the sandpiper, to the beautifully built hanging nest of the 

 Baltimore Oriole. Over one hundred nests representing 

 thirty-five species were shown at the last exhibit. This col- 

 lection, needless to say, is becoming most valuable for a com- 

 parative study of bird nests. The work in photography is 

 limited to those boys who own a camera. Some of the work 

 of the older boys is excellent and would be a credit to a pro- 

 fessional nature photographer. There are always many en- 

 tries in the insect collections because of the abundance and 

 ease with which the material may be collected. The boy 

 and girl has an opportunity to develop great powers of 

 observation in studying insects, and it certainly requires skill 

 to mount and prepare them properly. 



Last Spring the two societies observed the week of April 

 8th, 'Bird Week,' with appropriate exercises. One of the 

 events was a spirited public bird identification contest held 

 at the Science building, between the 'Robin' and 'Bluebird' 

 societies. A group of 60 mounted birds and skins were 

 chosen to test the ability of the contestants to readily 

 recognize our common and more important species. That 

 this contest created an impetus to bird study is evidenced by 

 the constant use made of the bird books of the public library 

 and of the ornithological collections of the college museum 

 prior to the contest. This contest created such desirable 

 competition between the two societies and proved such a de- 

 light to the audience that it will probably become an annual 

 Spring event at Brunswick. All during 'Bird Week' the 

 boys sold bird boxes to people who wished to attract birds to 

 their homes and gardens. Fifty fine bird houses which were 

 made by the boys at the Manual Training shop of the High 

 School were sold, and twice that number could have been 

 disposed of had the boys made as many boxes. "Bird Week" 

 ended with 'Tag Day,' a day when every member was on 

 the streets with large printed red tags, which were pinned 

 on any one who was willing to make a small gift to the 

 society. The members hoped to raise $50.00, but when the 

 day was ended, they had a sum exceeding $200.00, a splendid 

 recognition and stamp of approval by the people of Bruns- 

 wick for the work of the Audubon Societies. 



Bowdoin College has granted, to the Societies, the use 

 of a part of its two hundred acre wood lot, for the establish- 

 ment of a 'Bird Sanctuary.' A log cabin has been erected on 

 this reservation which is one and one-half miles from Bruns- 

 wick, in a place isolated among the pines yet very accessible 

 to the members. Near the cabin is a large bog with numer- 

 ous springs and a running brook. Nearby is an extensive 



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