. The Audubon annual bulletin. Birds; Birds. 26 THE AUDUBON BULLETIN Natural Bird Haven Near Shawneetown North of the quaint and interesting old town of Shawnee- town, now the oldest town in the state of Illinois, lies a string of small lakes. It was my pleasure while camping there this Summer to discover a natural bird haven, in fact we found more different kinds of birds in this small area than in any other place of which we know. We camped at "Big Lake" which is the largest of these lakes and is just two and one half miles north of Shawneetown. About one hundred yards west of a ro
. The Audubon annual bulletin. Birds; Birds. 26 THE AUDUBON BULLETIN Natural Bird Haven Near Shawneetown North of the quaint and interesting old town of Shawnee- town, now the oldest town in the state of Illinois, lies a string of small lakes. It was my pleasure while camping there this Summer to discover a natural bird haven, in fact we found more different kinds of birds in this small area than in any other place of which we know. We camped at "Big Lake" which is the largest of these lakes and is just two and one half miles north of Shawneetown. About one hundred yards west of a row of cottages built here this summer, lies a thickly wooded area of not more than twenty acres through which runs a slough, and it was here that I spent the whole of my last afternoon, enjoying the bird life. Several varieties of warblers flitted along the slough and filled the air with their music. To a nearby bush came a Cardinal and trilled his beautiful song, some Purple Grackles came and quarrelled their way on. High in a tree the. Veery sang his song in queer conversational style. Bright patches of blue, (the Indigo Bunting,) flitted here and there. From under a brush pile hopped the Yellow-breasted Chat, and a tiny Ruby-throated Humming-bird perched himself saucily on a limb near by. We were able to identify eighteen different birds and there were several more which baffled us. How long the conditions so favorable to the extensive bird life found here will remain undisturbed we do not know. A company bought the lake and adjoining land this Summer and have erected a hotel and cottages and have cut quite a lot of the fine cypress tree for building purposes. We took occasion to. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Illinois Audubon Society. [Chicago, Ill. ] : The Society
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