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school-grounds and many more in the immediate vicinity. The older people, 

 as well as young, of the neighborhood have become real bird-lovers, and much 

 has been done for the protection of bird-life and to encourage birds to build 

 near our homes. The past year, interest aroused by the Junior Audubon Club 

 in behalf of bird-life resulted in the raising of a fund for the erection of an 

 Audubon bird-fountain and bath in Riverside Park. This was dedicated 

 in June, 1920, with exercises by the entire school. It is the first bird-bath in 

 the city, or even in the county." 



A large number of similar letters have been received from principals and 

 teachers throughout the United States and Canada. At hundreds of 



BIRD-BATH, ERECTED BY THE JUNIOR AUDUBON SOCIETY OF GRAND JUNCTION COLO. 



schools bird-boxes were built and erected. Programs on Bird Day and 

 at other periods were rendered by Junior Clubs in thousands of com- 

 munities. Parents naturally are interested in what their children are doing, 

 and so an immense missionar}^ work is constantly being carried on among the 

 adults of the country through the interest aroused among pupils by our 

 Junior Department. 



Owing to the difficulty in securing funds and the high cost of printing, it 

 was found impossible again the past year to supply all those who sought 

 Junior membership, and the lo-cent membership fees were returned to many 

 disappointed groups of little children. Chiefly by the aid of the $20,000 

 contributed by our unnamed Benefactor, we were able to form 5,851 bird- 

 study clubs in the schools, with a total membership of 229,784. The coming 

 year it will be possible to supply a greater number as more funds have been 

 made available and there has been a slight drop in the cost of printing. Edu- 

 cational leaflets, colored bird pictures, outline drawings, and Audubon buttons 



