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the edge of dense cover along the Milwaukee River for a variety of war-
blers, I unexpectedly found in my binoculars the large, clear image of a
Yellow-breasted Chat. I had looked for this species in Wisconsin for
many years without success and then had gone finally to Illinois and
Missouri to see it. Then here, suddenly and improbably, the bird was.
Quick mental notes were made: it's size, larger than nearby Redstarts
and Yellow-throats; the thick black bill; white marking about the eye;
the yellow throat, breast and belly, with under-belly and under-tail
coverts white. Only a moment of good observation was allowed. At my
first slight movement, the bird retreated into the heavy cover and could
not be found again. I am not aware that the bird made. any sound dur-
ing the short period of observation, certainly it did not either before
or after.-Harold Bauers, Milwaukee.
CLUB PAGE
New Bird Club Formed
Having had the notion for some years that Oconomowoc should have
i bird club I inserted a notice in the local paper and on Sunday evening,
january 1/, ivir. and Mrs. Kobert
Sharp, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Sharp
and Gordon Hammel gathered at
my home to discuss formation of
the club.
We met informally until May,
having programs of slides and
movies by Norma Schmidt of Hart-
ford, and by Walt Wellman and
myself from the local group. Vari-
ous guests attended, including Dave
and Hazel Cox of Beloit, Gordon
Paeske of Watertown, and from
the Waukesha club, Charles and
Mary Nelson and Paul and Em
Hoffman.
At the May meeting we for-
mally organized as the S. Paul
Jones Bird Club. Waukesha's Ben-
jamin Goss Bird Club being
named for an early-day Waukesha
County   ornithologist,  it  was
thought fitting to name our group
after a more recent Waukesha
County man, WSO past president
and my good friend the late S.
Paul Jones.
OCONOMOWOC CLUB OFFICERS,            Officers chosen for the year
L. TO R., PRESIDENT ED PEARTREE,  were myself as president Richard
SECRETARY-TREASURER GORDON HAMMEL,weemslaspsintRchr
VICE-PRESIDENT RICHARD SHARP.    Sharp as vice-president, and Gor-
PHOTO BY WALTER WELLMAN     don Hammel as secretary-treasurer.
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