298 Bird - Lore 



The office work of the Society has, as usual, consisted of answering numer- 

 ous inquiries regarding the game laws, and many other matters which naturally 

 come to the attention of the officers. 



Eight permits to collect birds for scientific purposes have been granted 

 to naturalists, and four permits have been issued allowing persons to take 

 live Quail out of the state for purposes of propagation. The total number 

 of birds authorized by these permits was two hundred and twenty-four pairs. 



The sea-bird colonies in the neighborhood of Cape Hatteras have here- 

 tofore been guarded by a warden and his deputy, with the result that about 

 5,000 birds are believed to have been successfully raised. Of these, 800 were 

 Least Terns. The bird islands of the Hatteras region, therefore, hold the 

 largest Least Tern colony now existing in eastern United States. The Society 

 has a total membership of 2,333, of whom 1,100 are children. 



For the year, the receipts have amounted to $8,961.65; of this, $1,694.80 

 has been collected from membership fees and contributions, the remainder 

 coming from the sale of licenses to hunt, issued to non-residents of the state, 

 and a small amount from other sources. 



The expenditures, which have largely consisted of paying wardens for their 

 services, have amounted to $8,276.46, leaving a balance of $685.19 at the 

 close of the fiscal year. 



The Society strongly favors certain changes in our existing laws, one of 

 the most important of which is a one-dollar resident hunters' license. — T. 

 Gilbert Pearson, Secretary. 



Ohio. — Without doubt, our most important fact to record in the history 

 of the past year is the election of Mr. J. P. Cummins to the presidency of the 

 Audubon Society of Ohio, to succeed Mr. William Hubbell Fisher, deceased. 

 Mr. Cummins is a man of ability, tact and charm of manner, and his pres- 

 ence at the head of our Society promises continued success and growth. This 

 has already been manifested by the healthy activities of the organization 

 during the first year of his regime. 



To introduce Mr. Cummins, the Society held a reception early in January 

 in his honor, and the staid old Cuvier Club, with its historic associations, 

 never looked brighter or cheerier than when, dressed in Christmas greens 

 and in the glow of many candles, it opened its doors to welcome some one hun- 

 dred and fifty friends of our Society. The guests were received in the Exhibit 

 room, where they were guided about by a well-chosen committee, who pre- 

 sented them in turn to the birds, whose dignified mien and brilliant plumage 

 added much to the charm of the occasion. The aflfair was voted such a success 

 that there has been talk of having an annual Audubon Tea. 



The series of lectures on birds in the various branch libraries of Cincinnati 

 is still one of the most successful of our activities, and the attendance at these 

 lectures proves that the children find the subject one that appeals to their 



