NATURE NOTES - 1968
DATE	AUTHOR	TITLE
ASTRONOMY
Feb. 68	Snetsinger, Phoebe	Apologia for Star-Gazing
Mar. 68	Snetsinger, Phoebe	Night Sights in March
May. 68	Snetsinger, Phoebe	The Skies of Spring
May. 68	Bromet, Andrew	Phoebe's article last month covered the forthcoming eclipse of
		the moon, but she failed to forecast the appearance of a large
		cloud that began to erase the spectacle just as the last speck of
		brilliant moon disc disappeared in earth's shadow.
Jy.-Ag. 68	Snetsinger, Phoebe	A Return to the Sky for July
BOTANY
Jun. 68	Blaha, Millie	Recipe for a Perfect Botany Day (at Washington State Park)
Oct. 68	Blaha, Mildred	Naming the Plants:  An explanation of Taxonomy, Pt. 1
Nov. 68	Blaha, Mildred	Naming the Plants, Pt. 2
CONSERVATION
Jun. 68	Massie, Joel	The Nature Conservancy - Its objectives and brief history.
Jun. 68	Etter, Alfred G.	If the Earth's Uniquities Be Destroyed:  A speech made on the
		occasion of having begun the organization of a Conservancy
		Chapter in Missouri.
Sep. 68		The Krotz Nature Preserve (a 55 acre tract of land, to be used
		as a nature preserve, given to SIU by Mr. & Mrs. William Krotz
		of Sparta, Illinois)
Sep. 68	Dwyer, Robert L.	What Is This Word, "Ecology"  Pt. I:  A Young Science With
		Ancient Beginnings.
Oct. 68	Dwyer, Robert L.	What Is This Word, "Ecology" Pt. 2:  A Science of Growing
		Influence.
Nov. 68	Dwyer, Robert L.	What Is This Word, "Ecology" Pt. 3:  A Science Unique, Diverse,
		and Unifying.
ENTOMOLOGY
Jan. 68	Stableford, Harry	A St. Louis Area Butterfly Project:  About butterfly collecting.
Feb. 68	Stableford, Harry	The Migratory Monarch
GEOLOGY
Mar. 68	Denison, Edgar	The St. Francois Mountains, Pt. 1
Apr. 68	Denison, Edgar	The St. Francois Mountains, Pt. 2
Oct. 68	Blackwelder, Betsy	The Geology of Cental Australia
ORNITHOLOGY
Jan. 68	Comfort, J. Earl	Late Fall Birding Around St. Louis
Jan. 68		The National Audubon Society Convention will be held in St. Louis
		on April 25-30, 1969.  Assistance from WGNSS will be needed and
		appreciated.
Jan. 68	Bauer, Paul	WGNSS Weekend at Swan Lake Refuge
Feb. 68	Comfort, J. Earl	A Brief Review of St. Louis Area 1967 Birding
Feb. 68	Comfort, J. Earl	Winter Birding Around St. Louis
Feb. 68		Christmas Summaries for Pere Marquette State Park, Gray
		Summit-Labadie, and Orchard Farm (very detailed).  The Weldon
		Springs count did not qualify because of insufficient time in the field.
Mar. 68	Anderson, Dick	Christmas Count by Air is Success; describes a 2-1/2 hour flight
Mar. 68	Anderson, Dick	of some 200 miles over every bit of water (rivers, lakes, and
		sloughs in the count area, the Pere Marquette-Mark Twain Refuge)
Mar. 68	Blaha, Mildred	"Millie-Gram" - Miscellaneous birding observations.
Mar. 68	Comfort, J. Earl	Mid-Winter Birds in the St. Louis Area
Mar. 68	Bauer, Paul	"Bird Call" for Unusual Bird Observations.  Comments on the
		new Bird-Call Sysem
Apr. 68		The National Audubon Society Convention - Only about a year
		to go. J. Earl Comfort has volunteered to serve as chairman of
		Field Trip Committee, and Earl Hath will assist.
Apr. 68	Comfort, J. Earl	St. Louis Area Winter Birds
Apr. 68	Bauer, Don	Hummingbird (a poem)
May. 68	Smith, Gerry	Winter Kaleidoscope:  Walks in a winter wonderland.
May. 68		It's Here!!!--It's Here!!!--It's Here!!! - Dick Anderson and Paul Bauer
		have hatched a valuable aid for local birders:  A Guide to Finding
		Birds in the St. Louis Area:.  It will be available at the annual
		banquet for $1.
May. 68	Comfort, J. Earl	Early Spring Birds Around St. Louis
May. 68	Anderson, Dick	Not only was the aerial count of the Calhoun County-Mark Twain
		Refuge the most productive of area counts, but it lead the entire
		state in many respects.
Jun. 68	Comfort, J. Earl	Spring Birds Around the St. Louis Area
Jun. 68		New Bird Finding Book for St. Louis (by Richard Anderson and
		Paul Bauer)
Jun. 68	Vasse, Sally and Anderson,	European Tree Sparrow Study - Information from WGNSS
	Dick	members requested.
Jun. 68		The first printing of "A Guide to Finding Birds in the St. Louis
		Area" is nearly exhausted.  An additional supply should be
		available shortly.
Jy-Ag. 68	Anderson, Dick	The Short Story of a Mourning Dove - It died of uncontrollable
		spasms in his hand, apparently from DDT insecticide poisoning.
Jy-Ag. 68	Comfort, J. Earl	Late Spring Birds of the St. Louis Area
Jy-Ag. 68	Comfort, J. Earl	Birds of Kirkwood Park
Jy-Ag. 68	Cope, Gladys	From a Nature Watcher's Diary:  Birds seen while sitting by a pond.
Sep. 68	Bromet, Andrew	A news item from Ft. Worth, Texas states that sparrows are eating
		away at the bricks of a house in the area.  Speculates that these
		must be chipping sparrows.
Sep. 68	Gale, Alfreda P	The Bluebirds and Pileateds (who eat her suet)
Sep. 68	Richardson, Majorie	About a Tiny Woods in Des Peres (and the birds I see there, 82
		species in the first six months of 1968)
Sep. 68	Anderson, Dick	Report on the Wilson (Ornithological Society) Annual Meeting (in
		Carbondale, Illinois, May 2-5, 1968)
Sep. 68	Bauer, Paul	Surprise for Birders in Forest Park (a new trail in the "warbler
		woods" behind the Art Museum).
Sep. 68	Anderson, Dick	Dick Anderson's Corner -Tid bits of interest to birders
Sep. 68	Donis, Judy	May Back Yard Bird Watching Notes
Sep. 68	Comfort, J. Earl	Summering Birds Around St. Louis
Oct. 68	Comfort, J. Earl	Summering Birds in the Kirkwood Park
Oct. 68	Brown, Ruth	Kirtland's (Warbler) Country
Oct. 68	Comfort, J. Earl	Late Summer Birding Around St. Louis
Nov. 68	Comfort, J. Earl	Early Fall Birding Around St. Louis
Nov. 68	Kime, Frank	Project Bluebird:  How the bluebird nest box project got started
		at Pickering's Sunny Ranch; very detailed statistics
Nov. 68	Ulbricht, Gus	Nature Notes from Around Home:  Sunflower plant and birds,
		notably a robin.
Nov. 68	Flieg, Mike	A note from Mike Flieg, Curator of Birds, St. Louis Zoo:  An
		Endangered Waterfowl and Gamebird Symposium to be held
		in conjunction with a convention of the International Wild
		Waterfowl Assn will be held Satureay, Nov. 16, at the City Art
		Waterfowl Assn. will be held Saturday, Nov. 16, at the City Art
		Museum.  Speakers include Dr. Jean Delacour of Cleres
		France, a foremost authority on the waterfowl/gamebirds of the
		world, and Dr. S. Dillon Ripley, Dir. of the Smithsonian Institution;.
Nov. 68	Comfort, J. Earl	Kirkwood Park's Autumn Birds
Dec. 68	Bromet, Andy	Bits and Pieces:  Mostly devoted to observations of migrating
		gees, as viewed through binoculars.  Very interesting.
Dec. 68	Dashwood, Joan	Our First Year on the Missouri Bluffs:  An account of the first
		year in Missouri for an Englishwoman from Indiana and the birds
		and flowers she finds at her new home.
Dec. 68	Comfort, J. Earl	October Birding in Kirkwood Park
Dec. 68	Comfort, J. Earl	Late Fall Birds Around St. Louis
Dec. 68		Christmas Bird Counts are scheduled as follows:
		Pere Marquette Area - Saturday, Dec. 21
		Weldon Springs (Busch) Area - Sunday, Dec. 29
		St. Charles County (St. Louis Audubon) - Saturday, Dec. 28
PEOPLE
Jan. 68	Anderson, Dick	Tribute to a Guru  (J. Earl Comfort)
MISCELLANEOUS
Jan. 68		Darwin and bumblebees; how cats can be given the ultimate
		credit for Britain's dominance as a world naval power.
Jan. 68		Black bear killed near Eminence, Missouri
Apr. 68	Ulbrich, August	Nature Notes from local Byways:  Comments on farm of John How,
		fifty miles west of the Gateway Arch.  A horticultural paradise and
		a mecca for birds.
Apr. 68		Peters' Paradise Valley - A Beauty Spot.  WGNSS members
		invited to use the Peters home acreage for a field trip on April 28.
Sep. 68	Reeves, Bill	This Dying Art (Taxidermy) Can Be Fun
ADMINISTRATIVE
Jan. 68		Report on the December General Meeting.  Officers were
		elected as follows:
		President - Paul Bauer
		1st V.P. - Bill Brush
		2nd V.P. - Burrell Pickering
		Secretary - Kay Stewart
		Treasurer - Marlyn Oesch
		Curator of Properties - Bob Hill
		Editor - Andry Bromet
		A constitutional amendment was also approved:  members who
		have not paid their dues will be dropped after six months of such
		delinquency.
		Committee Chairmen:
		Botany - Edgar Denison
		Ornithiology - Marge Self
		Ornithology - Marge Self
Jan. 68	Bromet, Andrew	The new editor appalled at how much material it takes to fill an
		eight page issue of Nature Notes.  Urges members to think of
		themselves as naturalists rather than as birders, rockhounds, etc.
		and submit papers in diverse fields such as conservation, botany,
		geology, astronomy, etc.  "Don't insulate  yourself from enjoyment
		of nature in its entirety."
Feb. 68		An "unusual bird" alerting system to be known as BIRD CALL is
		in the final planning stages.  Full details will appear in March Notes.
Apr. 68	Bromet, Andrew	Keep those articles coming in!!!  I need to fill those big white
		spaces.  Put in a plug for your favorite nature field.  Right now I
		wouldn't even rule out an article about plankton in the Indian Ocean.
May. 68	Bromet, Andrew	Bits and Pieces by the editor.  Various musings, including some
		about plankton and about a sparse response for last month's
		appeal for articles.
May.68	Bromet, Andrew	For those who have timely articles to offer.  Notes are usually
		in final layout by the 15th of the month.  Untimely articles are
		welcome at any untimely time.
Jun. 68	Bromet, Andrew	Bits and Pieces from your Angry Editor.  Ten major contributors for
		the first five issues of a society of over two hundred.  Shameful. Don't
		be afraid to write; I'd rather pick and choose than try to squeeze
		out a full issue from the dregs of nothing.  I hate plankton!
Jy-Ag. 68	Bromet, Andrew	Bits and Pieces - The squeaky wheel got grease.  I had enough
		articles come in for the current month.  But, except for the July
		Skies article, all were bird oriented.  When have we last had an
		article on animals or reptiles or insects?  And nothing on botany
		despite some wonderfully successful field trips.
Dec. 68	Bromet, Andrew	The Nominating Committee composed of Bertha Massie, Kathryn
		Arhos and Bill Brush propose the following slate of officers for
		WGNSS for 1969:
		President - Paul Bauer
		1st. VP - Burrell Pickering
		2nd VP - Peg Feigley
		Secretary - Jeanine Delgman
		Treasurer - Dick Anderson
		Curator of Properties - Bill Brush
		Editor - Andy Bromet
MEETINGS
Feb. 68		WGNSS General Meeting, 8 PM, Feb.9, at St. Louis County
		Hdqtrs., 1640 S. Lindbergh:  Edgar Denison will present
		"Early Spring Flowers".
Mar. 68		WGNSS General Meeting, 8 PM, March 8, County Library Hdqtrs.
		Fr. Mulligan of St. Louis Univesity Dept. of Biology will present
		"Communication of Birds by Song and Call".
May. 68		WGNSS Special Monthly Program on Stream and Field
		Ecology, by Ed Murray and Bob Dwyer, at Brittany Jr. High School
		Friday, May 10, 8-9:30 PM;
		Saturday, May 11, 9-ll AM.
Sep. 68		WGNSS Monthly Program, 8 PM, Friday, Sept. 13, County
		Library Hdqtrs., 1640 S. Lindbergh:  Paul Bauer will present "A
		Birding Safari to Mexico", a slide show of a trip taken by five
		WGNSS members last February.
Oct. 68		WGNSS Monthly Nature Adventure, 8 PM, Friday, Oct. 18, at
		the County Library, 1640 S. Lindbergh.  Edgar Denison will
		present "Mystery and Beauty Locked in Rocks and Minerals
		of Missouri".
Nov. 68		WGNSS Monthly Nature Program, 8 PM, Friday, Nov. 14.
		Designated "Frank Kime Night".  Frank, who unfortunately for
		us will soon be returning to his native England, will review some of
		his American adventures and activities, especially his rewarding
		PROJECT BLUEBIRD.  Frank is an ardent and proficient birder
		and photographer.
Dec. 68		WGNSS Nature Adventure, 8 PM, Friday, Dec. 13, at the County
		Library Hdqtrs, 1640 S. Lindbergh.  Bertha and Joel Massie will
		present "Green Iceland and Icy Greenland".
BANQUETS/SOCIAL EVENTS
Mar. 68	Oesch, Marilyn	COMING UP!!!  THE WGNSS ANNUAL DINNER, to be held on
		Friday, April 26 at Le Chateau Restaurant, 10405 Clayton Rd.
		Dinner $4 per person.  Program to be announced.
Apr. 68	Oesch, Marilyn	WGNSS Dinner, Friday, April 26, 7PM. Mildred and George
		Blaha, prize-winning photographers, will present "Journeys in
		Door Peninsula".
May. 68	Denison, Edgar	The Taum Sauk Overnight Trip, May 18-19
May. 68		Family Picnic Time at Pickering's Sunny Ranch, Sunday, May 26
Oct. 68		Family Picnic Time at Pickering's Sunny Ranch, Sunday, Oct. 20
Dec. 68		The second annual WGNSS Christmas Party will be held on
		Saturday evening, Dec. 7, at the home of Mr. & Mrs. William Brush,
		3114 Longfellow Blvd. in St. Louis.