Reports of Field Agents 



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because of this opportunity, not only greatly increased its record of Junior 

 bird students for the year, hut because of classes coming in after the school 

 year closed, starts the fall season leader of all the states in Junior class work. 

 We added, during the year ending June i, 1919, 455 classes, with 13,023 

 members; by the tirst of September, 218 additional classes, with 5,295 members, 

 had come in. We are confident that if we could have sufficient funds for this 

 intensive work we could hold our state's lead for the year. 



In addition to the Junior work, the need of bird-protection and the value 

 of the work of the National Association has been persistently called to the 



WINTIIkOI' TACKAKI) AND OIIICK ASSISTANTS OIFICK OK MASSACHUSETTS 



AUDLIiON S()( li;rN AM) THK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Ol- AUDUKON SOCIKTIKS AT 



06 NEWBERRY STREET. BOSTO.V 



attention of Xew Englanders. Among other inclhods, some 10.500 personal 

 letters ha\e been sent out. The increased interest in the cause has been notice- 

 able in many ways. Three life and 137 sustaining memi)ers have joined, dues 

 and contributions amounting to Si.ioo being thus receix'ed. 



Requests for literature, lectures, and exhibitions, and assistance in the torm 

 and care of sanctuaries and work for birds on private estates, large and small, 

 have been numerous and ha\'e been scrupulouslx' attended to by the stafT. 

 I A'gi>latioii has been walilu'd and no uiifaxorable i)ills iia\e been passed. 



in general, your field agent for Massaclnisetts has found that the persistent 

 advocacy of bird-proteclion throughout New England is having steadily in- 



