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Bird - Lore 



Mrs. Marshall Active 



The Massachusetts State Grange has 

 for years been doing notable work in con- 

 nection with encouraging the study and 

 protection of wild birds. The chief power 

 back of this work is Mrs. E. O. Marshall, 

 of New Salem. Every year the State 

 Grange has presented a program which has 

 given benefit and enjoyment to many 

 hundreds of people who were fortunate 

 enough to attend the exercises. This year 

 the function took place at North Easton 

 on Saturday, May lo. It began with a 

 bird-walk at 8 o'clock in the morning. At 

 9.30 was held a contest for the identifica- 

 tion of birds from pictures; at 10 o'clock 

 examination of the State Audubon So- 

 ciety's exhibit of bird-houses and feeding 

 appliances. Demonstrations were made by 

 E. H. Forbush, and music was furnished 

 by the school children. At 10.30 the Na- 

 tional Association's moving-picture films 

 of wild birds, made by Herbert K. Job, 

 were shown at Miracle Theatre. A basket 

 lunch was served at noon. Beginning at 

 1.30 in the Ames Memorial Hall, addresses 

 were made by Leslie R. Smith, Master of 

 the Grange, and Winthrop Packard, of the 

 Audubon Society. The programme con- 

 cluded with an entertainment by Charles 

 Crawford Gorst, well-known imitator of 

 bird-notes. How splendid it would be if 

 such programs might be rendered in other 

 communities in the United States. 



Pittsburgh's Bird-House Contest 



A notable bird-box contest has just 

 been concluded by the Pittsburgh (Pa.) 

 Chronicle-Telegraph. The Circulation 

 Manager of this paper, Joseph M. Ayl- 

 ward, is a most enthusiastic advocate for 

 the cause of bird-protection. Through the 

 columns of the paper with which he is 

 connected, he has been able to wield wide 

 influence in arousing interest in the subject 

 in Pittsburgh. He is one of the shining 

 disciples of Hon. John M. Phillips, the 

 veteran bird-lover of Pittsburgh. Asso- 

 ciated with him is T. Walter Weiseman, 

 who for over a year has been conducting 



a most interesting and worth-while depart- 

 ment in the Chronicle-Telegraph under the 

 heading "Our Native Birds." 



The contest, which has recently been 

 closed in Pittsburgh, was open to members 

 of the Junior Audubon Societies and all 

 other young people, especially those of the 

 "Tele" Boys' Bird- House Club, which now 

 numbers in the neighborhood of one 

 thousand members. In the contest more 

 than one thousand bird-houses and feed- 

 ing stations were entered. Prizes were 

 awarded by the Audubon Society of 

 Western Pennsylvania and the Humane 

 Society. Twenty-three prizes were given, 

 and a vast interest was quickened in the 

 whole subject of bird-study and bird-pro- 

 tection in Pittsburgh and vicinity. 



Florida Audubon Bulletin 



The Florida Audubon Society has begun 

 the publication of a quarterly bulletin, the 

 first number appearing in April, 1919. In 

 the introductory announcement in refer- 

 ence to it, W. Scott Way, the Secretary, 

 states: "Its purpose is to chronicle the 

 affairs of the Society, report items of in- 

 terest concerning birds, keep its readers 

 informed as to bird legislation and conser- 

 vation, and to briefly note the more inter- 

 esting personal observations of its readers 

 who have a deep or growing interest in 

 wild bird-life." 



The bulletin will be sent free to all mem- 

 bers of the Florida Audubon Society. This 

 first publication contains an account of 

 the eighteenth annual meeting of the So- 

 ciety, which was held at Winter Park, on 

 March 15, 1919. There are also a number 

 of "Bird Notes," a list of bird lectures 

 recently given by the Secretary, a brief 

 account of the Winter Park Bird Club, a 

 list of new members, notes from the 

 Cocoanut Grove Branch, Miami Audubon 

 Society, the St. Petersburg Branch, and a 

 letter from Mrs. Hanson regarding the 

 conditions in Lee County. Reference is 

 made to the Junior Classes, notes of not- 

 able work done by Mrs. E. E. Coulsen, 

 of Leesburg, Federal Game WardenPacetti, 

 Mrs. Kingsmill Marrs, and others. 



