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sary, or take other steps necessary to 

 bring such offenders to justice. 



This is the time when all Audubon Society 

 members should be particularly alert. 

 The enormously enlarged acreage being 

 put under cultivation in this country 

 means that the greater crops of succulent 

 plants, grains, and vegetables will furnish 

 additional food for insect-pests. A large 

 per cent of the eggs laid by insects never 

 reach maturity. One reason for this is the 

 lack of food. With increased food there 

 will be an increased number of insects. 



This means we need a greater number of 

 birds. We must wage a campaign of the 

 utmost vigilance. Birds should be fed dur- 

 ing the time of the year when their 

 natural food is scarce. More nesting-boxes 

 should be placed for them, and drinking- 

 fountains should be provided in dry 

 regions; and, above all, look out for the 

 man or boy with a gun! 



The food now destroyed in A mcrica by 

 insect and rodent pests would feed the people 

 of Belgium! Can we spare a single insect- 

 eating bird? 



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PLEDGE CARD USED BY THE MEMBERS OF THE ST. JOHN, NEW BRUNSWICK, 

 JUNIOR AUDUBON SOCIETY, IT IS ATTRACTIVELY PRINTED IN THREE COLORS 



OUR ARMY OF RECUITS FOR BIRD-PROTECTION 



Think of educating 261,654 children 

 to the beauty and value of bird-life in a 

 single school year! This is the record of 

 the National Association for its Junior 

 membership system the past year. Think 

 of the effect that this should have on the 

 next generation, when these boys and 

 girls have taken their places in the 

 Nation's work! There were 1 1,935 of these 

 Junior Audubon Bird Clubs formed be- 

 tween June I, 1916, and June i, 1917. 



It would seem that the record made last 

 year was the absolute limit with the funds 

 that were at our disposal for the purpose, 



but this year's record exceeds last year's 

 figures by 1,034 classes and 56,516 

 members. These results were achieved at 

 a cost of $25,000 (in addition to the chil- 

 dren's fees) subscribed for this purpose. 

 Five thousand dollars came from Mrs. Sage 

 and $20,000 from an unnamed bene- 

 factor who has magnificently supported 

 this work in the past. 



These clubs were formed in every state 

 of the Union, and more than 8,000 children 

 were enrolled in Canada. The following 

 list shows the distribution of these Junior 

 Classes and their membership; it also 



