,
2414 Adams
Ave., Des Moines 50310, 1938
Myers, Mrs. Len, 909 Jefferson St.,
Nagel, Margaret, 503 Cutler St., Waterloo 50701, 1958
Nearing, C. Turner, 1400 W. Macon St., Decatur, 111. 62522, 1961
Nichols, Harvey L., 1017 Newton St.,
Nicholson, Mr. and Mrs. Robert L.,
2314 Helmer St., Sioux City 51103,
1949, 1960
Nicholson, Mrs. Russell, 4101 Kingman Blvd., Des Moines 50311 (S) 1964
Niemann, Mrs. Paul H., 2826 Sunnyside Ave., Burlington 52601, 1962
Norton, Don C , Dept. of Botany &
Plant Pathology, Iowa State University, Ames 50012 (S) 1960
Norton, Dr. Robert E. G., 6801 N.
11th Place, Phoenix, Ariz. 85014,
1955
Oetken, Mrs. Fred, 1408 2nd Ave.
South, Northwood 50459 (S) 1959
Ollivier, Roy, Box 223, Mt. Pleasant 52641, 1943
Osher, Mrs. J. B., 1103 North 7th
St., Estherville 51334, 1960
Osness, Mr. and Mrs. John and Nick,
320 Columbia Circle,
Waterloo
50201, 1960, 1961, 1964
Oviatt, R. Dean, Goldfield 50542,1966
Partridge, Wayne F., Route 1, Box42
Guthrie Center 50115, 1949
Patterson, Stephen, Route 2 Perry
50220, 1962
Pearson,
Mr. C. E., 632 North
Stone Ave., LaGrange Park, 111.
60525 (C) 1955
Peasley, Dr. & Mrs. Harold R., 2001
Nash Drive, Des Moines 50314,
1943, 1934
Peck, Mary E., 3839 Cornell St., Des
Moines 50313, 1957
Peterson, Mrs. C. C , Randall 50231,
1960
Peters en, Mr. and Mrs. Peter C.
Jr., 235 McClellan Blvd., Davenport 52803 (C&R) 1952, 1962
Petersen, Mrs. Peter Sr., 620 East
30th St., Davenport 52803, 1950
Peterson, Mrs. W. C , Beed's Lake,
Box 111, Hampton 50441, 1968
Petranek, Mr. and Mrs. E. J., 508
Vernon Drive S.E., Cedar Rapids
52403, 1931, 1958
Pettijohn,
Mrs. Clyde, Shell Rock
50670, 1960
Pettinger, Gerald, Route 1, Chariton
50049, 1967
Pettingill, Dr. Olin S., Lab. of Ornithology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14850 (L) 1937
Phelps, Mrs. Charles, 311 S. East St.,
Sigoumey 52591, 1965
Phillips,
Frances,
Pleasant ville
50225 (J) 1966
Pickering, Mrs. Ruth, Presbyterian
Towers, 220 W. 15th St., Apt. 305,
Pueblo, Colo. 81003, 1946
Pierce, Mr. and Mrs. Fred J. Winthrop 50682 (HC & H) 1923, 1957
Piper, Robert L., 703 N. 8th St.,
Chariton 50049, 1964
Poulter, R. Wm., 301 S. Van Buren,
Mt. Pleasant 52641, 1968
102
Prescott, Russell, 1716 West Lincolnway, Marshalltown 50158, 1965
Price, Wanda N., 416 19th St., Bettendorf 52722, 1956
Prince, Herbert M., RR 2, (Sandusky)
Keokuk 52632, 1963
Pulls, Lee and Jay, 1 Parklane, Ottumwa 52501, 1964, 1965
Putnam, Mrs. Max, 3819 Amick Ave.,
Rader, Pearl, % Wm. Stock, Laurel
50208, 1949
Raim, Arlo, Dept, of Biology, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Mich. 49001, 1959
Rector, Harry E.f Vinton 52349, 1942
Rinehart, Mr. and Mrs. Homer, P.O.
Box 291, Marshalltown 50158, 1959
Roberts, Dr. Mary Price, 6l67Covington Way, Goleta, Calif. 93017,
1926
Rod, Mr. James, 1508Kellogg, Ames
50010, 1966
Rohrbough, Malcolm,
420 Ferson
Ave., Iowa City 52240, 1966
Roosa, Dean M., Goldfield HS, Goldfield 50542, 1957
Root, Oscar M., Brooks School,North
Andover, Mass. 01845, 1951
Rosene, Walter Jr., 127 Oak Circle,
Gadsden, Ala. 35901, 1942
Ross, Hollis T., WestlawnRRl,Lewisburg, Pa. 17837, 1940
Ruegnitz, Mrs. R, S., 2117 Orchard
Dr., Dubuque 52001 (S) 1942
Runkel, S. J.f 210 Walnut, Des Moines
50309, 1965
Sage, Evan,
RFD No. 2 Waterloo
50701, 1942
Sauer, Dr. Pauline L., Museum Director, University of Northern 1owa, Cedar Falls 50613, 1965
Schaefer, Mrs. Tom,
Scattergood
School, West Branch 52358, 1968
Schmidt, Harry C., Route 2, Waterloo 50701, 1953
Schramm, Frank H., Box 587, Burlington 52601, 1934
Schroeder, R. R., 790 West Hilton,
Marengo 52301, 1967
963
Schultz, Phyllis,
2245 Fuller PI.,
Dubuque 52001, 1968
Schultz, Roy, Castalia 52133, 1961
Schuster, Miss Ival M.f 424 Lowell
St., Dubuque 52001, 1941
Schwanke, Mrs. Charles & Maxine,
209 Olive Ct., Cedar Falls 50613
1948, 1958
Schwartz, Dr. Charles, 1148 Staub
Court, N.E., Cedar Rapids 52402,
1963
Scott, Frederic R.f 115 Kennondale
Lane, Richmond, Va. 23226, 1950
Scott, Mrs. Richard, 320 E. Lee,
Seymour 52590, 1968
Serbousek, Miss Lillian E., 1226 2nd
St. S. W., Cedar Rapids 52404, 1931
Sharer, Mrs. Virginia, RR #2, Mediapolis 52637, 1966
Sharkey, Mrs. George W., Columbus
Junction 52738, 1965
Sherburne, Mrs. Robert, 230 Maryland Ave., Waterloo 50701, 1961
Silver, Michael,
300 N. Elm, Lamoni 50140, 1961
Silver, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph, 109 South
State, Lamoni 50140, 1956
Silverman, Mrs. Franklin H., 731 Michael St., Apt. 53, Iowa City 52240,
(S) 1967
Sorensen, Mrs. Raymond E., 302 West
Washington, Winterset 50273 (S)
1968
Steele, Rhea P., Box 53, Ottumwa
52502, 1968
Steffen, Mr. and Mrs. E. W.r 1000
Maplewood Drive N.E., Cedar Rapids 52402, 1940, 1958
Stewart, Mildred & Helen, 1007Spring
St., Grinnell 50112 (S&S) 1962,
1964
Stoner, Mrs. Lillian C , 399 State
St., Albany, New York 12210 (L)
1945
Stout, Mrs. Emil, Jewell 50130, 1966
Strawn, Mrs. John T. J r . , RR 1, Vinton 52349, 1957
Strickland, J. W. Sr., 413 3rd St.
West, Mt. Vernon
52314, 1945
Strubbe, Ernest H., Alberta, Minn.
56207, 1965
MEMBERSHIP ROLL
Stufflebeam, Joe & John, 706 DeWitt
St., Pleasantville,
50225 (J&S)
1963, 1965
Summy, Ruth, 804 Jackson, Pleasantville 50225Q) 1964
Swenson, Myron 306 Westwood Dr.,
Ames 50010, 1964
Templeton, Mrs. Ivan, Route 1,Coming 50814, 1968
Tennant, Mr. Joyce C.f 713 Auburn
Ave., Chariton 50049, 1955
Thomsen, Christian, 102 South Maple Ave., Ames 50010,1965
Toyne, Mrs. George W., 510 5th Ave.
S., Humboldt 50548, 1952
Trauger, David L., 60 Science Hall,
Ames 50010, 1962
Tri-City Bird Club, Davenport Public Museum, 1717 W. 12th St., Davenport 52804 (S) 1949
Tucker, Philo, 2915 Pershing Blvd.,
Clinton 52732, 1965
Turner, Mrs. Stella, 621 South 18th
St., Clarinda 51632, 1957
Upp, Mrs. Orville, 608 Wildwood
Dr., atumwa 52501 1950
Van Alstine, Mr. and Mrs. Sewell,
Box 313, Gilmore City 50541,1957
Van Cleve, G. Bernard, 304 S. Winebiddle St., Pittsburg, Penn. 15206,
1968
Van Dyke, Gerrit D., Box 132, Hull
51239, 1963
Vane, Dr. and Mrs. Robert F., 2220
Grande Ave. S.E., Cedar Rapids
52403, 1940, 1946
Vaughn, Phillip, 1009 Mississippi
Blvd., Bettendorf 52722, 1967
Velie, Mrs. K. A., 1233 Parker,
Voltmer, Walter, 708 Ringold St.,
Sigourney 52591, 1962
Von Ohlen, Dr. Floyd W., 705 Highland, Fairfield 52556, 1950
Walker, Pearle C., Box 244, Ottumwa
52501, 1943
Walters, Elizabeth L., Route 1, Essex
51638, 1965
Ward, Norman, 874 Pammel Q.Ames
50010, 1965
103
Ware, Richard, 1204W. CollegeAve.,
Jacksonville, 111. 62650 (S) 1962
Waterloo Audubon Society, Grout Historical Museum, Park Ave. at South
St., Waterloo 50701 (S) 1953
Weaver, Miss Gertrude S., 1425
Nebraska, Sioux City 51105, 1946
Webb, Dr. Morgan C , 1325 S. Newton, Sioux City 51106, 1967
Weber, Alois John, RR 2, Keokuk,
52632, 1929
Weir, Mrs. W. T., Gladstone, 111.
61437, 1965
Weller, Dr. Milton, Dept. of Zoology,
Iowa State University, Ames 50010,
1958
Wershofen, Miss Pauline, LaMoille,
Minn. 55948, 1954
Whitmus, Mrs. Harold V., 5800 Saylor, Lincoln, Nebr. 68506, 1959
Willis, Miss Myra G., 1720 6thAve.
S.E., Cedar Rapids 52403, 1937
Wilson, M. Mildred, 107 S. Willard,
Ottumwa, 52501, 1968
Wiseman, Art, 2073 Harrison Ave.,
Cincinnati, Ohio 45214, 1965
Wolden, Mr. and Mrs. B. O., 1127
N. 5th St., Estherville 51334 (H&R)
1923, 1965
Wolden, C. F., Wallingford 51365,
1966
Wuellner, Mrs. Keith A., 1321 Oskorn
St., Burlington 52601, 1966
Young, Dr. Richard, 820 2nd Ave.,
N.E., Clarion 50525 (S) 1963
Zihlman, Mrs. John J.f 509 South 5th
St., Fairfield 52556, 1954
Zollars, Mrs. Emmett Zollars, 310
University, Shenandoah 51601,1966
Cedar Rapids Public LibraryPeriodical Service, Cedar Rapids
52401, 1931
Clinton Public Library, Clinton 52730
1965
Public Library, Council Bluffs 51500
1931
Periodicals Desk, Public Library, 4th
and Main Sts., Davenport 52801,
1947
104
Order Division, Public Library, 100
Locust St., Des Moines 50309,1931
Public Library, Keokuk 52632, 1959
Public Library, Sioux City 51100,
1931
Public Library, Waterloo, 50703,
1964
Stewart Memorial, Coe College Library, Cedar Rapids 52402, 1962
Cornell College Library, Mt. Vernon
52314, 1946
DeWitt Elem. & Junior High School
Library, 9th St. and 9th Ave., DeWitt 52742, 1967
Periodical Division, University of Illinois Library, Urbana, 111. 61801
1942
Western Illinois University Library,
Macomb, 111. 61455, 1964
Iowa State Traveling Library, Historical Bldg., Des Moines 50309,
1940
Library, University of Northern Iowa,
Eastern Michigan University, University Library, Ypsilanti, Mich.
48197, 1967
Swen F. Parson Library, Northern
Illinois University, DeKalb, 111.
60115, 1968
Acquisitions Dept. Serials Division
Univ. of Minnesota Library, Minneapolis, Minn. 55455, 1954
St. Cloud State College, Library-Periodicals, St. Cloud, Minn. 56301,
1967
Lincoln Library, Mankato State College, Mankato, Minn. 56001, 1966
Library, University of Missouri, Columbia, Mo. 65201, 1959
Library Periodicals Department,
Central Missouri State College,
Warrensburg, Mo. 64093, 1967
Library, Serials Section, Oklahoma
State University, Stillwater, Okla.
74074, 1963
Libraries, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, S. Dak. 57069,
1958
St. Ambrose College Library, Davenport 52802, 1967
Wahlert Memorial Library, Loras
College, Dubuque 52001, 1961
Washington State University Library,
Serial Record Section, Pullman,
Washington 99163, 1945
West Waterloo High School, Biology
Dept., Ridgway and Baltimore, Waterloo 50700, 1967
McGill University Library, 3459 McTavish St., Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 1932
NEW MEMBERS
Joining since June 1968, all Iowa unless otherwise noted.
Kistenmacher, Mr. Ed., 2300 FairCarruthers, Dr. J. W., Ackley
lawn Dr., West Des Moines
Dunn, John, 17437 Rancho St., EnMorain, Mrs. Kenneth, 4018 Lawncino, Calif. (J)
woods Dr., Des Moines
Ehlers, Mrs. Roland, RR 4, MaquoSteele, Rhea Pearl, P.O. Box 53, Otkeata
tumwa
Holscher, Robert G., 333 Bradley St.,
Dubuque (S)

Vol. XXXVIII No. 3 Sept. 1968 IOWA ORNITHOLOGISTS` UNION

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