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can be covered with binoculars and many birds identified. Hoards of
blackbirds swarm into the swamp beds in fall and, along the reeds,
herons and egrets may be found until late. In winter, large numbers of
mallards, black ducks, American golden-eyes, American mergansers and
herring gulls congregate to feed in the bay. Here, late one fall, a pair
of
ospreys circled high screaming loudly at the age-old enemy, the bald
eagle, as he too circled above them, hoping to snatch the late catch of fish.
Area E
Almost anywhere on the shores of Lake Winnebago habitats of in-
terest can be found, but the area at the Neenah lake and river front is
most favored by Appleton bird students. Here the water from the lake
flows into the Fox River and in these waters an abudance of plant and
animal food is obtainable for the waterfowl, which are usually near
enough to the road to identify.
From Appleton highway 47 goes directly into Menasha where con-
nection is made with highway 114 into Neenah. To reach the lake from
the downtown intersection of Neenah a left turn onto Wisconsin Avenue
leads to the lake front and onto the Shore Drive to the left which follows
the shore line of the lake around to the river.
Here the winter concentration of ducks and gulls begins when the
ice forms in the lake and the river remains open. The golden-eyes con-
gregate in large numbers, and by early February begin their spectacular
courtship. When the ice breaks up in the lake-usually in late March or
early April-the masses of ducks and swans arrive; it is truly a sight to
behold during the first three weeks of April. Loons and grebes are seen
here-occasionally including the rare Holboell's.
Along the shore at the end of Wisconsin Avenue, and for some dis-
tance south, shore birds can be found in April and throughout May. The
variety provides excitement any time during the shorebird migration,
but the most remarkable feature is the tremendous concentration of rud-
dy turnstones-hundreds of them-that invade this area, usually between
May 17 and 27.
A swamp region is to be found by taking the last road to the right
froni Wisconsin Avenue just before reaching the lake. Travelling south
to the point where the road divides, the swamp is on the west side of the
left fork. In this area the Florida gallinule, blue-winged teal, mallard,
tree swallow, swamp sparrow, marsh wren, rails, yellow-headed black-
bird, black tern and many others are to be found nesting.
Mrs. Walter E. Rogers
EWS                      L~~~~~~~~~he Society. Nothing will be for sale,
how-
NEWS  . . *ever. Gertrude Erskine, Dixie Larkin and
The Milwaukee Audubon Society will  Dory Kummer are in charge, and invite
open an exhibit at Whitnall Park in Mil- Yvnu to combine a birding trip to
Whitnall
wauikee from May 13 through June 12.  Park with a visit to see this exhibit.
All the many activities of the National  By April I the Prairie Chicken Survival
Audubon Society will be on display: pub-  Fund had passed $1500. We are glad
to
lications, educational materials, screen  note that it is still growing,
for the larger
tours, Florida wildlife tours, Junior Audii- the fund, the more land we can
purchase
bon club materials, photography tours, to insure continued good prairie chicken
the four camps, as well as some of the  habitat in the future.
more valuable and artistic items sold by    (more news on page 26)
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