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SOME MEMBERS OF THE COUCH SCHOOL JUNIOR CLASS IN PORTLAND, OREGON 



The right kind of bird-boxes 



Plans are now being carried out to make 

 a thorough biological survey of the state 

 in conjunction with the United States 

 Department of Agriculture, the University 

 of Oregon, and other state institutions. 

 One of the objects of this work is to collect 

 and publish educational leaflets and other 

 material on the natural history of the 

 state. Mr. Bruce Horsfall, of Princeton, 

 New Jersey, who is well known for his 

 drawings of birds, has been employed to 

 make sketches and illustrations for this 

 work in addition to photographic repro- 

 ductions, and has taken up his residence 

 in Oregon. 



Enthusiasm on Long Island 



An Audubon Society has been organized 

 at Forest Hills Gardens, a suburb of New 

 York City, on Long Island, with a large 

 and enthusiastic membership. The presi- 

 dent is E. A. Quarles, and the secretary is 

 Miss Mary E. Knevels; and the Junior 

 work, to which particular attention is to 

 be given, is in charge of Mrs. Patience B. 

 Cole and a committee. The society 



immediately affiliated itself with the 

 National Association, and further showed 

 its wisdom by seeking the guidance of 

 competent ornithologists and field-agents 

 in planning its local work. President 

 Quarles has sketched for us progress 

 made thus far: 



Our first activity was to place fifty 

 Berlepsch nest-boxes about the place. 

 This was done under the direction of Mrs. 

 I. A. Washburne. We then planted Rus- 

 sian sunflower and other seeds that furn- 

 ish good bird-food, on vacant plots here 

 and there. Special committees on the 

 European Sparrow, and on cats, are hard 

 at work in an endeavor to diminish the 

 menace that comes from these enemies of 

 bird-life. Two lectures have been given, 

 one in the afternoon for the children, and 

 one in the evening for adults. They were 

 enthusiastically received by all present. 



We expect to place the Audubon course 

 in our public school when it is opened 

 next fall, and we are much indebted to 

 Mr. Pearson and the National Associa- 

 tion for their help in getting organized. 

 It is hoped that this is only a beginning of 

 bird-organization on Long Island, and 

 that not many years may pass before we 

 have a Long Island league of Audubon 

 Societies. 



