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The Spoonbill, Vol. 3, No. 8, December 1954 - Image 1. December 1954. Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries. University of Houston Digital Library. Web. October 25, 2021. https://digital.lib.uh.edu/collection/2007_023/item/1938/show/1928.

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Title	The Spoonbill, Vol. 3, No. 8, December 1954
Alternative Title	The Spoonbill, Vol. III, No. 8, December 1954
Contributor (LCNAF)	Pettingell, Noel
Publisher	Outdoor Nature Club
Date	December 1954
Subject.Topical (LCSH)	Ornithology
Subject.Geographic (TGN)	Houston, Texas
Genre (AAT)	newsletters periodicals
Language	English
Type (DCMI)	Text
Original Item Location	ID 2007-023, Box 9, Folder 3
ArchivesSpace URI	/repositories/2/archival_objects/9839
Original Collection	Outdoor Nature Club Records
Digital Collection	Outdoor Nature Club Newsletters
Digital Collection URL	http://digital.lib.uh.edu/collection/2007_023
Repository	Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
Repository URL	http://libraries.uh.edu/branches/special-collections/
Use and Reproduction	No Copyright - United States
File Name	index.cpd

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Transcript	Volume III Number 8 DECEMBER 1954 SI fl ILfcsE I! * " The Christmas Bird Count has become to # ** me and my friends our way of celebrating * * the holidays—an ornithological ritual * that has come to represent Yuletide more * than Santa Claus or the Christmas tree." to —Roger Tory Peterson in "Birds Over * America." (Paraphrased) totoHtotoMMto nutoitirtototomW^u^ to to to to to Published by the Ornithology Group,Outdoor Nature Club, Houston,Iexas »mmmmmmmmmmtmmmmmmmmm~m-mm-mmmmmmmjimm I i ■ —»»— I i» ^—» i i» il - ■» i———i mi . - ill » I » I m «i III ■ i , ' , n ■. . , i . i i i i i i ■» f ■ i ——»——» FORTHCOMING ACTIVITIES fillir.M»M^W«^W««^MWWW^»»^«Wl»^^«WMWW^ II ■ Ii .11 ■ I III ■■ ■ ■ I I Dec. 2 (Thurs.) Business Meeting 5815 Schuler 8PM Deo. 8 Audubon Screen Tour •. ."Wing Havens11 1906 Cleburne 8PM The colorful sequences of this film will be interpreted by Alexander Sprunt, Jr. - scientist, writer, and conservationist. Dec.12 (Sim.) Field Trip to Areola Area Meet at Holcombe Blvd ./Almeda Rd 8AM Miss Leota Stilwell will be our leader to the lake 4.4 miles from Areola and also to the surrounding territories. Some newsworthy species have been viewed at this lake by various birders which species are listed in the "Clearing House11 this month, the same as in previous issues. This alone should be sufficient to arouse your curiosity and to furnish an incentive to study the birds in this area. Dec .16 (Thurs.) Outdoor Nature Club Meeting 500 McKinney 8PM "Neighborhood Birds and Their Habitats" will be presented by the Ornithology Group. Dec.25-26..Preliminary Christmas Bird Counts v an. x•.... Jan. 2 CHRISTMAS BIRD G0UNT$ This, as you know, is an all-day excursion in one segment of a 15-mile circle. Jan. 6.... .(Thurs.) Business Meeting .....5815 Schuler 8PM Jan. 8-9...Post - Christmas Bird Counts to to to to ORNITHOLOGY GROUP REPORTS ■ ■ . . ' —~* ' ■ PPSBBB ."i mXm , : Field Trip - November 7 - by Norma Oates ■ i il l i ■ i ■ i ii i~ -I in i ■ ' ■■ " The field trip to the Baytown area on November 7 was enjoyed by twelve hardy birders. It was an ideal day for birding - cool enough for a light jacket but with a bright sun shining above. Our first objective was San Jacinto Battleground Park, and on the first stop in the park several members of the party heard a sound very much like a Woodcock. The ground was soft and spongy and covered with autumn leaves, a very good spot for a Woodcock. We were disappointed in this respect for, as usual, the Woodcock stayed well hidden and none of us was able to locate him. Nevertheless, we were amply repaid by a little Red-breasted Nuthatch who sat up on a top limb and obligingly allowed us to observe him. Our next important stop was in the marshy area just east of the monument where we were fortunate in finding several hundred Avocets as well as the Glossy Ibis, American and Snowy Egrets, Little Blue, Great Blue and Tricolor- ed Herons, Greater Yellow-legs and several Roseate Spoonbills. At this point a flock of Blue and Snow Geese flew over, honking loudly. The reflecting pool produced a few ducks - Baldpate and Lesser Scaup - but the most interesting thing here was the Tree Swallows (a hundred or more) skimming over the pool getting their early morning drink of water.