464 Bird - Lore 



Price Douthitt Reed, of Kansas University; Rev. R. B. Peabody, of Blue 

 Rapids, Kans., spoke twice; and Charles Bowman Hutchins, a very able imi- 

 tator of bird-songs. In honor of Mr. Hutchins we gave a banquet, which did 

 much to arouse the zeal of the members in regard to bird-protection and the 

 dissemination of information. 



A bird-house contest was conducted among the school children of the city, 

 which was very successful, many fine pieces of work being on display. We now 

 have about 50 members and hope to increase the number as well as the enthu- 

 siasm of the old members for the work of the present year. — A. Sidney Hyde, 

 Secretary. 



Ulster (Pa.) Nature Club. — Ours is a small country village, and the work 

 done is necessarily somewhat different from that in the larger Clubs. Interest 

 has continued to manifest itself in various ways. We are able to interest others 

 in securing posters, which were put up on several farms, protecting Grouse, 

 Pheasants, and Quail, which are locally very scarce. We gave to our school 

 Audubon Bird Charts, which have been helpful in arousing the interest of 

 teachers and pupils. One of our teachers, Miss Louise Reynders, conducted a 

 contest in building bird-houses, several very good houses resulting, which were 

 afterwards put up in different places. 



Last winter, feeding-places were established at the homes of the members, 

 with the usual winter bird visitors. Our Christmas Census was participated in 

 by most of our members, this being the third time we have taken it. As here- 

 tofore, each member has kept a list of birds seen in our locality during the year, 

 the highest list being 118. We took several all-day 'hikes,' finding many new 

 plants and flowers, as well as seeing many birds. A very pleasant outing was 

 taken in May, when the Club spent a day at Ithaca, N. Y., and accompanied 

 Dr. Allen through the bird sanctuary at that place. 



Our most successful attempt to interest the community in nature work 

 was when we gave an entertainment explanatory of our work and of what we 

 hoped to accomplish. Our president, Mrs. Mather, and others, gave short 

 talks on our work and plans. — Martha A. McMorran, Secretary. 



Vigo County (Ind.) Bird Club. — In the past year we have worked princi- 

 pally for the extension of interest in birds in the public schools. The secretary 

 of the Club wrote an interesting bird play which was very cleverly dramatized 

 by school children and presented first at their school and afterward at a meeting 

 of the Club. A series of very good stereopticon views of birds was shown in 

 some of the schools. 



A number of bird-hikes were taken with groups of school children. A Junior 

 Society was formed in Garfield High School in Terre Haute. Two high 

 school boys did some very good work in bird-photography. One hundred bird 

 pictures were given to a children's library. — Sallie Dawson, President. 



