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Mass.; Greenwich, Conn.; Meriden, N. H.; 

 Bedford Hills and Rhinebeck, N. Y.; 

 Morristown, Pa.; Somerset Hills, N. J.; 

 and Buffalo, N. Y. 



The interests of bird-protection in Ohio, 

 and especially those of the strong Bird- 

 Lovers' Association in Cleveland, are 

 fostered by the pretty little magazine 

 Blue-Bird, which was founded by the 

 Ohio agent of the National Association, 

 Dr. Eugene Swope, but is now edited and 

 published by Mrs. E. C. T. Miller, Pres- 

 ident of the 'Bird Lovers,' at Cleveland. 

 Indiana, Michigan, and the other north- 

 western states are doing good work 

 through their State Societies, but thus far 

 have not attempted much in the way of 

 publications. It seems a pity The Way- 

 side was permitted to expire. 



The Audubon Society of Buffalo, now 

 in its ninth year, has long been active in 

 spreading its influence through a regular 

 series of newspaper articles, by the publica- 

 tion of an annual Bird Ahnanac, circulars, 

 yearly reports, and various leaflets. The 

 untiring agent in this useful activity has 

 been Mrs. G. M. Turner, who has held the 



office of secretary for eight years, but now 

 is retiring because of a change in her resi- 

 dence from Buffalo to Riverside, Cal. 

 Few ladies in the field of Audubon work 

 have been so wise and faithful and have 

 accomplished so much good as has Mrs. 

 Turner in western New York, and a host 

 of good wishes go with her to the Pacific 

 Coast. At the meeting of the Buffalo 

 Society on June 19 she was presented with 

 a certificate of Life Membership in the 

 National Association, the Society paying 

 the $100 fee in recognition of her splendid 

 services. 



Illinois, however, is still 'going strong,' 

 not only by constantly sending out 

 several kinds of circulars, migration- 

 records, posters, etc., for local use by 

 teachers and amateurs, and by furnishing 

 to schools traveling libraries and collec- 

 tions of lantern-slides relating to birds, 

 but by the issue twice a year of its Bulletin, 

 which is really an illustrated magazine of 

 general interest and value to bird-students. 



'The Woodpeckers' Convention,' a play- 

 let by Mrs. F. T. Bicknell, is delighting 

 thousands of children in California. 



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THE BIRDS' CHRISTMAS TREE 

 Note small packages of food suspended from limbs. Woodruff Junior Audubon Class, We«t Helena, Ark. 



