The Audubon Societies 



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The Brush Hill Bird Club 



The Brush Hill Bird Club, of Milton, 

 ^Massachusetts, began its existence in the 

 spring of 1913, and at once took thought 

 of "what it could do for the township." 

 It has lately issued an illustrated report 

 abounding in useful and suggestive in- 

 formation, copies of which are for sale by 

 this Association at 50 cents. Its activities 

 were many; and to arouse and sustain 

 local interest it held an exhibition in the 

 Public Library at Milton, which had a 

 wide influence in showing what could be 

 done in the way of protecting and fostering 

 the birds in a suburban community whose 

 residents are desirous of preserving the 

 natural beauties and advantages of their 

 locality, and appreciate the value and 

 presence of the birds. 



This exhibition included a variety of 

 bird-baths, a large collection of branches 

 of berrj^-bearing and seed-bearing trees 

 and shrubs, and the seed-stalks of weeds, 

 an assortment of grains, a collection of 

 selected books and pamphlets on bird-life, 

 the texts of game-laws and posters, num- 

 berless colored pictures of birds, a spar- 

 row-trap, suet-pudding, a food-stick, and 

 a bird's Christmas tree. 



This exhibition and the Club's methods 

 as shown in the handsome report, are 

 worthy of study and imitation. 



Bird-Calendars 



The Bird Almanac for 1915, issued by 

 the BuflFalo Audubon Society, is a most 

 interesting object with which to adorn the 

 home of any bird-lover. It measures nine 

 by twelve inches, and consists of seven- 

 teen sheets, held together by a cord. There 

 is a separate calendar-sheet for each month. 

 Thirty splendid photographs of birds, 

 and perhaps half as many drawings, com- 

 bine to make this one of the most artistic 

 and attractive bird-calendars which has 

 yet been published. It may be procured 

 by sending 60 cents to Mrs. G. M. Turner, 

 Secretary, 12 Clarendon Place, Buffalo, 

 New York. 



The Audubon Calendar for 191 5, pub- 



lished by the Massachusetts Audubon 

 Society, consists of seven sheets about ten 

 by fourteen inches. To six of the pages are 

 attached colored pictures of birds, the 

 following subjects being used: Least 

 Sandpiper, Woodcock, Least Bittern, 

 Spotted Sandpiper, Semipalmated Plover, 

 and Turnstone. The calendar may be 

 obtained for $1.50 by addressing Winthrop 

 Packard, Secretary; 234 Berkeley St., 

 Boston, Massachusetts, or by sending to 

 the ofiice of the National Association. 



Alaskan Bird-Life 



The book on Alaskan birds, of which 

 earlier mention has been made, came from 

 the press on December 15, 1914. It is 

 largely composed of writings by Nelson, 

 Bent, Dawson. Joseph Grinnell, and others 

 personally acquainted with the bird-life 

 of that Territory. Ernest Ingersoll 

 arranged and edited the manuscripts. The 

 book was published by the National 

 Association, and, through Dr. P. P. Clax- 

 ton. United States Commissioner of Edu- 

 cation, 8, 000 copies are being distributed 

 to the people of Alaska. It is intended that 

 one of these books shall be placed in the 

 hands of every school child of Alaska. It is 

 illustrated with colored plates and photo- 

 graphs. The entire expense of the under- 

 taking, as well as one-half the expense of 

 sending two agents to Alaska to gather 

 data, was borne by Miss H. Meyer, one 

 of the Association's most useful and 

 generous members. 



From the general fund of the Associa- 

 tion a small stock of extra copies was 

 printed, and until the supply is exhausted 

 these will be supplied to those desiring 

 them for $1 each. 



Feeding the Birds 



W. J. Carmichael, a bird-lover of Wil- 

 loughby, Ohio, writes: 



"I am a regular reader of Bird-Lore 

 and interested in the work of the Associa- 

 tion. I thought it might be of interest to 

 some to report the twelve kinds of birds 

 which have been seen in and around our 



