Reports of State Societies and Bird Clubs 



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Los Angeles Audubon Society. — Our Society was established March 2, 

 1910, and holds an average membership of over 50; at present it has 54 members. 

 It is affiliated with the State Federation of Women's Clubs,' and with the 

 National Association of Audubon Societies. It has held, during the past year, 

 eight program meetings in the museum in Exposition Park, eight field-day 

 meetings, about equally divided between canons and beaches, two picnics, and 

 one meeting and picnic as a guest of the Pasadena Audubon Society. 



The programs have included the subject of bird-migration; a lecture on 

 local birds by Mrs. F. T. Bicknell, illustrated with lantern-slides made from her 

 own photographs; two lectures by Prof. Alfred Cookman on 'The Varied Devel- 

 opments and Characteristics of Bird-life' and on 'Hummingbirds.' Doctor 



MEMBERS OF THE LOS ANGELES AUDUBON SOCIETY OX A BIRD WALK 



Dial, of Hollywood, told us of our 'Winter Visitants;' Mrs. Harriet Williams 

 Meyers gave us a reading descriptive of bird-life in her own garden; Professor 

 Wyman of the Museum gave a talk on 'Bird Calls;' another member gave a 

 fine paper on the 'Life of Audubon;' and others contributed interesting facts 

 and experiences. 



A leader is always chosen for the field-meetings, and someone to take notes 

 and make a report at the next indoor meeting. By the courtesy of the Curator 

 of the Museum we are allowed the 'skins' to illustrate birds spoken of. 



One member attends to all publicity work, putting notices of all meetings 

 in local newspapers, and reports of our work from time to time. Cordial invi- 

 tations are extended to strangers and we have been favored with many visi- 

 tors, among them Dr. T. S. Palmer, who gave us an interesting talk at our 

 field-meeting in Eagle Rock Park in June, 1916. 



