. The Audubon annual bulletin. Birds; Birds. ILLINOIS AUDUBON SOCIETY 27 w i. A Modern Version Whittier's barefoot boy possessed a "knowledge never learned of ; Flight of fowl and habitude ()f the tenants of the wood. The modern counterpart of this boy fares forth in wading boots, armed with a graflex camera. He makes careful written notes of what he observes. He writes an essay when he gets back to school, illustrates it with his photo- graphic prints, and gets credit on his high-school course. He may, indeed, win a cash prize for his effort. At least that is what happened t
. The Audubon annual bulletin. Birds; Birds. ILLINOIS AUDUBON SOCIETY 27 w i. A Modern Version Whittier's barefoot boy possessed a "knowledge never learned of ; Flight of fowl and habitude ()f the tenants of the wood. The modern counterpart of this boy fares forth in wading boots, armed with a graflex camera. He makes careful written notes of what he observes. He writes an essay when he gets back to school, illustrates it with his photo- graphic prints, and gets credit on his high-school course. He may, indeed, win a cash prize for his effort. At least that is what happened to the New Trier High School boy shown in the picture. The boy is John H. Sutter of Winnetka. Arctic Three-toed Woodpeckers in the Chicago Area Last year we had the Bohemian Waxwings with us; this season, the much rarer Arctic Three-toed Woodpeckers are here. Although every few years a wandering individual is reported this seems to be the first season that they have appeared in any numbers. As they are very partial to pine and tamarack they may be looked for in the Indiana Sard Dunes wi'.h the greatest prospect of success. They were first noticed on October 3rd, when a fine male was found industriously digging insect larvae out of a dying scrub pine east of Dune Park. October 24th another was discovered west of Dune Park and another October 21st at Mineral Springs. Two more at least have been seen by others at the latter place. They have all been males—the beautiful golden crown patch being one of their most striking features. Mr. Colin Sanborn, however, reports a female from the ever- green grove at Beach just north of Waukegan, Illinois. Their call, a rather loud, startling and rapidly repeated teck, teck, teck, would attract attention whenever heard. As a rule they seem to be silent, except for their persistent tapping as they strip the bark from some badly infested dead or dying pine. These freshly stripped trees, noticeable for a long distance in the woods, are one of the
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