Bird- Lore 



feeding-tables since November 15, 19 14. 

 Two White-breasted Nuthatches; 3 Downy 

 Woodpeckers, 2 males, i female; 2 Brown 

 Creepers; 6 Cardinals, 2 females, 4 males; 

 3 Chickadees; i young Squealing Wood- 



Miss Katharine H. Stuart, Virginia Agent 

 for this Association. 



Realizing the importance of emphasizing 

 the value of bird-life to the state, steps 

 were taken in this annual gathering to have 



AN AUDUBON EXHIBIT IN RICHMOND, VIRGINIA 



pecker or Sapsucker; 6 Blue Jays; i Song 

 Sparrow; i Winter Wren; i fine male Red- 

 bellied Woodpecker; i Golden-winged 

 Woodpecker; and i female Hairy Wood- 

 pecker. All of these birds have been with 

 us two winters except the Sapsucker, 

 Song Sparrow, and Wren. We were told 

 last winter that the Red-bellied Wood- 

 pecker was an unusual visitor in this 

 locality, but we have him again. 



'"The food we have used has been suet, 

 corn (whole), corn (cracked), sunflower 

 seed, peanuts and bread-crumbs. We have 

 three Von Berlepsch nesting-boxes in 

 place for spring." 



The Virginian School-Exhibit 



At the Teachers' Conference held in 

 Richmond, Virginia, in November last, a 

 Junior Audubon Exhibit was arrayed by 



a department created where the bird and 

 nature work done by Virginia school 

 children could be shown. The greatest 

 interest and enthusiasm were exhibited 

 by the teachers, principals, superinten- 

 dents, and supervisors of schools, in the 

 remarkable work displayed. In the exhibit 

 Miss Stuart had the hearty aid and co- 

 operation of Mrs. R. B. Smithey, of Ash- 

 land, Secretary of the Virginia Audubon 

 Society. Talks were given throughout the 

 day by eminent speakers and educators. 

 Among these were Mrs. Moffett, conduc- 

 tor of the Rural School Department, Dr. 

 William Flecker of the Board of Health, 

 and Miss Milstead of Accotinck. Miss 

 Milstead spoke of feeding-stations and 

 Christmas-trees for birds, and told of count- 

 ing twenty-five Cardinals at one of their 

 school Christmas-trees. Talks were also 

 given by Miss Stuart and Mrs. Smithey. 



