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August issue of Bird-Lore and read Mrs. Wright's own account of it. It is 

 worth the time and expense of any bird-lover to travel a thousand miles to 

 see Birdcraf t Sanctuary ! 



Within the past two or three years Bird Clubs in widely scattered com- 

 munities have been formed with remarkable frequency, — a manifestation of the 

 new and widespread interest in inducing birds to come about the home, which 

 has recently developed. A majority of these clubs have sprung up over night, 

 usually after the leaders have listened to an inspiring address by Ernest Harold 

 Baynes, whose enthusiasm in describing the results achieved by the Bird Club at 

 Meriden, New Hampshire, has been too contagious to resist. Early the past 

 year the by-laws of the Association were amended so that local organizations 

 may be received to membership; and up to the present time about forty clubs 

 and societies have become afl&liated with the National Association. 



PUBLICATIONS 



During the year we have pubUshed, first in Bird-Lore, and later as separates, 

 six Educational Leaflets accompanied by colored plates of the birds treated. 

 These were leaflets No. 77, Crow, No. 78, Loon, No. 79, Towhee, No. 80, 

 Chipping Sparrow, No. 81, Kingbird, and No. 82, Bald Eagle. We have also 

 prepared and published Bulletin No. 2, 'Propagation of Upland Game Birds,' 

 and Bulletin No. 3 'Propagation of Wild Water-fowl,' both written by Herbert 

 K. Job. Circular No. i, 'The Audubon Movement,' by Ernest IngersoU, was 

 published in May. During the year we have issued for the various uses of 

 the Association the following: Four-paged circulars to teachers, 103,500; Bul- 

 letin No. I, 10,000; Bulletin No. 2, 10,000; Bulletin No. 3, 10,000; Circular 

 No. I, 50,000; outline drawings of birds, Educational Leaflets, and colored 

 plates of birds, 3,715,000 each. Of record-blanks, letterheads, and miscellane- 

 ous pubUcations for office work or for circularizing, 592,300 units have been 

 printed. In addition to this we pubUshed 223 pages in Bird-Lore. 



It has been found necessary during the year to take additional office-room, 

 as it now requires five offices to house the busy clerical force, which, headed by 

 Ernest IngersoU, accomplishes a volume of work that would doubtless sur- 

 prise anyone not acquainted with the vast volume of detailed effort necessary 

 to an institution of this size. The Association also contributes to the support 

 of our Boston branch office in charge of Winthrop Packard, and to the Cincin- 

 nati office in charge of Dr. Eugene Swope. 



FINANCE 



One Patron and twenty-six new Life Members have been enrolled during 

 the year. The $3,600 thus received, and a special sum of $25, have been added 

 to the permanent Endowment Fund of the Association. The sustaining mem- 



