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Audubon Clubs. Mrs. Pike also went to California and for a month preached 

 the gospel of bird-protection under the auspices of the State Federation of 

 Women's Clubs. Ernest Harold Baynes continued his well-known work of 

 general lecturing and formed a number of bird clubs. Charles Crawford 

 Gorst continued his Chautaucjua bird-work. On the Redpath-Homer Chau- 

 tauqua's circuit he lectured for three months in Texas, Kansas, and Okla- 

 homa, and during the past summer he was on the Coit-Alber Chautaucjua 

 circuit for eleven weeks. Under the auspices of the National Association he 

 organized thirty-nine new bird clubs. 



Of our regular field staflf, E. H. Forbush, General Supervising Agent for 

 the New England states, lectured constantly and did an immense volume of 

 other work, as Massachusetts State Ornithologist, much of which is known to 

 all bird-students. He probably accomplished more for the McLean Migra- 

 tory Bird Treaty Bill than any one man outside of Congress. Winthrop 

 Packard, of Massachusetts, directed the Junior Audubon work for his state, 

 lectured before numerous audiences, and carried on a vast amount of detailed 

 executive effort. William L. Finley, Agent for the Pacific Coast states, lec- 

 tured all over Oregon and had a most successful lecture tour through the 

 East, addressing twice the National Geographic Society in Washington, 

 D. C, Columbia University in New York, and many other large gatherings. 

 His excursions in the western wilds for moving pictures the past summer 

 were accompanied with many thrills. 



Mrs. Mary S. Sage continued her work in the schools of New York 

 state. During the year she spoke to audiences 143 times and thus reached 

 more than 25,000 teachers and pupils. 



Dr. Eugene Swope, Ohio Field Agent, gave numerous lectures and surpassed 

 even his former brilliant record in the matter of organizing Junior Audubon 

 Clubs. Arthur H. Norton, Agent for Maine, now has a new active Bird Pro- 

 tective Society, making headquarters in the Museum of Natural History 

 at Portland. 



Herbert K. Job, working in 'Applied Ornithology,' found time to do much 

 lecturing and take many moving pictures of birds in addition to supervising 

 the extensive expansion work of the Association's Bird Sanctuary and Experi- 

 ment Station at Amston, Conn. 



More detailed reports of the activities of these effective workers will be 

 published in connection with this report. 



AUDUBON WARDEN WORK 



One positive and important phase of the Association's work for many years 

 has been the guarding of colonies of water-birds by means of agents employed 

 for the purpose. 



With the exception of the Egret colonies, few of these have been destroyed 



