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and Wilsonville. The beginnings of a bird-sanctuary were made, food and fresh 

 water were conveyed. Funds were collected and books and magazines were 

 purchased for the Club library. 



In June we became affiliated with the National Association of Audubon 

 Societies and have contributed small sums to the Egret Fund and the Roosevelt 

 Memorial Bird Fountain Fund. Our Club numbers now nearly 300 members. 

 Various articles about the Club and its work have often been published. The 

 Secretary has nearly completed three, these entitled respectively: "The 

 Psychological Explanation of the Mental Phenomena Exhibited by Birds;" 

 "The Scientific Explanation of the Flight of Homing Pigeons;" and "The 

 Psychological Explanation of the Semi-Annual Flights of Birds," which will be 

 sent to the National Association of Audubon Societies in due course of time. — 

 Prince Michael of Saxony, Secretary. 



Hartford (Conn.) Bird-Study Club. — Nineteen indoor meetings, with 

 varied and interesting programs, were held during the year, at four of which we 

 had illustrated lectures. We had thirteen field meetings, including an excursion 

 to Middletown by boat. About twenty of our members also attended the field 

 meeting of the Connecticut Federation of Bird and Nature Study Clubs at 

 Hubbard Park, Meriden, on May 25. The attendance at all of the meetings 

 has been somewhat smaller than in former years, but this was inevitable in 

 view of epidemic and war conditions. The most we hoped for was to keep alive 

 the interest in the Club until less strenuous times, and we feel that this object 

 has been accomplished, and we are starting on the season of 1919-20 with a 

 bright outlook for a prosperous and busy year. 



A great variety of birds have been seen, but only a few of our members 

 were fortunate enough to see the Egrets which spent part of the summer in the 

 vicinity of Waterbury. Some of our members appeared at the hearings in 

 favor of a bill for licensing cats which was introduced into the legislature last 

 winter, and it may be noted that this bill received much more serious considera- 

 tion at the hands of the legislators than in the previous session, and was finally 

 passed by the House, but was defeated in the Senate. — Helen C. Beckwith, 

 Corresponding Secretary. 



Hamilton (Ont.) Bird Protection Society. — This Society was formed at a 

 meeting held May i, 1919, fifty members being enrolled. Nine directors were 

 appointed and the following oflftcers elected: Hon. President, Adam Brown; 

 President, R. O. Merriman; First Vice-President, Mrs. H. D. Petrie; Second 

 Vice-President, A. P. Kappele; Secretary-Treasurer, N. M. Anderson. 



During the summer the membership of the Society increased to 120, and 

 much good work has been done in educating the general public to the value of 

 the conservation of bird-life and awakening an interest in bird-study. We have 

 a committee working on Junior Club work and good results are expected. Feed- 



