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Bird- Lore 



Illustrated evening lectures by visiting ornithologists add much to the 

 attractiveness of the general lecture-work, while special excursions to such 

 places as Gardiner's Island, the chief breeding-resort of the Fish Hawk on the 

 Atlantic coast; the South Shore of Long Island, Lake Ronkonkoma and Specta- 

 cle Pond, the American Museum of Natural History, the Brooklyn Museum 

 and Bronx Park, etc., offer unusual advantages to students for becoming ac- 

 quainted with a wide variety of environments, as well as for coming into touch 

 with some of the most valuable collections of natural history in the world. 



At the request of certain educators, this hasty and rather inadequate 

 description of the Cold Spring Harbor bird-study course has been given, in the 

 hope that students, and especially teachers of nature, would consider more 

 seriously the possibilities of this branch and the importance of thorough 

 training along broad lines. 



To be able to identify a few birds by sight, and a still smaller number by 

 ear, is scarcely a sufficient foundation for one who must meet the eager inquiries 

 of sharp-eyed pupils. This scanty equipment need not, however, discourage the 

 sincere teacher who is willing to admit ignorance to pupils and to become a 

 learner with them. Nevertheless, the best training is none too good for our 



Wellesley School (Toronto, Ont.) Junior Audubon Society. Showing a few of the 

 bird-houses which were constructed in the manual-training shop. A large number of 

 these houses were donated to the Park Commissioners and placed in city parks. Others 

 were erected about private homes and on the school grounds. 



