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now have a wild-flower reserve as well as a reserve for animals and birds. Dr. 

 H. C. Mercer, a staunch friend of the Nature Club, and on whose estate the 

 sanctuary and museum are situated, has recently made many improvements to 

 the grounds in the way of having paths cut and rustic seats placed about the 

 drinking-fountains and along the brooks. During the past season the sanctuary 

 and museum ha\c been visited by numerous persons, many of whom went 

 inspired to do similar work in their own community. — (Mrs.) Minnie H. 

 Haduen, Secretary. 



Elkader (Iowa) Audubon Society. — This year we chose to study Warblers, 

 selecting those that \-isite(l this vicinity during their migration. During this 

 period we took hikes so that we might study these dainty creatures in their 

 natural environment, and this added much interest to the papers read by our 

 members later. During 1920 we held a very successful bird-house contest and 

 at that time decided to make it a yearly occurrence. We were more than 

 delighted with the results this year, as more houses were entered. Three were 

 by girls, and showed excellent workmanship, both from the artistic as well as 

 the practical standpoint. We had a class for boys who had had manual training 

 and one for those who had not, also one for girls. Two prizes were awarded in 

 each class. 



We had a delightful Audubon picnic, a program being given out-of-doors, 

 after the picnic supper was over. It proved to be the most pleasant meeting of 

 the year. As usual, we postponed our August meeting so that all members who 

 could might go to the W'ild Life School at McGregor, Iowa. Two were present 

 for the first week and one for the entire session of two weeks. Our September 

 program consists of a report of the activities of this unique school. — (Miss) 

 Kathleen M. Hempel, Secretary. 



Englewood (N. J.) Bird Club. — Our Club, organized in 1915, enters the 

 sixth year of its activities with a membership of 275. Regular meetings were 

 discontinued during the war period, from November, 1917, to April, 1920, but 

 its members, individually, were ever mindful of the welfare and needs of our 

 feathered companions of field and roof-tree. The Club has been unusually 

 fortunate in having Dr. Frank M. Chapman, a resident of Englewood, as its 

 mentor and leader. The informal talks and walks afield with him are a much 

 appreciated privilege. Regular monthly meetings of the Club were held from 

 October to April, with the addition of a series of early morning bird-walks in 

 April and May, conducted by Waldon DeWitt Miller of the American Museum 

 of Natural History. 



Among the talks and discussions may be mentioned the following: 'Birds 

 in Design and in Art, ' ' Fauna and Flora in Florida, ' ' Bird Banding and 

 Observation,' 'Spring Migrations and Fall Migrations,' and 'Protection of 

 Wild Birds in New Jersey, ' by Dr. Chapman ; ' How Birds Show Their Feelings ' 



