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Audubon Chapter To Elect ew Officers Next Saturday McHenry county chapter of Illinois Audubon society will elect new officers, hear annual reports from current officers and committees, and learn a great deal about the wild flow­ ers of the county at their meet­ ing Saturday evening, Jan. 17, in the McHenry county Farm Bureau building, 11909 McCon- nell road, Woodstock. The program will begin with a pot-luck supper at 6:30 p.m., with the Everett Thomases of Woodstock and Earl Mat- thiesens of Crystal Lake in FREE KNITTING COURSE Registration - January 14 through 24 Beginning January 26 for 10 WEEKS by qualified teachers. Only Requirement ... *10°° complete Beginners Kit DAY OR EVENING CLASSES The Yarn Bar Phone 385-1631 or 385-2746 1804 N. RIVERSIDE DR. McHENRY, ILL charge. Each family will take a dish to pass and their own table service. Following what is sure to be a bountiful meal, a business meeting will be con­ ducted by President Maurice Watson of Crystal Lake. Mrs. Charlene (Kenneth) Larser. of 59 Hilltop drive. Lake in the Hills, Will show some of her exquisite art and describe, with her characteris­ tic enthusiasm, some of her interesting experiences in lo­ cating, between last May and September, more than 100 var­ ieties of wild flowers within walking distance of her home. Although Mrs. Larsen has de­ veloped this wild flower paint­ ing as a fun hobby, she has a background of formal art train­ ing in drawing and painting plus much craft work at the Chicago Academy of Art, Hull House (where she specialized in cer­ amics), MC\& the Art Institute of Chicago. During the four years she and her husband were house parents at the Chicago Junior school in Elgin she had an unique opportunity to study and became intensely interested in flowers, birds and small animals in the adjoining Mc- Graw wildlife refuge. Following her remarks at the meeting she will answer questions from the ^audience, perhaps from those who would like to get wild flowers to growing in their own 'yards. Incongruously, perhaps, on Dec. 27, the day dedicated by McHenry county chapter of Ill­ inois Audubon society for their census of birds, a team of talliers saved the lives of six cats. When the bird lovers ar­ rived at one of the proper­ ties where they had permission to count they found the owners leaving for a veterinarian's of­ fice with a crate of fluffy Per­ sians to be put to sleep. The mother of the brood had adopt­ ed the people, but the people couldn't adopt such a big and potentially growing family. For weeks, they had advertised and made ewry other effort to find homes for the kittens but to no avail. The Auduboners, gazing at the innocent-eyed feline babies, de­ cided conservation extended be­ yond birds alone, and one of them phoned her sister, living on a farm. Presto, the kitties had a home to which the first owners were delighted to de­ liver them, and the bird wat­ chers resumed their search for feathered friends, trusting that the kittens will grow up with properly limited gastronomic interests. By another somewhat strange quirk, the weather was too good for the best census work. With­ out ice, it was still possible for the birds to get weed seeds, so they did not have to hunt along the roadsides. The coun­ ters, discouraged by the depth of snow in the fields from do­ ing a great deal of hiking to flush the fliers, did most of their counting from their cars. Nevertheless, in the census ar­ ea, a circle 15 miles in dia­ meter centered at the intersec­ tion of Fleming and Bull Valley roads, the individual count mounted well above 5,200 birds of fifty-five species. This was more than last year but less than in 1966 when there were 5,904 birds seen (of only thirty- nine species, however), the lar­ gest of any census day in the eight years Audubon's McHenry county chapter has participated. Surprisingly, no cedar wax- wings were seen, no kinglets, WANTED - ALIVE!!! ! DESCRIPTION: AGE: 10-14 Years HEIGHT: Big enough to handle a job. EYES: Blue, Brown, black, or green HAIR: Black, brown, blonde, or red. WEIGHT & BUILD: Can come in all LAST KNOWN ADDRESS: It is believed he lives in this neighborhood. ACCUSED OF: Lacks a job. REWARD: Good pay, his own spending money, premiums and prizes. / * NEWSPAPER BOY GENERAL DESCRIPTION: We are looking for a boy with the courage to do something for himself. A boy with enough guts not to complain about getting out and delivering, t^at it's too cold or too hot, or that he has no time before or after school. A boy who can understand that tomorrow can be more important than today and that he has the desire to prepare himself by working for it. A boy who may need an outsider's discipline, but above all, is a good boy who would like to be able to say he too is contributing. CAUTI0& ' ' This youngster may be armed with a weekly allowance and, therefore, may not want to appear as if he were working. Do not be alarmed if he has red-rimmed eyes; perhaps he has been watching too many TV programs. IF-- you know the whereabouts of this alert, active, and responsible youngster please contact us; we would like the opportunity to help him train for his future. Please complete the following for identification purposes and return to us: Name: . Tel. No. -- V/ Address: * ,. T..... School attending: . Parent's Signature; Age: CIRCULATION' DEPT. WOODSTOCK DAILY SENTINEL 109 S. JEFFERSON ST. • WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS Phone 338-1300 no field sparrows, and no Hun- numbered 81 as compared with garian partridges, although all 68 last year, and goldfinches of them were seen last year, 15 as compared to 14, red- the partridges numbering, headed woodpeckers 29 up over twenty-four in 1938. \only 5 last year, hairy wood- An outstanding sighting was of peckers 14 as compared with 8 red crossbills, and others 13 last year and only 2 in 1967; Sec. 2, Pg.4 - Plaindealer - Fri, Jan. 16,1970 PERSONALS seen this year but not last were a goshawk, a pied-billed grebe, 17 black duck, white-crowned sparrows, a great horned owl, a cooper's hawk, a northern shrike, a chukar, 14 red- breasted nuthatches, 5 robins, 2 swamp sparrows, 3 rufous- sided towhees, 2 brown thrash­ ers, a hermit thrush, a yellow- bellied sfepsucker ami a screech owl. Of course, English sparrows were seen in the greatest num­ bers, 758, with niallard ducks second, 663 (as compared with 441 in 1968),**late-colored jun- cos third, 602 (432 last year and only 180 in 1967), starlings fourth, 519 (down from 622 last year). Worst reduction was in the number of horned larks, only 13 being seen this year as com­ pared with 330 in 1968 and 369 in 1967. Tree sparrows were down to 289 as compared to 475 last year. Only 2 red-winged blackbirds compared with 4 last year and 27 in 1967. Cardinals were also down to 36, 20 less than in 1968 but 8 more than in 1967. Black-capped chicka­ dees numbered 106 this year, 75 last. Pretty white-breasted nuthatches were fewer than last year, 29 as compared with 37, but were more than the 15 in 1967. Purple grackles showed a steady decline to only 6 this year as compared with 19 last year and 40 in 1937. But the ring-necked pheasant count was up to 103 as com­ pared to 66 last year and only 20 in 1967. Apparently, blue jays are rapidly increasing, 171 being compared with 95 last year and only 18 in 1967. Crows were also up to 228 over 216 in 1968 and 192 in 1967. A- mong the beauties, redpolls The tiny brown creeper num­ bered 10 as compared with only 1 last year. Mourning doves were up to 110. Hawks, protected by law but sill victims of many a hunter's gun, managed to show a small increase, 36 as compared, to 22 last year. Red-tailed hawks are the most common in this area, numbering 22 this year. Of the others seen, 4 were rough-legged, 1 red-should­ ered, 2 marsh hawks, 2 sparrow hawks, and 5 were flying too high to be identified. Besides mallards and black, the other ducks ^seen were 5 hybrids (there were 33 of these last year), * pintail and 16 Can­ ada geese were sighted as com­ pared to only 1 last year. Six teams made the census, car trouble forcing Team 4 of the planned seven out of the ac­ tivity. Mrs. Kenneth V. Fiske of Woodstock, a founder, for years president of McHenry county chapter of IAS, and for the last several years a vice- president o£ the state Audu­ bon, was again general chair­ man of local participation in this Christmas bird census considered by national Audubon of great importance and t^ken in all fifty states. Team 7, covering the Won­ der Lake-Ringwood area, was headed by Mrs. David Gay of Wonder Lake, and included Jim Pearson of Ringwood and Mrs. Russell Switzer of Pistakee Lake, Bob and Tony Bird also joining them in the afternoon. Other members of the club who reported their own feeder • counts included Leta and Alice Clark and non-member, Mrs. Helen Anderson of McHenry. Many who appreciate the beauty birds add to life and the Mrs. Otto Heinz, a former McHenry resident, returned to her home in Scottsdale, Ariz., Tuesday, after a visit with friends in this vicinity. She was called here by the death of her mother, Mrs. Theresa Salzun- ger of Chicago, on New Years Day. J Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Eisele have returned from a trip to Ann Arbor, Mich., where they were called by the serious ill­ ness of his grandmother, Mrs. Yaeger. Mrs. Wheeler Mueller is spending some time with her sister, Mrs. Carl Lobitz, en- route to her home in San Diego, Calif., after a visit in the home of her son and wife in New York city. John Bauer of Tulsa, Okla., spent the past week with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Jo­ seph L. Bauer. Miss Betty Keckich of Whiting, Ind., was also a guest there for a few days. Pat McAndrews returned to his studies at Loras College, Dubuque, .Iowa, Monday, after a three weeks vacation with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. James McAndrews. value of conservation organiza­ tions who study and help to pre­ serve wildlife assisted the cen­ sus takers importantly by in­ viting members of the local club to count on their acreage. At the end of the eight hours of census taking, members gathered in the Paul Wilcox home, Woodstock, to enjoy hot chili, crackers, Christmas cookies and beverages provided and served by the Wilcoxes, Darlene Fiske, the Olesens and Vera Churchill, while they tab­ ulated their observations. , Mr. and Mrs. Donald Van- Heirslee and Mr. and Mrs. Wayne VanHeirslee of Wauke- gan were dinner guests in the home of Mrs. Elizabeth Micfiels Sunday. \ , Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Hollowell and sons of Elgin were Sunday evening visitors in the George H. Johnson home. Members of the Catholic Daughters of America who made the monthly trip to visit the Downey veterans were Eliza­ beth Thompson, Bobby May, Ann Rodenkirch, Celia Oakford and Bertilla Freund. James Meyerhofer returned to his home in Oregon City, Ore., Saturday after a two weeks visit in the home of his aunt, Mrs. Amanda Freund, and oth­ er relatives in this vicinity. Mrs. Patricia Gallery of Chi­ cago spent a few days the past week with her mother, Mrs. El­ len Wende. Joy Hettermann of Johnsburg and Marybeth Idstein of Pista­ kee Hills returned to Winona, Minn., last Sunday to resume their studies at the College of St. Teresa. The girls spent the long holiday vacations with their respective families, the Jim Hettermanns and the Gerry Idsteins. Ted Stilling, a junior at St. Thomas college in St. Paul, Minn., returned there on Jan. 18. Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Blake and family have returned to Boulder, Colo., after spending the holidays at the Roy Blake home and visiting with other relatives and friends in this area. T . - v Beds of lava 50,000 feet deep have been located in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Using the McHenry Service Center Farm Equipment George P. Freund,Inc. Case - New Holland 4102 W. Crystal Lake Rd. McHENRY Bus. 3850420 Res. 385-0227 Drive In Anytime, J Pay ton and See Your Car i Shine ... Fast! 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