Reports of Field Agents 415 



charts and been taught the names of the birds so that they readily identified 

 twenty of the skins as they were shown. Upon a visit to one of the Bridgeport 

 schools, it was learned that the principal and one of the teachers and her 

 pupils had visited Birdcraft Museum in Fairfield the day before, and they gave 

 most glowing accounts of their experiences. It was a pleasure to find such in- 

 telligent interest and to answer their questions. Other classes were also plan- 

 ning a visit to the Museum. 



From one of our small rural schools, which every year has had its Junior 

 Audubon Club, came a letter saying, "Mudder" thought these two little people 

 too small to join, but when an older brother, only ten, but active in our meet- 

 ings, received his treasured button and leaflets, the pleas of the other two could 

 not be resisted; hence two more dimes and two more members." In one of the 

 smaller schools, a little child in the first grade, to show his appreciation of the 

 talk, came up to me as his class was leaving the room and surprised me by 

 putting his arms about me and holding up his little head to kiss me. A super- 

 visor of several rural schools, who has laid great stress on nature-study in 

 the schools under her supervision, writes, "I hear enthusiastic accounts of 

 your work everywhere you have been, and I thank you most heartily for the 

 excellent work which you have done for us." 



The teacher of a little country school, with only sixteen pupils, writes, 

 "The Audubon leaflets have been received. The children are very happy and 

 send a big 'Thank you.' It is perfectly splendid to think we can have Bird- 

 Lore. Our club meets once in two weeks and we color the outline picture and 

 talk about the birds. In the spring we take walks and observe the nesting 

 birds. We try to interest others in bird protection." Interesting accounts of 

 the work come from all parts of the state, and one cannot help but feel that 

 they are particularly priviledged in having this opportunity to arouse the 

 dormant interest of the school children in bird-study. 



REPORT OF HERBERT K. JOB, DEPARTMENT OF 

 APPLIED ORNITHOLOGY 



During the past year the work of our Experiment Station at Amston, Conn., 

 has made more progress than ever before. Previously we have been handi- 

 capped by lack of sufficient funds for operating purposes. By the recent 

 organization of the 'Amston Lake Club, in cooperation with the National 

 Association of Audubon Societies,' this work now has the support of a consider- 

 able and increasing group of prominent business and professional men. Owing 

 to this support, we have been able to employ Henry A. Bowden, who, with 

 his family, resides on the Preserve the year around. Mr. Bowden is one of 

 the most skilled and successful of professional English gamekeepers, with 

 life-long training in the work, and who, because he loves it, is willing to bestow 

 upon each detail the infinite patience which brings results. 



