Reports of State Societies and Bird Clubs 



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New Hampshire Audubon Society. — The Audubon Society of New 

 Hampshire reports a year of successful achievement. The membership has 

 increased until it totals 885. Life memberships have increased from 37 

 to 56. 



The Junior Audubon work has been pushed with vigor. More than 6,000 

 school-children were organized into Bird Classes, a very large percentage of the 

 state's population. No work for bird conservation can be more promising for 

 future results. 



The secretary has given 69 lectures and addresses, many of them illustrated, 

 before all sorts of gatherings — schools, churches, granges, women's clubs, 

 summer hotels, teachers' clubs, young people's societies, private schools, etc. 



A strong effort was made to get through the Legislature 'A Bill for' the 

 Better Protection of Birds by the 

 Licensing of Cats.' The House Com- 

 mittee, originally hostile, was con- 

 verted and favorably reported the 

 bill, but it was killed in the House, 

 principally through the hostility of 

 the farmers, the very ones who would 

 have most profited by its passage. A 

 fine beginning was made, however, 

 paving the way to ultimate victory. 



From all over the state come to us 

 inquiries of all sorts. People are 

 learning to turn to us for help and 

 information. 



A bulletin 'Feed the Birds in Win- 

 ter,' has been issued, and a large 

 number of copies of this and other 

 literature distributed. It is planned to 

 issue at least one new bulletin every 

 year. 



Satisfactory reports have been re- 

 ceived of a considerable increase in 

 the numbers of the song-birds all over 

 the state. This holds true also of 

 game-birds. The Federal Migratory 

 Bird Law is bearing its expected 

 fruit. The Prairie Horned Lark is 

 now a permanent resident. House 

 Wrens, which have grown scarce of 

 recent years, are coming back. Mock- 

 ingbirds are working this way and 



MANLEY B. TOWNSEND, PRESIDENT 

 OF THE NEW HAMPSHIRE AUDUBON 

 SOCIETY, VISITED BY SEVEN LIVE 

 FLICKERS. 



