404 Bird - Lore 



to about $500. We now have 1,086 slides on hand, ready for delivery, and 

 393 unfinished ones in stock, ready for coloring. 



Bird-protective exhibitions have been numerous this season and have been 

 very successful in arousing local interest in bird-study. The office of this 

 Association responded to many requests for help. We were able to assist bird 

 clubs, public libraries, schools, and other organizations. Loan exhibits, consist- 

 ing of charts, bird-boxes, feeding-devices, etc., and great quantities of printed 

 matter for distribution, were sent to the following places: New York City; 

 Brooklyn, N. Y.; Forest Hills Gardens, L. I., N. Y.; Ridgewood, N. J.; New- 

 ton Centre, Mass.; Pittsburgh, Pa.; Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio; Fort Wayne, Ind.; 

 Holland, Mich.; Durham, N. C; and Montgomery, Ala. 



The home ofifice of the Association, and also our branch offices in Boston 

 and Cincinnati, continue to be extensive information bureaus. The questions 

 received are of great variety, most frequent inquiries including such subjects 

 as identifications of birds seen; construction of bird-boxes, feeding-devices, 

 and bird-baths; how to form bird clubs and to establish sanctuaries; how to 

 combat bird-enemies, such as cats, English Sparrows and Starlings; what bird- 

 books to buy; what shrubs to plant to attract birds; information on game-laws; 

 whom to engage as an interesting lecturer; and how to get a position as bird- 

 lecturer. More than forty people applied to us for positions as field agents 

 during the year. Other questions often received pertain to bird-protective 

 exhibits, bird-day programs, bird-house contests and bird-plays for children. 

 Other correspondents ask advice on the selection of cameras for nature photog- 

 raphy, stereopticons, bird-glasses, and other such apparatus. Many violations 

 of game-laws are reported, and the number has much increased since the 'war' 

 posters were distributed. Occasionally we receive an appeal that requires 

 particular consideration. Often we are asked to prescribe for sick Canaries. 

 One letter asks us to locate the owner of a stray Carrier Pigeon that had been 

 found in an exhausted condition. Some wanted to know where good shooting- 

 grounds in the South could be found, and one asked us to recommend a good 

 collecting-gun! One lady 'phoned the ofiice to send people at once to remove a 

 large mantelpiece in her flat and release an English Sparrow that had fallen 

 behind it. She warned us that the mantel must carefully be replaced and with- 

 out injury. 



FINANCES 



During the year the Association enrolled one Patron ($1,000) and iii Life 

 Members at $100 each. The funds thus received, with $325 in gifts, makes 

 a total of $12,425 added to the permanent Endowment Fund of the Asso- 

 ciation. 



Within the past few days the Finance Committee has invested $10,000 of 

 this amount in a subscription for Second Liberty Loan Bonds. 



The sustaining membership, the fee for which is $5 annually, has increased 



