Reports of State Societies and Bird Clubs 523 



Association, and have held meetings weekly during the spring, and fortnightly 

 since the middle of summer, and we are very ambitious to accomplish real 

 things. We are glad to report a movement to make a state game-preserve of 

 this township. One of our members acts as press secretary, and publishes 

 weekly in local newspapers articles on some phase of bird-interest, which are 

 attracting a great deal of attention. We are attempting to interest the public- 

 school teachers in the work. We are posting bulletins in conspicuous places; 

 seeing that pictures of birds are in view in the Public Library, and that these 

 are classified according to the birds likely to be seen here each month. Last 

 summer one member was able to save many young Robins from tormentors. 

 She has been active in causing slingshots, popguns, and other weapons to be 

 less popular among the youngsters. Last, but most important, perhaps, wp 

 are keeping accurate records of all birds seen in this locality, with dates of their 

 migrations and other interesting information. We believe we can present some 

 valuable data relative to bird-Hfe in the northern part of this state. — Alice 

 M. Belden, Secretary. 



Bird-Lovers' Club of Brooklyn.— This Club was organized June 5, 

 1909. For several years before a small but earnest group of bird-students had 

 ridden their hobby in Prospect Park. They did not know one another, but the 

 field-glasses carried were 'open sesame' to acquaintanceship, and in an informal 

 way notes and records were exchanged at the chance meetings. Finally the 

 Club was formally launched at the home of Dr. E. W. Vietor. Dr. and Mrs. 

 Vietor, Mrs. Charles S. Hartwell, L. F. Bowdish, and the writer, were the 

 charter-members. The Club now numbers forty-two. For a while it met 

 monthly at the homes of the several members until a permanent meeting-place 

 was found at the Children's Museum. 



The work of the members has necessarily been limited largely to Prospect 

 Park, where, however, surprising results have been obtained, and about 160 

 species of birds have been identified. From the beginning the Club has fur- 

 nished the Central Museum and other institutions with a monthly record of 

 the Prospect Park birds. More recently the Club has undertaken the educa- 

 tion of the public in birds and their protection. In this connection, and with 

 the cooperation of the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences, a lecture by 

 Charles H. Rogers was delivered in the Academy of Music. For the spring 

 of 19 1 6 the Club has planned a Bird Exhibit, the first of its kind in New York 

 City. It is to be held in the Central Museum, Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, 

 during Easter week of 1916, and the week following, and will, it is hoped, cover 

 the subject of birds, their study, value, protection, and attraction, in all its 

 phases. — Edward Fleischer, Secretary. 



Brookline (Massachusetts) Bird Club. — This Club was organized in 

 June, 1913. Its objects are the stimulation of interest in bird-hfe; the increase 



