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Bird- Lore 



A Nature-Study Table 



This capital exhibition of interest and industry in nature-study was arranged by 

 the Junior Audubon Class of the third and fourth grades of the High School at Alta- 

 mont, New York, Miss Margaret C. Kinney, teacher. 



Good News from New Jersey 



The coast of New Jersey was inspected 

 by Mr. Ingersoll, of the National Asso- 

 ciation, during the first week of June, with 

 reference to bird-protective conditions. 

 He found that a reasonable population of 

 birds of the marshes and beaches remained 

 there, despite the almost continuous line 

 of cities and seaside-resorts which attract 

 thousands of more or less careless pleasure- 

 seekers during the warm weather. The 

 wardens are watchful of their charges, and 

 from Sandy Hook to Cape May the state 

 authorities are well-disposed and alert to 

 enforce the protective laws. It is almost 

 impossible to stop completely the ancient 

 habit of spring-shooting of Ducks; but 

 small birds are as safe in New Jersey as in 

 any part of the country. Incidentally, it 

 may be remarked that New Jersey has one 

 of the most vigorous of State Audubon 

 Societies, and has this year 10,000 Junior 

 members. "There's a reason !" 



Starlings as a Nuisance 



Dear Sir: On April 9 the first pair of 

 Starlings appeared on my place here, and 

 quite openly, if not noisily, took possession 

 of a bird-box that happened to be the 

 closest to my house, — not more than thirty 

 feet away. On the 20th I evicted this pair 

 and three other pairs from bird-boxes. In 

 three of the nests there were eggs. After 

 this I was away until the 4th of May, when 

 I cleared out the box for the second time. 

 There were six eggs in the nest this time. 

 On May 15 I took out a nest for the third 

 time from this box; there were four eggs 

 in it. Meanwhile I had shot one bird, but 

 I don't know which family he belonged to. 

 After the first eviction, the birds were very 

 sly, and a pair had actually taken posses- 

 sion of a room in a Martin-house (a barrel 

 thirty feet up on the end of a pole), and 

 had hatched three or four eggs before I 

 discovered them. After this last eviction, 

 about two weeks ago, I have seen no Star- 



