68 



Bird - Lore 



REPORT OF THE FOREST HILLS GARDENS (N. Y.) 

 AUDUBON SOCIETY 



The two outstanding things accom- 

 plished by our local Audubon Society the 

 last year are : First, a change in the form of 

 government, and second more emphasis 

 upon the junior activities. The work is 

 now done through committees appointed 

 by the president instead of by a board of 

 trustees. The main advantage is that the 

 different committees meet as often as is 

 necessary in small groups and there is a 

 quicker and more efficient transaction of 

 business. The names of the committees 

 are: Publicity, Field and Educational 

 Work, School and Junior Work, and Bird 

 Enemies. The officers of the Society are: 

 President, Mrs. George Smart; Vice- 

 President, Mrs. I. A. Washburne; Secretary 

 and Treasurer, Miss M. E. Knevels. 



A contest held in the schools to deter- 

 mine how much the children knew about 

 local birds showed more need of education, 



and the Society had H. C. Button of the 

 New York State School of Applied Agricul- 

 ture at Farmingdale, Long Island, come 

 to the Gardens and give talks on birds to 

 groups of children from each grade, show- 

 ing pictures and adapting his instruction to 

 the age and comprehension of each group. 

 This same instruction was also given in the 

 Kew-Forest School. It is planned to keep 

 on with this kind of instruction. Fifty 

 pounds of mixed grain were distributed 

 in the early spring when late storms do 

 much harm to the migratory birds. Our 

 future work would seem to lie in the uni- 

 fication of all the bird-protective activi- 

 ties on Long Island so that the parks, 

 cemeteries and golf-links might form a 

 chain of natural preserves extending the 

 length of the Island. — Mary E.^stwood 

 Knevels, Secretary. 



THE BURROUGH'S AUDUBON NATURE CLUB OF 

 ROCHESTER, NEW YORK 



The past year has been the most 

 prosjjerous in the history of the Club. 

 During the winter indoor meetings were 

 held in Reynolds Library, and consider- 

 able interest was manifested in the 

 illustrated bird-talks given by our presi- 

 dent, William B. Hoot. The climax of 

 interest and attendance was reached when 

 the bird-hikes began in May. The last one 

 was attended by nearly one hundred 

 members and friends. During past years 

 no hikes were held in July and August. 

 This year by unanimous request of 

 members two were held each month from 

 May to October inclusive. About 120 

 species of birds were seen and identifu-d. 



Complying with the request from tin- 

 National Association, copies of a protest 

 against the measure known as the Smith 

 liill, intended to turn over a large tract of 

 Yellowstone National Park for a reservoir, 

 were circulated and signed by everyone 

 present. The co|)ies were then sent to 



our Senator and Representatives in Con- 

 gress. 



Membership day was celebrated October 

 23. It was for members only and all who 

 attended had to have their membership 

 card. This resulted in bringing in quite 

 a large number of new members, and the 

 payment of dues by old ones. A car was 

 chartered and about seventy-five members 

 went to Canandaigua and enjoyed a 

 most delightful walk through the spa- 

 cious and interesting grounds at Sonnen- 

 berg. This fall, Audubon bird-charts were 

 donated to several of the rural schools, 

 and it was very gratifying to see with what 

 interest and enthusiasm the pupils and 

 teachers accepted them. In each school 

 nearly every child manifested a desire to 

 become a member of the Junior Audubon 

 Society. In one school the pupils arc 

 saving their pennies to buy a bird-fountain 

 next s|)ring. — Hvkkikt Ganuno, Secre- 

 tary. 



