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her home from Buffalo to Riverside, Cal., your Secretary desires to express her 

 sincere appreciation to the Society for the freedom that has been permitted 

 her; for the confidence shown in her; for the loyal responses to her many re- 

 quests for assistance; for the many kind words expressed; and for the goodly 

 amount of work accomplished through the united efforts of the members. 

 Under the new officers, with its large membership, healthy bank account, and a 

 splendid foundation on which to build, the Audubon Society of Buffalo should 

 render additional service to its members and to its larger field of work — all 

 western New York. — Mrs. G. M. Turner, Retiring Secretary. 



Burroughs Junior Audubon Society (Kingston, N. Y.). — Our Society 

 was organized in the fall of 19 15 with about 80 members. Each year new 

 members have been added. Our meetings have been held monthly, at 

 which time different birds, their habits, etc., were discussed. During the 

 past year we visited John Burroughs, the naturalist, at his home in West Park, 

 N. Y., saw and inspected 'Slabsides' and enjoyed a most profitable experience. 

 Mr. Burroughs himself was a guest at one of our meetings and told many inter- 

 esting stories of his acquaintance with birds. His granddaughter is a member 

 of our Club, and this week was elected Secretary. 



Last February we hired Edward Avis to give his lecture-recital 'Birdland.' 

 This was illustrated with stereopticon-views, and various birdcalls were given 

 by him. With the proceeds of this lecture we purchased several additional 

 books for the bird library, Victrola bird-records, field-glasses, bird-houses, etc. 

 Some of the boys are making feeding-stations now for the coming winter. Just 

 before school closed we donated $30 to the Red Cross. 



Last April, on State Bird Day, we gave the little playlet which was pub- 

 lished in Bird-Lore, in the school assembly. 



We are trying to create a wider interest in birds and hope to make the com- 

 ing year the most successful one we have had. — (Miss) Jennie H. Mauter- 

 STOCK, President (Honorary). 



Cayuga (N. Y.) Bird Club. — Seven morning trips for the study of birds 

 completed the fourth successful year of the Cayuga Bird Club. These trips 

 were held in the Bird Club Sanctuary Saturday mornings, from April to June, 

 and were well attended, requiring three or four sections each morning. L. A. 

 Fuertes, A. A. Allen, Mrs. A. A. Allen, and C. W. Leister acted as leaders, and, 

 owing to the retarded vegetation, unusual numbers of birds were seen. 



The number of public lectures was this year reduced, but the activities of 

 the Club in other ways surpassed previous years. The annual Field-Day, 

 usually held in the Bird Club Sanctuary, was this year altered so that the Club 

 might cooj)erate with the city authorities in the establishment of a new park 

 in Six-Mile Creek Glen. Benefiting by their previous experience in the 

 Sanctuary, the 700 or 800 school-children ably assisted in the building of the 



