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work elsewhere with other species is under 

 way. which later will be centered here. A 

 large commercial game-farm is to be estab- 

 lished near by, and may be visited for 

 purposes of further instruction. 



Need has long been felt of some place 

 reasonably accessible where all these prac- 

 tical methods with wild birds and game 

 could be observed and studied. To accom- 

 modate visitors and students, Mr. Ams 

 is opening a small hotel and a public gar- 

 age. Also, he has placed at the disposal of 

 the Association an attractive house, in 

 which will be placed an exhibit of bird- 

 specimens for study, pictures of birds, 

 .\udubon literature, and apparatus for 

 feeding and attracting birds. Mr. Pearson, 

 Mr. Job, and others will be in attendance 

 during the coming summer season, and 

 will be glad to meet and interest those who 

 come. There is good fishing, boating, and 



bathing on the large lake, which is less 

 than a mile from the railroad station, while 

 the hotel and exhibit are close by. Good 

 camp-sites on the lake may be available 

 by special permission for parties who really 

 come to learn and who present satis- 

 factory references. 



During the season of 191 7 the work will 

 be tentative and experimental, but there 

 would seem to be an excellent opportunity 

 here for the building up of a summer school 

 of ornithology and game-keeping, and of a 

 bird-lovers' camp and cottage colony. The 

 development of this unique project will be 

 watched with interest. Those who desire 

 to engage accommodation in advance may 

 write to H. Rohde, Superintendent, Ams- 

 ton, Connecticut. 



Casual visitors by train or other con- 

 veyance may come at any time. 



