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are occasionally reported. Evening Grosbeaks are regular winter visitors all 

 over the state. There is good circumstantial evidence that they may breed within 

 our borders. Large numbers of Black Ducks have bred within the state. 

 Robins and Warblers are particularly abundant. Tennessee, Bay-breasted 

 and Cape May Warblers, once rare, are now common in migration. — Manley 

 B. TowNSEND, Secretary. 



New Jersey Audubon Society. — During its seventh year, the New 

 Jersey Audubon Society established an ofhce and its headquarters at 164 

 Market Street, Newark, and secured the aid of an assistant. 



The total receipts for the year amounted to $5,6i'2.46 and the total ex- 

 penditures to $4,193.93, leaving a balance on hand at the close of the fiscal 

 year of $1,418.53. 



Abnormal conditions, due to the world war, were seriously felt in the cam- 

 paign for increased membership, so that the net gain in this respect was only 

 16 sustaining members, 57 members, and 13 associate members, but several 

 substantial contributions were received — one of $1,000, one of $300, and one of 

 $100. 



In legislative effort, attempts to secure a cat license law and a law affording 

 permanent protection to the Bobolink were of no avail. The annual bounty 

 bill, a measure providing bounties on Hawks and Crows, introduced by the 

 enemies of bird-life were once more defeated. The Society took its usual part 

 in Federal legislative effort. 



Publicity work continues to increase as a field of activity, with steadily 

 developing cooperation on the part of the press of the state. The Newark 

 Evening News greeted the advent of the Society in Newark with a well-written 

 and finely illustrated article, and on September 22 published a similar one, 

 caUing attention to the Society's work. Several other important news articles 

 have been published, in addition to the regular news articles that go to the 

 general press of the state. 



The Society organ, the New Jersey Audubon Bulletin, has been published 

 regularly throughout the year at two-month intervals, each issue containing a 

 halftone illustration. 



Ten lectures have been given by the Secretary during the year in various 

 parts of the state, with several minor talks. 



Two of the members of the Society have established bird sanctuaries on 

 their estates. 



The Society devoted an even greater amount of time and attention than 

 heretofore to Junior Audubon Class work in the schools, in cooperation with 

 that field of activity of the National Association. A total of 579 Junior Au- 

 dubon Classes, with a membership of 14,382, were organized in New Jersey. 



The seventh annual meeting was held at the Free Public Library, Tuesday, 

 Oct. 2; business session at 4 p. m., followed immediately by the meeting of 



